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WALK UGLY BUT, CARRY A BIG GAVEL The Nation of Steve will have its own constitution, and (pay attention here, because this is a novel approach at governing) we will FOLLOW that constitution. We will also LISTEN to the people we are governing, not only because it is the politically expedient thing to do, but because it is the RIGHT thing to do. In the Nation of Steve, people will be charged with making their own choices and following their dreams, but there will be no guarantee of success. With hard work, determination and a little good luck, average people can achieve great things. But lacking any one of those qualities, the same person may be doomed to abject failure. What separates the Stevenites from the whiny, complaining liberal idiots, with their hands held out and their heads hung low, is what they do in these moments, when the world looks darkest. While the liberals, so accustomed to sucking on the government tit, will turn to their "leaders" for support, expecting to be picked up and dusted off with some sweeping piece of legislation, the Stevenites will pick THEMSELVES up, dust THEMSELVES off, and get to work figuring out what they did wrong and how they can do it better the next time. Does this system sound familiar? It used to be what I called America . And I used to be proud to call myself an American. But it has been getting harder and harder to do so, of late. Watching the circus sideshow, AKA the healthcare vote this weekend, I was struck by just how disingenuous these people are. The Dems, proudly locking arms and walking in lock-step to the Capitol, ala the Civil Rights activists of the 1960’s really made me sick. Those Civil Rights activists were actually marching for something. They were fighting for something. All Miss Pelosi and the liberal elites were fighting for was more power. And guess what – they got it. And all the marching arm-in-arm and the sob stories of people who died because they didn’t have health insurance (well, really they didn’t, but why split hairs here?) was no more than a show to these people. It was all no more than the means to an end. They lied, cheated and cajoled, and when that didn’t work, they bought the votes they needed to get the job done. No one is arguing that the healthcare system in the U.S. isn’t broken. We know there are problems (ACHOO! – frivolous lawsuits and unscrupulous attorneys – excuse me), but the way to fix those problems is not with sweeping, pork-laden legislation and a trillion more dollars of unsustainable debt. The way to fix it is to make adjustments where necessary and trust in the free market to straighten itself out (as it always has). Sure, some will have more than others and everything won’t be "fair", but guess what Nancy , your momma was right, nobody ever said the world was fair. And therein lies the problem. Everyone is so worried about fairness in America , that they are willing to trust a bunch of bloviating bureaucrats who have never run a business in their lives. The sole purpose of government is to suck up as much power as we will allow them to take. And THAT is the point I want you to take away here. The government – even the fat, bloated government our forefathers wouldn’t recognize – can only govern us so far as WE THE PEOPLE ALLOW THEM TO. We still have the power in America , but we’ve got to fight for it. And I don’t mean we need to take up arms; we need to speak out, MAKE ourselves heard, push back against the tyranny of an out of control government, and take back OUR United States of America. Our system isn’t perfect, but it’s the best one going. One of my favorite movies of a few years ago is Jurassic Park . In it, there is a scene where Jeff Goldblum, playing mathematician Ian Malcolm excoriates billionaire John Hammond because, in his words, his scientists were so worried about whether or not they could re-create dinosaurs that no one stopped to think about whether or not they SHOULD. It’s a powerful scene. This weekend, among all the grandstanding, the backroom deals, the blackmailing, the bargains, the sick children used as props and the giant novelty gavel, not one of the clowns on the left even once stopped to think about what this legislation is going to do to the average American. You know, the poor schmo who is going to have to pay for it. So they marched around carrying their sledge-hammer gavels (how appropriate for taking a swing at the Constitution and beginning the process of tearing down America), and they called anyone who disagreed with them racists and nay-sayers, and they twisted the words of great men, and they showed no shame. They called out those on the right, and implied that we were the ones who stood in their way. How could we? They have a clear majority in both houses…for now. The only reason they even pretended to want Republican votes is so, when it blows up in their faces, they can call it "bi-partisan". Finally, they gave up that fight and just decided to go for broke. Yet still, without changing the rules and calling for an up-or-down vote, then throwing even that out the window and just buying the votes they needed (the libs are good at that one), this legislation would not have passed, but for the shady dealings of a few less-than-scrupulous politicians. Let us all remember this
day. Let the wounds heal, but stay ever vigilant. Question EVERY leader on
both sides of the aisle. Ask yourself, "what’s right for my family?" Then,
come November, remember who gave us socialized medicine. And be sure to
thank them with a one-way ticket out of Congress. Perhaps I won’t declare
independence for the nation of Steve just yet. I believe in America .
America is still the greatest nation on Earth, and we WILL get it
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