I'm so excited!

No, no -- NOT about the unconstitutional monstrosity that our Dear Leader has forced upon a population of Americans, who, for the most part, were OPPOSED to said monstrosity... and not about the fact that Dear Leader resorted to bribery and threats to attain the votes he needed (which just seems, oh, I don't know... wrong??)... and certainly not about the fact that apparently, passing this bill means we can finally see what's actually in it (yes, they had "to pass the bill so you can find out what is in it," according to Nancy Pelosi... gosh, do you mean it, Nancy Pelosi? That's swell...). And I'm DEFINITELY not excited about the fact that half the people in this country have turned into a bunch of whining, selfish babies who all believe they are "entitled" to every single little thing under the sun, and if they don't get it, well, then it must be because of racisim, sexism, homophobia, intolerance, hatred, or some combination of the bunch...

Meanwhile hard-working (and, by the way, TOLERANT and LOVING) people are being penalized simply for living their lives in a responsible, logical manner... but this is NOT about logic, it's about emotion... and it is certainly NOT about "health care," it's about control. (This has baffled me from the beginning -- how have so many people been duped into believing this whole debate has been about "health care"???) I have a feeling there will be a few Democrats out of a job come November...

But like I said, that is NOT why I'm excited, and I don't want to write too much more about this because it's pointless. There will always be logic on one side and emotion on the other. There will always be those who believe that with personal freedom, you can succeed no matter WHO you are -- whether you were born in the poorest of conditions in the worst part of a city, or in a mansion in an expensive suburb... whether you're black, white, Asian, Hispanic, whoever, whatever... whether you went to a public school or a private school... whether you wore hand-me-downs or designer jeans -- WHOEVER you are and WHEREVER you came from, you can do whatever you set your mind to, IF you have the freedom to do so, and IF you take the responsibility for your OWN LIFE, and IF you make the decision to WORK HARD...

Unfortunately, there will also always be people who believe that WHO you are and WHERE you come from can be "unfair"... that depending on who you are and where you come from, you're not ABLE to create a decent life for yourself, so the government has to step in and "help" you, by penalizing OTHERS and by TAKING AWAY from those people who HAVE made the choice to live responsibly and to work hard. And let me ask: what is more "unfair" -- having to work harder than others to attain the life you want, or TAKING AWAY from people who have already made that decision, to "redistribute" what they've rightfully worked for?? It's so simple, yet people still don't seem to "get" it...

As for me, I still choose to believe that ANYONE -- regardless of who they are, where they're from or what they believe -- can create a better life for themselves IF the government gets out of the way and gives them the FREEDOM they need to do so, and IF the government STOPS telling people that they CAN'T possibly create a better life because the country is so "unfair." What MADE this country great to begin with was the idea that people could come here from ANYWHERE and make a better life for themselves... unfortunately, the goverment has now decided that it's not possible anymore. Wealth envy, hatred, and the love of power have won out for now. We can only hope that SOMEHOW there will be some REAL "change" in our futures and people will wake up before it's too late.

And since this has turned into a completely political post (a rarity for my blog... :))... I shall continue my original thought (which I never got around to saying) in my next post... I really AM excited about something really trivial, that has nothing whatsoever to do with our corrupt goverment...