I was a liberal democrat

(Before You Read This)
You should know that in 1972 I turned 18 and was able to vote.
I voted for George McGovern, I thought that he was a war hero and would save this country.
I also voted for Jimmy Carter thinking that he was a man that feared and respected OUR GOD and had a strong military background, how could we go wrong??? WOW!!!!!
Then in 1979 I heard of A man named Ronald Reagan
He said that America was the greatest country on earth filled with the greatest people on earth and America's greatest days were in our future
I became a Conservative that day..

So what you will read below is JUST how I feel
Steve

If you drop a frog in boiling water he will leap right out. If you slowlyheat the water he will be content until it's too late to get out. That isexactly how history works. It moves slowly and we never really see anydanger until it's too late. Remember how suppressed workers were before unions came along? The unions leveled the playing field. Unfortunately, over a long period of time the pendulum swung too far. Slowly, businesses and factories closed and jobs left the country. We were comfortable and didn't see the change coming. Weblamed everyone except ourselves for what happened. We weren't alert to howslow things change over time. World War II, and the Korean War, demonstrated how powerful a united nation could be. Our nation, and our families, were united. The father was thehead of the family and the President was the head of the nation. Both were highly respected. We were content and happy. We were good at fighting a hot war but we were unprepared to fight a coldwar with the communists in the 50's. They knew they couldn't change us but they didn't care. Their philosophy was to wait it out and capture the minds of our children. They loaded our colleges with many of their professors and waited. It didn't take long to see the results. The 60's ushered in the radicals, drug culture, student protesters, and theVietnam War. The aim of the cold war was to divide and conquer. They divided our families and the nation. The secret to defeating a polite and respectful people is to scream. The louder and longer you scream the better your chance of winning. Radicals are masters at this form of attack. Theyknow if you constantly scream and repeat a lie it will eventually become the truth. The media, and Hollywood, hammered us with hate America themes and stories.Our servicemen, and women, were jeered, cursed, and spit on. Even the people, who later wanted to become their President, thrashed them. We lostour first War in history. There was no hero's homecoming for our fightingmen and women. The Reverend King, who was raised in the old school, peacefully changed therace issue and united the people. When he died the new breed of leaderslike the Jesse Jacksons, Lewis Farrakhans, Al Sharptons, and Rev. Wrightsput a lid on his efforts and turned racism into a money-making machine. Corporations were green-mailed by threats of protests, product boycotts, orendless lawsuits. Every issue, large or small, became a race issue. Thepublic recoiled in fear of being called a racist. Their voices weresilenced because one word could cost you a career, get you fired, or get yousued. Even politicians buckled under to the pressure. The Florida legislatureissued a formal apology for having slavery 200 years ago. They were thankedby being asked for compensation. There is no end in sight for this kind ofnonsense.America didn't capture slaves and bring them to America. Their ownpeople sold them to slave traders from several nations. This knowledgedoesn't stop the screamers. History is what it is and you can't change it.There have been many tragic events in history. You acknowledge them andmove on. They divided our nation into two separate Americas. We now have Americans,and African-Americans, although Africa has nothing to do with being anAmerican. You can be one or the other but not both. You are what you wereborn to be. You do not subordinate our country to any foreign nation. It'sequivalent to flying the African flag above the Stars and Stripes. If youhyphenate two countries America always comes first. This election year could be the turning point in our history because thefrog theory has come into play. It's time to step back and look at how thecountry has slowly changed since the cold war started. Don't get caught upin all the hype. George McGovern was the first Presidential candidate to test the waters withcollege students. The Clintons played a big role in his campaign. It wasthe worst campaign ever run. He was crushed in the election. Step two was to infiltrate all the information vehicles such as radio,newspapers, magazines, TV and movies. They were quite successful at that.Jimmy Carter was the first President to demonstrate the leadership skills ofthe far left. Weak military, high taxes, runaway inflation, 19% mortgagerates, and plain incompetence ended his career in Washington. Iran, a smallcountry at the time, took American hostages and kicked sand in our face. Bynegotiating from weakness Carter could not get the hostages released. The big benefit of the Carter years is that they were followed by the Reaganyears. The nation got a clear look at the difference between a weak nationand a strong nation. Every student should know this difference. WhenRonald Reagan took over the hostages were quickly released, taxes werelowered, inflation dropped, mortgage rates dropped, and the military wasstrengthened. Russia quickly waved the white flag and waited for anotherDemocrat term. Clinton took over Carter's uncompleted social programs. He weakened themilitary and tried to pass large government programs. An intern derailedhis Presidency. While he was tied up with his personal problems his lawyersran the country. He passed up three opportunities to take out Osama BinLaden. This eventually cost us the loss of our TwinTowers, thousands ofAmerican lives, and got us involved in a war with Iraq. By the end of his term the left had captured a large share of the media andit flexed its muscle in 2000. The hate Bush campaign got off to a roaringstart. The brainwashing theory of repeating the same story over and overagain was launched. There were endless stories about our evil nation and its President.Top-secret plans were leaked to the press and printed for the entire worldto see. Hollywood cranked out documentaries about the evil Bushadministration and our evil military. They laid the groundwork for the nextelection. The ACLU flooded the courts with lawsuits and the Democrat partybecame a law firm. Almost every incumbent, or his or her spouse, is alawyer. They now have the perfect candidate because they can squash criticism byplaying the race card. If you don't like Obama, or criticize him, you are aracist. They can hide his inexperience and background by turning him into arock star and singing change and hope. They don't tell us what kind ofchange, or how it will be done, only that you should hope for the best. Bykeeping the hype going they don't have to put anything of substance on thetable. The only thing we really know about Obama is that his wife has never beenproud to be an American. They want us to believe that his liberal collegeprofessors, Rev. Pfleger, his ties to radicals Bill Ayers and LewisFarrakhan, and listening to the Rev. Wright's hate talks for 20 years, hadno influence on his thinking. If they didn't, then who did? He wasn't inbusiness and didn't see fit to serve his country. These people launched hispolitical career and their organizations received earmarks in return fortheir campaign donations and political help. They must have had someinfluence. Rev. Wright's church received over $15 million. That's only onesmall local church. Think on a national scale. The change being promoted is a change back to the Carter years. It startedin 2006 when the lawyer party took over. There have been endless lawsuitsand investigations in retaliation for the Clinton years. It keeps thelawyers busy but does nothing for the economy. The economy has been in adownward spiral since they took over. Returning to the Carter years of high taxes, high inflation, and a weakmilitary is not the change we are looking for. We cannot cower to a bunchof crazies whose only goal in life is to kill us. The old sages (over 50) will have to play a big role in this election. Theyoung people simply don't know what the aged know. The advantage of agingis the knowledge you accumulated. You know what United States means. Youknow what the seldom-heard word respect means. You know how wonderfulfreedom and independence is. You know the difference between a strong and aweak nation; and you know what it takes to keep it strong. You know historybecause you have lived it. Although the old guard is dying off, and getting too tired to fight, theyhave to muster one more charge. If they don't, our children andgrandchildren will never know the joy and freedom that is the bedrock of ourcountry. The heat is slowly being turned up and the water is getting hot.The old frogs better start jumping before it's too late.