Another Year

 Time Passes By

Time certainly does have wings.  Another New Year's Day is quickly approaching.  The past year has been a roller coaster ride, but I think the older we get, the higher the hills and deeper the valleys.  True blessings have been health, happiness, and the continued wonder of seeing the world through the eyes of my grandbabies.  Their wonder at the world around us continally makes me stop and see the world afresh.

Daisy and Dolly continue to be constant and abiding friends, accepting the addition of an additional "master" in the form of my husband, Mark, right in stride.  Wouldn't it be lovely if people were as accepting as most dogs are?  They tend to see people through the lens of "good" and "bad," not "different."  They really don't care what color the hand is that pets them or feeds them.  They only care that it is gentle and reliable.

My true concern for 2010 is what I consider to be the misdirection in which our country is heading.  If I weren't a history teacher, I might not be as concerned, but if we are to learn anything from history, it is that the major civilizations of the world usually fell victim to corruption from within.  Big government take over of the private sector should be a concern for all freedom loving Americans.  The colonists revolted for far less tyranny than we are facing and ACCEPTING today from our own government.

I honestly believe we have too many voters who feel they are entitled to "things" (read hand outs) from the government and look to the government for their livelihood.  We are rapidly breeding liberty out of our very existence.  I believe that illegal immigrants should be sent back from whence they came and the government should stop providing them with education and health care.  I believe that the only rights Americans are entitled to are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness (without the government telling us what happiness we are entitled to)  I don't want to take anything from anyone that I didn't earn and I don't believe anyone else should either.  The government is crippling independence and we are sitting back and watching it happen.  I shudder to think how history will look at this period of immense government spending and the legacy of debt we are foisting upon our children and children's children.

I don't care what color the President is.  What I care about is the lightening speed with which this administration is converting my America into a socialist/fascist state.  What I care about is the "legalized prostitution" my congressmen are engaging in with pork barrel rewards and vote buying.

I hope 2010 brings sanity to Washington and a slow down of this massive government expansion and "take over" of capitalism and the economy.

Daisy and Dolly are definitely socialists.  They are all about entitlements, especially if someone else is buying!!!