Well guys, sometimes you have to get serious, and it looks like this is one of those times. Serious writing is hard to do because I don’t want to come across as preachy, and I don’t want to get political, but sometimes there are things that need to be addressed. 

Last night I finished reading Glenn Beck’s Common Sense. The subtitle is: The Case Against An Out-of-Control Government, Inspired By Thomas Paine. Glenn’s book is political, but it’s not partisan politics. He goes after Bush, and Obama. He takes on both houses of Congress, and both sides of the isle in the Senate. He talks about the “progressives” and their agenda. He gives examples of how the very things that our government is leading us into has already been tried, and shown to fail, in other parts of the world. The interesting thing is, everything he talks about was warned against by our founding fathers. 

I’m not going to give any more of a book review than what you just read. I do want to encourage you to get a copy of Common Sense, and read it for yourself. I heard Glenn say recently, “Buy a copy, and then give it to a friend, I don’t care how many copies are sold I just want people to read it.” I honestly believe that is his purpose because the book was released in paperback. He wants the book to be affordable so more people will buy it. He wants his warning to be heard by the people of the United States of America. 

Mr. Beck is calling us to action, no, to revolution. Not a revolution of arms, but a revolution of being heard, and making government work for us instead of for itself. Friends it will take commitment like most of us have never known. It will take the kind of dedication that I have never had. It will take a massive movement unlike anything this country has ever seen, but I believe, as Glenn does, that we must revolt, or America will become one more example of a socialist country that has risen to great heights, only too fall into even greater desperation. Selfishly, I can brush off the call for revolution. I’m fifty-three years old, and even though we are in trouble as a nation, and I believe our best days are behind us if we continue on the road to Socialism, I’ll most likely be dead and gone before it’s full effects are felt. However, I have four grandchildren who will not be able to raise their children in a free United States of America if we don’t change our direction. 

My friend John Hendry says, “Once the country has more takers than givers the battle has been lost. Those people who are receiving will never vote themselves out of receiving.” Common sense tells me that he is right. Robin Hood is a good children’s story that teaches us about corrupt people taking advantage of the less fortunate, and the poor folks love that story. (Keep in mind, poor is a relative term. Go to a third world country, and your perspective of poor will most likely change.) However, what we have now is a corrupt Government, not corrupt Democrats, and not corrupt Republicans, but a corrupt bipartisan Government that is taking advantage of the very people it is supposed to be serving. 

So, what do we do? Well, let’s start with one simple, albeit almost impossible, step. Let’s vote in term limits for all Congressional, and Senatorial seats. The idea of lifetime appointments, or perpetual power has proven to be corrupting in and of itself. 

I personally know many of you who are reading this message. If you agree with the basic concept of what I’m trying to say, let me know about it. If you agree with the intent of these thoughts, forward this message to everyone you know. The progressives have tagged Mr. Beck as a kook, and that makes it easy for many to dismiss his message. However, we have the ability to be heard because of Beck and others like him. He is calling us to action, and I believe if we refuse to take that action, our children and grandchildren will ask us why. 

Till next time,

Grump