Posted by
Patrick S. Adams on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:02:56 AM
Regardless of what happens with Cap and Trade and Obama healthcare reform, we take solace in the fact that the American people will either wake up now and oppose those poor pieces of legislation in Congress or they will wake up later after those initiatives have passed.
I always tell all who are frustrated with the current state of affairs that there is ultimately a light at the end of the tunnel, even if that tunnel ends up getting destroyed to make us rush to the light.
We're in a situation, as lethargic America usually is, that will ultimately result in our victory. It took all the mistakes that led to Pearl Harbor, a powerful Soviet threat and 9/11 to motivate Americans to fight the Japanese and Nazis, win the cold war and embark on the War on Terror. Unfortunately, Americans did not oppose tyranny or terrorism until it became an obvious existential threat to our country. But when they did, they did it with a furor and a vengeance. Therein lies our hope.
It will take the Obama policies many months in play before we will actually experience the harsh effects they will have on our country. As citizens go to work, spend time with their families and plan for their future, the creeping nature of how Obama's policies will be implemented will be like a tide coming in. Suddenly and unexpectedly, Americans will find themselves in the water. At that time they will revolt (figuratively) and demand that we return to prudent economic principles and the concept of a strong national defense.