The Thirst for Freedom

Republicans (and others) would like to see Barack Obama be a one term President.

Will this happen?

I don’t know. Maybe. Hopefully. But I do NOT feel like I can depend on American voters to throw him out based on principle. It is really a matter of luck. If people feel that the economy is improving in the short run they will re-elect Obama. If they feel that the immediate economic future is bleak they will vote for the other guy.

It’s almost a matter of luck.

Wouldn’t it be nice if voters were interested in what principles would give us LONG TERM prosperity?

And what about liberty? Is anyone really concerned about THAT?

Are we willing to keep sliding into a socialist tyranny as long as it FEELS like the economy is getting better?

If I had to choose between “the economy” being “better” or being FREE to pursue my own destiny I would choose FREEDOM.

After all of these years of blogging here I am still THIRSTY FOR FREEDOM.

From CNN.com:

“Possibly-serious Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is giving few details about the investigation he claims to have launched in Hawaii to get to the bottom of where President Obama was born, but the business mogul told CNN Thursday Americans will be “very surprised” by what he has found.

“‘We’re looking into it very, very strongly. At a certain point in time I’ll be revealing some interesting things,’ Trump said on CNN’s American Morning.

“Trump first claimed earlier this month he had sent investigators to Obama’s home state in an effort to find out if the president was indeed born there, as he says he was and several media organization’s independent investigations have confirmed.

“‘I have people that have been studying it and they cannot believe what they’re finding,’ Trump told NBC then.”

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Here is an interview with Trump on CNN about the “birther” issue:

Shiva Statue

From FoxNews.com:

“Newsweek’s depiction of President Obama on its latest cover has irked some Indian Americans who, fresh off Obama’s visit to the world’s largest democracy, are not happy with the image of the U.S. president as the Hindu deity, Lord Shiva.

“The Newsweek cover shows Obama with several arms carrying policy issues while balancing on one leg. The headline reads: ‘God of All Things’ with a subtitle, ‘Why the Modern Presidency May be too Much for One Person to Handle.’”  [Read More]