Thursday, March 26, 2009

This Is America, Right?

Without a doubt, the recession has hurt a lot of good folks in the last year.

I'm not talking about people who bought houses way out of their league with no money down and high expectation of flipping them for a fortune, or those who found it so damn easy to get into a home, they didn't make their mortgage payments.

The good folks I'm talking about got blindsided by a tangled mess created below the surface of every day life. They're hardworking, honest and loyal Americans. (Emo closed a storefront business June 30, 2008, and is still working to pay off debt. I likely will be for another year, but I'm thankful for the work!) They have no concept of what trillions of dollars is, except that they understand it means future generations have a huge bill to pay before they ever walk this land.

And while some of these good folks are rightfully angry over bail outs and bonuses, I doubt they really want the country to go in the direction it's headed. This idea about giving THE GOVERNMENT power to take over private business, even dismantle them, is scary. The talk of today would take us right past Socialism and into Communism -- at the very least, it takes us right to the door.

That isn't what our great Constitution establishes, which is why true blue Americans, Democrats and Republicans alike, are throwing Tea Parties throughout the country. The one in Tampa, organized by ordinary Moms, drew a record crowd (for Tampa) of 4,000 people. The Tea Party is a classic American symbol that goes to our roots.

I pray that all of us -- including our elected officials -- come to our senses soon. What do you think?

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