That night in 2008 Barack Obama got elected along with a House Majority and what ended up being a Senate majority after some shenanigans, I felt sick beyond description. I knew what was about to happen. I knew it would be ugly and I knew it was going to hurt. My wife Susan and I did not sleep for three days.
After asking God repeatedly “How could you let this happen?” I finally stopped pouting and throwing tantrums and decided to admit that God was just letting us make our own choices. He had apparently gotten the loud and clear message America had been sending. We didn’t need him or want him involved in our country anymore. The Freedom from Religion crowd aided by the politically correct Left and abetted by apathy and disinterest of our side brought us exactly what we had asked for.
But then I remembered that God does not abandon his people. God knows what we need; his ways are not ours, thankfully. So after my three day tantrum I had my chat with the Holy Spirit and acknowledged that God’s Plan I could never fully understand. What I needed was to trust in His goodness and put my God-given talents to work in His service. I slept well that night.
Five years have come and gone since that fateful night. Mr. Obama has been quite successful keeping his promise to “fundamentally transform” America. But not in the way he envisioned.
Oh, he’s caused us pain - lots of it. With ridiculous spending increases from “The Stimulus” (the greatest theft in history) to entitlement expansion, the Foodstamp President has shown he’s every bit the crony capitalist as Hitler or Mussolini. His “Green Energy” policies has wasted billions on dead end and obsolete technologies while choking off coal fired electricity and attempting to limit other hydrocarbon fuels. ObamaCare has been the unmitigated disaster we all saw coming - so bad that even Democrats that voted for it want nothing to do with it.
Criminal behavior characterizes this lawless administration. Fast & Furious, Benghazi, the IRS used as Gestapo just scratches the surface of Obama’s disregard for our Constitution and the American tradition of personal liberty. The domestic spying program in conjunction with the continuing string of lies coming out of his own mouth has shown even the lowest information Americans that the government is not your friend, even if you are taking the goodies they are stealing from your neighbor.
Yes, Mr. Obama has “fundamentally transformed” America. But not as he had hoped. In 2009 the TEA Party awoke, the “silent majority” deciding not to be silent anymore. We erected the intellectual barricades and dug in for a grueling trench war. In 2010 we were heard around the world with a resounding electoral victory in the House and throughout state governorships and legislatures.
But that victory seemed short-lived as the activist Left regrouped. Alongside an accomplice media, Obama’s 2012 campaign win orchestrated by David “Deadfish” Axelrod seemed impossible yet inevitable after the smoke cleared on election night. It was a big victory for the Left, the defense of “The One” secured for four more years to oversee the fundamental transformation of America.
But it’s not working. Obama’s popularity has plummeted to under 40% since the rollout of ObamaCare. Young people and Hispanics are leaving the Obama camp in droves, seriously denting support from two core constituencies. Even the accomplice media has not only covered the ObamaCare Disaster but are actually asking questions.
Yes, America has been fundamentally transformed by Mr. Obama. Fundamentally transformed back to its founding roots in Judeo-Christian values and God the Father Almighty restored to the top of the pyramid of our Republic. We have not only petitioned our Maker for His help and protection, but shared in prayers with our neighbors and evangelized our beliefs to the world. Evidence of this truth can be seen throughout this publication. The statist media and secular humanists have done their best to turn us into demons, but who is listening. The disastrous results of implementing their vision of the world speaks loudly and clearly. Few Americans want anything to do with it.
Obama has certainly hurt us all with his purposeful destruction of our wealth, liberty, and disregard for the rule of law. But he has not destroyed our way of life, much to his chagrin. In fact, we have learned Washington DC has no power other than what we allow them. They become more irrelevant with each passing debacle.
The Obama experience has led to us reconnecting with our neighbors, friends and families to reestablish the basic tenet of liberty - individual sovereignty under the protection of our God. We now stay engaged in the news of the day and educate ourselves about the issues at hand. We expose scoundrels, bogus claims and webs of deceit. We trust our common sense and our God.
The results have been astounding. Electoral success in spring elections the last two years expanded our influence where it was needed most - in local school boards and governmental bodies. We have been the bed of support for the politicians rocking state governments and the public union old guard. All of these successes portend a future where the Federal problem will be not only confronted but resolved.
We are gathering up the treasures of the future by learning from our failures of the past.
May you all keep the joy of the grace of our Savior in your heart throughout this Christmas season and share it with all you meet. My littlest angel Kira (my 17 year old daughter) and I declared weeks ago that this is going to be our best Christmas ever. Merry Christmas everybody!