Scary Christmas

I'm at home thinking about how good life is.

My boys are sleeping warm in their beds. Christmas decorations are up. The presents have been bought. My wonderful wife is finishing up laundry. My dog is cuddled up next to me in my chair.

I'm even okay after my surgery yesterday. It's official, Liza and I won't be having anymore babies. Despite the discomfort, it wasn't a bad experience. Fortunately I have a nice health care plan that defrays the cost.

Life is good.

With the extra time I've spent not moving, I've been reading alot of news. Of course the 2 things in world current events are the climate deal in Copenhagen and the passing of the health care bill.

And that's when my Christmas got scary. I don't know enough about either, but that's the scariest part. Our president was in Copenhagen making deals for billions of dollars to fix or make right our "involvement" in climate change.

Funny how they don't use "global warming" anymore. It's a crock of hooey. There is just as much, if not more, evidence against it, but somehow the media and our government jam it down our throats.

If you tell people about it enough, they start to believe it. Just like "evolution" and "separation of church and state" and the super deadly "swine flu virus". Bunk.

And then the Senate just got the 60th vote needed to pass the health care reform bill. It took alot of compromise, and the only happy people about it are the president and Harry Reid.

In my opinion they're only happy about cementing their place in history. I don't see how this is what's best for our country. We don't need more government. We don't need bigger government. Our government is supposed to be of the people, by the people, for the people. Not by people who "know what's best for the people", sneak it by the people, to control the people. We're losing our freedom....I'd argue it's pretty much lost.

You do realize that with the passing of this bill, we will be forced to buy health care coverage. Notice I said "buy". It's not free! And taxes will go up. Better (more like worse) yet, they want to push this through be Christmas Eve. Why? Because it's losing steam. Fewer and fewer Americans want it as they learn more about it and the truth comes out. So instead they want to rush it and make it happen.

See what a senator from the heartland had to say.

http://www.detnews.com/article/20091219/OPINION01/912190306/Sen.-Mitch-McConnell--Approving-health-bill-would-be-historic-mistake/?imw=Y

Scary, huh?

Our goverment has spent billions, er, trillions of dollars in just over a year and this Copenhagen treaty and health care bill will cost us probably trillions more.

Scary Christmas to all.

But I have to admit, as I'm writing this I do have a sense of peace. I'm reminded of a story that should be fresh in our minds at this time of year. The story of Jesus. When he came to us, the government was seeking additional power and control. Every person was "forced" to return home for a census. Just like now, the government wanted more control.

So just like I wrote recently, the more things change the more they stay the same.

But I should add something else to list of things that never change. God. He's still in control. As much as members of our government like to think they are. As much as they know what's best for us, there is One who does.

And He doesn't change.

Suddenly this Christmas isn't so scary after all.