LIKE LEMMINGS TO THE SEA…

There are many natural phenomenons in our world and to the masses comes much puzzlement and intrigue. Two such unexplained phenomenons are why Lemmings; those cuddly little furry rodents indigenous to Norway and found in or near the Arctic, in tundra type climates, suddenly during migrations jump off cliffs in mass suicides.

Because of their association with this odd behavior Lemmings became notoriously famous and the subject of myth and metaphor in reference to people who go along unquestioningly with popular opinion, with potentially dangerous or fatal consequences. In most cases it does not appear to be a conscious action causing suicide but rather accidental mass death due to a “blinding” desire to follow the group! However in popular culture the alleged behavior is usually referred to as "mass suicide" and hence has come to be known as the "mass suicide myth". Or better known as the “Obama Syndrome”.

The second highly unexplained phenomenon is the election of Barack Obama! How in God’s name did such an inexperienced, far-left, socialist-radical come to lead what was the greatest nation on earth? I guess in looking at the behavior of the Lemmings one can see comparisons of how this came to pass.

When the herds get too big due to rapid reproduction which evaporates all of their food resources, they divide looking for new habitat and mass chaos ensues with Lemmings running in every direction with many killed or injured in the process. Blindly groups by the scores separate from the main-pack and follow a perceived leader. They’re not even sure he is the leader but just begin following him to where they do not know but they still follow. With only hopes of food and shelter in their new home they sometimes march for days on end. In some cases these groups do find a better place to live until the herd once again becomes too big and splinters off.

But in more cases than not the leaders are themselves overwhelmed with the chaos, not ready to lead and confused on the right paths to take which will benefit the group. In their hurry & hast they can lead them into areas filled with predators or habitats not conducive to sustain the herd and at the very worst lead them off cliffs to their deaths…which the majority of the herd never see coming because of their unconditional & unfounded trust placed in the leader.

Now there are many parallels which can be clearly seen between these two examples, hopefully the blinding faith and trust that many have placed in Obama will be exposed for the “sham” that it is and many lives spared. With the recent victory in Mass. it goes to show that the country is starting to wake up and snap out of the “stupor” that once griped it.

But with unemployment still looming large except for the addition of Gov’t jobs which for the first time since the depression have outnumbered product & service producing jobs. In fact, the average annual salary of “non-executive” level Gov’t jobs is $74,400.00, and when executive jobs get factored in jumps to a whopping $179K+! Now these are positions that are mainly support in nature and have no contribution to national GDP expect for having a “drag” on growth due to their expense.

If the recent snowstorms that hit DC show us anything & are any indication of the “fat” within the Gov’t ranks, over 240k “non-essential” workers stayed at home for 3 ½ days and the country still ran…I wonder how much of the money spent on those positions could be allocated to the private sector to put people back to work that actually produce something?

Of course there will always be those Lemmings that jump off the cliff because they follow the group…the good news is that most of them will be Liberals…

Progessives of the World Unite...

As our country continues to tumble recklessly out of control with raging debates of healthcare reform (oxymoron), un-sustainable spending and debt and jobless numbers soaring, many Americans (the ones who care anyway) are uneasy about where all of this will end up. We have our ideas and things ain’t lookin good…

Now to fully understand this whole mess, it might be helpful to recap how we got to this point and where those who are in charge of driving the bus would like to go. The roots of the Obama administration and many who hold seats in the house and senate comes from a movement starting in the late 1870’s called Progressivism.

The Progressive Movement was an effort to cure many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century. The frontier had been tamed, great cities and businesses developed, and an overseas empire established, but not all citizens shared in the new wealth, prestige, and optimism.

Efforts to improve society were not new to the United States in the late 1800s. A major push for change, the First Reform Era, occurred in the years before the Civil War and included efforts of social activists to reform working conditions, and humanize the treatment of mentally ill people and prisoners. Many believed that they could set up “utopian” communities in which reforms were limited to their participants. Progressivism was rooted in the belief, certainly not shared by all, that man was capable of improving the lot of all within society. They would take small steps over time to set in motion changes that would “level the playing field” by taking wealth from many of the rich and powerful figures of the day.

Progressivism was also imbued with strong political overtones and rejected the church as the driving force for change. Specific goals included:

• The desire to remove corruption and undue influence from government through the taming of bosses and political machines;
• The effort to include more people more directly in the political process;
• The conviction that government must play a role to solve social problems and establish fairness in economic matters.

Urban problems were addressed by professional social workers who operated settlement houses (perhaps a model for early ACORN offices) as a means to protect and improve the prospects of the poor.

But one very interesting aspect of the Progressives was that the needs of blacks and Native Americans were poorly served or served not at all — a major shortcoming of the Progressive Movement. (A failure to protect and promote the needs of the very people they claim to care so much about, Um?)

Now fast-forward to 2009-10. Although some of the “social issues” like woman’s suffrage no longer apply, this crop of Modern-day Progressives still are trying and in some cases successfully impacting American life through the spread of their agenda. They live the life of entitlements, big government, big spending & the belief that the government alone should be the controlling entity in all of our lives. They claim to champion the cause of the less privileged yet they in fact through their elitist eyes look down upon the very people who support them just as the early European royalty did centuries before. They thrive on creating crises and flooding and overloading the “so-called” system in an attempt to break it down. Once broken, they believe that they and they alone will be able to impose the “social” change they deem important, transform our principles and create the socialist world they desire.

This is clearly evident when people like Nancy Pelosi refer to the US Constitution as “That very old piece of paper written a long, long time ago”.

Now she is right in that it was written a long, long time ago but that’s where it ends. “That very old paper” was created by the visionary “framers” of our nation and for over 230 years has held up to be more right than wrong! But yet the assault of free enterprise and economic growth by private sector companies and individuals is continued and anyone of “means” villianized. At every turn this administration is putting forth efforts to bankrupt the treasury and further burden the very people that built this nation. Healthcare if passed in its proposed form will add trillions to our national deficit raise the cost of insurance premiums and limit coverage. Cap & Trade will only make everything in our lives much more expensive because this bill will force manufacturers to pay more for production, goods & services which they in turn will pass along to the consumer. (Yes You & Me).

And if you believe for one minute that the healthcare bill is about healthcare please wake up. This action is all about the biggest power-play in American history. A move to the Gov’t controlling individual lives, businesses, financial entities and what we can and can’t use and buy, i.e. light bulbs. All of this points to securing the future of the “ruling class” and enabling them to further their power!

They will stop at nothing to advance their liberal agenda and have even used our
public school system which already was a haven of like-minded individuals sympathetic their cause to launch programs like the National Organizing Internship.
This is a program sponsored by Organizing America which lists as its main objectives:

(1) organize support for President Obama’s policy agenda, and (2) build and strengthen the grassroots organization we built during the 2008 campaign by training and empowering people to have an impact in their own communities. The most important thing OFA does is build support for and educate citizens about President Obama’s policies for change.

The week one reading assignment is “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky…just what all of America’s youth need to read!

I think similar programs were used in 1939 Berlin…and I think we know how that turned out!