Posted by
Professor Pitt Daddy on Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:59:54 PM
It's 11PM Eastern on election night and as I write this, Mr. Obama has won the election. My home state of Pennsylvania has gone strongly to him and my home county, previously a strong Republican stronghold has once again voted for a very liberal Democrat for Congress as well as voting for Mr. Obama. Some are calling this election the end of Republicanism. What this should be viewed as is the end of the neo-conservative wing of the Republican party.
What happened to cause this change in our country? Many will blame President Bush and he needs to take a large part of the blame. His swing to the left, large government programs and the constant barrage of the Left against him helped make him impotent over the past 3-4 years. His inability to communicate with the American people allowed his enemies to destroy his presidency.
The failure of ongoing programs such as forcing banks to give loans and mortgages they know will not be paid and so many give aways we can't even count, continue to rip at the fabric of our economy. His takeover of some banks and ongoing "bailouts" of companies by the government has continued us down the path of socialism.
The Republican majorities several years ago forgot why we sent them there. Many of us on the Right thought we needed to show a special "compassion" by passing laws that were really the signs of liberalism. Large subisdies for medicine, ethanol and many other social agenda items have served to lead us to the brink of financial collapse.
Somehow the American people think by increasing taxes on small business and the people who are already paying 60% of the taxes will bring the country back. We have demonized our most productive citizens. The Left's social programs aim to take the wealth of the top producers in our society and dole it out to those who have not been as productive. This used to be called thievery. Now we call it "fair".
For a view of what could occur, I would recommend reading Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged'. This is a book many of us should have read long ago. It should also be required reading in every high school and college. It describes how easily capitalism can be destroyed by the unproductive of society.
We will best help those in need by rebuilding business, creating jobs, stopping the agendas of those who want to destroy business. Getting someone a job will help the country far more than handing them $500 or $1,000. Politicians love give-aways. Everyone likes the guy who hands out cash. The problem is the money has to come from someone else. It's a net loss to the economy.
Capitalism is at a precarious position. Our once strong
military-industrial complex is collapsing around us. Those of us on the
Right must move back to Reagan conservatism. We need to find ways to
strengthen our businesses despite the expected slashes at their
profits. We must work together to return to the strength of our country
and our movement, the Judeo-Christian work ethic. We need new innovation rather than just take from the rich. Let us pray that as
our government changes, we can protect our nation from the worst
tendencies of those that feel rather than think. Let's show the country the right way to reform and bring our country back to greatness. May God have mercy on us and guide us.