At this point, it seems like the President wants to take responsibility for all the world's ills, yet deny the root causes of many here at home. He says we as Americans have been "arrogant" and we like to "dictate" policy to other countries. Yet, is he not "dictating" (to a degree) here at home? The Obama administration has all but shut out any opposition to his policy ideas, they have demanded the resignation of the CEO of a private company (GM's Rick Wagoner) and without batting an eye, he has let the government extort contractually obligated bonuses from private citizens. In all my life, I have never seen a White House go after private individuals with such zeal. It saddens and scares me, in addition to cheapening the office in general.

   I am watching time go by, and I am afraid I am witnessing the disolution of the country I grew up in and the principals it was founded on. The United States was founded on a basis of laws, princials, and values. We are rapidly slipping away from those laws. The government is rewarding failure, irresponsibility, and criminal behavior day after day after day. Those who bought a house they were unable to afford, are being bailed out much to the chagrin of the 90% of morgage holders who actually pay their morgage. So not only are these people paying their morgages, they are being taxed to pay for the people who can't afford their house. The Speaker of the House was recently taped calling the enforcement of immigration laws "un-American." Members of the Banking Committee are getting campaign contributions from the people they are supposed to regulate. We are indebted to China for billions of dollars, and the government keeps pushing for more.

   I can't actually say that we are not getting what we deserve at this point. Obama won the election, running on almost the exact policies he is enacting today. The American public was so blinded by the superstar rhettoric and historical nature of a minority candidate, they decided to ignore his slim record and ideas that were plain as day if they had bothered to do any independent research. The large majoritiy in both houses of Congress was swept in on the waves of "change" and we are definitely getting that change.

   I am afraid for not my future, but my infant daughter's. I am very afraid...