No more deficit spending

Our country is the richest country.  The richness is all around us and it is both a blessing and a curse.  We seem to have lost our way.  We have lost sight of real values.  We are free to speak but political correctness is eating away at our freedom.  We can still vote and should, but many among us openly brag that they don’t vote.  They may as well wear a T-shirt with big letters.  I’m Stupid.” They have lost historical perspective and are oblivious to the danger we face.

Out national institutions are under attack.  Corruption is everywhere. No longer does one expect a politician to be truthful. It would be easy to imagine that bribery is the norm.  We still speak of patriotism but real patriotism is found in our all-volunteer military, not in political office.

We are divided as never before.  Each division wants only what it wants and seems to be blind to the needs of others.  It’s like a hand saying, “I don’t care if a foot dies.”  Imagine hearing the heart say, “Why should I worry about the lungs.” One would have to go all the way back to our Civil War to find us more divided.  Healthy churches once flourished but today failing churches are the norm.  Very successful churches are rare.

We are no longer governed by our elected officials.  They have passed laws delegating power to governmental agencies which make rules with the force of law.  We are governed by unelected, un-named bureaucrats, not by our representatives whom we elected.  Our representatives have abandoned us.

We are not involved in three wars, yet we lack the political will to enforce immigration laws.  We are a nation of laws and cannot survive without respect for those laws.  We now have millions of illegal aliens among us who have no respect for our laws.  Congress could not agree on a budget last year.  The proposed budget for this year is roughly a trillion dollars more than projected revenue.  They are spending us into national suicide, yet Congress does not seem to be concerned.

We are losing jobs to foreign countries at an unprecedented rate and the bad news is, we are not likely to get those jobs back.  Many elderly people believe that our nation will not survive another generation.  I do believe the outlook isn’t good but I am not that pessimistic yet.  Our greatest need now is a leader of courage.  Unfortunately, I do not see such a leader on the horizon.  Fear is a necessary part of courage.  Without fear, courage cannot exist.

We have high unemployment, high taxes, high prices and dishonesty and corruption everywhere one looks.  What I don’t see is national far.  Millions are on food stamps.  Millions are out of work.  Millions are being evicted from their homes.  There are millions of isolated pockets of fear in America.  Uncertainty fills the air and businesses are fearful of hiring.

There is much, much suffering in America, but it remains isolated in little pockets and our country, as a whole, is not fearful.  Almost all of our parts are fearful, but the whole has not yet noticed.

We are an exceptional people with exceptional skills.  One day, and I hope soon, born from our collective fear and extraordinary resilience, a great leader of courage will rise among us.  We will pull together as only Americans can. I believe we will survive as a great nation, not because of government, but because our greatness lies in the heart and minds of a free people.  Liberty and personal responsibility are our biggest assets.  They are not gifts from government but rather are gifts from God.  May it be ever so and may God continue to bless America.

I am reminded of the words by Abraham Lincoln, “Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.” We are again being tested.  Our national debt is so large that it is beyond comprehension.  Congress is now debating a budget for this year that will require us to borrow hundreds of billions more.  Congress is like a drunk whose only ambition is to finish the bottle.  Our financial boat is sinking and Congress is too drunk to care.

Our Congressman is Cliff Stearns.  You can leave a message for him with his aid by calling 352-337-0003.  He needs to hear from all of us.  “No more deficit spending.”

It’s always a good time to be polite, but this is not a good time to be timid.  Call Cliff Stearns today.  Say it politely, but say it firmly, “No more deficit spending.”

Can your one voice make a difference?  Yes.  I once participated in an election where my vote made the difference.  It was a Waldo election for councilman.  The vote was 91 to 93.  My wife and I had voted as a block (a block of 2) and our candidate won by two votes.  Had we voted for the other candidate, the vote would have been 93 to 91, and our candidate would have lost.

Your voice has never been more important than it is today.  Call Congressman Cliff Stearns today.  You can make a difference.