Generation Why Bother

After a mere month in office, President Obama has done more to this country than anyone expected. Those on the far Left are championing him as one of the greatest presidents ever, while those of us in the center and right are seeing this as an unprecedented assault on individual liberty and freedom.

We've had a massive pork-laden "stimulus" bill rushed through Congress so quickly, no one actually read the bill before it was passed, even though We the People were PROMISED by the Democratic majority that we would get at least 48 hours to look over the bill. Just another finger in your eye from the people elected into office. You can use your imagination on which finger they're using, although I'll pass on thinking where that finger has been.

We've seen appearances where the masses have appeared breathless and agape in sheer awe of the presence of The Chosen One:



And this week, we're treated to some half-cocked scheme to bail out mortgages of people who did not think before purchasing a home they could not afford. Obama says this is done to make things "fair". Meanwhile, millions of others who have been playing by the rules and are having trouble are not going to be aided at all. How far is this?

I don't own a home, as much as I would love to. My finances aren't that great, and if I had purchased a home at the obscenely inflated prices of not too long ago, I'd be living in a box right now. But we make too much money to be considered in need.

This is another case of what was said all through the campaign - redistribution of money. Obama is taking it on himself to drive America away from the principles of individual responsibility and the freedom to fail as well as succeed, and trying to socialize this great land of ours to where the government will provide everyone with everything they need.

Sure, in principle, it sounds fine - no worries, you'll have a job, three squares - and a lot of otherwise rational people are drinking this Kool-Aid. Do they not see what this will cause? America will cease being a land of possibilities. Where will the incentive be to innovate, to lead, to dare to dream? Why bother trying? After all, everything will be provided. If there is no risk in life, where is the drive to improve yourself? If these schemes are brought to their fruition, we'll have a generation of people who see no need to aspire to more, they'll live on the dole and be happy with it.

Obama is playing Robin Hood, but his problem is that the people of Sherwood Forest are ALL in need right now. The job markets are drying up, people are losing jobs (I should know, I was part of a companywide layoff recently) and nothing offering similar wages is appearing. Some people will sit on their hands and wait for things to improve. I will swallow my pride and look for work wherever it may be found. I have a family and they need someone to provide. I would like to strive for more, and I do so when I can. I write, I think, I speak to others, trying to help bring America back to its roots.

Luckily, some of the people in Congress, the true conservatives like Rep. Culberson of Texas, the ones who know and love the Constitution, have awakened. I hope it is not too late for us all, but when people see what exactly Obama's "change" is, perhaps they too will wake up and back the people who are out for their best interests. Perhaps they will join our cries for government to scale back, butt out, and to let the People run the country, as it was during our earliest days.

F.D. for Two Joe Schmoes
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Crossposted on Grizzly Groundswell