We must vote for those candidates of any party that reflect these values: hard work, self-determination, smaller government, fiscal responsibility and honesty. Look to the character of anyone you chose to support. Their past does matter if they haven't learned from it. Their personal life is as relevant as their public one. We must be able to trust those who will be advising and leading us on what our country must do next. -Glenn Beck

Saturday, October 18, 2008

"Free enterprise sounds nice. We should try it sometime."

I just read this quote by John Stossel and I couldn't agree more. It was at the end of this article about the bailout that was part of his "Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics" tonight on 20/20. If anyone has the chance to watch it, do. It was great.

(There are a lot of links to great articles in this post. Don't feel like you need to read all or any of them. I linked them in case you're interested in more info on this subject.)

The words "politically incorrect" made me want to watch this in the first place (I get tired of having to be "politically correct" so as not to offend people). John Stossel basically talked about why big government isn't a good thing and how the American people do a much better job at making this a great country. In fact, the government often gets in the way of their efforts (click here for a great example of this happening in New Orleans).

As a conservative, big government is something I worry about and Obama is for big government. I realize some argue that he's not as hard-core big government as many conservatives believe, but he's still too much for me. The government should be in charge of such things as building roads, running the courts, and defending our nation. Let the American people and free enterprise govern.


1 comment:

Backwoods Browns said...

The people who started this country set up our government they way it was for a reason and we have all seen as our government has grown in many different ways how it has been a set back on what the people actually want and need for this country.