Physical Symptoms From Just Hearing The Voice
Who can forget the Seinfeld episode when Kramer would go into seizures upon hearing Mary Hart's voice on television? It took some time to figure out the cause, but connecting the dots it was suddenly very obvious that there was something in that sound that would set him off.
The seemingly downward spiral of the American political and social landscape since President Obama came into office has created a somewhat similar effect for me, sans seizures, and I would venture to say a great many Americans as well as others around the world are suffering along with me.
It is a palpable sinking feeling in the pit of the stomach when the President is reading off of the tele-prompter. The feeling grows even stronger when he is speaking off the cuff. The result is the involuntary urge and then involuntary movement of the hand to either change the channel or at the very least shut the volume of the radio or the television. This, although you are still able to imagine what is being said, so the symptoms don't really go away.
It is a mental vision that emerges of a future under a socialistic regime in a country that is allowing the terms to be dictated to us, rather than doing the dictating. It is a feeling of impending doom having a leader who I unfortunately believe does not have the country's best interests at heart.
It is the constant pandering to factions who are owed favors, the focus on issues that at this point in time need to be put on the back burner in order to focus on those many times more critical, while ignoring or mishandling the area that a president is actually most responsible for: national security.
Now don't get me wrong. These physical feelings are not unique to just the President's voice. Robert Gibbs, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid to name just a few of those who often conjure up even stronger feelings of physical and mental discomfort.
I imagine the impact that a potential Republican victory in November may have as the Democrats do their best to ram through more inferior legislation, such as cap and trade, prior to leaving office. Again, that sinking feeling grows stronger.
As I watch our country becoming weaker fiscally and militarily through Democrat led Washington policies, as we follow the path of appeasement with our enemies while distancing ourselves from our friends, continue to cede decision making to organizations such as the United Nations while dithering on national security issues, I wonder what the country and world will be like down the road when my children grow up.
Then I realize all is not lost yet and hope begins to resurface. I realize that some Democrats, once blindly loyal to this President, are slowly but definitely beginning to turn as even they realize the damage that this administration is doing to the country. Who could have ever imagined James Carville lambasting the White House. I also realize that grass-roots movements such as the Tea Party, can mobilize people to get out and lobby against the changes that the administration is attempting to implement that are so bad for the country. The political process can still work.
Then I saw Robert Gibbs on Meet The Press. Damn it!
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