Whodathunkit?!

What's this?! A big, bloated, inefficient government program hurts its intended beneficiaries. [Gasp!] But really, who pays any attention to results? Certainly not the media. After all, Barry meant well. The main difference between the private and public sector? Consequences. Somehow politicians and bureaucrats can make decisions that harm people, destroy communities and wreck havoc on the lives, jobs and savings of citizens -- and yet they're never held accountable (i.e. Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd). They're insulated from consequences. They say the culprit is Wall Street greed -- and the pandering media just nod their heads and repeat the lies. After all, those in government are above reproach. They're respected public "servants" after all. And yet they lord over us, telling us that we need some 'skin in the game.' $787 Billion is pissed away on pet projects and the President then has the audacity to tell us everyone needs to sacrifice? Those aren't the words of a servant. They're the words of a tyrant who expects to tell us when and where and what to sacrifice. He's not out to empower us. He seeks to enslave us.

One year into this train wreck and you can't point to a single accomplishment. The so-called Stimulus and Cash for Clunkers were enormous failures -- but you'd never know it from the media reports. We spent billions bailing out banks, homeowners and car makers -- but failed to fix the deeper, foundational government-created problems. The health care reform bill is a disaster for the young, the middle class and for retired Americans. Bowing and kissing up to every two-bit thug and dictator -- and traveling the world apologizing for America's greatness hasn't done a damn thing to make us or the world safer. I guess the Pantybomber didn't get the message that the "War on Terror" is over. Here's another example of the lack of accountability. The TSA and the State Dept. fail to stop a known terrorist from boarding an American airline -- But will anyone be fired? Is anyone in government ever called to answer for their ineptness?

So here we are, one year into the Obama Presidency, and the question we Americans must ask ourselves: Are we more safe, more prosperous, more free?

I was taught that if you have to ask the question, you already know the answer.

"It is time to check and reverse the growth of government which shows signs of having grown beyond the consent of the governed."
--Ronald Reagan