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At last, the end of President Obama's reign is in sight. For those of us that thought it couldn't get any worse, we were wrong. Trillions of dollars in debt and a likely replacement from his party that is a proven, two-faced, lying, pompous leftist. Yet she's their liar so about 50% of the country appears to be thrilled with her. Once again, the other major party is putting forth a candidate that is lacking appeal to the other side and is therefore struggling to win what should've been a landslide win for them. The republic is clearly dead, some have said it's been gone for a long time. I find that hard to argue with as the "democracy" we have reported to us is mob rule by 51% of our population.
"The American Republic will endure, until politicians realize they can bribe the people with their own money." - Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859) This quote is questionably attributed to this person and it's origin is in question by some, however the statement resonates. Worse yet, it's other peoples money the politicians are using to bribe. ACA subsidizing, other peoples money. “Socialized Medicine is the Keystone to the Arch of the Socialist State.” -Vladimir Lenin Socialist state here we come. Here is something to look forward too. "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill All this looks a lot like the Tytler Cycle. Bondage Spiritual Faith Courage Liberty Abundance Selfishness Complacency Apathy Dependence Then starting over with Bondage It's pointed out by some that we have entered the "dependence" stage of the cycle. At any rate the times are changing. The republic's headstone has been placed and the liberty tree is wilting.
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Sometimes I ponder how or why I've reached the ripe old age of 52. No, I never had to ship or fly off to a foreign land for a brutal war. I suspect that causes a whole different level of why not me. I've actually lived a somewhat charmed life in my opinion. Yet I feel I've had multiple opportunities for an early exit. Some odd 40 years ago or so while engaged in a hide and seek game I turned to run across the street and instead ran into the side of a moving automobile. Obviously, if my timing had been better I would have been run over and possibly killed. 10 years later I found myself rolling down a rocky ditch after the motorcycle I was on bounced off of a light blue pickup. I was carried away unscathed, not withstanding my three tibia fractures. Two or three short years later I was assisting in the placement of a 20 foot stick of rebar a mere 30 feet above ground and 12 feet from multiple high voltage lines. That was likely the closest I've come to death. Let's not forget the close encounters with bad drivers.
Any of the aforementioned incidents could've been the end of me, but due to grace, bad timing, or good fortune I'm still here. We all know people, or are that person, that could've or should've killed or at least maimed themselves. Sometimes you read about them in the paper and your thinking, yep, that's what I expected. Yet, just as often or more so, it'll be someone you least expected. We just don't know. Past behavior doesn't guarantee future outcomes. This seems to apply to the stock market and other areas as well. The worst is when you're doing everything right and along comes some Darwin award winner to take you out. Never rely on the performance of mechanical things, they can fail. However, deaths due to mechanical failure are minuscule compared to those resulting from human actions. If you make it through the golden years of bad choices, 13-24, then your chances of a natural death improve and for the majority that do it is no fault of their own. It's true, and in the words of Bill Winke, "Young people are not consistent in their effort". Well, too be fair, old people aren't consistent in their effort either. Speaking of myself of course. I've made stellar efforts and enjoyed the results. Yet, I continue to fail in maintaining the consistency. I believe what's missing in my case is the "life change", about which Dr. Phil writes and speaks. Hey if it was easy, we'd all be rocket scientists fitness champions. Some days it's a simple matter of procrastination, it's easy to start tomorrow. I'll start exercising, studying, eating right......tomorrow, because right now a double stuffed oreo family pack and quart of whole milk will satisfy my cravings. Sugar has got to be a drug, how it lifts you up and then lets you crash. It comes in lots of forms too, soda, candy, and cookies; all in nice attractive packaging that appeals to the senses. It looks like I've strayed from the title.
Youth is typically the time when physically you're in your prime. It's all easy, running, jumping, swinging, and so on. Yet it's also the time when most want to put out as little effort as they can to "get by". It's mostly effective, see how your peers are doing the same thing. It's some twisted idea that if I'm doing better than my peers, that's good enough. Instead of slacking and doing just enough to get by, you should be pushing yourself to get better. But in your little world you're good enough you think. You're WRONG, because you can be better. That means if "better is possible, then good is not good enough". I read that in book I can't recall the title too in order to give proper credit at this time. On a brighter note, if Hillary is elected POTUS, she can take some awesomeness from some other people that were consistent in their efforts and give it too me. I think I'm entitled. |
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