Democrats SUCK!

The Fourth of July is a special day for Americans. We celebrate our independence from tyranny and from a foreign power that was taxing us from afar without representation. On this day in 1776, the forefathers of this country unequivocally declared that we would no longer put up with England’s abuse and control.

This national birthday party makes me wonder if we are at a similar state in our nation in which a new declaration of independence is needed. We are again being taxed from afar and we are experiencing tyranny in the takeover of the economy by Democrat politicians in Washington, DC.

Words taken directly from the Declaration of Independence seem very relevant in today’s environment (emphasis added):

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness.

Our government is far exceeding the powers that we have consented to giving it. I have yet to meet anyone who likes the government taking over the banks, the car companies and more recently the plan to take over the health care system. Even the least economically savvy among us understands that you cannot spend over a trillion dollars that do not exist without bankrupting the country. We also understand that the future of the country is under foreign control because of this unthinkable debt.

It is time for us to force our “leaders” to back off from their destructive path and reevaluate the priorities of government. We cannot afford to allow a group of ideologues to destroy what has taken 233 years to build. What makes President Obama think that he can successfully run Chrysler when some of the best business minds from two continents have repeatedly failed? The business leaders of Daimler-Benz failed, so did the bright minds at Cerberus who purchased Chrysler from Daimler.

Rather than taking over the company, allowing the free market to work would have been a better way to go. Chrysler would have been forced into bankruptcy on its own and maybe smaller, nimbler companies would have emerged that created new cars with better technology. These smaller companies could have created a better, stronger car industry. Now, we will never know.

We do have some history that we can look at. When AT&T was forced into breaking up because of antitrust concerns, the so called “baby bells” became profitable and creative businesses that introduced new services, new phones and ultimately led to ubiquitous wireless service and high speed Internet access. The only improvement in phone technology that AT&T had introduced prior to that was the “Princess” phone line with touch tone dialing. You could not even own your phone or buy one in a store, they were leased and part of your monthly service fee. AT&T was forced by the government into breaking up—something that is quite different from the government taking the company over and making executive decisions. If that had taken place, we would probably be using rotary dial phones to this day.

Another quote from the Declaration of Independence is very appropriate for these times. Here it is:

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these states.

If you replace “the present King of Great Britain” with “President Obama” you get a phrase that accurately reflects our current state of government. A cabal of liberal Democrats is using the current economic malaise to push through changes to our government that would centralize control of the economy in Washington, DC. Think about it, what is missing from this takeover? If you take over the largest manufacturers, the largest banks and the health care system then we are living in a Socialist or Communist state where there is total government control. Health care, by itself, represents 15.2% of GDP.

I am very afraid by the changes that President Obama, Pelosi and others are making to this country. We need a new Declaration of Independence and a new political future.

Happy Birthday America!