Maybe It's Time For a REAL Change

We hear it all the time, or at least during the election hoopla: "It's time for a change!" Trouble is that after being told that "we can do better," or promised that we have a "fresh start," nothing ever changes, at least for the better. The middle class is is being tread on and is losing ground almost daily--it should be on an endangered species list. Fact is that illegal aliens are faring much better than the average citizen concerning having the ear of our government, and having the do-gooders cow-towing to their needs.

Yes, it is indeed time for a change, and we have no choice but to simply forget about the two major political parties. Republicans and Democrats have done an equally horrible job, and all we hear is "conservatives" blaming "liberals" (and vice versa) for the mess we are in. We are all to blame. Some of us have caused the problem, and some us let it happen. As far as having leadership to find a solution ... well, where can be found a leader?

President Bush? He campaigned as a Conservative Christian, cleverly emroidering into his speeches snippets of Bible verses and Christian hymns. Yet George W. Bush may go down in history as the President who dismantled the United States: He has every intention of taking the United States into a "North American Community," where there will be no more border crises because there will be no more borders. Until then, President Bush has no intention of doing anything about the invasion through the southern border, and I am not speaking only about illegal Mexicans. On another front, the reach of government regulation into the lives of average citizens is expanding exponentially, and there is no sign of a let up.

The President could demonstrate leadership in moral and ethical matters, but under George W. Bush's watch we have gay "marriage" and other moral issues gaining the high ground of public approval, and so much government interference in our public schools that learning is almost impossible. The national disgrace of abortion on demand has become so commonplace that we can with a straight face argue that our daughters should not be able to obtain asprin from the school nurse but should receive contraceptives and, if those fail, abortions.

True, the President does not have legal jurisdiction into these and other local matters, but the Federal reach has extended well into such affairs under George W. Bush's leadership. We regularly see that he is not without influence, as was demonstrated when the President wanted C.A.F.T.A., the "trade" agreement, passed in both houses of Congress.

President Bush has used the leadership of his office, he just has not used it to protect, defend and preserve the Constitution, and Congress has not exercized its Constitutionally authorized oversight to hold him accountable.

Speaking of Congress, our elected representatives have failed in almost every conceivable way, except in the important things such as demanding investigations, attaching blame, hiding behind their political parties' special interests, and telling their constituents what they want to hear.

Our elected leaders have failed us, and we, the voters, have let it happen. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there is not much left to conserve, but there is still something that can be done. The solutions to problems that our nation faces cannot be entrusted to those who have contributed to the problem, so there is only one thing left:

VOTE OUT EACH AND EVERY INCUMBANT!

Yes, some will say, "Oh, but we need experienced "leaders" in office. No. Experienced liars, thieves and deal-makers is the last thing we need. What we need more than ever are elected representatives who are more afraid of going home and facing their constituents than they are of facing their political party bosses.

Elected representatives need to know that their feet will be held to the fire when they do not represent the people who gave them their jobs, and they also need to know that the first litmus test is that they must follow the Constitution.

So, when going to the polls next month, forget about the political party labels: Fact is the Republicans and Democrats are politically like Coke and Pepsi ... one is a bit sweeter than the other, but they are the same substance.

Forget about "Liberal" and "Conservative" labels--we all agree that things are nearing a melt-down--and focus instead on where the candidate stands on Consitutional issues. We have had far too much of the emotional, it's-the-right-thing-to-do approach to serious problems such as the health insurance problem, the illegal alien problem, the welfare state problem, etc.

Vote them out, to the last man and woman. Then, if their replacements do not do the job, vote them out.