2009 Soap Box Archives

The Coin Has Flipped

Okay, the votes have been counted and Barack Hussein Obama - I guess it's okay to use his middle name now since he was sworn in that way - is going to be our president for the next four years. He is my president and I will pray for him and pull for him and hope that he can deliver on some of the promises he has made.

I say some of the promises because I also pray that he can't deliver on some of them such as expanded abortion laws and gay marriage. Now before some of you cherry pickers waste your time telling me how behind the times I am, let me just tell you that no amount of liberal explanation about a woman's right to choose and "what difference does it make who marries who" talk is going to make me change my mind. Just let me say that I believe abortion and gay marriage are wrong in the sight of God and it's His judgment I'm concerned about, not the world's.

Now that the coin has flipped I would like to ask some of you compassionate liberals to have a little understanding for the loyal opposition. There are just some things that we just aren't going to go along with.

That doesn't mean we hate Obama in the way some of you people hated George Bush, it just means that we don't happen to think that some of the things that Obama will support will be good for America.

And please don't bring up that old worn out saw that we are prejudiced and don't go along with every thing Obama proposes because he's black. You can put that one back on the rubbish pile.

I am not interested in the color of the president, only that we have the best man or woman available in the Oval Office.

Now let's get to some of the other problems that I have with Obama.

Guantanamo Bay - It is easy to sit in your easy chair and criticize the Gitmo operation, to be idealistic and say that it should be closed down for humanitarian reasons.

Well in the first place, I submit to you that we don't know half of what goes on in Guantanamo Bay and the lifesaving information that has been extracted from murderous fanatics who would like nothing better that murder you and your children in your bed.

One thing we do know about the Guantanamo operation is that several of the inmates who have been let go have shown back up in the terrorist ranks trying to kill Americans.

I will make you a prediction. After Gitmo closes down, if the lawyers get involved this is going to be one of the biggest messes America has had to deal with in decades. Just wait and see.

And I'll make you another prediction. If, God forbid, we have another terrorist attack in America you're going to see the idealist population in this country drop off to nothing.

When the threat becomes real and truly threatens America in our homes and there could be a terrorist attack in your own neighborhood, I don't think America will be worrying about how these terrorists are treated. You just want to be safe again.

Oh and bye the way, are you sure you want to let the government take your guns away? Could there come a time when only criminals and terrorists have guns?

The War In Iraq - Nobody wants to see the troops come home from Iraq more than I do. I have been among them on the job and found them to be dedicated and loyal and they possess a degree of patriotism that I only wish every American had.

I have visited them in military hospitals and seen the horrendous wounds they have suffered at the hands of a cruel enemy.

I have nothing but the greatest respect and love for these heroes and pray for them daily and would like nothing better than to see every last one of them brought back home.

But to leave before the job is completely done would create a vacuum that would soon be filled by Iran and other Muslim fanatics.

Now you may say that if Iran came into Iraq we could go back and kick them out. Well my answer to you is that Iran has been developing a catastrophic WMD for years now and we haven't done anything about it.

Abandoning Iraq would do two dangerous things.

1. In the last half-century, we have developed a habit of leaving our allies in deadly lurches. If we leave Iraq before they are able to stand on their own two feet and protect themselves how could any nation ever trust the United States again?

2. It would send a message to the committed Islamic crazies that would reinforce something they already suspect about America. The American public has not got the will or the stomach to finish a battle.

And we haven't even touched on the economy.

There is no possible way that the government of this nation can possibly bail out all the businesses who apply for money. Even the pornography industry is asking for a hand out.

Some businesses are badly run and no amount of taxpayer's money is going to save them from eventual failure.

If the government persists on going down that road our currency will not be worth the paper it's printed on in the world market.

And what about when the rest of the world starts calling in the loans they've made to us?

The problem with government doing anything in the private sector is that they can't do anything right. They can't find their posterior with both hands.

Obama says he's going to rebuild the infrastructure of the nation sounds good in a sound bite but

There are simply too many greedy politicians in Washington who hold their personal interests above the interests of the country, and will bend over backwards to see that government contracts go to political cronies who will do their best to use the cheapest materials available and run the cost up as high as possible.

Look at the house trailer debacle during Katrina when something like 35,000 trailers were defective and not fit to be used. Guess who footed the bill for that one?

How about the Oil for Food screw-up and the guilty United Nations officials who are still walking around free?

You could well say that we could appoint a Senate Oversight Committee to keep things like this from happening.

Ha ha ha, this bunch of clowns can't even oversee their own Congressional bank. Remember that?

I am not a doom and gloom man, and that is not what I'm trying to spread in this article. I congratulate President Obama and will support everything he does that I feel is good for America, but just won't be able to go along with some of the things he's proposed.

As that old saying goes, you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything.

Pray for our troops.

What do you think?

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels

 

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