In just a few days we
will have a midterm election. We have the opportunity to change out the
Congress. We get to throw the bums out. Before we do however, there are just a
few things I would like to point out.
Had we had a Democrat
President and a Democrat Congress with our last election, this is what we
wouldn’t have. We wouldn’t have Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme
Court. We wouldn’t have had the tax cuts which have spurred our economy more
than anything in the recent past. We wouldn’t have had the reduction in onerous
regulation which has hampered business for years. We most certainly wouldn’t
have had a GDP over 4%. We wouldn’t have 3.8% unemployment. There is much we
wouldn’t have.
With Donald Trump at the
helm, the world looks at us differently. What was apologetic wussiness has
become powerful “America first.” What was bowing to tinhorn dictators in funny
costumes has become standing straight and tall demanding respect. What once was
trade agreements where America always got the short end of the stick, has
become a fairer, more equitable system of trade. What once was our
involvement in so-called global climate agreements has become a saner more
sensible approach to actual science. What was a military struggling to maintain
equipment, has become once again the world’s strongest, mightiest military on
earth and the world knows it. No, this is a different world and we have a
different Sheriff.
North Korea now
understands the fact that we, and the rest of the free world, will never allow
them to possess nuclear weapons or threaten their neighbors. Terrorist nations
like Iran will never again be paid billions to be nice. Reasonable people with
any common sense know that Iran will never just be “nice.” All of these rogue
nations are gazing over their horizons looking for what easily could be a
military force the likes of which they have never seen before bearing down on
them. The world has gotten the message.
So, here comes this
election. Do we change out everything? Do we put Democrats in power? Do we
really want to go back to the time where America was spit on? Where our
citizens were taken hostage for no legitimate reason? Do we want a stagnant economy
with huge unemployment numbers? Do we want a GDP of 1 or 2%? In other words,
are we better off now than we were two years ago? You be the judge.
Do you want an America
with Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters screaming at the cameras stirring up mobs with
discord and hate? Do we want an America where the military and police officers
are looked down upon and disrespected? Do we want an America where the
government owns everything and controls it? Can you look at Venezuela and say,
that’s for me? If any of this is what you want, then the Democrats are your
party. And God help us.
Truly, never in our
history has an election been more important. Like the president recently said,
“Do you want mobs or jobs?” You decide.
Ron Scarbro