The Dumbing of America

Why do I think America is going dumb? First, let's take the election where about 53% of the American voting public voted for a virtually unknown person with no history of significant accomplishments and executive experience, and was promoted like a contestant on American Idol. Second, our Congress fast tracked a huge spending bill that no one could possibly comprehend, never mind actually read. Third, our House of Representatives passed a huge energy tax increase via an irrational cap and tax (sorry, I mean trade) bill and which our inexperienced President supports, that will, if enacted, bring the American economy to a standstill over the next few years and make it a third rate power. Third, the Congress is working on the destruction of our present health care system through massive government control through even more excessive spending.

What has gone wrong with our education system which has infected the population, media and many politicians with irrational ideas, such as, scientifically unproven man-made global warming, inept economic policies, giving freebies to capable but lazy and irresponsible people at the expense of productive people, personal irresponsibility, and lack of personal accountability? Even our VP, Joe Biden, believes we have to spend more to keep from going bankrupt. What? Say again?

These are all ideas that history has repeatedly told us will doom a society. Yet these ideas are pursued and even promoted by a political "elite" who probably wouldn't know what to make of it even if the enemy was staring them down with a cannon in their face. This is not the America that I grew up with.

The dumbing down of the American population and our political leaders will continue until somehow a sensible grassroots movement rises up and tries to slap America in the face, hopefully with a response like "Thanks, I needed that." Maybe then America will come to its senses and recover. I really hope so. But time is running out. Maybe it already has.

The Left Awakens a Sleeping Giant

Sarah Palin has resigned as Governor of Alaska. I'm sure the left through their relentless pursuit of her demise, always hoped they could drive her out of politics. But did they? I believe her reasons were plain when she first reported her decision the other day. She knew that she could not continue effectively as governor without the constant distractions of moveon.org and George Soros backed attacks by continually filing and defending frivolous ethics charges, nevermind the continuous and unprecedented personal attacks on her family. She knew she could continue the promotion of conservative principals across the country raising money for herself and fellow conservatives unchained by the confines of the office in a state where travel to the lower 48 takes almost a whole day.

Whether or not she becomes one of the final contenders for the 2012 Presidential race is immaterial at this point. Her ability to attract attention wherever she goes will serve as an excellent platform for a consistent conservative message in a time when our country yearns for a voice of reason in the Obama led quest toward a pseudo marxist/socialist republic bent on destroying personal accountability, wealth, and freedom. I am convinced that she will rise to the occasion and that the left will regret that all they have done is awaken a sleeping giant of whom our founding fathers would be most certainly proud.