Watching Obama govern is like watching a man dig a mass grave. Not that our friendly gravedigger intends to dig a mass grave. The problem is that he just keeps digging. He doesn’t look up, only down. He keeps shoveling dirt over his shoulder. He doesn’t stop to notice that he’s dug a hole that’s deeper than he is tall. Once you dig a hole that’s deeper than your own height, you can’t climb out. Unwittingly, you’ve dug your own grave.
Only, in this case, Obama is digging a mass grave. I do begin to wonder if we can bounce back from all the damage he’s done–with the consent of Congressional Democrats.
I’m a baby-boomer. That was a great time to be alive. I’m becoming concerned about the prospects for the younger generation.
When the Fed pumps money huge sums of money into the economy, isn’t that a recipe for hyperinflation? And when you become a debtor nation, at the mercy of your enemies (e.g. our Chinese lenders), there comes a point of no return. I hope for the younger generation that we haven’t crossed that line.
And that’s even before we get to Obama’s social policies, or foreign policy. It’s alarming to see how much damage can be done in just a few months.
Steve writes:
ReplyDeleteI’m becoming concerned about the prospects for the younger generation.
Do you think there are reasons to hope that the country will turn around? I'm a member of the younger generation, and as I look out at the political landscape--the utter corruption of the politicians who dominate it and the selfishness of the public that continues to reelect them--I am inclined to believe America has seen its best days.
"How to dig a mass grave in 3 easy steps"
ReplyDeleteWhat about all those Obama voters who are part of the Evangelical Left or the mainline liberal denominations or the Emergers who aided and abetted Obama's mass grave digging by voting for him? What measure of culpability do they bear, if any?
Sadly, I take no solace in telling others that I voted for McCain.
Steve, you make some great points, about some of the difficulties that our younger generation will likely face. (For your readers, I'm about your age, and I have six kids of varying ages.) As you know, I don't think this is just Obama's gig. From a governmental standpoint. It is multi-faceted, and George W. Bush was one of those facets. The congressional Republicans were another facet. Maybe it could be said that Ronald Reagan put the breaks on the slide and showed us how to properly operate this government. But it's not the government's fault, because the government right now is "We the People."
ReplyDeleteUltimately, this is a problem caused by millions of fallen humans who have turned away from God, toward themselves, in a narcissitic way. It is not even a "money" problem, but a knowledge problem. Knowledge of God to be sure. I read the first few pages of that Robert Taft book from the 40's, that was supposed to be one of the seminal works for the conservative movement of the 2nd half of the 1900's, and when I saw that the foundation for that work is "the spirit of the American people," I put the book down. It's true, we Americans were blessed by a great foundation; but that foundation is not intrinsic to ourselves.
I think that only a humble turning to Christ, by large numbers of people, more than just a "majority" of people, will enable a change of direction in this country. This will only happen as Christ's name is put forth to the world. And that is a thing that will not come out of revival movements, but it will only come out of faithful churches. As the title of the book says, I think we (as churches) need "a long obedience in the right direction."
But still, we are still benefitting from God's common grace in this world. In difficult times, we still have the ability to work and provide for our families, to nurture young people (I'm thinking of my kids). We are able to enjoy the springtime and tell them of the wisdom of God in providing such a thing.
As dark as things may seem to get, there is a new age coming.
John Bugay wrote:
ReplyDelete"I read the first few pages of that Robert Taft book from the 40's, that was supposed to be one of the seminal works for the conservative movement of the 2nd half of the 1900's, and when I saw that the foundation for that work is ‘the spirit of the American people,’ I put the book down. It's true, we Americans were blessed by a great foundation; but that foundation is not intrinsic to ourselves."
I agree. It’s remarkable how many conservatives, people who are more discerning on so many other issues, speak of the wisdom of the American people, or some other such positive attribute, as if it’s something inherited by every generation. Even when the American people are right on an issue, I suspect it’s often for the wrong reasons. When they’re right on a tax issue, for example, I wouldn’t assume that it’s because of a commitment to conservative principles.