Learn From Experience

We are in need of leaders who have the simple ability to learn from the experience of others. Our leaders don't seem to have this simple ability. We have France, Germany, even Sweden warning us that what we're doing with this massive governmental borrowing and spending is going to ruin our nation and quite probably affect the economy of the rest of the world in a very adverse way. Still our leaders won't listen to this and just keep thinking of how they can take more money.

The following YouTube video is well worth watching as well as a search on Hannan for more.



We as American voters also ought to learn from experience. I'm not quite sure but we always seem to vote for candidates based on what they promise not what they do. During the Obama campaign I asked many people who were pro-Obama what he had actually done that they were voting for him. They would invariably give me a blank look and tell me he organized community movements? They had no idea about his voting record or anything else he had done. Then they would immediately tell me how he was going to bring change, but when asked what kind of change it was usually more about what he was not going to do than what he was going to do. They would respond that he was not going to be like Bush. This to me is rather like non-dairy creamer. They tell you what it isn't not what it is.

Obama had a voting record. Though it was scant since he'd only been in congress as long as Palin had been governor and most of the time he voted present, still he was known for being the MOST liberal senator. It's hard to believe he could beat out Reid and Pelosi for that kind of thing.

As mentioned in my previous post it is time for a tax revolt, if you think demonstrations really influence congressional decisions you are sadly mistaken. It is time we voted these people out of office. I don't understand why with only an 11% approval rating 95% of them end up back in Washington. It is as though Americans are to cowardly to take a chance on someone else no matter how much they hate the person they have now. Maybe it's a matter of people hating all the other congressmen but everyone thinks the one in their district is going a great job.

Consider for a moment if in the next election everyone voted for anyone other than the incumbent. Business as usual in Washington would be over. They would no longer have anyone there to tell them, ".... this is the way it's done. " They'd have to figure out for themselves what was the best way to do things. They'd also be well aware that if they didn't do what WE wanted them to they'd be out next time around too. It is doubtful that anyone else we could send to congress could do a worse job than the ones we have now are doing.

If you absolutely can't bring yourself to vote for the other party then vote for the other person running from your own party. There are usually at least 2 from each party running. We really need to get these people out of Washington and take our government back.