It's Morning in America!

Monday morning. A REAL Monday morning.  When Bart Stupak and his gang folded like a cheap stroller yesterday afternoon, the handwriting truly was on the wall.  It would be easy to be depressed this morning.  After all, the America that I grew up in, and mostly raised my family in, is forever gone.

I have read many pieces this morning hailing the Health Care Deform bill as a relief to the consumer, the uninsured, etc.  Oh man...just wait.  I have also read many on the right that some might say are "dispirited."  But, I don't read them as being dispirited.  A sort of sad resolve might describe their mood better.  They know that the march to destroy liberty has been a long, slow one.  And, they know now that a huge chunk of our liberty has been stolen in a single moment.  They also know that the pace of the liberty grab is likely to quicken now.

So, with sadness, they have resolved to do what they must.  Certainly, there will be court challenges to this new law.  Certainly, State Attorney Generals have vowed to fight it.  I am no legal scholar, but I suspect that they will lose.  Then, of course, we have the 2010 Congressional elections that could possibly evict the Democrats from their seats of power.  But, does any sane person really believe that there will be sufficient numbers to override a Presidential veto of a repeal?

This will not be repealed.  What's next?  Amnesty for illegal aliens will be passed.  Even though unpopular in the nation, solid proof has been provided here that Congress does not care about that.  Those that are "in peril" already will have no reason to challenge Queen Nancy, or BozObama.  In fact, without their help, re-election for these fence sitters will likely be impossible.  Millions of new Democrat voters will flood voter rolls.

Small businesses will begin to close.  I know three small businesses that employ about 50 people that are making plans to shut down over the next few years.  I will lose many customers, as several of them are just barely hanging on now, and the mandate to provide insurance for their employees will be the last straw.  "Not gonna work this hard for nothing," is what I've heard.  That will be repeated by hundreds of thousands of other small business people across the land.  The unemployment rolls will begin to swell.

The several US States, already going down for the third time financially will find it impossible to provide other legitimate services, due to these mandated strains on their budgets, and increased unemployment and welfare costs.  Taxes will increase.  The earners will throw in the towel, taking their ball home with them.

As the economy slowly deteriorates, the "have nots" will cry even louder to take from the "haves."  As welfare payments, social security, medicare, etc. become impossible to sustain, no person with any means will be safe from the mob.

I don't care so much for myself.  I'm 50, and in the big scheme of things will be dead soon.  But, my children will live with this, barring a Divine intervention.  So, with a sad resolve, we make plans to do what we must.  We place our faith in our God, and thank Him for the blessing of living in what was America.

I have never hoped so desperately that I am wrong.

Well, I gotta get to work.  Can't quit yet...  Y'all have a blessed day.