[PBzeer]

That he is acting wholly in the manner his limited record indicated he would, is not something I find surprising. Nor, that the agenda he seeks to implement is one I find distasteful, in the extreme. It was all there to see for anyone who wanted to look past the words, to the deeds. And all the editorials and puff pieces in the world won't make him the pragmatic centrist he promotes himself as being.

But, it's not just that he isn't what so many hoped he would be. What they thought he would be. It's that he openly states his desire is to transform America from a nation of self-reliance to one of government dependancy.

Healthcare? Don't worry, we got ya covered.
Education? Don't worry, we got ya covered.
Can't pay the mortgage? Don't worry, we got ya covered.
And on and on and on. There is no problem that he doesn't feel is best solved by government.

Maybe that's your idea of America, it isn't mine. Nor one that I will do any less than speak out against. It wasn't government that made this country the most prosperous and powerful nation in history, it was the people. Ordinary people who got up everyday and worked to make a better life for themselves. Ordinary people who took pride in supporting themselves and passing on greater opportunities for their children. Ordinary people who rose, or fell, by their own efforts.

Ordinary people who siezed opportunities, not waited for them to be given. Ordinary people who came to the aid of their neighbors, not waited for the government to do it. Ordinary people who made something of themselves instead of waiting for the government to give it to them.

We're just now experiencing the fallout of the Carter years of expanded government involvement in the housing market (no, it's not all Carter's fault, just where it began). I shudder to think of the consequences 30 years down the pike of further involvement of government into the lives of the people.