Moral Decay Of Politicians And The Ravenous Hunger For Power Of The Government

As I start off my Rant today there are 3 areas that I am going to discuss:

1. fidelity and character of leaders must be rock solid
2. ravenous hunger for power at all costs by elected politicians must be eliminated
3. people that have believe in a country guided by the constitution who have been silent and just trying to live their lives and trusting that everything will work out need to become once again awakened to the peril our country is in. Make the politicians who do not fall on the right side of 1 and 2 above have the same fear that was verbalized during WWII that “I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant to our peril…”

Once again, a conservative that was looked up to as an example of fidelity, character and a true federalist, a protector and champion of the constitution, has shown by his actions, that his integrity is of no value and his character sucks.

It may well be, for those that say: look at Governor Sanfords’ record, that he in fact made some valiant and bold moves that seemed to indicate he is a man of principle, good character and high integrity.

To some extent this may even be true, however when a man, especially someone in a leadership position cannot, for whatever reason, be true to his commitments of fidelity to his spouse, someone that supposedly he loves above all others, how then, can one believe that in matters affecting people he doesn’t know, that like his marriage, he will—when the test comes, act in his own selfish interests and hope not to get called on it.

If his attraction was so great for his illicit amour, he should have done the honorable thing, what a man of integrity and character would do, and divorced his wife, although painful in the short term would have been something that more than likely, could have been weathered and even used for gain.

Instead at the worst possible time, with some of the most important, country altering bills up for the possibility of being rammed down the peoples throats, when every shred of conservative momentum that could be mustered is needed, we now have a distraction, caused by our own, that will be used to provide cover for those that have agenda’s to pass legislation that will grow the federal governments power and put even more pressure on an economy that is in shreds as it is. What were you thinking.?!

Today we have an executive branch led by someone that seems to have an agenda of remaking America into a country 180 degree’s from what our founders envisioned, backed by a congress that will promote that agenda without even reading the bills that are created as long as it adds to and keeps them in a job. Federal government takeover of banking, manufacturing, environment and health care have already in some cases been achieved; with others on the table.

AIG, Merrill Lynch, GM, Chrysler, Climate Change Cap and trade czar for this czar for that with departments staffed on taxpayer dollars totally outside the controls put in place by the constitution. When will this unfettered madness end.

With the prospects of derailing them dim: It can only end when the masses of people that are actually in the majority rise up and say enough.

• Conservatives that make up the majority in this country need to become a participant versus an observer.
•  They need to actually read the constitution and understand what it says and what it means.
• They need to realize how unique and valuable it is and that freedom really isn’t free. That from the beginning; there have been those that have given the ultimate sacrifice to ensure that generations following them, would have the rights and freedoms espoused in that document that no other country in the world has ever had.
• That today, we have over time, stayed safely in the bleachers and like the frog and the pot story we are slowly but surely getting cooked in the squat.
• That if we want to keep the freedoms that generations past enjoyed, like them we need to jump out of the pot and yes, maybe even into the fire to save the freedoms of yesteryear even at the expense of our comfortable lives for the sake of those to come.

Tomorrow a bill coming up for vote in the house commonly referred to as cap and trade will most likely pass. It can be defeated but only if enough people call their congressman and let him know in no uncertain terms that if he votes yes on this bill-effectively doubling the cost of almost every thing you need to survive-that you will remember him in 2010 and he will no longer be employed on your dime.

Don’t stop there, next week health care which will result in a single payer system that will destroy with all its shortfalls the very best health care system in the world. Call fax and email your representatives to let them know that you do not want to be forced into another government program bound to fail.

Suggest that if they really want to improve health care and drive down the costs to work on legislation that will drive insane costs associated with malpractice insurance down by creating tort reform that will make it no longer a profitable niche for greedy attorneys to call home. If you need an example just look to another great example of a politician John Edwards who made millions off of suits like these that when all was said and done provide a miniscule amount of money for the plaintiffs but millions for him and his firm.