Don’t Get Me Started
Don’t Get Me Started
I refuse to believe
GLEN SAINT MARY, FL -- Don’t get any ideas. What I mean is that I refuse to believe all of the bad news.
I refuse to believe we have fallen on tough economic times when Apple and AT&T sell half a million of the second-generation iPhone devices on its first day. Have you seen the prices of these things? The more popular 16 GB unit sells for $300. That means $150,000,000 was spent by American consumers on a single day for a single product.
I refuse to believe we have as big a housing crisis as we are being told. I firmly believe in the adage that nothing is ever as good -- or bad -- as originally reported. Media hype plays a major factor. Take an example. In the San Francisco Chronicle, a family was highlighted for their most-recent foreclosure. What was their problem? They over-extended themselves. They took a home that was paid for and refinanced it several times for nearly half a million dollars. When the bills continued to pile in, they had nothing to show for it. Yes foreclosures happen. But, as Governor Sarah Palin pointed out in the debates, personal responsibility is needed.
I refuse to believe that the Congress, who just wrote a check for what will be more than a trillion dollars, is completely innocent in the current financial crisis. In fact, if Congress looks in the mirror, they just might find the word GUILTY tattooed on their foreheads. Thanks, Ander Crenshaw. You really showed the GOP how to hold the line on spending, didn’t you?
I refuse to believe that President Bush is a true conservative. Yes, I voted for him in the general elections, though not in the 2000 primaries. I supported him as much as possible. But he never broke out his veto stamp until his party lost power in the Congress. Before that, he squandered every opportunity to tell Congress to get the behemoth of government under control.
I refuse to believe that anyone who criticizes Senator Barack Obama is a racist. Governor Palin is reminding voters of the senator’s buddy-buddy ties with a domestic terrorist, and his campaign apologists call this "racially tinged." Please. If that’s your only defense, people will tire of you quickly, Senator Obama. Try something new, like "Yeah, he’s my friend. But he’s not a terrorist anymore." Weak, but better than charging racism where there is none.
I refuse to believe that if Senator Obama loses, it is because of racism. I refuse to believe that America is not "ready" (whatever that means) for a black president. If he loses, it means that America is not willing to have Senator Obama as president. Color of skin doesn’t matter anymore. We are in 21st-century America. Want to see real racism, bigotry, and discrimination? Try visiting other countries, not this one.
I refuse to believe in Democrats who come every 16 years spouting "Change" should be elected. 1960, Kennedy, and the Cuban Missile Crisis. 1976, Carter, and the beginning of the radical Islamic war with America. 1992, Clinton, and … let’s not go there. Now, in 2008, we have to elect a rookie senator just because he’s spouting change and darn little else? Not this time.
I refuse to believe that America should weaken herself in order to gain a "better image" with Europe. We are the strongest nation on Earth. We are also the most self-restrained when it comes to our collective power. Capitulating to grievance groups, corrupt dictators, or terrorist organizations only feeds their mindset that we can be bullied. Sorry. Not going to happen while I’m around.
I refuse to believe that ordinary people cannot change things in Washington. When enough of a cry reaches the halls of Congress for true reform, such as the Fair Tax, term limits, and ridding politics of corrupt people, that Congress will act. But if we keep voting for the same people every year just because they filch taxpayers to pay for special pet projects, nothing will change.
I refuse to believe that presidential politics should be our primary focus. Congress holds the purse strings. The Senate confirms activist judges. It’s more than who can win the "American Idol" (idle?) type of contest to see who gets to occupy the White House, fly a tricked-out 747, and be called the Leader of the Free World. Focus a little more locally for a change.
