Election results

[xdpatriot]

Totally unelectable. If someone as middle-of-the-road as Romney could not win, Paul never could have.
I'm afraid that traditional America is a thing of the past, it has been replaced by people who want "stuff". They do not want to earn it the old fashioned way, they want to take it from someone else.
I think that is the greatest thing to learn from this election - traditional American values such as honesty, hard work, playing by the rules, helping others is now dead. 2012 was the last chance to revive the American Dream, it's now over.

I agree with Rice 100%. The middle of Alaska with BFE being the closest town sounds real good about now.

[Gus14]

Dig in yer heels everyone. Now there is plenty of time to make the agenda the law.

[Grand58742]

[QUOTE=WILL;48173]The mentality of this country is on the wrong path. I believe as a nation, our fabric has changed and the polls reflect it. You can tell by looking at the state results. Farmland and areas or the country where you make your own way in the world clearly voted republican. Urban centers where government dependence is high voted democrat. It appears the government dependent now outnumber the rugged individualists. I don

[miked2345]

Totally unelectable. If someone as middle-of-the-road as Romney could not win, Paul never could have.
I'm afraid that traditional America is a thing of the past, it has been replaced by people who want "stuff". They do not want to earn it the old fashioned way, they want to take it from someone else.
I think that is the greatest thing to learn from this election - traditional American values such as honesty, hard work, playing by the rules, helping others is now dead. 2012 was the last chance to revive the American Dream, it's now over.

I listened to alot of talk radio today... Everyone talking about what happened. I think the best explanation I heard was "The nation has now reached the point where there are more people who want to sit in the wagon than there are who are pulling the wagon."

I see Greece in our future...

[JUSTIFIED]

I can't say I disagree with this logic at all. Just adding the emergence of the communist state. 47% of the country on some sort of government assistance, tax the rich to make up for overspending on those same entitlement programs we can't simply afford any more. Price increases to get more on the government dole. It reaches an unsustainable level and continued finger pointing at the "rich" for making it so "they continue to get rich and your lot in life doesn't improve. The Bourgeoisie class is the blame. Free market economy is ruining America by the rich getting richer and the poor continuing to fall. The rich capitalists are to blame because you can't find work. The conservatives are to blame with their stodgy ways and lack of social reform. They are the upper class and to blame for why you are reliant on us. The capitalists and conservatives are driving you into poverty for their own profits..."

No wait, that's Marxism-Leninism. Which last time I checked, appeared to fail. So somehow this was completely missed...or ignored actually. But don't tell the ones benefiting from it that. Don't tell liberals that since you will get labeled as a right wing fanatic that wants to put you back into chains.

What was it Norman Thomas said? "The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the name of 'liberalism' they will adopt every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist nation, without knowing how it happened."

Too bad a lot of our population doesn't know or more precisely, doesn't care. As long as the welfare checks keep rolling in and the Obamaphones are kept on, life is just grand. And as you said they will continue to vote in those that will bankrupt our nation at the expense of staying in power while attempting to create a classless society by taxing the rich to give to the poor. Redistribution of wealth I think it's called. Yeah, tax the Bourgeoisie (upper) class to make up for government overspending to keep the welfare state alive. And get cheers while doing it. And after cheering go vote once again to keep those in office that continue giving out handouts until we turn into Zimbabwe or Greece. A vicious circle I've painted here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge3aGJfDSg4

Pat Buchanan said it best. "Obama is a drug dealer of welfare."

Excellent, yet sad, thoughts Grand. It is a sad reflection of what our country has become. I also agree with Rice's thoughts on all of this.

Our country is still here though it is not the country we grew up in. Last night we witnessed the official death of our Constitution.

[JUSTIFIED]

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28 KJV).

I'll be honest, I am struggling to see how, but I have to believe it is true.

MustangGal, my thought on that verse is that it speaks of our eternal destination and simply holding tight to our faith. What we endure here will be worth the rewards we will experience in Heaven.

Your verse reminds me of another one:
24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

[Pete]

Thank you all for your responses