Troy on Troy - Sticks and Stones

The health care debate is coming to a vote today and the committees are working hard behind closed doors to let us know what the future holds for us Americans across this great Nation. I have a strong opinion on the issue but am reconsidering voicing them. I am not afraid of telling it like I see it. It’s just that I’m starting to get a little gun shy from the name calling. In just the past 30 days, two separate people have said that I am racist for disagreeing with President Obama’s spending. Even Jimmy Carter said something to the effect that “most” of the people demonstrating against health care reform are racists.

I was under the impression that protesting against those in power, on either side, was an act of patriotism. In fact, according to Hillary Clinton back in 2003, “It is our duty to protest.” I have attached the Utube link where she says exactly that. Please ignore the pictures, they were put in to cast her in a negative light by the people showing her speak. I am not bashing Hillary, I just think it’s best to hear her in her own words in which I totally agree.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxmpTMGhU0

It is my strong belief that once you start calling each other names, you are making it hard to be taken seriously. The amazing part is when it comes from those voted into power of our Government. What kind of leadership is name calling; someone needs a timeout! Nancy Pelosi said that the town hall attendees that disagree with President Obama are Nazi’s. Wow, you really must not have an argument if you resort to calling someone a Nazi or even worse, the “H” word. The Nazi term is being used by both sides to make their point, now that is really confusing. Both sides call each other the same derogatory names. Did they get their talking points crossed up? You have to be careful when debating to make sure you never use that word. No matter how many times you try and pitch it. Whoever uses that term always looks like the jackass; it never works.

The term “Racist” is really being over used as well. Don’t you think that the term “Racist” should be reserved to those that really are racist? If you dilute the word with overuse, it looses its sting that should be saved for the people that actually are racists.

I was called a racist for the joke I told about the saying “You’ve got to be shitting me.” It was a blog I wrote about 4 days ago, here is the link for those of you who missed it. http://troyontroy.blogspot.com/2009/10/troy-on-troy-you-have-to-be-shitting-me.html

In this blog, I wrote that I was shocked that President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize so soon after he was elected. He was just in office 12 days when the nomination was given. As it turns out, even in his acceptance speech, he said he was “surprised and honored.” Does that make him a racist? There is such a double standard by both parties in which they point to the loons on either side of the political isle and say that their behavior is a representation of everyone in their political party.

From our earliest days as Americans, we have protested and voiced our differences using our first amendment right, Freedom of Speech. The Boston Tea Party showed our enemies that we had had enough. Does everyone remember what that protest was about? Taxes.

So for the past few years, yes, going back to President Bush, I have said to anyone that will listen, that “Government spending is out of control.” Did you know President Obama’s first budget is projected to have a 1.4 Trillion, (with a T) dollar deficit compared to President Bush’s 430 Billion dollar deficit. This is ridiculous. Please, nobody tell our government what comes after Trillion!

Let me ask you a serious question. If you had $500.00 left in your bank account after paying bills, buying food, getting kids their school clothes… etc., would you go out and finance a new Cadillac, boat, jewelry, furniture and redo your kitchen and justify this by saying “It’s OK, my kids can pay for this later?” That is what is happening at this very moment.

I am opposed to Nationalized Health Care. We can’t afford it. I am opposed to the financing of our country’s financial future for limitless social projects. Some people think, “Let’s just print new dollar bills.” That doesn’t work. The dollar bill, in essence, is a stock certificate for our “company” called the United States of America. If you are familiar with stocks at all, you know that every time a company issues new stocks, the existing stock declines in value. Now, that stock can increase in value overtime, but if it doesn’t, then that is called inflation. The purchasing power of the dollar bill declines.

When Europe first came out with the Euro, the par value (equal buying power) was less than the dollar. As of this morning, the exchange rate is approximately 63%. So for every dollar you give to a vendor for bread, milk, or in my case, wine, you can get 1/3 more if you were to give them a Euro. The same thing has happened in Canada. We went from a positive 60% three years ago to where we stand now at about a negative 3%. The reason this happens is that we finance our dept. That is mostly done through China.

Did you know that recently, the Chinese government came over to our country and visited the White House where they told us that we are spending too much money and they were considering not financing anymore debt? Communist are telling Capitalists how to run their economies. This is incredible!

Somehow, we need to change the tone of the argument, not the content. President Obama came into office saying that there would be a new tone. And my goodness there has been. He can’t go through a speech without blaming Bush for everything. This is unprecedented. People in every new administration do this but the office of the President is supposed to be above this kind of discourse.

Again, I try and give some kind of a “Thought for the day” in each of these blogs. Today I jumped around a bit but the tone is the same through out. Treat people with respect, ask what you can do for your County, not what your Country can do for you. And live within your means. If you agree or disagree, God bless you and tell me why without calling me names.

Think about my final sentence and decide for yourself.

“I think our Government spends too much money.” Does that make me a racist?

Fight On!

Troy