Tell it Like it is!

I used to work for a man named Sidney who was the owner and manager of a large number of businesses. He was very direct and always wanted to cut to the chase. His favorite expression was "Tell it like it is." I appreciated the fact that he wanted the unembellished truth about everything without having to go through all the explanation of why someone did what they did.

He reminded me of another man named Pat that I worked for early in my career. He said that he hired each individual to do a job. He gave them the freedom to accomplish it however they thought best. If he didn't like the way that operated, he would replace them with someone else.

Pat always made instant decisions and always followed through with them. I sometimes disagreed with his decisions, but admired him for following through.

I wish we had leaders in this nation who would "tell it like it is." All the underhanded deception that goes on in Washington, DC is unacceptable. Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to get rid of the ones who are a disgrace to the country and replace them with responsible people who realize that the people should have the final say on whatever goes on here?

There is a way. It is provided for in our founding documents. That is to vote them out of office and replace them with others that we believe will do a better job. We should all be fed up with all that this administration has handed us in a little over one year of its existence, all in the name of change. Of course, some of the individuals who are in this administration were in Washington long before President Obama rose to the Oval Office.

Socialism has been slowly building in the nation to the point that it has well infiltrated our government. The socialists haven't been in much of a hurry up until now, but all of a sudden things are accelerating and we can hardly believe what we are seeing.

We have been lulled to sleep and the fight has nearly gone out of us. It's to the point that it really has to make us mad before we will act. That's not how it was in the years of the founding of this country. Our liberties are being taken away a little at a time and we just let it happen.

The government wants to tell us what we can and can't do. Free enterprise is greatly in jeopardy as the stranglehold of big government reaches out its tentacles into everyone's business.

States rights have diminished to the degree that Washington dictates almost everything. Washington gives out money to states, and states often give concessions in exchange. Decisions that are states rights have been handed over to big government.

Now that this president has spent us into oblivion, it's hard to see how we can recover, and all this happened in just over a year. Imagine the damage that can be done in three more years. It's mind-boggling.

God help us to learn from our mistakes and regroup and turn back to our roots so that we do not go completely down the drain.

Jay