Socialism doesn't build the road to recovery, it greases the pathway to perdition.

Over the past weekend two events took place that were of particular interest or should I say distressing for an observer of the goings on in America.

The first being the demonstrations staged, at the homes of the AIG executives who were getting the retention bonuses, by the THUGS employed by ACORN, yes the same ACORN that our newly elected President was an organizer for. Sadly the protester's are not the best and the brightest in that they are trained by experienced propagandists to carry out the bidding of their employers without a clear understanding of the consequences they will face in the future.

The protests this past weekend smacked of Marxist Socialism in the early stages of takeover and as such have no place in any country that plans to remain a Democracy. This is a sad indication of the political bent of the current administration and shows the direction they're taking. My logic for the previous statement is that any democracy oriented leader would have recoiled from from the behavior the ACORN 'volunteers displayed in the AIG protests, you may notice I use the word Democracy and not Democratic leadership.

The second issue and of equal importance with regard to our way of life is the President's plan to limit the compensation in the financial, banking and insurance industries. I will readily admit that salaries and compensation are totally out of hand at the executive because of the greed that has swept all areas of our economy. This is an issue that should have been addressed by the shareholders of the various corporations and the bulk of the blame lies there. That said the small shareholders in reality have little to say when it comes to fighting senior management and the boards which for the most part are in league with management, their bought off to put it bluntly.

However the thought of the government regulating salaries and bonuses is almost unconscionable and if passed opens the door to the government limiting everyone's compensation, and for anyone reading this piece that may be lacking in an understanding of the English language; compensation - in the context of the average American worker means PAY. The loudest cries of anguish will come from the emotionally led liberals that elected this President, if we allow ourselves to be taken down this road.

Thanks for reading,

"Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide"
John Adams
1735 - 1826
Founding Father, 2nd US President

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