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Hood: I'd rather be right

Obama's Fifth Column



Too many people believe the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States will solve all of our problems. His election does send the message that the majority of Americans are unhappy with government and want it repaired. While it is true the presidency is very important, there are layers upon layers of bureaucrats and elected officials between Washington, DC and county governments who influence policy for the better or the worse, mostly the worse. The majority of these bureaucrats and elected officials must be on board with any proposed changes or laws for them to work.



Barack Obama spent eight years trying his best to destroy America as our Founders intended for it to be. They are now calling those loyal to his commitment who are still in government the 'Deep State." I think "Fifth Column" is a better characterization. The problem is that elected Republicans are not dealing with this sabotage very effectively.



We are seeing how the foot dragging and outright rebellion of elected Republicans has crippled progress in installing the Trump platform. Make no mistake, "Make America Great Again," "America first," making government smaller, lowering taxes, and doing away with socialized medicine are revolutionary concepts to at least half of these people. Witness, the problems in producing legislation to move America into these conservative ideas. The two very important people who should be providing support to Trump are glassy eyed, walking on egg shells, unable to deliver the votes. They are Mitch McConnel and Paul Ryan.



This tells us a lot about the kind of Republicans we have elected in Washington, DC. The majority are RINO.s. They all ran as conservatives. They never thought they would actually have to perform as a conservative Republican. Most do not know the history behind the Constitution. They simply do not have the knowledge to be anything other than liberals. There will be lot of dysfunction in both the US House and Senate until after the 2018 elections.



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2020-Aug-13 More... Take a look at the North Carolina Legislature. It is loaded with liberalism. Look at what they did on gun rights, the bathroom bill, the promised reduction in income taxes, the continued throwing of money at education and the growth in the liberal university system. The Legislature has not set a single enforceable education standard. They seem to think money and not standards will fix education. In general, both the North Carolina Senate and House could be a lot more conservative.



Now we come to county commissioners. Beaufort County is a good example. At present there are two admitted Democrats. But, there are four Democrat retreads. It says Republican on the side walls but this tire acts like a Democrat. They have spent our savings, raised taxes, and are now borrowing money for continuing operations. The RINOs have broke us in three short years. Frankie (Zip Code) Waters and Jerry Evans were Democrats until they ran for county commissioner. Ron Buzzeo has never voted other than like a Democrat. He ran promising low taxes but has never seen a spending idea he did not like.. Gary (Nonsense) Brinn has been a big spender since his election.



Is it any wonder so many people are frustrated and even disgusted with government? Politicians who campaign one way and then govern the opposite after being elected simply turn people off to government. Most people don't think it matters how they vote or even if they vote. This results in a dire threat to our democracy and must be changed. The way to change it is for good, honest people to run for office. By honest I mean: Tell people what they actually believe and then vote that way once elected. Over time, if more elected officials did that the people would then come to believe their vote was worth casting.



Our grandchildren's future depends on it. Too many people believe the election of Donald Trump to the presidency of the United States will solve all of our problems. His election does send the message that the majority of Americans are unhappy with government and want it repaired. While it is true the presidency is very important, there are layers upon layers of bureaucrats and elected officials between Washington, DC and county governments who influence policy for the better or the worse, mostly the worse. The majority of these bureaucrats and elected officials must be on board with any proposed changes or laws for them to work.Barack Obama spent eight years trying his best to destroy America as our Founders intended for it to be. They are now calling those loyal to his commitment who are still in government the 'Deep State." I think "Fifth Column" is a better characterization. The problem is that elected Republicans are not dealing with this sabotage very effectively.We are seeing how the foot dragging and outright rebellion of elected Republicans has crippled progress in installing the Trump platform. Make no mistake, "Make America Great Again," "America first," making government smaller, lowering taxes, and doing away with socialized medicine are revolutionary concepts to at least half of these people. Witness, the problems in producing legislation to move America into these conservative ideas. The two very important people who should be providing support to Trump are glassy eyed, walking on egg shells, unable to deliver the votes. They are Mitch McConnel and Paul Ryan.This tells us a lot about the kind of Republicans we have elected in Washington, DC. The majority are RINO.s. They all ran as conservatives. They never thought they would actually have to perform as a conservative Republican. Most do not know the history behind the Constitution. They simply do not have the knowledge to be anything other than liberals. There will be lot of dysfunction in both the US House and Senate until after the 2018 elections.Take a look at the North Carolina Legislature. It is loaded with liberalism. Look at what they did on gun rights, the bathroom bill, the promised reduction in income taxes, the continued throwing of money at education and the growth in the liberal university system. The Legislature has not set a single enforceable education standard. They seem to think money and not standards will fix education. In general, both the North Carolina Senate and House could be a lot more conservative.Now we come to county commissioners. Beaufort County is a good example. At present there are two admitted Democrats. But, there are four Democrat retreads. It says Republican on the side walls but this tire acts like a Democrat. They have spent our savings, raised taxes, and are now borrowing money for continuing operations. The RINOs have broke us in three short years. Frankie (Zip Code) Waters and Jerry Evans were Democrats until they ran for county commissioner. Ron Buzzeo has never voted other than like a Democrat. He ran promising low taxes but has never seen a spending idea he did not like.. Gary (Nonsense) Brinn has been a big spender since his election.Is it any wonder so many people are frustrated and even disgusted with government? Politicians who campaign one way and then govern the opposite after being elected simply turn people off to government. Most people don't think it matters how they vote or even if they vote. This results in a dire threat to our democracy and must be changed. The way to change it is for good, honest people to run for office. By honest I mean: Tell people what they actually believe and then vote that way once elected. Over time, if more elected officials did that the people would then come to believe their vote was worth casting.Our grandchildren's future depends on it.

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