There has been a long drift toward where the MSM and left side of this country are today. The last year has been a 10 yard sprint so it is very obvious to real thinkers. I fear, unfortunately, that with a democrat in office, the country will soon be in good shape socially, economically, internationally, etc., as reported by MSM and as was the case all throughout the 90s.
Today, as we look back at the 90s we realize there was a lot going on that didn't get much press. Darfur for example. The news and indeed the influential comfort of the general population always seems better with democrats leading the way. This builds complacency and comfort among the masses. Nothing bad seems to be going on so everything must be much better. It is the MSM that sets the emotional tone of the nation, unfortunately.
I believe, to this effect, the slowly boiling pool we find ourselves in never seems like it is killing us except in short moments of awareness (Carter, Clinton, Obama). If the moments of awareness are big enough, we elect folks like Reagan.
Don't forget, it is the press that reports about the press to most of unsuspecting, gullible and the mostly ignorant general population. They just don't know any better.
Our worst hope and America's best opportunity to a return to Reagan Conservatism is a 1975 - 1980 period of leadership. This is unfortunate and creates for me a difficult conundrum.
I am an American first and a Republican second. I push and pull for what I think is best for America no matter who is in charge. I will support the office of the presidency even as I speak in aggressive disagreement with policies and such. That said, if it is going to be a rough next few years, that is if Obama gets elected, for the sake of my children, I hope it is bad enough that Americans get a radical wake up call. I fear, otherwise, our children will be part of the next revolution as America falls from grace as the world's superpower and plunges into disgrace as the very fabric of freedom unravels.
I am optimistic by nature. And I hope for the best for our country. But in the event that it goes bad, I hope it goes bad enough to awaken the apathetic portion of the population that never says much and are out of touch with the status of our republic.
One of President Bush’s biggest mistakes has been to NOT use the bully pulpit.
The MSM has been blowing smoke up Americas’ (and the worlds’) collective asses for the entire stretch of this administration.
If John McCain wins, he needs to have someone out there EVERY week refuting the lies told by the MSM. EVERY week!
He needs to use the bully pulpit. Go straight to the American people, eliminating the filter of the lying bastards that are our “free press”.
We need to work for school vouchers, cleaned election rolls, and FREE exchange of information. I’d throw in transparency in government if I thought we had a chance in hell.
If he has to veto something because Senator Bloviator added in 20 million in pork, get up and SAY, “Senator Bloviator wants to waste 20 million of YOUR tax dollars, so I vetoed this bill.” If he wants to pass something that doesn’t make sense to us, he needs to EXPLAIN it. Not just say, “we need this”.
I don’t remember the last time I was so angry about anything, as when we were told that 86% of us were against the bailout, but “they don’t understand it, so I’m voting for it.” What a collossal load of bullshit! And it turns out to have been exactly that.
We need clean elections. Not sure how to do this, all I can come up with is that if we have to expend tax dollars to do it, so be it. Each candidate gets X dollars on Y date. That’s ALL they get. NO fund raising. If your line is good enough, it’ll sell from within those X dollars.
I’ll be so glad when this crap election is over. I just hope my beloved country doesn’t die that night.