And so we are betrayed....

With the passage of the health care bill by the house the democrats in congress have made it absolutely clear what it is that they seek. The seek nothing short of absolute control of each and every American life. I have read as much of that travesty of a bill as my limited time would allow and from my reading and what I have gathered in the media about the bill it is NOT going to positively affect the health care of a majority of Americans. That leads me to one disturbing conclusion. Many of our leaders are seeking the swiftest way to gain as much control over our lives as possible. Nearly every facet of your life can be construed as to have an effect on your health. If the government is paying the bills for your health care you can be DAMN SURE that they are going to be peering into every nook and cranny of your life to insure that you are living in the healthiest manner possible so as to keep their costs down. They will do all of this while loudly proclaiming that they only have your well being at heart. What happened to rugged individualism and self reliance?? What happened to being master of your own destiny? WHAT HAPPENED TO PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY?!?!! If they truly wanted increased competition to drive down costs they would have torn down the artificial barriers that keep health insurance companies from selling their products across state lines. If they had done this one thing it would have radically increased competition and not cost the tax payers a dime.

No, this can only be about power. Power over your personal choices, over your possessions, over your life. We can only hope that the Senate will find the will to do the right thing and deny the House and President the current legislation.

Frankly, if this legislation does become the law of the land and you voted for Obama and all his stooges in Congress, don't you dare come crying to me when you get sick and the uncaring, unwieldy bureaucracy can't react fast enough to get you the care and treatment you need to recover. Don't you ever complain about taxes, waiting to see a doctor, or you grandma dying to me. As you have sown, so shall you reap. My only regret and fear is that I and my family will be taken down with your ship. When you cead the responsibility of managing your own affairs to others, don't whine to me when they don't give them the same priority and attention that you would. In a government run system you are a number, not a person. You become something less than human when you allow others control over your life. I am so angry and saddened that it is almost a palpable emotion. Don't complain to me or any of the millions of others who warned of the dire consequences of this legislation.

I hope and pray that we can stop this before it is too late, however my hopes aren't high. The democrats in the Senate are perhaps even less receptive to public outcry that their counterparts in the House.

Don't worry, I won't give up the fight. To quote John Paul Jones, "I have not yet begun to fight!!" I will write and call and campaign to stop this and failing that I will write and call and educate and campaign to roll it back!!! If you haven't yet made your voice heard, NOW IS THE TIME!! We nearly defeated this in the House, let us see if we can't beat this piece of socialism back in the Senate. DO NOT GIVE UP!! I feel like I've been kicked in the gut and I'm not going to quit!! You shouldn't either!!

EVIL FLOURISHES WHEN GOOD MEN REMAIN SILENT, AND IN REMAINING SILENT THEY BECOME COMPLICIT IN ACTS THEY WOULD NOT OTHERWISE CONDONE!!

DO NOT BE SILENT!!!