I feel greatly privileged to be the first guest blogger here at the Crankee Yankee, and I feel privileged to be a citizen of this great country. It wasn’t always so: I am a naturalized American, coming from a country just north of here.For those of us who aren’t likely to vote Democrat, it is a minimum five-year process to earn…yes, earn…American citizenship. It took me two years to get my Green Card, then depending on the circumstances of eligibility, citizenship can be applied for after either three or five years.I have to confess I did not take advantage of that privilege for well-beyond five years. One can function perfectly well in this country as a Permanent Resident carrying a Green Card. Which, by the way, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services makes perfectly clear, "It is your responsibility to carry proof of your permanent resident status at all times", a mandate the Federal Department of Justice is suing the states of Arizona and Alabama to force their policemen to overlook.The two disadvantages that I know of to maintaining Permanent Resident status over citizenship is that one cannot buy a house with only 5% down payment and one cannot vote, which I do believe ACORN interprets as should not vote.I wasn’t eligible for citizenship during the Clinton years and didn’t need to vote during the Bush years, so I dragged my feet. Then, Mr. Obama was elected President and his number one concern was instituting Universal Health Care. Been there, done that, left the country.It was time to realize that I love this country and I love living in this country. It is indeed the greatest country on earth. As they say playing euchre, ‘go high or go home’, it was time to become an American.One’s citizenship application must be accompanied by a check for $900. It was Kroger-brand Kraft dinners for a month but I came up with the money. And studied for the test… (The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name the writers.)The process took about eight months but the pride-filled day finally arrived when I took the Oath of Allegiance and was handed my American Citizenship Certificate and a little American flag to wave.I waved and I wept.
2012: Dump the Chump
This presidential election is potentially the most important in the history of the United States of America 's short life. What is at stake is the Union itself. It will be the difference between America going bankrupt or prospering, survival of our historical way of life, or life with almost unbelievable interference of the federal government in our everyday lives. Simply stated, it is the difference between freedom and serfdom. I as a conservative obviously want my freedom to be enjoyed by my grandchildren and their grandchildren to follow.
Mr. Obama has now taken up the class warfare banner that many of his liberal predecessors held before him. Why does this tactic seem to work so well? One reason is that the American school system has been taken over by the left. They do not teach our children that America is the land of opportunity. Instead it is taught more and more that whichever financial class you are born into is where you must stay.
The truth, and the magic of this great country is you are free to climb as high as your abilities and your dreams carry you. In this great society there are all kinds of ways for anyone who wants to go to college and become anything they want. This is why people from all over the world come here. It is the only place in the world where people can be all that they can be. We have trade schools for those who either by choice or ability can't make it in college. Today these trade jobs are paying more than many college-needed jobs. In fact there are shortages of the trade skilled worker! We have for so long put such a high value on going to college that too few people are becoming mechanics, roofers, carpenters, plumber and so on.
My point is this; there are endless ways of becoming a success in this country and the reason that class-envy works is that our kids aren't being taught that if one is not happy with what "life has dealt them" there are countless ways to improve your financial standing.
I can't help but believe that if there were no unemployment insurance, no social security, no food stamps, no welfare, no Medicaid, and so on and so on that people would rediscover that they can change for themselves the quality of there own lives. Do you think that for one minute that if the Federal Tit dried up that people would starve in the streets? No, I don't except that; the basic survival instincts would kick in. We might find ourselves having jobs in this country that we haven't seen in years. When is the last time you seen a cobbler shop? Shoes are expensive and repairs are seemingly simple, but where are those who want to fill that void? If there were no "free money" someone would say to themselves, "I bet I can fix shoes for money". Appliance repair shops are few and far between, and those that are open want you to bring the appliance to them to fix. There is a job opportunity! House call repairman that doesn't charge 100.00 just to show up.
Next year you will be voting for the future generations, don't let someone scare you into thinking you can't live without the government. The fact is that smaller the government, the better the quality of your lives will be. Vote for man that wants to free people from the Federal Tit! If you depend on someone to feed you and cloth you, warm you and shelter you, than you are their slave!!!
Vote for a man that will let you keep the money you earn, and not a man that wants you to work harder and longer to get what you need for your family so that another family can stay home and watch the Price is Right while you pay their bills. We are very close to the breaking point. The point to where it is just as financially beneficial to stay home and let another man feed you than it is to go to work and bring home the same amount. When that line is broke and more people are staying home than working, the entire system will collapse. When that day comes no one will get any money from the federal government and the kind of chaos you are seeing in Greece will come here.
Sorry there is no comedy in this rant, but sometimes you've just got to be dead serious. The lives of my grandchildren and your loved ones depend on us taking very serious our obligation to vote for freedom and not let that big eared socialist son of a bitch have 4 more years to spread his “take from one to give to another bullshit”, a fucking liar and thief! What were you thinking of 3 years ago? If you have white guilt, then vote for Cain… he's 100% black! Fucking liberals, you won't commit 100% on anything. You went and voted for 1/2 black. Hell even the blacks said that if he messed up they would claim that he didn't represent them.
2012 Dump the Chump.
You knew it was coming...........
Fight back
TCY.
The Arctic Char writes. . .
How many of us have welcomed a new boss to the organization who suggests doing something we all know doesn’t work? In a chorus along with fourteen co-workers we all chime in four-part harmony, "We’ve tried that before umpteen times and it doesn’t work."
"Ah, yes, "says he," but you haven’t tried it under me."
Socialism, big government and the Nanny State doesn’t work. Pick a country in Europe to use as proof. And, Mr. Obama, it won’t work under you, either.
To paraphrase a question on the Immigration Test… "Walk softly and carry a big vote."
Next November will be the first time I will be able to vote in a federal election. I plan on voting at the top of my lungs.
