Yes We Can - But Should We?

I know that we haven't been verbose on our blog lately :) With the new fangled invention of Facebook or FB, I usually keep in contact with people that way. However, I need to get out some of my aggression about the state of our country. Please bear with me, or for those who don't read our blog anymore...perfect.

Most of my knowledge of current affairs comes from glancing at the cover of the Wall Street Journal. Don't tell my dad, but it actually isn't quite as liberal as I was lead to believe. They seem to think it important to be fair minded. However, one usually has to dig through to find the one or two conservative articles, while an article on Amish romance novels (G rated of course) covered the front page - go figure. I'm glad they have their priorities straight.

Also on the front page is a picture of students watching a small TV where Obama waves his arms and preaches for kids to not let failures define them. "These people succeeded because they understand that you can't let your failures define you - you have to let them teach you". Though there wasn't any propaganda about pledging allegiance to Obama, he did warn children of the danger of germs. "And along those lines, I hope you'll all wash your hands a lot, and stay home from school when you don't feel well, so we can keep people from getting the flu this fall and winter." No joke, look it up. I couldn't help but feel that his speech to the children was as watered down as his hands were clean. (That's a different topic though.)

Obama has inspired a whole new set of jokes such as "Obama is wondering what comes after a trillion." Whether he is shaking Chavez's hand or borrowing billions of dollars from China, Obama does it all with a carefree ease as if spending someone else's money. (Oh yeah, he is.) He won't stop there oh no! He must have health care for all of America. He doesn't mind the cost (why should he, it isn't his money). If the bill passes, he will no doubt go state to state preaching of the need for everyone to wash his/her hands. We don't want to get that horrible, not so bad, Swine Flu after all. The real need in America is to wash our hands of him and his health care bill.

Obama's failures have been many and short between. From offending those involved with the Special Olympics to ignoring international dangers, I am no longer amazed that he continues as he does despite poor approval rating. He said it to the kids. He won't let his failure define him. He will push on failing time and time again. I just wonder when he will learn from these failures.

I know that there are still many Obama fans out there. They stick to him like the germs on a school child's hand. However, the WSJ reports that his disapproval rating is at 49%. I am sure it is higher than that because I wasn't included in that poll. It seems as if Obama is a wash out after all. My hope for America is this: That we concern ourselves more about what is going on in Washington than we do about the Swine Flu. Yes we can spend billions and trillions of dollars to "help" America. Yes we can raise taxes to re-coop that cost. Yes, we can be buddy buddies with terrorist nations. Yes we can have a government health care that won't work. Yes We Can - But Should We?