The death of liberty

All right, I'm a little depressed that it appears our country will now be run by a thief (socialist) and a moron. This is how liberty dies...we trade our freedoms for "economic security" and remain foolish enough to believe that those to whom we have given our freedoms will give them back when we want them. This is against the nature of government. To believe otherwise in the face of all the historical evidence is beyond foolish.

Economic freedom and property rights are the soil from which true liberty springs. When we vote for politicians that promise to take money from those who have earned it and give it to those who have done nothing to earn it, we invite those same politicians to take greater control over our own lives. Those who steal the property of others with no remorse have shown their tendancy towards tyranny. Once a politician starts down that road, history shows us that they do not stray from it.

So, congratulations to all my friends and family that voted for the socialist. You will get the government that you deserve. Unfortunately, you have also given me the government that you deserve.

Supporting the troops? Al Franken?

I have the fortune of being part of a large family with widely divergent points of view. A while back I was talking to a niece who was telling all about how she and her husband were against the war but supported the troops. That got me thinking. How often do people say something like that and yet I can find no instance of them actually supporting any troops. It's easy to say that you "support" the troops but it's not quite so easy to actually do so while you are spending all your free time working against the successful execution of their job. Which brings me to Al Franken.

Now I'm no supporter of Al Franken, in fact I think he is one of the most educated morons ever to grace this lovely planet, bless his heart. He's made alot of money working from a solid core of bald face lies, the premier subset of which includes his lies about other people telling lies. Mr Franken is unabashedly a detractor of this war and yet he does not go around touting how he "supports the troops." However, he has also been over there several times on USO visits.

Mr Franken is a buffoon. He is a pseudo-intellectual cretin who barely makes it past "imbecile," but, though he is virulently opposed to this war, he actually does support the troops. Ya gotta give him props. He may be an ignoramus but at least he's an ignoramus who supports the troops.

So my question to you, my friends, is this; If you are one of those people who is so proud of being against the war but supporting the troops, just exactly what have you done to express this elusive support? If all you do is work against us, try to keep us from doing our job, which is to WIN this war, and then SAY that you support us, well then you are a liar. You suck.

If, however, you have actually DONE something to support the troops, besides blabbing about it, then I thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you and bless the day that you realized that support means more than just shooting off your mouth. You are a faithful person and I am proud to be a member of the organization that physically guarantees your right to shoot off your mouth. I will gladly risk my life to guarantee that right to you. That includes you, Mr Franken. God bless you.