Mine too. I'm voting with my wallet. Great post, btw.
I've never seen my country in a more dangerous condition than it is today. Sure, we've had recessions before but not one where the CIC was so out-to-lunch and so inexperienced to lead.
I really enjoy listening to Rush these days. Had tuned him out during a lot of the Bush years, but he's returned with fire. He smells a rat in office and he ain't letting go. A demtard caller asked what the Republicans would do about healthcare right before a break and Rush fired both barrels in about 30 seconds.
This president is trying to finish what FDR started years ago- a permanent dependent class majority that'll guarantee democrat victories for generations and the power that comes with it. By his own admission, Obama is willing to forgoe a second term to get 'health reform' passed. He doesn't give a frig about Afganistan or anything of that sort as we've witnessed.
We don't have a president, we have a spearcatcher- willing to take one for the 'team' so that capitalism can be put to rest once and for all.
I often wonder who the next dark-horse bolshevic candidate will be that they put up- a Clinton spawn? A Rahm Emanuell himself? Understand, if they get the majority they seek (along with illegals voting and ACORN stuffing ballots) they could run Charles Manson and win.
Sadly, Alaska has thrown a fly into the ointment in the form of Sarah Palin. I don't know if FDR faced such an obstacle during the depression. Had he, we may not have ventured down the road Obama wants to pave with capitalists/business owners/risk takers/entrepenuers/the wealthy, etc.
Not wanting to be labled a cult follower of Mrs. Palin, there is something about her 'outsider-ness' that is very appealing. Look at our country's ledger and the debts accruing, look at any populous state's ledger and witness the deficits looming. It would appear all the "insiders" haven't a clue to fixing the current mess as they are a part of the problem if not THE problem.
Yeah, I'll buy her book. But it won't stop there.
If these bastards somehow pull it off, I'll go cash economy on their asses so quick they'll never see what hit them. And why not? They want to take over 50% of my 'reported' earnings, I'll report less. My customers will get a hefty 30% off the regular price for cash, I'll take a hit, but not like the one the fed has intended for me. The underground economy will take-off like a rocket and those who've invested in this house of cards will watch it come crashing down around them.
Good post.
Although I am a boomer, I was raised by parents who never forgot the Depression and passed on many of their skills to me. I can live on quite little if I choose to.
I live in prime garage sale country. The government hasn’t figured out yet how to control and tax those types of sales, and I can guarantee the entire Midwest and South will move to conducting as much of their retail operations in this manner. Cash only. Barter will also increase, as people trade food or goods for needed services.
I have discussed this elsewhere, but history shows an archetype that this era may be seeing. In times of great peril, when the men are timid and befuddled on how to fight for their nation, a warrior queen rises to encourage and inspire. (Queen Boudicea, Joan of Arc, ELizabeth I of England).
It may be that Palin’s value is not as a candidate, but as one who stiffens the spine of those who oppose Obama and the left. I am not certain she cares whether she is president or not, as much as she wants to save the country. With that type of attitude, she needn’t worry about placating the party elite or watching the demographic breakdown of polls.
I believe that is why the left fears her, and fear her they do.