I am glad we agree that spreading freedom abroad is an important pursuit. Of course it’s never easy while dealing with dictators and communists, who see freedom as a threat.

But, I do believe there is significant amount of Americans that do not agree with us, and who do promote a more socialist policy approach, and do coddle dictators our of fear and/or respect. Either way, I think communism breads totalitarianism, and a world that doesn’t restrict freedom, is a peaceful one. How we get there, is a long arduous fight, that’s for sure.

Oil drilling- Anytime I hear this I think back to my economics class in high school. I was taught that every individual country in the world is rich in some mineral resource but also has scare resources. Now due to the scare resource of each country, a country needs to trade with other countries. The US is not rich in oil (by rich I mean to satisfy the needs of the population). The US consumes about 25% of the worlds oil but only produces 3% of it. Although I agree drilling in the US is required it can not be the end of it. Either the US must develop alternative forms of energy in conjuction with the oil drilling or they should trade with other Oil producing countries (Nigeria comes to mind). I agree the environmental lobbists are also within this equation as i see some of their claims unreasonable sometimes but as I said different factors.

Spread of freedom- Now this is a good thing in itself but the key is how it is done. I don’t think any country views the US as evil for spreading freedom and democracy ( I believe it’s mainly terrorist nations that believe it).
The issue is believing that the might of the US military is the main avenue to spread freedom which I don’t personally believe. Freedom should be spread via different sources i.e education,diplomacy and yes sometimes the military. These are the different tools the US must use to maintain it’s status as the leader of the free world. As someone pointed out countries admire the US for the power of their example not from the example of their power. That’s my 2 cents.

I used to believe that we were a country of laws, that I could rely upon Justice being done in the end. After seeing what Obama has been allowed to get away with (possible violations of the Logan Act, the Hatch Act, campaign finance laws, and voter registration fraud, for starters) I’m quickly losing faith in law enforcement and prosecutors. (Don’t forget those prosecutors in MO who joined the “Obama Truth Squad” prior to the election.)

I used to believe in the Courts–that citizens could always turn to the courts for Justice. After seeing what’s happened to the lawsuits (so far) asking Obama to PROVE that he is eligible to be president, I am beginning to lose faith in the Courts, too, especially the Supreme Court, which may be our last best hope.

I used to believe in the media–that they would at least TRY to be fair and present the truth, all the truth, and nothing but the truth to their audiences, respecting the public enough to allow them to form their own conclusions about what the facts mean. I no longer trust most of the media. They have become little more than a propaganda machine for Obama–an extension of his never-ending campaign. Indeed, some of them even admit it, but justify it because they all suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome, falsely believing that Bush was an illegitimate president so they are justified in doing all they can to defeat “neoconservatives” even if it means installing a truly illegitimate president by shaping the “news”.

I used to believe in our representatives in Congress. I am beginning to distrust them all–especially when I see them fall into line, McCain foremost among them, and buy into the Obama program.

I used to believe that most Americans believe in “truth, justice, and the American Way.” I’m sad to see how many Americans are happy to bend the truth, subvert justice, and undermine the American Way, simply to “win” power for themselves and other like-minded people.

I cannot believe the intolerance of the very people who scream the loudest FOR tolerance, diversity, and human rights, while violating the rights of others by trying to abridge their rights to free speech and freedom OF religion (not FROM religion).