Here we go
Okay, I've been obsessing over these midterm elections for what feels like 10 years, so I can't not comment.
This was a big win. And I don't just say that as a Republican. I say that as someone who, for the past two years, has feared for her country's future. Not because Obama is evil (he's not) or because Democrats are bad people (they're not). I was afraid because I saw it becoming something that our founders did not intend for it to ever be: A large, welfare state. Socialized medicine, high tax rates, a nation of entitlement. Dennis Prager, a syndicated talk show host and best-selling author whom I adore, coined the idea of the American Trinity, three things that sum up America's values (and can conveniently be found on our coins): E Pluribus Unum, In God We Trust, and Liberty. I saw these three things being replaced by 1) multiculturalism, a movement that does nothing except encourage Americans to peg themselves into racial and ethnic holes, 2) secularism, which ignores the fact that our country was founded by religious people (one of the most egregious attacks was the ACLU successfully suing to remove the cross from the Los Angeles city seal) and 3) equality which, while a beautiful notion and ideal, always always reduces liberty.
Had the Republicans lost their bid for the House majority, I feel very certain that we would have continued in a direction that veered far, far away from what makes this nation great. Strong defense, limited government, personal responsibility, free markets, and individual liberty.
I know a lot of people who are upset with last nights results because John Boehner is evil (he's not) and Republicans are evil (we're not). Even if you disagree with everything I've said above, a government that is not entirely controlled by one party makes for a more balanced government, and I think we can all agree that's a good thing. I don't expect my party to go in and clean up everything immediately. What I do expect, and will hold them accountable to, is that they will not enact disastrous legislation that will plunge us into insurmountable debt. My frustration with the Obama administration has never been that they haven't done enough or that they didn't fix the economy in two seconds. My frustration is with the billions of dollars in stimulus packages, bailouts, and a massive health care overhaul that has made the deficit far bigger than it ever was under George W. Bush, and unemployment at nearly 10% as opposed to the 7% unemployment under the Bush administration. Did Bush spend too much money in his first term? Yes. But too many people fail to remember that the Democrats were in charge of Congress beginning in 2007, and any spending that occured was approved by them.
But that was then. Yes, I am extremely happy about Republicans' big win last night. I'm also extremely happy that the election is over and we can move on to normal life (until primary season, that is). I'm ready for a bipartisanship effort if Obama is. No more "we have to punish our enemies", no more "Republicans have to sit in the back seat". I'm ready for what he spoke of at the Democratic National Convention in 2004: No red states, no blue states, only the United States.
Let's do this, America.
And now I'm officially done and ready for anything and everything that does not include politics. This includes, but is not limited to: GIF parties, Youtube videos of cats being spastic, movies, TV, music, the holidays, ANYTHING! I'm ready.
This was a big win. And I don't just say that as a Republican. I say that as someone who, for the past two years, has feared for her country's future. Not because Obama is evil (he's not) or because Democrats are bad people (they're not). I was afraid because I saw it becoming something that our founders did not intend for it to ever be: A large, welfare state. Socialized medicine, high tax rates, a nation of entitlement. Dennis Prager, a syndicated talk show host and best-selling author whom I adore, coined the idea of the American Trinity, three things that sum up America's values (and can conveniently be found on our coins): E Pluribus Unum, In God We Trust, and Liberty. I saw these three things being replaced by 1) multiculturalism, a movement that does nothing except encourage Americans to peg themselves into racial and ethnic holes, 2) secularism, which ignores the fact that our country was founded by religious people (one of the most egregious attacks was the ACLU successfully suing to remove the cross from the Los Angeles city seal) and 3) equality which, while a beautiful notion and ideal, always always reduces liberty.
Had the Republicans lost their bid for the House majority, I feel very certain that we would have continued in a direction that veered far, far away from what makes this nation great. Strong defense, limited government, personal responsibility, free markets, and individual liberty.
I know a lot of people who are upset with last nights results because John Boehner is evil (he's not) and Republicans are evil (we're not). Even if you disagree with everything I've said above, a government that is not entirely controlled by one party makes for a more balanced government, and I think we can all agree that's a good thing. I don't expect my party to go in and clean up everything immediately. What I do expect, and will hold them accountable to, is that they will not enact disastrous legislation that will plunge us into insurmountable debt. My frustration with the Obama administration has never been that they haven't done enough or that they didn't fix the economy in two seconds. My frustration is with the billions of dollars in stimulus packages, bailouts, and a massive health care overhaul that has made the deficit far bigger than it ever was under George W. Bush, and unemployment at nearly 10% as opposed to the 7% unemployment under the Bush administration. Did Bush spend too much money in his first term? Yes. But too many people fail to remember that the Democrats were in charge of Congress beginning in 2007, and any spending that occured was approved by them.
But that was then. Yes, I am extremely happy about Republicans' big win last night. I'm also extremely happy that the election is over and we can move on to normal life (until primary season, that is). I'm ready for a bipartisanship effort if Obama is. No more "we have to punish our enemies", no more "Republicans have to sit in the back seat". I'm ready for what he spoke of at the Democratic National Convention in 2004: No red states, no blue states, only the United States.
Let's do this, America.
And now I'm officially done and ready for anything and everything that does not include politics. This includes, but is not limited to: GIF parties, Youtube videos of cats being spastic, movies, TV, music, the holidays, ANYTHING! I'm ready.