Personal Responsibility

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but the recent "Economic Rescue" package reflects how out of touch our government and its "leadership" (or lack thereof) is with mainstream Americans. Essentially, the decision makers we put into office (yes, this is what happens in a Representative Republic) decided to give hard-earned dollars from the working public that live within their means to those who are either too irresponsible to manage within their means or too ill-informed to know what their means are. Thus we have thousands of loans "guaranteed" by the Feds to limit the pain of the irresponsible.

What happened to the American virtue of personal responsibility here? The general public still get it....each is responsible for their own actions. We reap what we sow. BUT the elected officials in Washington D.C. and their appointed, often lifelong bureaucrats, want the easy way out for everyone. Since when was there no chastisement allowed for the error of our ways? Perhaps some of those who chose to limit pain of others were really covering themselves.

Regretfully, the second vote on the "bailout" passed; enough "goodies" were added in to tempt weaker legislators to forsake their principles. What a shame! I understand well the representative republic our forefathers gave us when this great nation was established, a system in which our elected representatives are trusted to use their best judgment and vote their conscience on each matter. I also understand well political alliances and loyalties to leaders and colleagues in the Congress and Administration. I will not attempt to excoriate those who voted for this travesty of capitalism for their decision to vote for the bill. The potentially disastrous eventuality of government bureaucracy managing our nation’s banking is incomprehensible at best.

The American citizenry are tired of propping up those that make poor and misguided decisions. We are losing confidence in government’s ability to provide a platform for individual achievement, flourishing private enterprise, self-sufficiency and self-reliance. We are tired of being led down a primrose path by politicians that want to build and retain their power and influence. The march toward government control of all aspects of our lives will quicken with each succeeding step made to “take care of the ill-informed, gullible and incompetent public”, as most of us are viewed by the intellectual elite that have seized our institutions and instruments of government. And then we were further insulted by socializing of our banks and now insurance by alleged conservatives? Come on now. Please wake me. I am having a terrible nightmare!

Support fully free market capitalism and strong conservative principles that were put into action at the birth of our nation and re-instilled by President Reagan. We need new and bold leadership. Be bold and be strong, banish fear and doubt, for the blessings of our Lord will be with you going in and with you going out. (Paraphrase of Joshua 1:1-8).