We have a socialist majority ready to take power in our federal government after the first of the year.  Hopefully, those that enjoy freedom turn out in droves to shift this balance of power back to American values in two years as we vote on House and Senate members.  Hopefully, the damage that those soon to take power hope to inflict on the people of this country is not harmful to our nation as a whole.

 

There are two main political thoughts and they boil down to an old axiom. "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." You either believe in government to have the answers and provide for people or you believe in giving people their freedom to provide for themselves.

There are many in the U.S. electorate that don't understand those two sides of the coin and they tend to vote against the people perceived to be the problem just because they want to "feel better" in "throwing the bums out" instead of doing their research to find out what the problems really are.

While both of the main political parties have their problems, their core is either in believing in the government or believing in people.

When you hear a politician talk about taxes, does he believe that anyone in this country isn't paying enough? Does he use one economic class against another to make it seem ok to tax more or does he talk about everyone paying less? If the politican wants to tax anyone at a higher rate, then he believes that the government knows better how to spend your money than you do. If he talks tax cuts, he is talking about your economic freedom to take care of yourself with less government interference.

If a politician talks about abortion or gay marriage, does he think the federal government has the answer or does he think we should decide those things at a more local level?

The 3 main functions of the federal government are to protect our borders, take care of foreign affairs, and mediate between the states. That's all. We have had a department of education since the early 70's and what has the federal government accomplished? We have had a department of agriculture and now we have people getting paid not to farm and the government trying to use so much corn for ethanol that it has created shortages in food.

It doesn't matter what the world thinks of us. We are the most free nation in the world and we will not lower our standards to be like any other country. We value freedom most as a nation, I hope.

While it does matter where we place our troops in the world, we can't afford any more to decide federal elections on that one subject. The federal government has gotten too big and taken too much of our freedom and power away from "we the people".

I didn't like either candidate running for president, but I haven't ever really paid much attention to the candidates. I know that I will get most of what I'd like to see this country as when I vote a straight party ticket because they all tend to vote together. (Well, McCain has crossed party lines a ton...funny Obama hasn't...)

All we can get from candidates are the clues as to their core. I prefer those who allow me to keep more of what I earn, whether it's $500 or $5 billion. I prefer those who allow me to have more freedom in my state to decide on social issues like abortion and gay marriage. (What's right for me and my kids may actually be different than what's right for you and yours.) I prefer to have more freedom in my state to decide on educational matters for my kids instead of a federal government that believes one size fits all. I prefer to have more freedom in regards to how are state goes about helping those in need, instead of a system that allows many to game it selfishly. I prefer to take care of my own health care needs during my lifetime because I realize that a "right to good health" is not listed in the constitution and that one size doesn't fit all for the insurance we may or may not need.

I prefer freedom, not socialism. I prefer to take on these responsibilities for myself and my family instead of abdicating them to people half a nation a way who have never lived like I live or have never had real jobs. They don't know better than I do how to run my life, my finances, or raise my children. These are my responsibilities.

Individual freedom is ours. Do not keep giving it up in elections like the one we had yesterday.