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My American Thoughts!!!!!!


      America, America, God shed it’s light on thee, and crowned thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shinning sea! Remember those lyrics and that song folks? It is embedded and sung to us everyday by many across our great nation, but how many understand it’s meaning, and what it should be for all of us? Stop and think when you hear our Star Spangled Banner, or our national songs, and think of those before you, who gave their lives and well-beings to keep us in the land of the Free!

America is built on a foundation of brotherhood, caring, and on the belief all have the same rights, to worship as they please, to speak their mind, to buy what they need and to live in peace as long as you don’t commit crimes. And it is the way the Founding Fathers wanted it to be, yet at times we as Americans of all nationalities and colors and races, try to battle each other to see who is superior. That my friends is just foolish pride, for in the end, we are all Americans and we should all be proud to be so, and get along. I care not what color your skin, nor where your ancestors came from, but I do care that you are here and have a pride in being here and will defend this country if called upon! Americans will fight if we have to and like Toby Keith the singer of country music said, We will put a boot in their ass, it’s the American Way! But we fight when provoked, or to protect what is ours or our allies, and only when needed. Americans do not start wars, but we are often called upon to end them, aren’t we? Amazing how when a nation, like Libya is in trouble, or Israel, or Afghanistan, Japan, Germany even England the Land of the Queen gets in trouble it is time to call the Americans and ask for help, but if we Americans ask for help many run the opposite way, why is that? Do we ever stop to think if we as Americans were on the brink of War or Attacked who will come to our aid, no we rush fool hardily out and help others who don’t give a damn if we survive or not! Sad isn’t it Americans, but in the end we strive so hard to be the world’s best at everything, that in the end we fail to realize we are leading and should not be!

I have now seen nations we helped in the past, thumb their noses at us and walk away when we request help. I have seen nations now, that we have rushed in to save with our military might and strength, turn on us and kill Americans for no good reasons. Why? Why would a country we helped to get rid of their Dictator in, turn on the ones that helped get rid of them? Simply put, no nation wants to be obliged to another for saving them, it costs too much politically and socially, doesn’t it? Well, Americans we need to stop spending our military might, our personnel and our money to help other nations who care not for us, or what we do!

The time has come for America to pull back from helping so many and help ourselves. We need to withdraw from Iraq, Egypt,Afghanistan,and Libya and bring all our resources home. We need to save the four billion a year we use to help these countries, and pour it back into our country to help ourselves. Do you hear any other nation saying America’s job markets suck, their economy sucks lets help them? Nope, they just want more out of us without giving anything back! Sad isn’t it, that we are still so prideful and so stupid at the same time to think, we have to help these nations, when in fact not a one of them would lift a finger if we went under or came close it, would they?

A point to be made here is simple, the last country that lent America a large hand, did so before we even became official Americans, France. They sent military help and financial help during our Revolutionary War. They helped us become a nation, and put themselves on the brink of destruction to do so, facing a financial collapse and a revolution of their due to it!. But, no other nation since has stepped up and said lets help Uncle Sam have they and if they have who are they can you tell me anyone?

I know the world expects America to lead in Military Might, Economically and to have Leadership position in everything, but,we can’t continue to lead and keep ourselves afloat forever, even the Great American Republic that we are, will run out of resources, and open itself to attacks by others, if we don’t take care of our own now!  It is time for Americans and their Government to reexamine our positions and conditions for our nation. We can not continue to give, give, give and get nothing in return that is worth while. We can not keep assisting other nations to build their own governments and countries if they will attack us for doing so and kill Americans for the fun of it or for religious reasons, it matters not, except they are attacking the hand that is feeding them!. It is time like Rand Paul said, to cut off the assistance and money flow to these nations, like Libya, Afghanistan, Iraq, and others, who take our assistance then use it for their private gains or against us. We are being foolish to sit here and finance attacks against ourselves this way!

Now, in ending my blog today and my rant about this, I want to mention the coming Presidential Election come November 6th, 2012. Before Americans rush to the polls and vote, stop and think on what is the most important issues to you and America as a whole! We need 1) strong and skilled leadership 2) A Person with a strong economic plan and one that won’t tear down America’s military might.3) We need Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security repaired and carried on. 4) We need economic expansion thru innovation and invention and education. 5) We need Health Care Reform left alone for the Elderly, Disabled and injured in America and that assistance is needed by millions upon millions. The broad picture we face, and the way we need to go forward is clear Americans, we need a leadership of a good president, like Obama is, and to elect a Democratic Congress to help him for four years. We need Democratic Senators and Representatives in Washington on the same page, so this country can get out of the log jam in Washington and move forward to improve itself and all we have, not tear it down and destroy it or block progress! Vote Democratic Folks, give President Obama four more years in Office and a chance to finish what he started, and give him people to back and assist him!

 

Vote Democratic Across The Board!


      Americans need to unite and improve our own country and stop helping the world, we can’t afford it anymore. We lend hands to every country in the world we can that needs it, but when we hurt no one comes running with help or a hand-out, or for that matter a hand up!

       We race across the globe with our military- ,helping  Afganistan, keeping Iran under control, beating up on Iraq for having Saddam Huessin and taking him out, why?  The only country in the Middle East that would consider America a friend and help us at all is the Jewish State. The bottom line is not even England will do it anymore I believe or Canada to our north or Mexico to our south, not unless our continent is invaded or attacked straight up. Sad isn’t it?

       The strength we once had as a military might still exists, but the economic- might is gone, shot down by the failure of our politicians to control it all. The fight between the two parties is crazy and stupid period, we are destroying what we had and should have for the future by it all. A divided President and Congress is a formula for a dying economy, a dying job market, a lackluster trade balance and no forward motion period. Deadlocks are deadlocks folks, and we have it in our government due to our own stupidity.

       Only one side can run the country at a time, and if you want anything done, or saved from disappearing now is the time to realize this. If you want Social Security saved, Medicare and Medicaid saved, The Postal Service saved and maintained and Health Care kept in placed and improved now is the time to speak up at the polls in November.

        If you want job growth, manufacturing to grow, trade balance where we lead the way once more speak up now! If you want gasoline prices coming down, oil prices to lower and your money to last longer, then we need a leader in Washington, who has a congress on his side to do good things, not stop it all.

        Someone once asked me a question about political parties in America, meaning both Democrats and Republicans. The question was this, what is the difference between the two parties? One person replied one is Liberal and one is Conservative, I said nope, The second said one is pro-life the other isn’t again I said no. Finally they looked at me and asked one more time, What the hell is the difference between the two parties? I replied as follows, The Democrats will spend every cent the government has and finally stop, the Republicans will spend every cent we have but, borrow to keep spending more, putting us deeper in debt!

       Before you vote in November and decide which man and party should run America and it’s Government you need to stop and think! The Republicans had 8 years under George W. Bush to run this land and country, and dug us a hole so big in the budget department we can’t see anything except red. President Obama has tried for his first term in office to dig us out, but you don’t clear up 8 years of  overspending and  red books in four do you? It takes at least the 8 more years to do so and dig us all back out. So when you vote, stop and think which party was in office and allowed the 9/11 attacks to hit us, which party took us from the black to the red in budget books? Which party entered us into wars we didn’t want or need? Then stop and think which party is pulling us out and trying  to balance the budget again and get us going forward!  The Democrats and President Obama need four more years to correct the eight years of mistakes by the Republicans. We need a new beginning and a new way to go, not go back to what sunk us for eight years before. Vote Democrat, Reelect President Obama and give him a supportive cast in the Senate and The House and lets move America back to the forefront on all issues. If President William Jefferaon Clinton left Office with a surplus in the budget big time, and Presient Bush left with the biggest deficiet in recent history, then which party do you think will work to stop the bleeding and balance things? Think Democratic, think Reelect President Obama and lets give him a supporting cast in the Senate and House to get done what is needed.

 

History, Assassians, Wars and America


      History in America has many unusual things in it if you read it carefully. My interest has always been in the assassinations of Presidents and Political Figures. Why were they killed and we already believe we know by who.

       Motives are the question that should be asked  in American History the assassins seem to have no  concrete motives to kill the President or Political figures they did kill. Ever wonder why Booth killed Lincoln or Oswald killed Kennedy, or  Sirhan Sirhan killed Bobby Kennedy, or Ray shot Martin Luther King Jr.? Or why in Ancient History the romans killed Caesar or Cleopatra died a sudden death? Politics is why, and the voices that are raised in opposition or to make change get killed off by the established is why. Jesus was killed to stop his preaching of rules and laws and commandments no one understood. Each of these leaders got killed in their prime when their voices were clear, loud and attracting attention and distracting from a major opponents words and thoughts.

        Independent thinkers are killed off when their ideas and thoughts and words do not go with the majorities  wishes or interfere with the majorities ways. History shows that once a majority is flowing in one direction and one person tries to change that direction they get removed. Whether it is in anger, revenge, or for a political purpose it happens. Sadly, it doesn’t need to if people just communicate freely and above-board. Peaceful solutions are the best and longest lasting ones. We need more of them, not more violence and killing.

      Talking about killings and political problems, Afghanistan comes to mind every time. Someone please explain why America of all the countries in the world has to clean up their country and get our soldiers, sailors and Marines killed! It’s a senseless battle for position by sects that aren’t smart enough to run their own sect never mind a country. It’s an endless battle we fight to help a country that hates us being there, and would rather see us gone for what reason?

       Killing goes back to the olden days of yore so to say and no matter what the evil ones and the good ones die. Because in the end the good sacrifice themselves to stop the bad and we end up losing peaceful great leaders. Why?

        Sacrifice has been around forever in mankind’s world, and it is not worth it unless the principles and thoughts and ideas put forward are worth saving for all. Would we sacrifice ourselves for our children yes, for our country yes. for love yes, but why must we fight wars for someone else who doesn’t even give two damns about us as a country and people? 

       The killing of American military personnel in lands like Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Yemen or Africa is sad and worthless in the process of humanity. One nation can not keep sacrificing for other nations that care not if we do or don’t. I say to President Obama, Congress and Politicians all over America, bring our troops home, bring our weapons home and tools of war too. Spend the same time and money and effort you all spend protecting and defending and fixing and policing other nations, on fixing our economy, our job markets, the trade agreements that are killing us and Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare,Health Care.the Postal Service, and what helps America. We are not the police force for the world anymore, we have our own troubles here at home, it is time America fixes itself and lets other nations do the same for themselves too.

Syria is not our War!


      Syria and its problems and the solution it’s government is enforcing on its citizens is wrong!. Innocent people being bombed and shot upon by planes, tanks and soldiers is wrong period. But, so would America stepping in and stopping it be wrong, we are not the police force of the world or protectors of the world, nor do we have the money, manpower, or time to fight the Syrian Government half a world away from us!.

        John McCain thinks we should get involved by air strikes and bomb Assad out of office and out of this world. I disagree with the fine Senator from Arizona. We have tried this action in the past Senator McCain and all due respect to you for your service and time in government here in America, but, we are not the policemen of the world!. We had different circumstances in the past, but the same situations, in Korea, Vietnam and we lost thousands if not millions of Americans fighting a war and policing nations we had no damn business in. Afghanistan is now a quagmire in and of itself that America needs to get out of immediately.  So why step into a new mess in Syria and kill more Americans and make more enemies out of middle eastern folks? We don’t need it Senator McCain, get the United Nations to do it and the other MIddle Eastern Nations around Syria to shut Assad down, we can negotiate, and direct, we can not enter the war nor should we.

         We have our own war of a type to fight here in America and our own battlefields too. Our war zones is in jobs, manufacturing, trade agreements and putting Americans back to work. Our war zones should be the economy and stopping homelessness, hunger and health problems for our own people not another nations. Sadly, because Americans in Government elected by the people, believe we are the big brother of the world and the super power, we have to help end these conflicts and disasters, we don’t, nor should we!. We don’t have the resources anymore Senator McCain to spend limitless dollars on another countries problems and especially one that doesn’t care two cents about us.

       In the past American Presidents have made some smart choices and stayed out of wars we do not belong in and it has paid off for America.In this case, this President is correct, get us out of Iraq, out of Afghanistan and keep us out of Syria, no ground troops or weapons allowed, Americans can’t afford it and rebuild our economy and status in the world at the same time!.