From the Right: The Massachusetts Election Result Brings Change

Background - Flashback 2009:

The election of Barak Obama was an election of Change. A change in government, a change in the way government operated. Barak Obama campaigned as a centrist leader; a leader who would govern from the center. Some of the things he told us made some sense to me; other things were inconsistent to his background. Obama promised to govern by working with the opposition party. Despite what I thought or what many conservatives thought, the people spoke. They were tired of the governing of George W. Bush; the people felt they needed a change. While they voted for this change, they also voted for a super-majority in congress. It was at this point, that things changed.

The economy was in a tailspin, and according to the new President, we were heading not just into a recession, but a depression, and that we must listen to his leadership and begin to enact his programs. The Republicans, reeling from their recent defeat looked at the stimulus package offered by the new President, and offered some suggestions. The economy, they identified, needed a boost. They identified that the stimulus must come from businesses, and that businesses needed tax relief. The President listened to the Republican leaders of Congress and said clearly "I Won.. You Lost". Rahm Emmanuel, the President's chief of staff saw the economic problem as a chance to push through A Progressive Liberal Democrat agenda. His famous quote still resonates "Never let a Crisis go to waste."

The President put through a $700 Billion stimulus Bill that provided no real stimulus to the economy. The people would get a $60 - $80 a month increase in their take home pay ($1.50 - $2.00 an hour). The banks would get Billions in loans, and temporary government programs would be enacted all throughout the country. These led to temporary jobs, which in some cases lasted a few weeks. Programs the Progressive left wanted for years appeared in the program. The congress had 24 hours to read the bill… But as Congressional leaders have said over and over again... who reads these Bills…. But to keep unemployment low, we needed to trust the new President. Just pass the Bill, and worry about it later. (My father always told me to be wary of people who asked you to trust them).

The Congress also increased spending in government programs by over 20%. Small businesses - they needed to wait for their stimulus (they are still waiting). Unemployment in this country went from 8% to 10%. Real Unemployment is hovering around 18%. So how does the Obama administration react??? By trying to enact a Cap and Trade Bill and a "Health Care Reform" package, that would increase the cost of doing business. How did businesses react? They reacted the way businesses always do, if the amount of taxes go up, they need to shed jobs to increase profit. So, with businesses losing money, and with no hope of relief in taxes, businesses stopped hiring as well as laying off people.

The basic economics of Business is not that difficult to understand. If a business loses money and people do not want the product, it contracts, or it goes out of business – Except in the Obama Administration. So what we have had is businesses deciding not to hire people… Why?… If you are someone who wants to make money, the climate for business is not good. If capitalism is greedy (as Obama has said on occasion), and the government will tax profits, why would a business want to grow? This administration has a very good anti business campaign, and the effects show in the lack of employment.

However, not all businesses will go out of business – Especially if the businesses have a large amount of Union workers that helped the President get elected. The government will choose the winners, which one's should survive… loan them money, and once under it's grasp, they will take the company over. They will dump the Shareholders who invested their money in the future of the company, and put the Union in control. Despite the fact, it was the Union contract that caused the problem in the first place. The Republicans despite their opposition to the government takeover of a private business were in the minority. The conservatives feel the best way to increase business growth is to give them incentives to increase profit (read less taxes) However, the class warfare of the Progressive Liberals is TAX, and TAX again. Business has made too much money… It is time for government to tax these people so that they can give more to the government, and the government can redistribute the money to whoever they want. The result is a large deficit spending and a stagnant economy. When the Republicans tried to provide some suggestions to increase the growth in the economy, President Obama said in his familiar speech… "I'm busy and Nancy (Pelosi is) busy with our mop cleaning up somebody else's mess --- we don't want somebody sitting back saying, you're not holding the mop the right way". They heard from the President the familiar refrain: "I Won… you Lost".

The President also had his signature agenda item – Health Care reform. He was going to change the face of health care. The Progressive Liberals saw their majority, and the goal to enact control of the Health Care Industry (The only industry in this economy that actually grew jobs). They were going to provide health care to 40 Million more people without increasing the supply of doctors or Nurses. Not only that, they were going to do this while at the same time reducing costs. They were going to cut the Medicare program by $500 Billion, and provide either the same or better services. (Despite the fact the same Progressive Liberal democrats howled that Senior Citizens would be harmed if the Republican President or Republican led congress cut 10% of this amount in previous years). They said this with a straight face, and asked us once again to "Trust Them".

The Republicans had many ideas on health care reform. They wanted to offer the ability to purchase health care in different states, and wanted to limit the amount of settlements(Tort Reform), which in most cases the judgments won don't go to the victims but to the trial lawyers (many of whom are contributors to the Democratic Party). They wanted to find a bipartisan way to resolve the problem. They were totally shut out of negotiations in the House. Marginalized in the Senate. With a Super Majority, the President didn't need the help of the Republican Minority. Yet he kept saying they were in the way. Politics has a great way of proposing blame. The Republicans were shut out, but they were still in the way. When the Republicans cried they were not invited to the meetings. Once again they heard from the President the familiar refrain: "I Won… you Lost".

The people became upset… They marched on Washington. When the Progressive left marches on Washington, it is to exercise their constitutional rights. Each time the left marches on Washington, it is according to the Liberal Media with a fervor that must be heard. During the Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, the Progressive liberal left protested, to the point that the police were brought in and had to arrest hundreds of people. Riots ensued and tear gas was sent into the crowds. What we heard was that they had a reason to protest. The progressive left was justified in destroying property and performing violence against the police – Despite the fact that the Progressive Liberal Left was in charge.

However, when the Right exercises their constitutional right to assemble, they are Extremists. The Liberal Media called the Tea Party people racists. The Secretary of Homeland Security said that many of these people should be considered as Terrorists. During their march on Washington, not one person was arrested, and they cleaned up their own garbage. Did you see what garbage was left after the inauguration… During the Tea Party demonstration, there was not a trace of that behavior. Hundreds of thousands of people showed up from around the country. What was reported was that less than 10,000 people showed up. These people were shouted down by the Progressive Media as "Tea Baggers" – a derogative term defined as a sex act. Their goal was to say to the government – You may have won, but we are not happy with what you are doing. Spending is out of control, you were not given this mandate. President Obama responded by saying: "What I reject is when some folks say we should go back to the past policies when it was those very same policies that got us into this mess in the first place." In other words… "I Won… you Lost".

The same people showed up at Town hall meetings, to voice their displeasure at the policies enacted by the same people who were elected by the people. They were polite, but firm in their response. They were not happy with the results. They wanted their elected officials to listen. The elected officials discounted these people as "Right Wing Extremists". Senator Barbara Boxer called these people a "Diversion" to the business of health care. She derided that "well dressed people" showed up, as if these people were not ordinary Americans. How dare the American people want to exercise their first amendment right of free speech. How dare they try to redress their government? How dare they question their congressional leaders?…." In other words the left was saying… "I Won… you Lost".

FAST FORWARD January 22, 2010:

The People are speaking. They are not as dumb as the Progressive Media seems to believe. It is time for the Progressive Left learned how to govern with the support of the American People, and in a Bi-Partisan way, that would help the country grow. The people are not looking for government to run their lives. The American people need a government to protect us from the people looking to take away our way of life - Terrorists. We need a government to provide the ground rules so that no one business has an advantage over the other. We need a government to protect the ordinary citizen from predators'. We do not need a government to tell us how to live our lives. We do not need a government to tell us how much money we can make, or if we can do a job. We do not need a government who will pick winning businesses and losing businesses, based upon their whim. We do not need a government takeover of Private industry. We do not need a government to tell limit our health care options. We do not need a government that is looking to redistribute wealth.

The people are speaking very loudly Congress and maybe you should listen to the people who elected you to office. We need a government to provide us with the opportunity to succeed. We do not need government to strangle small businesses with oppressive taxes. The People are looking to government to protect their assets, not to take them and give them to someone else. We need smaller government, and we need government to stop intruding into places they have no business to be.

The people of Massachusetts have spoken. The People of Massachusetts are not a representation of the rest of the country, they are more liberal and more progressive than most states, which is all the more telling. The majority of people spoke loudly and clearly. They made their vote on a long time Democratic Seat, one held by the Lion of the Senate for 42 years. The Left called it Ted Kennedy's Seat. Scott Brown called it "The People's Seat". The People have spoken. The Democrats lost the seat, and their Super Majority. The signature issues were – Lower Taxes, Smaller Government, and of course a resounding NO to Government Run Health Care. It was a large turnout in what normally would be a low turnout election. The people made their arguments clear. The people don't want the government to take over their lives. The progressive left needs to learn how to govern according to "The People's" wishes. Not based on an agenda of socialistic programs that are based upon wealth redistribution. The people are speaking Mr. President, and they are using strong language… With the election last week they are saying clearly… STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING. If you didn't hear us at the Tea Parties..., you will hear us at the ballot box. Maybe the people are using a language you can identify with. In other words…"We Won… You Lost".