The New Energy Bill, Obama, and The Government Elite

For those of you who have been reading my articles (and thank you for doing so), you will notice that although I talk about theologically controversial subjects, and issues like Creation vs. Evolution, etc., I have not yet written something politically charged.  Well, some recent occurrences within our U.S. government have caused me some great unrest, and I am compelled to speak out; to speak the truth; that is what I do.  So I apologize in advance to Obama supporters, you will not enjoy this.  But I ask all of you, Obama supporters or not, to please read this, think about it, and start exercising some common sense.

In the title of this blog, I started with “the new energy bill”, and I will get to that topic as this article unfolds, but there are a few things about Mr. Obama and his administration that I would like to address.  Is that okay?  I still retain my right to free speech, correct?  The way this government is headed, I wasn’t sure, so needed to double check.

First of all, I am so sick of ABC, CBS, MSNBC, not reporting the truth.  Or let me rephrase; they focus on other issues that have very little significance as compared to other MAJOR decisions taking place in our ever-increasing socialist government.  I will, however, make a big plug for FOX news…thank you guys for reporting the truth and then letting “we the people” interpret that news however we see fit.  And thank you, Mr. Glenn Beck, for speaking out and telling the truth; we need more people like you to stand up for what is right.

Inspector General Walpin.  “Who?”, most of you are probably thinking, which would once again confirm my distaste with the left-winged only news stations…ah, I digress.  Inspector Walpin was fired by Obama a few weeks ago.  Any individual with the slightest hint of intellect would immediately ask him/herself: “why?”  From what I have read and researched, Walpin (at the prompting of Americorp) began an investigation on Sacramento mayor (and long-time friend of Barak Obama) for his misuse of tax payer dollars.  Apparently, Kevin Johnson (mayor of Sacramento) was using stimulus money for personal purchases having nothing to do with his “business”, and Mr. Walpin and his staff uncovered the truth.  So what happens?  A few weeks ago, Mr. Walpin receives a call from the White House giving him ONE HOUR to either resign or be fired.  One hour, folks.  By law, (which Obama helped to pass when he was a senator, by the way) the President is required to give a 30-day notice AND a specific reason when letting go of a government official.  Mr. Walpin was given none of those.  Understandably,  Walpin refused to resign, and then the next day he was offically told that he was fired.  The White House released a statement about a week later that Mr. Walpin was incompetent, disoriented and confused.  Basically, they’re saying he’s senial.  I watched Glenn Beck interview this man about three times on his show, and believe you me Mr. Walpin is not in the least bit senile.  He’s probably more intellectually stable and sound than the vast majority of our government representatives!  Does any of this story sound a bit shady to you?  Did your eyebrow raise in bewilderment as you read through it…?  Mine sure did.  Since Obama’s induction as President of the U.S., he has been weeding out any and everyone who might oppose him.  He fires anyone who might stand up for truth and speak out against the corruption.  Mr. Walpin was just doing his job which he was asked to do, and now the White House has dishonored and disrespected him by calling him, basically, a senile old man.  I am just mortified.

Additionally, Obama is proposing another future stimulus package!?!?!  As if the last one didn’t put us into even more debt as a nation, let’s just go ahead and make the hole deeper!  Does this sound right to you?  I know in my present financial situation because of our economy’s current state, I have had to make adjustments.  My money (what little I have!)  has to be organized and managed correctly.  Now, this same principal should be applied to our government.  If we are in a huge amount of debt, if our economy is in a major recession and/or depression as it is right now, shouldn’t we cut back on the spending??  Hmm…just a “common sense” thought there.  One example of this (which I just found out, by the way) is that Obama approved a 3.45 million dollar project to build tunnels for the turtles in the great state of Florida (where I am a resident).  Tunnels for turtles so they can safely cross the road.  Call me crazy, but when our unemployment rate is rapidly increasing and people all across this great country are losing their homes, cars, and livelihoods…and we’re spending almost $3.5 million to build turtle tunnels…?  Something is terribly wrong with this picture.

And last but not least…this new energy bill.  Oh, where do I begin?  This bill is about 1200 pages in length.  It was given to the house members ONE day before they were scheduled to vote on it.  Umm…how can someone read and truly understand/comprehend a 1200 page document in only one day? Unless they’re all speed readers like the guy that Obama hired to speed read some of the bills before he passed them into law, I doubt they got through it.  At the voting, a Republican member asked for a copy of the bill, and he was told that there weren’t any copies available!  WHAT?!?!  How do you not bring a copy of the bill to the voting meeting?  So what is this energy bill anyway?  Glad you asked!  In short, it is masked as an environmentally friendly bill which would appeal to most Americans, I think…oh but it is far from just that.  This bill seeks to control the green house gas emissions, and increase the average American’s energy bill by about $1300 per year.  In other words, if this bill is passed in the Senate, your electric bill will probably increase by about $100 per month!  Is that okay with you?  Can you afford that?  Can our already struggling economy afford to make such a decision?  Does Obama and the Czars of Washington, D.C. really have your best interest at heart?  No, folks.  They are money and power hungry and are only out to better themselves; they care nothing for you and your problems. I looked at a voting poll on msnbc.com just a bit ago, and according to their website, over 81% of American voters think that this energy bill should not be passed because it will only further hurt our economy.   Hmm…81%…and you think that Obama and his administration is really representing the majority?

 Might I just point out that Mr. Al Gore makes about $200,000 per global warming scare tactic speech, and that he has fairly large investments in some of the energy companies (GE is one) and when/if this bill passes in the Senate, he (along with a few others on Obama’s forefront of energy bill supporters like Pelosi for example) will cash in big time!  What?  You mean they’re in this for the money?  They just want to get richer and raise our taxes to help them do that?  YES!!!!  HELLO!!!!  Wake up, America!  Our government is corrupt.  I have absolutely no faith in them at all.  I put my faith in Christ; He is my Savior, not Obama and his current administration.

So what do we do about this?  Is there anything we can do?  Yes, there absolutely is.  You may be like me and not have the resources to launch a big campaign against this entrusion on our freedoms, but we can let our voices be heard.  If you live in Florida, and you think that this energy bill is going to hurt our economy even more while fattening the wallets of the government elite, then call 202-224-5274 to leave a message, or speak with someone in the office of Bill Nelson, democrat Senator of Florida, and call 202-224-3041 to do the same with Mel Martinez, republican Senator of Florida.  When I called, their voice mailboxes were full, but I google searched their names, and there are websites where you can go and send an email to their respective offices.  So whether you call or write to them, let your voice be heard!  Evil increases when good people sit by and do nothing about it.  This government is expanding and increasing its power over us as citizens, but they must remember that we have the ultimate say; we have the ultimate authority; we the people.