Thursday, November 13, 2008
Going on post election/holiday hiatus...
I'll be back in 2009, bigger and better than ever! Have a great holiday season everyone!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
What now?
It's time to turn the page and start a new chapter. The election chapter is over and my candidate did not win. That's life. Where do I go from here? I now enter into a weird place. For those of you who know me, you know I have strong beliefs in my own opinions. However, stronger than that is my love for this country.
What does that mean then? Well. simply put, I hope I am wrong about Barak Obama. I care more about my country than I care about being right. I believe he is the most divisive character to come into the national scene in a very long time. I also believe he is one of the most liberal people in national politics. I believe he is the most partisan person in Washington. I believe he is corrupt. I believe he is a liar. And the scariest part, I don't believe we have seen the worst of him yet.
I believe all of these things and yet, I pray I am wrong about all of these beliefs.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
PS- Choosing Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff is not a good first step. He is a Chicago politician with a history of being a pit bull against Republicans and he is a former Fannie Mae board member. Oye vey!
What does that mean then? Well. simply put, I hope I am wrong about Barak Obama. I care more about my country than I care about being right. I believe he is the most divisive character to come into the national scene in a very long time. I also believe he is one of the most liberal people in national politics. I believe he is the most partisan person in Washington. I believe he is corrupt. I believe he is a liar. And the scariest part, I don't believe we have seen the worst of him yet.
I believe all of these things and yet, I pray I am wrong about all of these beliefs.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
PS- Choosing Rahm Emanuel as Chief of Staff is not a good first step. He is a Chicago politician with a history of being a pit bull against Republicans and he is a former Fannie Mae board member. Oye vey!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
My mother always says...
Two things I like to refer back to when I feel like I'm being challenged...
1) Things happen for a reason.
2) God only gives you as much as you can handle.
I have given these two things a lot of thought recently. How are they relevant to today's political and social climate?
Well, what reason can I come up with for the impending disaster that is the Obama/Pelosi/Reid three headed monster? Perhaps the reason for this is because we need to be reminded as a country what is important to us. We have lost our way, but not in the way Barak Obama is implying (OK, lying) to you about.
We have lost our way because we have become a "me too" society. We not only believe that we should keep up with the Joneses but that if we are unable to keep up on our own, that the Joneses should subsidize our ability to keep up with them. Why? How does this make any sense?
What if you were the Joneses? How would this effect your perspective?
More importantly, would you be more or less motivated to make the sacrifice, take the risk and put in the work to be come one of the Joneses?
This is the problem. The redistribution of wealth thru tax policy demotivates people. There needs to be more motivation to achieve great things and I believe Obama's agenda is counterproductive to this end. Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he ill eat for a life time. We need more fishermen. Fishermen create jobs. Fishermen create wealth. Fishermen pay taxes. The more Fishermen we have the more total tax revenue there is.
What made the Clinton presidency "successful?" It had a lot to do with the fact the Reagan/Bush policies created more Fishermen. More companies being built. More wealth being earned. More investment.
Personally, I want to fish. I don't want the government to feed me. But that's just me. I'm selfish.
So maybe, just maybe, the Obamanation will help people see we need to get back to fundamentals. Maybe this is the reason we need him now. And hopefully my mom is right, Obama will not burden us with more than we can handle.
God Bless America,
EG
1) Things happen for a reason.
2) God only gives you as much as you can handle.
I have given these two things a lot of thought recently. How are they relevant to today's political and social climate?
Well, what reason can I come up with for the impending disaster that is the Obama/Pelosi/Reid three headed monster? Perhaps the reason for this is because we need to be reminded as a country what is important to us. We have lost our way, but not in the way Barak Obama is implying (OK, lying) to you about.
We have lost our way because we have become a "me too" society. We not only believe that we should keep up with the Joneses but that if we are unable to keep up on our own, that the Joneses should subsidize our ability to keep up with them. Why? How does this make any sense?
What if you were the Joneses? How would this effect your perspective?
More importantly, would you be more or less motivated to make the sacrifice, take the risk and put in the work to be come one of the Joneses?
This is the problem. The redistribution of wealth thru tax policy demotivates people. There needs to be more motivation to achieve great things and I believe Obama's agenda is counterproductive to this end. Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he ill eat for a life time. We need more fishermen. Fishermen create jobs. Fishermen create wealth. Fishermen pay taxes. The more Fishermen we have the more total tax revenue there is.
What made the Clinton presidency "successful?" It had a lot to do with the fact the Reagan/Bush policies created more Fishermen. More companies being built. More wealth being earned. More investment.
Personally, I want to fish. I don't want the government to feed me. But that's just me. I'm selfish.
So maybe, just maybe, the Obamanation will help people see we need to get back to fundamentals. Maybe this is the reason we need him now. And hopefully my mom is right, Obama will not burden us with more than we can handle.
God Bless America,
EG
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
I wish someone would explain to me...
How U.S. District Judge R. Barclay Surrick, when dismissing the case against Barak Obama requesting to have is birth records released, 'ruled that (Phillip) Berg lacked standing to bring the case, saying any harm from an allegedly ineligible candidate was "too vague and its effects too attenuated to confer standing on any and all voters?"'
What?
Now, as I'm sure the Obama campaign would agree, I don't really think this is the type of thing we should be discussing a week before the election. There are many more pressing issues to consider. However, I am offended by the implication that any voter lacks standing to question the eligibility of any candidate. The arrogance of the judge offends me at my core. The arrogance of the Obama campaign offends me more.
Do I believe Obama is a natural born citizen? Yes. Do I believe his actions are above suspicion? No.
Why is this even an issue? Give up the documents, prove you are who you say you are and be done with it. And while you are at it, release your school records. What do you have to hide? The unknown is making me ill.
We are about to elect a president whose actions indicate he believes he doesn't have to explain himself to anyone. He refuses to sit for tough interviews. Whats worse, his gestapo threatens anyone who asks tough questions. (See Joe the plumber.)
John McCain is far from perfect. But with John, at least I feel like I know what I am getting.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
What?
Now, as I'm sure the Obama campaign would agree, I don't really think this is the type of thing we should be discussing a week before the election. There are many more pressing issues to consider. However, I am offended by the implication that any voter lacks standing to question the eligibility of any candidate. The arrogance of the judge offends me at my core. The arrogance of the Obama campaign offends me more.
Do I believe Obama is a natural born citizen? Yes. Do I believe his actions are above suspicion? No.
Why is this even an issue? Give up the documents, prove you are who you say you are and be done with it. And while you are at it, release your school records. What do you have to hide? The unknown is making me ill.
We are about to elect a president whose actions indicate he believes he doesn't have to explain himself to anyone. He refuses to sit for tough interviews. Whats worse, his gestapo threatens anyone who asks tough questions. (See Joe the plumber.)
John McCain is far from perfect. But with John, at least I feel like I know what I am getting.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
John Stossel gets it...
I have not always been a fan of John Stossel. In fact it wasn't until a good friend of mine lent (although I still have it) me his book "Give Me A Break" that I started to respect his views.
Prior to reading this book, I thought of him as a reporter version of the ambulance chaser. However this book is probably the single most influential reason why this blog is being written tonight. There was one section that really put things into perspective for me. This section was titled "Government Always Grows" and in this section Stossel points out that when America began government only cost $20 (in today's dollars) for every citizen.
Do you have any idea how much the federal government costs to run now? $100? $500? $1000? $2500? $5000?
No, none of the above? When his book was written in 2003, the federal government cost over $10,000 for every citizen to run. Are you kidding me? How is this even possible? It makes me sick just thinking about it.
Are YOU ready to get sick now?
Based on the FY 2009 estimated budget of $2.7 trillion and a 2007 estimate of 138 million taxpayers (including those who pay no tax), each citizen will carry an average tax burden of nearly $20,000. To make things worse. This is just the federal budget I am speaking of, we haven't paid for state and local governments yet!
Does anyone else find this rediculous?
What is worse, now we are just over two weeks away from electing a Socialist who is looking to further grow government and increase the tax burden on the US. I frankly don't care who he is planning on taxing, if he is incapable of paying for the programs he feels are needed, with the money they are already stealing from us, well then, I guess he is not nearly as smart and as gifted as many of you would like to believe.
Now that I have depressed you, and myself, let me recommend another John Stossel production from last Friday night on 20/20. You can find it at http://abcnews.go.com/2020 under "John Stossel's Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics."
If anyone could still feel like our government is looking out for us after watching this I feel sorry for that person. Our politicians have stacked the deck against you and me my friends. They think we are stupid and wont catch on.
If we decide to stand idly by and do nothing shame on us. I beg you, please, go to the polls in two weeks and one day and do two things...
1) Vote against all incumbents.
2) Vote against socialism. Vote against Barak Obama.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
Prior to reading this book, I thought of him as a reporter version of the ambulance chaser. However this book is probably the single most influential reason why this blog is being written tonight. There was one section that really put things into perspective for me. This section was titled "Government Always Grows" and in this section Stossel points out that when America began government only cost $20 (in today's dollars) for every citizen.
Do you have any idea how much the federal government costs to run now? $100? $500? $1000? $2500? $5000?
No, none of the above? When his book was written in 2003, the federal government cost over $10,000 for every citizen to run. Are you kidding me? How is this even possible? It makes me sick just thinking about it.
Are YOU ready to get sick now?
Based on the FY 2009 estimated budget of $2.7 trillion and a 2007 estimate of 138 million taxpayers (including those who pay no tax), each citizen will carry an average tax burden of nearly $20,000. To make things worse. This is just the federal budget I am speaking of, we haven't paid for state and local governments yet!
Does anyone else find this rediculous?
What is worse, now we are just over two weeks away from electing a Socialist who is looking to further grow government and increase the tax burden on the US. I frankly don't care who he is planning on taxing, if he is incapable of paying for the programs he feels are needed, with the money they are already stealing from us, well then, I guess he is not nearly as smart and as gifted as many of you would like to believe.
Now that I have depressed you, and myself, let me recommend another John Stossel production from last Friday night on 20/20. You can find it at http://abcnews.go.com/2020 under "John Stossel's Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics."
If anyone could still feel like our government is looking out for us after watching this I feel sorry for that person. Our politicians have stacked the deck against you and me my friends. They think we are stupid and wont catch on.
If we decide to stand idly by and do nothing shame on us. I beg you, please, go to the polls in two weeks and one day and do two things...
1) Vote against all incumbents.
2) Vote against socialism. Vote against Barak Obama.
God Bless America,
EG
erik@exchangeyourgovernment.com
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