Are We Like Frogs In A Pot Of Water?
The story of frogs that stay in the pot of water as the heat is gradually increased makes me wonder if we're like those frogs?
The Obama Administration is bringing significant change to so many areas of our lives in such a short time, and yet there are very few who seem to be sensing that this is happening.
It is as if the temperature is being increased on our pot of water but not so much that it causes people to want to get out of the pot. We are so disinclined to believe that a president would do anything that might be detrimental to us that we tend to "poo poo" those who suggest that we ought to be paying closer attention.
Yet, there are those signs that something isn't quite what it seems. Health care is being changed and that, alone, represents nearly 20% of our total economy. Two-thirds of the U.S. auto industry is now owned by us taxpayers but we don't get votes on how those companies are being run. Insurers and bankers are recipients of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money and they are now susceptible to the strings that are being pulled by the White House.
Stimulus funds are being doled out for the programs favored by the Administration to be used for specific projects contrary to the original "shovel-ready" claims. High speed rail is now a "darling" as is the ethanol industry that exists only because of government subsidies. "Green" is the new color of the day. ACORN runs on despite the amassed indications that something may be wrong with that group. Government programs are being beefed up with our money without much fanfare,
The press has been duped into willing adoration of President Obama, so that it is doing nothing of a critical nature in reviewing the new programs. The "town hall meetings" of the campaign where people asked questions openly have given way to the "controlled question" town hall meetings that permit control of subject matter even without the semblance of that control. We are duped into believing that we must be among the real minority since so many others seem to buy into the Administration's line.
We no longer have a war against terrorism. We have a lessened defense program. We seem to have forgotten about the tens of millions of illegals in our country. Same-sex "marriage" is okay now in spite of the fact that the majority of us don't believe that. We are bleeding jobs but there seems no real concern because the Administration tells us that it is saving many jobs and will soon have created new jobs to replace those being lost; we are becoming part of some new world economy, and we just need to trust the Administration.
Are we the frogs of this era humming along nicely without any outward signs that we have problems only to end up in a pot of boiling water from which we'll be unable to jump?
The Obama Administration is bringing significant change to so many areas of our lives in such a short time, and yet there are very few who seem to be sensing that this is happening.
It is as if the temperature is being increased on our pot of water but not so much that it causes people to want to get out of the pot. We are so disinclined to believe that a president would do anything that might be detrimental to us that we tend to "poo poo" those who suggest that we ought to be paying closer attention.
Yet, there are those signs that something isn't quite what it seems. Health care is being changed and that, alone, represents nearly 20% of our total economy. Two-thirds of the U.S. auto industry is now owned by us taxpayers but we don't get votes on how those companies are being run. Insurers and bankers are recipients of TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) money and they are now susceptible to the strings that are being pulled by the White House.
Stimulus funds are being doled out for the programs favored by the Administration to be used for specific projects contrary to the original "shovel-ready" claims. High speed rail is now a "darling" as is the ethanol industry that exists only because of government subsidies. "Green" is the new color of the day. ACORN runs on despite the amassed indications that something may be wrong with that group. Government programs are being beefed up with our money without much fanfare,
The press has been duped into willing adoration of President Obama, so that it is doing nothing of a critical nature in reviewing the new programs. The "town hall meetings" of the campaign where people asked questions openly have given way to the "controlled question" town hall meetings that permit control of subject matter even without the semblance of that control. We are duped into believing that we must be among the real minority since so many others seem to buy into the Administration's line.
We no longer have a war against terrorism. We have a lessened defense program. We seem to have forgotten about the tens of millions of illegals in our country. Same-sex "marriage" is okay now in spite of the fact that the majority of us don't believe that. We are bleeding jobs but there seems no real concern because the Administration tells us that it is saving many jobs and will soon have created new jobs to replace those being lost; we are becoming part of some new world economy, and we just need to trust the Administration.
Are we the frogs of this era humming along nicely without any outward signs that we have problems only to end up in a pot of boiling water from which we'll be unable to jump?
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