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So They Passed the Healthcare Reform Bill…

~Aaron — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:25:19 +0000

So the health care bill passed. I am more than a little disappointed. I am actually awe-struck that our country has allowed this to happen. Are we just stupid?!?

One analyst said that this was a victory for those who wanted to expand government. I completely agree! I mean, the government basically “bought” a large portion of the private sector with all the bail-outs, and now they are simply “taking” the health care industry.

I, and many others, see this as a big step toward social health care and socialism. That said, has anyone looked at Canada? Yes, all Canadians get health care, but at what cost? They are paying a much higher percentage in income taxes than we are now. You may argue that ours won’t go up much, but are you taking into account the government mandate that we will have to pay in addition to taxes? Furthermore, take a look at the quality and availability of care in Canada. (I don’t mean to pick on Canada, it’s a beautiful country with a lot to offer) Notice the waiting list to see your doctor, and the leechers that won’t get a job because they don’t have to. We already have that here. How much worse are we willing to let it get?

Has anyone considered what effect this will have on health care workers? We should!

Now, the bigger picture. Government health care undercuts the rates of the private sector, the private sector has to sell out to the government, then the government has total control over health care. They can decide what doctors we can or can’t see. What treatments we can or can’t receive. They decide who can and can’t receive treatment. So, ultimately, they decide who lives and who dies.

Yes. We will all have affordable health care, but at what cost!

Just My Thoughts…

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Obama the Messiah

~Aaron — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:30:06 +0000

Well, I have kept my mouth shut for awhile now, but I just can’t do it anymore! I’m back at the keyboard and probably going to offend someone! OH WELL!!!

I’m back on soapbox about Obama. This time, as you know, he has won the Nobel Peace Prize. And for what? Was it the record high budget deficit we hit this year of $1.4 trillion? Was it because he still hasn’t closed Guantanamo Bay? Was it because he still hasn’t brought our troops home from Iraq? Was it because he spent $787 billion on bailouts and stimulus packages that most of us never saw any results from? Was it his lack of support for Israel and his insistence that they give up Jerusalem? No, I don’t think so. I believe that all of this and more was overlooked! I believe it was simply because he made some speeches that sounded good with a lot of great promises that he still hasn’t kept! I also believe that it was because he is “black”, the first “black” president of the United States of America!

Go ahead, call me a racist! You won’t be the first! But let me assure you that I am no racist! Unlike the majority that elected this guy, I don’t see color as a problem or a validation. None of us chose what color we were going to be, so what does it matter what color someone is? It doesn’t. A person’s color doesn’t make them any better or any worse than another person. What they believe in and stand for is what makes the person. I don’t see that Obama believes in or stands for anything but himself!

I read some comments on a popular social network today. I just want to share them with you. I find some of this to be really troubling:

“Can you people be proud for once that we have a great leader? He is not perfect, nobody is, but for god’s sake he is rebuilding what Bush ruined, and Bush ruined A LOT.”

A great leader? Really? Where has he lead us? What has he done?

“We are finally doing things we can be proud of, yet the American people have tried everything in the book against him: he’s a commy, a muslim, or a fascist. He wasn’t born here. He is hiding his grades from school. He is a liar. Did I miss anything?”

What have we done that we can be proud of? Have we never done anything else that we can be proud of?

“I think Obama becoming president is a great thing to have happened for americans”

“Congratulations Obama!!! He is a messiah !”

This one really bothers me! There is only one messiah! His name is Jesus!

“Congrats to the American people for having this great leader as their President”

“I must live in an alternative reality. What exactly has President Obama done to receive a Nobel Peace Prize?

What conflict did he end? For what historic issue has his leadership provided a breakthrough?

Congratulations to him, but I thought prizes of this significance were awarded for high achievements. His presidency has promise & potential, but at this early juncture, I fail to see any milestone to justify this honor.

If talking nice & playing well with others is what now constitutes the criteria for a Nobel Peace Prize, then I nominate Big Bird or Burt & Ernie.”

They call him messiah, but will he die for your sins?

Yes, these people are serious. Some of them are not even from the U.S.! I hope you all get the point that I am trying to make. Obama cannot be the messiah! But, he can be something else. Remember this, he is also the same one that said that the Bible was just not appropriate to try to live by in this day and time. I cannot support anyone that holds this view. The Bible is the most appropriate thing to try to live by today or any other day! If you don’t believe in it that’s your choice. Realize that just because you don’t believe in something, doesn’t mean it isn’t real. When Colombus sailed around the world for the first, no one believed it was round. Their disbelief didn’t change what was real.

I hope that I have not offended anyone, but if I did, then you probably needed to be offended!

Just my thoughts…

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100 DAYS

~Aaron — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:42:19 +0000

So I watched the Presidential news conference about first 100 days of Obama’s term in office. Did you catch it? I must say, I am impressed by Obama’s ability to avoid questions and take left turns off topic that sound so sincere and important. However, I do see through it. Shouldn’t he just answer the questions honestly?

In the opening address, he seems quite impressed with himself. He makes note of all the new jobs he created, and points out how the economy has moved out of recession. If that is true, why are people still not spending money? Why are people still unable to home loans? As for the auto industry, did they stop to think that maybe people are not buying American cars because the foreign cars last longer, have less emissions, and use less gas and oil? Could it also be that people are not buying cars because the banks won’t approve the loans? I don’t know. Just my thoughts…

There are a host of other issues that I could rant about for days, but I think you get the point.

In case you missed it, here is the opening speech:

There were, of course questions to be answered after the speech. It seemed to me that he dodged a lot of the questions, offering some eloquent rabbit trails and basically saying “We’ve done a good job…”. I was particularly struck by answer to the question about abortion. He was asked if he hoped that congress would quickly send him the freedom of choice act so that he could sign it. You will notice that he didn’t directly answer the question. He only noted that abortion is a moral and ethical issue and eventually stated that he was pro choice. He eventually answered the question by saying that the freedom of choice act was not his highest legislative priority. I am inclined to think that he should seek the council of the Highest Authority, that being God, and rethink his position on abortion.
Here is the entire press conference. The video seems to lag, but the audio is fine.

Finally, here is an excerpt from an interview with Rick Warren that I found interesting.

America in Submission

~Aaron — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:49:29 +0000

To be honest with you, I am really blown away by some of the recent events that have taken place concerning our nation! I kept hearing about Obama bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia. I was hoping that it was just something that was taken out of context, but you see the picture! I also watched the video just to be sure, and there it was plain as day!

I really don’t have any issue with our President showing respect or kindness to other world leaders, but I do with a problem with him submitting to anyone other than the American people! He is the leader of the free world. Our nation was established as an independent nation meaning that we do not submit to anyone, and we are no one’s subjects.

My next problem with Obama bowing is that he claims to be a Christian. God clearly stated that we are to bow to no one but Him.

Now, if you look at the situation from a few steps back, you get a view of the big picture. Obama has no problem with gas being $4.00 a gallon, he bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia and not to any other world leader, and the White House can’t even produce a good lie to calm the people who are concerned about it. Incidentally, we get a lot of our gas from Saudi Arabian oil wells or ones that are owned by the Saudis. I suppose it could be a coincidence, but I don’t think so.

Next, do we support Israel or not? I hope that we do, but it is hard to tell. It seems to me that all Obama wants to do is talk and compromise with other nations that don’t care about the well being of our nation and would do us harm if they got the chance.

Now, what is the deal with Obama administration wanting to RAISE taxes? Didn’t he say during his campaign that he would LOWER taxes? My theory is that they need to raise taxes to pay for the bailout and stimulus that didn’t help very many of us. If we don’t let them raise taxes, what will happen then? I think we will just have a higher deficit, but is that really a big deal? I mean, when was the last time our nation was NOT in debt to someone for something? I think there are other ways to pay without raising taxes, we just need to put people in office that are intelligent enough to figure it out. On that note, why is it that we don’t look for more educated and qualified people to put into our government offices?

Finally, Obama said that “We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation of citizens.” Well, why can’t we be citizens of a Christian nation? I for one am a citizen of a Christian nation whether Obama and the rest of the world like it or not! I am NOT here to work for or please the President, he is to work for me. As far as I can tell, he doesn’t care one little bit about me, my family, or whether we can make it or not in these hard economic times. I will always stand up for Christianity and and declare my faith. If my government doesn’t like it, they will have to start taking away our rights. Let’s see if that goes over with the American people.

Just my thoughts

The Road to Socialism

~Aaron — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:22:23 +0000

I can’t believe what I am hearing! There are people who are really trying to socialize our country! The thing is, the trend in government is supporting just such a change. Government involvement in the economy is currently around 20%. It is projected to increase to 40% over the next year. I bet they will officially start with socializing medicine.

This brings to my mind some serious questions. 1. What will become of free enterprise? 2. Where does small business fit in? 3. Will we all have to become government employees? 4. If so, what happens to the people that don’t qualify to work for the government? 5. Will it change the tax structure of our nation?

These are just the preliminary questions that immediately come my mind. To be honest, the whole thing really scares me! Does the majority of our nation actually support and want this happen?
Let me know what you think.
~Aaron

Inaugural Worhip Service?

~Aaron — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:01:04 +0000

I’m sure everyone has seen the inauguration. What an event! I’m not sure what to think about it. On the one hand, it was really cool to see all the fanfare and the peaceful exchange of power. I think most of the county was actually united for a day! I wonder how long that will last! Yes, I know, I am a bit cynical and pessimistic, but, it’s my right as an American.

There are some things about the whole event that REALLY bother me. First, I commend our new President for not making an issue of color. However, the media and others that had a voice did make an issue of color. They mostly said that electing a “black” president has brought our country together. Don’t they realize that they are creating a bigger separation between black and white? They don’t need to focus on color unless they are going bring to light the fact that Obama is not black, but a mix of black and white. Now that would bring the nation together!

Another thing that I was repulsed by was the worshiping of Obama! When people are raising their hands to him (without cameras!) that is worship! I don’t care what you people think, Obama is NOT the Messiah! I’m not even convinced that he is a Christian! He claims to be a man of God, but he supports things that are directly against God. He supports abortion:”…Thou shalt not kill…”. He supports homosexuality:”…this is an abomination to Me…” as well as a long list of scripture that supports this. Those are the two that bother me the most and quite frankly, I believe that is enough. Many of you say:”Yeah, but he is going to fix the economy and that is more important.” Oh really? Money is more important than righteousness? More important than morals? More important than doing what is right? I disagree. If we follow God and do what is right, everything else will fall into place. I feel it is time for our nation to get right with God. It’s time to call a spade a spade and stop worrying about gets offended by it. It’s time for the silent majority to speak. Not in condemnation, but out of love. We need to show those who would be offended that it is not hate, fear, or a lack of understanding that keeps us from supporting the things that are involved in, but rather love and the knowledge of the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

My favorite part of the whole day was the invocation given by Rick Warren. If you haven’t seen it, you should google it! It was great!

Has Bush Kept Us Safe?

~Aaron — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:43:00 +0000

I have been reading others thoughts about President Bush. The current debate is whether or not he did enough to keep us safe. I see that are those who will say that he did not if we should find ourselves in the midst of a terrorist attack during the next presidents term. How absurd! The fact is that we have not suffered a successful attack since 9/11! The president elect has already started putting things in place to change how we interact with the enemy and how we defend ourselves. How can anyone possibly say that if we are attacked during Obama’s term that it is Bush’s fault? Do you people really hate Bush that much? Really? Just wait, I think you will get a whole new perspective in the coming year! Tell me, what is Obama going to do to keep us safe? Do you think Obama will make a point to tell us that he prayed about the situation and he feels led to a certain action? I doubt it! I think he will make a point to ask the enemy what they think about it and tell us the politically thing to do is nothing! Unfortunately, nothing is just not enough. I hope Obama gets his nerve up, stands up for what he claims to believe in, and does what it takes to protect our country and way of life. I hope that he has a strong enough character to what it takes regardless of politics and who might get offended. I guess time will tell. For now, Bush has kept us safe on his watch.

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Barack Obama Supports Israel?

~Aaron — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:13:52 +0000

Well, I’m sure we all have some idea about what is going on in the Middle East. Israel is fighting with Hammas. I know, not a big surprise. Currently, we (the U.S.) are doing what I personally believe to be the right thing. We are supporting Israel. What will our President elect do?

It has been reported that Mr. Obama strongly supports Israel. However, this support was proclaimed publicly at a time that was very convenient for Obama during the race for the White House. Now, I won’t pretend to have first hand knowledge of Obama’s beliefs or intentions, but I will point out what we have been given as facts.

Obama is the son of an atheist, a Muslim, and the step son of a Muslim. He spent many years attending a “church” that certainly appeared to be racist and anti-American. He has made statements about the Bible saying that it just wasn’t appropriate for us to live by today (and yes, I took the context in to account). He supports legalized abortion (murder), and he supports gay rights and marriage. By the way, homosexuality is considered an abomination according the Bible.

I’ve been reading some of Obama’s speeches lately and it seems that he went to some length to convince people that he was a Christian. At the same time he talks about how important it is not to talk about it because someone might get offended. He also talks about how important it is to include atheists and Muslims in the decision making for our country. I just don’t see how a follower of Christ would come to these conclusions.

I am not judging Mr. Obama, that will be taken care of by the One who has the authority to do so. I just want to understand what it is that he actually stands for. He says he is a Christian, but he doesn’t seem to take it to heart. I hope I am wrong.

If you are familiar with the scripture in the Bible, you will understand the significance of supporting Israel. If you are not, then I encourage you to do some reading. In the meantime, realize that Israel is very relevant, and support for them is important for us, not so much for them. I hope the Mr. Obama is sincere in his claims of support, but it looks shady. I mean, he makes some heartfelt claims about supporting Israel, but is wanting to remove troops from the Middle East which would make things worse for anyone fighting terror in the region. That sure doesn’t sound like support to me! Why not join them on the ground and help them crush Hammas, the Taliban, and al-Qeada once and for all! Now that would be support!

Do I think that Israel needs our support? No, not really. I believe that God will take care of them and that what is written will happen as God has planned, regardless of what our nation does. I believe that our support for Israel has more significance for us than it does them. It would be a shame to come this far as a nation just to blow it in the end!

I think that all the fighting in the Middle East is awful. I am human, after all. I do, however, feel that we all have to take a side. The side we choose will have a big impact on our personal eternity. Realize, that we may not all be “over there” doing the fighting, but we will all choose a side. We will either choose to stay quiet and tolerant in an effort not to offend the enemy, or we will boldly speak the Truth with grace for those who don’t understand it. I hope that my decision is clear. I speak the Truth, and I am more than happy to discuss it with anyone on any level.

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My Rant

~Aaron — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:04:33 +0000

Let me first say that I am proud to be an American and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else!

That said, I’ll get straight to my thoughts.

We used to be a moral, God fearing country. We went wrong in so many ways! Somewhere along the way we let money become the most important thing. Our god, if you will. Our country continually bows before the almighty dollar and submits to its seduction. Frankly, I am rather appalled by it! I realize that if we would keep our priorities where they should be, everything else would fall into place.

Let’s look at the political aspects. We recently had an election. We made a historic decision based on money and color without regard for morality, issues, or experience. How stupid are we!?! We voted for a man who has been the most radical proponent for abortion (legalized murder) that has ever come through the senate! I have personally spoken with a great number of people who had no idea that Obama supported legalized abortion! They still voted for him! We voted for a man who supports homosexuality and gay marriage. This is so against the moral fiber of what we used to stand for! God said in His book (the Bible) that homosexuality is an abomination to Him! How did we miss that? It seems that the only we paid attention to was the financial promises that were made and how much personal gain we could get out of it. Have any of you noticed that none of that is happening? They have given about a two year time line before the programs that are supposed to help us are even started! How long will it take for us to see the benefits? Does anyone realize where the money for these bailouts is coming from? Start watching your taxes, I think you’ll get it!

I guess what bothers me the most is the realization that the majority of America does not think like I do! The majority of America voted against morality and for money. Plain and simple. As a nation, we don’t care about morals, we care about money. It makes me sick at my stomach! I don’t understand why so many people think that money is more important than right and wrong.

I find myself wondering why we are so tolerant of every lifestyle and religion in the interest of political correctness. We tolerate everything except Christianity! It seems to be okay to be Muslim, wiccan, atheist, progressive secularist, or anything else that is blatantly against God, but don’t dare try to pray in school, carry a Bible in the wrong place, or try to show someone the Truth! It’s just politically correct to be a Christian! Well, I am a Christian! I am willing to stand up and be counted! I am willing to speak the Truth and stand against that which is evil. I am willing to stand up for what is right and true! I make no apologies for any of this! If the truth offends you, then perhaps you need to take another look at what you stand for.

I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but at some point we put our children on the back burner and started using television as a babysitter. We took God out of our schools and our children started killing each other. We took God out of almost every aspect of our lives. I guess we are reaping our just rewards!

I hope that at some point in the near future we, as a nation, turn back to God and stop accepting the things that we know are wrong. If we don’t, I fear we are in for hard times!

I love you all, God Bless and Keep You.

~Aaron

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