The thing that keeps a President with a friendly Senate from going wild is the media. The Supremes seem to be sleeping. Current media being deaf, dumb and blind about Obama's and Hillary's mistakes, mistruths and outright lies, our options to push conservative issues seems limited to complaining and being vilified by his minions. Most of the people, if they are real people, that run into us on Twitter and such, are probably still in secondary school years, but their presence and passion is a force that carries credibility. If not fighting with good information, at least they are pervasive.
Complaints might be better applied to those who have the power to influence, ie. Sponsors of ABC NEWS, NBC NEWS, CBS NEWS, CNN, etc. Sponsors need to be made to feel the responsibility for fair and balanced reporting. Our energy and passion for preserving this country for our grandchildren is a mountain. Their energy and passion to push socially destructive liberal themes is a molehill in comparison. But they are loud and in our faces. And I am betting they have a lot of help. So much help that conservative voices are simply being drowned out.
As crazy as it sounds, I believe that control of our government may have fallen to sponsors of media outlets and big business. It would not be a new thing, just so absolutely powerful now that the liberal government can do ANYTHING and not suffer critical analysis in the media.The notion does make a certain amount of sense.
Who else stands to gain the most from artificially supporting our economy through self destructive inflows of borrowed money? Our economy will teeter on a double dip recession until it is able to establish a reasonable GDP for the fundamentals. Big business sits on vast sums waiting for real growth to be reestablished. The problem is that we have lost what kept us so strong since WW2. Industrial production. Those jobs that moved overseas may not come back. They certainly won't come back without an intelligent treatment of our tax structure, including reducing corporate taxes... something our liberal leaders are loathe to allow. So big business is holding and doing whatever it can to maintain the GDP. Liberal money printing is all they can see. Influencing the media to tilt the balance in favor of liberals makes alot of sense. It would explain alot of the clear liberal media prejudice that has left us scratching our heads in wonder.
It is something to think about. I want to see this country improve. Universal health care is a wonderful goal but we cannot afford to do it through Obamacare. The ACA has not been well considered. We really should step back and take another look at it before taking the leap.
Unfortunately it looks like we are going to have to learn the hard way. I think I am seeing high deductibles pretty much over all of the classes of policies. What that means is that the insurance companies are protecting themselves at our expense. Competition among companies isn't as strong a factor under ACA. People HAVE TO BUY through the exchanges. Where's the competition? The folks who are buying will not be able to use the insurance without high out of pocket expenses. Once they realize that they are legally forced to buy something that won't be much help to them the country will see a huge backlash.
Being able to say I told you so isn't going to be worth very much. Hopefully the medical industry won't suffer to the point that we lose our quality of health.care. Assuming my suggestion is correct, when will big money interests allow their media to shift us back toward sane, conservative solutions?
One thing is for sure. It will not happen while the present administration is in power, and the ACA backlash may be the force that starts the pendulum swinging to the conservative side. The Republicans, though drawing a lot of criticism now, will be seen as having the correct view. Obama probably would not win an election now. The Democratic Senators will be left holding his baggage in 2014. We cannot win any argument while the media is compromised. How the ACA effects peoples' bank accounts will have an enormous and immediate effect. Will it be enough? I believe it will. What is coming is coming. At least we have tried to do the right thing. Focusing on big business's control of the media may help. Arguing with adolescents on Twitter is certainly folly and a waste of time.
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