Sunday, February 22, 2009

Politics Anyone?

Today's subject is on politics.... yes, politics. Please don't stop reading here, I would love to hear what you think about this subject.

Since the election of our new president, Barack Obama, I have found myself getting frustrated almost on a daily basis. I am upset by the fact that our so called leaders have pushed the biggest fraudulent bill on the American people and called it "stimulus." That's simply misleading. In essence, the "stimulus package" hardly stimulates. Instead, it is a huge transfer of wealth from the people over to the government, and now the government gets to pick the winners and losers in the game. Not only is this socialistic behavior going to create massive government control and bureaucracy, it will also thrust our economy into a deeper rescission, if not a depressions by the time this is all over. That's not the end of it either! Get this, we have borrowed against our future to pay for this stimulus bill. What does that mean? Me, my kids, grand kids, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and probably beyond them will be paying for this. Does that sound at all hopeful? Not so much to me.

I'll have to stop there, even though I could write so much more on this subject and explain my rational behind the assertions. I have decided to switch gears in an effort not to go all pessimistic on my blog and lose all two of my followers. The other side must be presented as well. That is this: There's another worldview that has made this country the shining city on a hill. That is simply a reverence to God and His social design for us as His people. By the way, I'm hoping to blog more about this at a latter date, maybe this week sometime. Nevertheless, America needs to wake up and take a close look at what is going on here. We must also look back into history and ask the question, what does freedom actually mean here in America? And how did it come about? In essence, it all comes back to our Creator God. There can be hope for a better tomorrow. We can look forward to the coming days. However, what I'm trying to communicate is that hope will never been found in government. The hope I'm talking about is when we as Americans turn our eyes to the one True God and submit to his social design and plan for our lives, and not become slave to a broken government created by man.

Does this make any sense to anyone? I know others can present this far better than I just did - but I would love to hear some reaction or criticism.

2 comments:

  1. I couldn't agree with you more Robb! What is this Country coming too?
    Jenn

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  2. It seems to me we need to double check our spelling on here. I believe it is "rationale" and "coming to".

    Aside from the above comment, I agree almost completely. I really wish that I could be lieve that "We can look forward to the coming days" but it is hard to believe with the way the world is going these days. I really believe we are in the end times and the only relief I can see in my future is the return of Jesus Christ.

    I think that reading this blog made me realize another reason why I don't want to have children. "Me, my kids, grand kids, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, and probably beyond them will be paying for this."

    One of the things that I don't understand is if we are in such great debt as a country how is it we can address a stimulus before we address our own debt? If I remember correctly it seems like when President Clinton was in office he was able to lower the national debt. I'm not the most knowledgeable in politics so pardon my ignorance. I guess a stimulus bill is more important to Obama than the national debt.

    Besides that it is an interesting piece to read Robb. I look forward to reading more of your ideas about politics.

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