On June 28, 2010 I wrote a post entitled, "We Get the Government We Deserve." I was listing some of the reasons why I felt we as Americans are getting the government we deserve today. I was mentioning such reasons as American forgetting God, the type of candidates America votes for, and the list continues. I've developed some different thoughts on this subject so I've decided to continue this series. I highlighted some basic themes in the very first post that I had written about concerning why we have a government that's taking America toward communism. It didn't begin overnight. It began many decades ago. We're in the process of seeing our nation transformed in a dramatic fashion into a socialist country with the Federal government taking over the banks, the insurance companies, General Motors and Chrysler, and our healthcare system with the recent passage of Obamacare in March. I'm going to continue this thought but I'm going to elaborate on a different point each post so we have a fuller understanding why America is in the condition she's in today. Many people will say that today we hardly have any choice of candidates. It's nothing but the lesser of two evils. That's true. But I'm not basing this argument that we get the government we deserve by the last few election cycles. Listen, I understand. I know there are some Americans that voted for President Obama out of protest in what they witnessed with the previous administration. President Bush himself started taking us toward the path to socialism. President Obama picked up where Bush left off and he's pushing the petal to the floor. I know that President Obama wasn't the one that engineered the destruction of America. However, he's the one chosen that's playing his role in placing the final touches on implementing this "new order" that those who are pulling his strings desire it to be.
One of my favorite talk show hosts is Jim Sumpter. He now lives in Florida by the space station. He lived in Utah for several years and aired his program, "The Jim Sumpter Show" on K-Talk Radio in Utah as well as other radio affiliates across the country. He doesn't have the celebrity status as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, or Michael Savage have. I had the privilege to first hear him in 2007 when he was placed on air in an Owensboro radio station called AM 1490 WOMI. He replaced the time slot in which Michael Savage was on. His program was carried on WOMI for approximately two years, then his program was dropped. When I first heard him, he made some of the same stands as Michael Savage did. Sumpter is a registered Republican and is very conservative. However, he's very critical of the elected elite that comprise the Republican Party. I had the privilege to hear Sumpter the last year-and-a-half of George W. Bush's presidency. I can honestly say that he rightly criticizes the Republican Party when they're in the wrong. He hammered the Bush administration and the things that were taking place on a daily basis. The first program that I listened to he made mention of President Bush appointing a War Czar. Sumpter pointed out that a War Czar was unconstitutional and that the President is to be the Commander-in-Chief. President Bush appointed a War Czar to oversee the wars in the Middle East--which was the reason why the position of War Czar was created. Sumpter also said that the Department of Homeland Security was unconstitutional and that it was the job of the Defense Department to protect our country. He said the Department of Homeland Security is just another bloated bureaucracy--which I happen to agree with. He didn't leave the Bush administration any slack simply because they wore the name "Republican." Sumpter's even made the statement that we have Obama as president because of the former president. Sumpter is also very critical of the Obama administration. He's even went as far to allege that he doesn't believe that President Obama is a natural-born citizen of the United States. Sumpter's made that argument on the basis of the research he and his producer have done as well as from the book Obama authored entitled, "Dreams of My Father. Sumpter is no Obama fan. Some people who have just recently starting listening to his show might think Sumpter's nothing but an Obama-basher. However, when Bush was in charge in Washington, Sumpter stated how he felt about the Bush administration. Democrats bad--Republicans good doesn't fit in Sumpter's paradigm and thank God for it. I can vouch and say he hammered the Bush administration when Bush was in charge. I wish more conservative talk show hosts did the same while Bush was in office. Allow me to mention another brief note about Sumpter and that is he used to have a working relationship with Glenn Beck during Glenn Beck's early career as a DJ. Sumpter knew Beck in the late 80's and early 90's. Sumpter was the one that even paired Beck and his sidekick, Pat Gray together years ago when Beck needed someone to work with him during an early morning show. Anybody that's listened to Sumpter's show any length of time has heard him mention his relationship with Glenn Beck years ago repeatedly.
I know my narrative about Jim Sumpter was lengthy. Now I'm going to make my point. Jim Sumpter has been advocating for the last few years on his program that the problem with America is the career politician incumbents that are occupying Capitol Hill. Sumpter's theme the last few years has been to void the election and vote the incumbents out regardless whether they're Democrat or Republican. He feels that serving one term is sufficient for a politician to serve. He feels that if they serve any longer in Washington they become part of the problem and could eventually commit a crime which could land them in jail. There are too many allurements in Washington D.C. There are politicians who went to Washington who weren't wealthy but came out wealthy. Most of our politicians are doing the bidding of the lobbyists who donate to their campaigns instead of the politicians serving the American people. That's why he promotes voting out all the incumbents. For the most part I agree with that statement. I haven't yet gotten to the point where I think it's wrong to re-elect any incumbent, but I do agree there aren't many incumbents worthy of re-election--Democrat or Republican. I'm speaking of incumbents on the national level, which happens to be my theme for today.
One of the reasons why we get the government we deserve is simply because we keep on voting for the same incumbent politicians. This isn't a new phenomenon. This has been happening over and over for decade upon decade. That's one of the reasons why Washington is in the mess it's in. They keep on running for re-election and they keep getting voted back in. It shouldn't be that way. Congressman Barney Frank is on the Banking Committee in the House and he was responsible for overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which of course fell apart due to many home mortgages defaulting. The Massachusetts voters should've voted out Barney Frank in 2008 when the revelation of the mortgage meltdown took place. Instead, he was re-elected. I venture to say he'll probably be re-elected in a couple of weeks. The Massachusetts voters in their district are getting the government they deserve. Whenever a Congressman that's a crook is re-elected over and over, what does that say about their constituents? It tells me the voters of that district don't care. One of the problems with some Americans at-large is some of them have a "welfare mentality" where they can expect the government to take care of them and provide various goods and services to them. Many Congressmen and Senators are voted based on what they can bring back home to their constituents, regardless of their character or what the Constitution says.
During the presidential election of 1992, there were allegations that were brought about concerning then Governor Bill Clinton regarding his affairs he's had with women such as Gennifer Flowers as well as some scandals that took place as governor of Arkansas. However, the media said that "character didn't matter." "It's the economy, stupid." Those were some of the campaign slogans of 1992. Sadly, the American people agreed with that and as a result America elected Bill Clinton as president that year. Character matters less and less to the American public each year. Part of that is due to the fact there are a great number of people with no morals nor character. The end justifies the means is the slogan for today. As long as they speak well in public, are handsome, and will promise benefits from the government, the American people will buy it. It's not until recently following the election of Barack Obama along with the rise of the Tea Party movement that Americans are beginning to realize big government isn't a good thing. A government that can give you benefits can also take away your freedoms. With the expansion of the federal government, more and more Americans are losing some of the freedoms to make their own choices. Government is becoming more and more intrusive into the lives of the American people everyday.
In many communities across America there are prominent community leaders that will campaign for incumbent politicians that are of low character and crooked. Why do business and community leaders campaign for incumbents that are crooked? Because of the money some of these career politicians bring to their respective states. Congressman Barney Frank has been in Congress for over 30 years. I guarantee you he's brought in a lot of money to his district. Therefore there are some community leaders that will continue campaigning for him simply because of the money he brings into his district. It doesn't make any difference what they do in Washington as long as they bring home the bacon. Barney Frank along with other Congressmen on both sides of the aisle are responsible for not sounding the alarm when Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were on the verge of bankruptcy. People like that should be thrown out. They should also be prosecuted and put in prison. You wonder why America keeps on going the direction it's going. It's partially due to the re-election of these incumbents. If the American people don't have enough sense to throw out the crooks in Washington, then we deserve a socialist country. You can't keep on voting for the same incumbents over and over and it eventually not take its toll on this country. Just think of the damage that's been caused to this nation due to the re-election of politicians such as Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Barney Frank, Mitch McConnell, John McCain, Harry Reid, and Nancy Pelosi, to name a few. Today, it's come to the point it doesn't make any difference what their party affiliation is or the ideological label they wear. They're both working together towards the pathway to socialism. The finish line is just a few more yards. That's why our politicians are so arrogant and they ignore the American people like they do. The utopian socialist agenda that people like George Soros have envisioned is very closed to coming to fruition. They no longer have to pay attention to the angry electorate. Their agenda will go forth regardless which party takes control of Congress.
Many people will make the argument that the only choices you have are the lesser of two evils. That is true in the general election. In the party primaries, you have more choices than in the general election. I can understand the frustration of the electorate due to the fact that there's not much of a difference between either party on the national level. Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity,and Mark Levin would take me to task over that but the truth is the Republicans are worthless on a national level. They haven't used all the resources at their disposal to stop Obamacare and other facets of President Obama's radical agenda. The fix is in. In 2008 I was very frustrated due to the mortgage meltdown and our elected elite coming together to vote for the TARP bailout. For the first time, I wrote in a candidate's name for different offices. For president I wrote in Alan Keyes as president. In the state of Kentucky, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was up for re-election. For the first time I didn't cast my vote for McConnell. However, I didn't vote for the Democratic candidate which was Bruce Lunsford. Instead, I wrote in the name of a dead Senator. I personally don't enjoy writing in the name of a candidate, esp. when it's not a choice of either "A" or "B". But I'd rather write in a name that I know won't win the election than to vote for the lesser of two evils when there's hardly any distinction to make between the two of them. With the mortgage meltdown taking place, I decided I wasn't going to vote for the names of some of the candidates on the ballot. I decided to write in names. I wasn't going to vote for a Democrat because I know that most Democrats on a national level are socialist. Therefore I decided to write in names of those that I thought would fulfill their role in that office if they were to run. It was pathetic in 2008. There were hardly any candidates on the ballot worth voting for. Almost all of them stank to high Heavens.
I would encourage all Americans on November 2nd to please vote out these fraudulent incumbents regardless of party affiliation. These incumbents are destroying our nation. They don't care for the welfare of this country. They're spending us into an oblivion. Both parties are part of the problem. I know the Republicans don't have the votes to stop the Democrats' agenda, but they could've filibustered Obamacare in the Senate or could've conducted a filibuster of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The only thing the Republicans are concerned about is regaining power. However, we need to vote these fradulent incumbents out. I recognize many of the new candidates we will vote for this November probably won't be any better once they're in office. During the next election cycle in 2012, we need to repeat the process and vote out the candidates we voted in this year. We need to continue the process of voting out the incumbents until they get the message. This election is the most crucial election America's ever had. America is on the ropes. If America is to have any glimmer of hope, we must start by voting out most of the incumbents and vote in new candidates; some of them probably will be Tea Party candidates. However, it doesn't end with November 2nd. If we're going to turn America around, we must keep on fighting. Once we elect a new Congress, we must hold their feet to the fire and demand accountability from them. There are too many evil temptations in Washington. Washington needs to hear our voices on election day and they need to continue hearing our voices following election day. If we vote back in Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic majority on November 2nd, I believe our nation will be finished. America can't stand another two years of a Democratic-controlled Congress along with President Obama. I'll finish up the thought I have about voting in the next post.
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