Independence Day July 4, 1776

Today we celebrate an event that happened 273 years ago in the city of Philadelphia in the then English colony of Pennsylvania. A group of men, representing voting men from their colonies, met and threw down a challenge to the British Empire. Meet our demands or we will fight for our independence.


History records many such revolutions, some successful, some failures. Today, as we celebrate the action that set the American colonies on a course of action that would lead to the creation of what would become a world leader nation, I think we need to reflect on what those men hoped to achieve, and see if our country has maintained those goals.


We all know that our country still needs to improve in areas of equal rights, for a variety of minority groups - ethnic, race, gender, & sexual persuasion.


We still struggle with trying to interpret just what is meant by the Constitution. I believe that our fore fathers intended the Constitution to be a guide only, after all they saw the world changing in their time, and the majority were intelligent enough to know that change would continue.


So, as we toast those brave men, and the women who stood behind and supported them, let us reflect on how we as individuals try and live according to the goals laid out in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and what we can do to improve those goals and help bring about true democracy, equality and freedom in this land we love.

Its Common sense!

Debates on Socialism

Tonight is the final presidential debate of the election. So far they have not been really stimulating. My hope is that tonight McCain will say something to get a reaction out of Obama. I think we need to see how the man reacts and responds when he is mad. Thus far Obama has been pretty much an academic gentleman - boring. All of his promises won't mean anything if he doesn't have a Congress that works with him.

The same is true for McCain. We've seen John get fired up a time or two, but overall, if you overlook references to terrorists from forty years ago, McCain has been a gentleman as well. Boring.

I want to see them go at it tonight and really attack one another. Let's hear why this one's economic plan will fail and why this one is a lackey of rich. We need some action to stimulate this election.

One thing I am concerned about is the possibility that the President and the majority of Congress will be from the same party. I favor a balance of power. Too much power and control is never a good thing. Look at what is happening now because people are scared and frantic. The government is forcing banks to accept the US government as a partner.

Hello socialism. Help!! The United States was not founded to turn into a Russia, China or Cuba.
Big Brother getting even more involved in our lives is not a good thing. Its one thing to have a national bank that you voluntarily choose to use. Its another thing entirely when all banks have the government on their board of directors.

How much information will be required now for a loan? Any doubts we had of the government eavesdropping on our lives can be dispelled, they want to be in and control our lives as much as possible.

I am not happy with the way things are going. The government is trying too hard and too fast to come to the rescue and I fear when they are finished we are going to find out that we have less rights than when it all began.

What do you think? Are we headed for socialism? Will Wal Mart be replaced by GUM? (Look that up those of you who aren't up on your Cold War history.)

If you are like me and afraid of the direction the country is taking, be vocal, write your representatives, and vote early and often.

Its Common Sense.