Obama election

The election of President Obama came along at a critical time in our history. We all know the story of the frog in the pan of warm water. The frog is quite comfortable as we slowly heat the water until the frog finally dies. Our economy has been in the warm water for the past fifty years, as we have been on an inexorable path toward European style social democracy. If John McCain had been elected we would just have continued down that slow road to self-destruction. President Obama accelerated the process to such a degree that he woke up the American people and a kind of quiet panic set in. With each new Czar, with each new regulation, with each new stimulus the people became more and more uncomfortable. The slow moving cloud of government encroachment turned into a threatening storm and now even those who were transfixed by Obama’s oratory are having doubts about the direction of the country. Add to this the unrest in the countries of Western Europe, countries who seem to reflect where we are heading and there is grave concern about our future. The silent majority as represented by the Tea Party is awakening and soon will use the power of the vote to bring on a new wave of hope and change. We see it in states like Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida and soon we will see it in Washington. The rise in the growth of government will slow and perhaps even diminish with the emphasis on perhaps. In retrospect we may see the election of Obama as the best thing that could have happened. Time will tell.