Why You Owe It To Your Country

Because while I was receiving CNN Breaking News about Economy growing for first time in a year, with GDP rising 3.5 percent in the third quarter, the receptionist in my office was being laid off because my company – a company that employs engineers repairing RI’s bridges – has no work because there’s no money to fix them.

Because I can’t get an H1N1 Vaccination unless I conspire against my country and end up at Gitmo.

Because the Government that can’t even get enough vaccines to all who want it feels that they can run an entire health care industry.

Because nobody seemed to care that the President fired the CEO of a publicly held company, and wants to limit the pay of others.

Because while the liberal press oohs and aahs over the sparring between Rush, Fox News, and the White House, the President is quietly building an administration so ripe with avowed socialists, anti-gun activists, illegal alien supporters, and left-wing anti-capitalist initiatives that we’ll likely be goose stepping before the next general election (assuming there is one).

Because eight years ago we were attacked. We were attacked in our offices, on our way to our honeymoons, standing in line for coffee. We were attacked without provocation – without warning (well, that’s up for debate I suppose), and without mercy. Dads. Moms. Sons. Daughters. Aunts. Uncles. Children. Grandchildren. Pets. Murdered...

Because after we were attacked, we did what any sovereign state would –we retaliated – we pursued villains – we extracted information – we “Tortured” – although I would have to defer the defining of the term “Torture” to John McCain as I don’t think receiving an H1N1 Vaccination before my pregnant sister is able to qualifies as torture, but…

Because now, eight years later, people have forgotten. No no, not the average, reasonable person; but the people who have taken over our Government – this concentration of elite left who feel that the members of our Government that kept us safe and prevented further attacks should be prosecuted as war criminals – they are more concerned with the rights of those who proliferated these atrocities than the victims.

Because for the first time in my almost 40 years I’m scared.

Because for the first time in their almost 70 years, my parents are scared.

Because people who voted thinking they were one of the 95% who would get a tax cut – haven’t – but still think they will, because their head is in the sand.

Because no matter where I turn, it seems the majority of people I talk to think and feel like I do, yet our government still spends trillions of dollars against our wishes, mortgages our future without our permission, spends months pushing their health care agenda when 12% of the country can’t find a job (and those are the ones who want to).

Because I’m angry.

Because you should be too.

Because we can’t stop this unless we do step out of the shadows and lend our voices – loud.

Because if you don’t tell everyone you know about this blog – and tell them again – and again – and again – we may not be able to stop it.

Because your country – our country – the country that gave you the highest standard of living in the world, the best medical care available, the right to think how you please and to be as successful as you want to, the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – is dying.

You Owe It To Your Country.

[Submitted by Gordon Horton]