2010 is upon us and in my infinite optimism I can’t help but think things are going to get better. I am optimistic that in the upcoming election, politicians will become more focused on spending only what they have and begin eliminating the debt we have accumulated, while holding the American people to the same standard. I am optimistic that the American people will hold our government to the limits of the Constitution while remembering why it was written in the first place. And finally I am optimistic that our nation’s leaders will begin to recognize that there is a group of people who wish to kill us because of our beliefs and values and that they will make an effort to actually call their attacks, terrorist attacks, rather than “Man caused disasters.”
I must admit, I have already witnessed the beginning of change in our Nation’s leadership. I can remember when our President said “Only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift us from a recession this deep and severe.” but now he is saying, “Ultimately true economic recovery is only going to come from the private sector.” These are two very different statements and I tend to welcome this kind of change. Not long ago President Obama said “Deficits don’t matter, saying “we can’t worry, short-term, about the deficit.” but now he says “The federal government can no longer spend taxpayers’ money like it is “monopoly money.” I absolutely agree with our President and with his new way of thinking I do believe the rest of his term in office will prove to be a success. All along I have wanted less government control and for them to spend within their means. It was only early on when his ideology drastically differed from my own that I took disagreement with him, but now that his whole theory has changed I will look forward to seeing this trend continue. I still “Hope” that he will “Change” his attitude toward the terrorists attacking this country, stop calling the attack on Christmas day an incident and replace his director of Homeland Security who seemed to think the system worked fine because a terrorist’s detonator didn’t function properly. I know these changes will come in 2010 and look forward to the other changes that are sure to come soon.
Happy New Year Everyone!