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I'm with ya Northside, I hope I don't have to put in nine more years to make it happen though!
Just so you know - I was one of the few, the proud, the "R" voters!
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Not my words but Boortz can say it better than me...
This has been a "what's in it for me" vote. Are you going to give me health care? Are you going to make sure my job is guaranteed? Are you going to cover my child care costs? You aren't going to make me pay taxes, are you? How about all those evil rich people? Aren't you going to take some of their money away from them and give it to me? After all ... I work for my money, they cheated and stole for theirs. Make them pay their fair share of taxes. Me? I'm tired of paying any share.
The big question for me today is whether or not freedom, economic liberty and self-sufficiency can make a comeback in America. Right now it seems that a dismaying number of Americans think that they are owed a living; that it is the government's job to guarantee their economic security. Can we ever turn that around and return to a time when people accept the responsibility for their own lives and eschew the idea of using government as a tool of legalized plunder?
Several times in the last few day's I've mentioned the concept of "The Tipping Point." I'm using that term in the context of voting and taxpaying. Right now we are at the point where about 43% of American income earners pay absolutely NO income tax. I've been saying for years that if the Democrats ever gain absolute control in Washington we're going to see that percentage climb ... climb to over 50%. That's the tipping point. Imagine a political campaign where the majority of voters do not pay income taxes. Imagine a campaign where the majority of voters actually get a check from the government instead of writing a check to the government. Can you hear the Democrat campaign themes then? "Vote for the Republicans and they're going to make you pay income taxes."
In fact ... I've already developed the Democrat campaign themes for the next several presidential elections:
2012: "Vote for the Republicans and they're going to make you pay income taxes."
2016: "Vote for the Republicans and they're going to make you pay your own Social Security and Medicare taxes."
2020: "Vote for the Republicans and they're going to make you pay for your own health care."
2024: "Vote for the Republicans and they're going to make you pay for your own place to live."
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Can we wait until he's in Office for atleast a week? :lol:
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As the votes came in Tuesday night, I told my agnostic scientist friend that what happened this day, impossible to even imagine just a short time ago, was a strong argument for the existence of God. He looked at me and nodded.
God bless America. The dream lives on. Now let's get to work to bring about that more perfect union.
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It is so good to see that you've Posted---I didn't know that most of the world was watching us until the news media showed people from all around the world jumping and cheering for Mr. Obama.
