If you skipped huddling around the TV last night for the State of the Union address because youve heard it all before, plus you were just busy with life, well so did I. Putting the real world on hold to watch the fantasy declaration of utopias-on-its-way just isnt efficient.
My truck radio was tuned in though. And driving kids to and from ball games with me negotiating control of the dial allowed me to hear what Id forebodingly anticipated. Later, reading the President’s remarks on my cell phone made sitting on sticky steel bleachers (that exacerbate parents sore backs) that much more uncomfortable. It was all confirmation that we HAVE heard it all before how more government is supposedly the answer. But the extreme hubris and naïveté that emanated from that speech was something new and alarming.
Ronald Reagan said the nine most frightening words in the English language are Im from the government and Im here to help. Well, last night’s promise to grow even more unaffordable, unsustainable bureaucracy confirms we need rescuing from government like never before.
Consider all the help a bloated bankrupt federal government has given us
In an attempt to fix our health care system, government has taken away our health insurance and forced us to buy worse plans we dont want and cant afford.
To stimulate the economy, government blew a trillion dollars on a failed stimulus scheme that sunk us deeper into such a pile of debt that our great-great-great grandchildren wont be able to pay it off. And our government still wants to blow more money we dont have on investments that will incur more deficits year after year.
To lead us to energy independence, government throws billions at bankrupt boondoggle green energy gimmicks that conveniently reward campaign donors. Meanwhile, the President stymies development of conventional resources that we actually use and he kills a pipeline thats guaranteed to provide jobs and reliable energy.
To create jobs, government has created more burdensome regulations and requirements and sat back to watch as a record number of Americans simply quit the workforce and gave up trying to find jobs that government can never create.
Speaking of which, while claiming to be concerned with job creation for American workers, our government is trying to ram through amnesty, which will result in a flood of foreign workers competing with Americans for the few jobs there are.
These examples prove that growing government isn’t the answer; rather, its the problem. Its tempting to tune out rhetoric like last night’s naive promises that this time will be different, but we must not ignore it! Between the hubris of an executive branch governing by fiat, to the arrogance of believing it can spy on citizens communications and unleash the IRS to harass people who happen to disagree with the President, its now more important than ever for us to press in and pay attention.
Why? Because were obviously on a dangerous path, but We the People don’t have to be We the Sheeple and just get shepherded towards a fundamental transformation thats against Americas will. Theres another way! This nation can shine again with the elbow grease we as individuals can provide! But we mustnt let a statist-leaning government dull our dedicated efforts. So pay attention. Get involved. Understand the way words are manipulated by politicians who practice to deceive, so that we can DO something about it. For instance, proving hes immune to irony, the President used the phrase fairness and equality under the law at the end of last nights address. This is the same President who has been arbitrarily amending his signature legislation, Obamacare, practically every other day to give breaks to his cronies and leave the rest of us without connections out in the cold. I guess some of us are less fair and equal under Obamas laws.
The last thing we need right now is more help from big government. In this mid-term year, we need to send new leadership to D.C. to get government back on our side and off our aching backs.
Thankfully, November is just around the corner.
- Sarah Palin
I was going to listen to the speech, but then remembered I had to walk my dog.
Boy how I wish this had been the republican/tea party
response. Lee was good, but Palin is family.
I didn’t watch one second of that nonsense last night..I really didn’t want my blood to boil so I just watched some basketball instead, some Little House On The Prairie, and a Sanford and Son episode..I cant stand hearing Obama’s voice so why put myself through the agony of hearing him go on and on about “Income Inequality” which just means Socialism..and about how Commiecare is great
Sarah posted that from her cell phone while sitting on a sticky steel bleacher at a ballgame? Impressive!