Busy Weekend

On Thursday, I was invited to attend a memorial service for some of people who died in the attack of the pentagon 8 years ago.
My invitation came due to the fact that I know my way around the streets of Northern Virginia, and two of the women that were going needed a driver.
Besides the fact that I had become a chauffeur, I felt honored that I could attend the gathering and have a chance to talk to some people that were in the building when the attack happened.
Hearing for myself some of their own personal stories, and actually being at the Pentagon just hours after then plane had struck the side of the building brought back some terrible feelings

On Saturday, my driving skills were put to good use again as I was volunteered as a commuter van driver to shuttle people into D.C. from Stafford Virginia, just a short 45 minutes away.
On my last trip, I had parked the van and joined the group of Americans that had assembled to send a message to government.

As I made my way through the crowd, I found that different streets contained different feelings of the march.

I had no sign, and no shirt expressing my views, but because of the crowd I was with, I was called racist, redneck, hillbilly, and right wing nut.

As I got closer to the platform that was assembled for the Freedomworks people, I was handed a wallet sized copy of the constitution, and the woman that handed it to me said " This is a gift for you, don't lose it "

Out of all the speakers I heard, out of all the speeches, out of all the signs and t-shirts that had clever slogans on them, that one comment hit me the hardest.

............" Don't lose it "

Why would anyone want to lose their freedom, their rights, or liberties ?

Why would anyone just hand them over ?

Her words were the most power full to me that day

On Sunday, I shared what I had seen and heard the last few days with some folks over breakfast at our local gathering place, and everyone there said with the same breath " How did we get this far ? "

Out of control government did not start with Obama, and it did not start with Bush

This greed and corruption has been building for years.

I have spent the morning reading left wing blogs that make fun, and ridicule what the people stood for on Saturday, and read a few that scream 9/11 was an inside job.

The people came together Saturday and made one voice, loud and clear, that our representatives are not doing what is right.

They came out in plain view and let America know that they are ready to make a stand.

Where were the left wing supporters ?

Where were the ones that criticize, and write names about those that are willing to put a stop to big government ?

I will tell you where,

In the shadows,

In the darkness,

Hiding behind their keyboards.

They are too ashamed to let others know they are content in having the government take care of them.

They are ashamed to let real Americans know that they are nothing more than sheep.

They are ashamed to let us know that they cannot think for themselves.

Our current situation will not be solved by blaming Bush, or believing that opposition against Obama is racially motivated.

It will be solved by stepping forward and calling out corruption, pointing out the waste, and punishing those that break the rules.

If you break the law, if you cheat the people, if you lie,

YOUR FIRED !

It's that simple