A vote that keeps the big-government socialist Democrats in any kind of power is bad news. We have to, have to slap them down and begin to immediately shrink the Federal Government back down to a reasonable, Constitution-respecting size and scope.
If we don't, the government will continue to expand, taking over more and more of what was formerly private industries and activities. We will see our liberties, freedoms, and choices further eroded. The end result will be everyone working for the state, supporting it in some way and relying on it for our very lives.
Sadly, this is not wild hyperbole, but utter, naked truth. The "death panels" in obama/Reid/Pelosi care that were supposedly not there, then supposedly removed in the Senate version - they are real. Companies are dropping coverage. Medicare/Medicaid is already restricting access to some drugs, some treatments/procedures. The rationing, the beaurocratic-driven who lives, who dies will only get worse. Not fantasy, happening now, already.
To a lesser extent, we all already spend far too much time working to support the state, paying directly into it via income taxes and through sales taxes. Enough is too much already! The government has gotten too bloated, too invasive. Do we really need the government telling us how much water our toilets can use when we flush? If I'm willing to pay for the water, why can't I have one that uses 10 gallons at a time? Do we want some government flunky telling us what kind of light bulbs we can use? If I'm willing to pay for the bulb and the electricity to run it, bugger off! (besides, CFLs are toxic when broken) Do I need the government looking over my shoulder when I drive - making sure I have 5 mph bumpers, air-bags, a seat-belt, etc.? If I choose to drive at-risk that is my choice - when did it become the governments? My right to keep and bear arms is explicitly protected (note, protected, not granted) in The Bill of Rights. Why do I need to apply to the government (and pay fees) to affirm that un-assailable right? Our rights, our freedoms, and our liberty is under assault. We have already given up so much, and pay so much, that we can't see it. We are the proverbial frog in slowly-warmed water. It is time to jump out of the pot and turn down the stove.
Dude...Could NOT have said it better myself. Kudos.