Herman Cain

“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated” was an expression popularized by Mark Twain after hearing that his obituary had been published in the New York Journal circa 1897.

We still have it.

A daily overdose of bad news about our economy, military casualties and bad legislation being rushed through Congress by the Democrats would make it easy for someone to be ready to pronounce the death of the United States.

Nothing could be farther from the truth. Despite all of the attention devoted to negative stories about the recession, jobs, the wars and what the liberals are trying to do to this country, we are not dead yet.

The operative word is yet.

Yes, we are on the brink of bankruptcy as a nation. Yes, our economy is stalled due to a recession that did not have to happen. And yes, our situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating because of a procrastinating president. Yet, there are many things for which we can be thankful.

Our Constitutions is not broken. It is simply not being enforced, and it is being misinterpreted by some people. The First Amendment to the Constitution says that government cannot impose religion on the people. It does not say that religion cannot be exhibited in government.

Liberals ignore this fact as they try to eliminate religion and faith from our culture. All of our currency is inscribed with “In God We Trust” for a reason.

Our system of three branches of government is not broken as designed by the Founding Fathers. The excessive abuse of those branches is the problem. We have too much legislation, too much regulation and too much taxation.

And our military is still the strongest and best in the world. Using our military power where and when appropriate is not arrogance. It’s common sense. Pip squeak potentates in smaller and weaker countries would like to reduce us to their level by promising to sit down and sing kumbaya.

The current administration might buy that, but I do not. I believe in diplomacy as much as anyone else. But when diplomacy fails, we are faced with a “kill or be killed” or “take or be taken” world.

The people of this country are not going to be taken for granted.

One of the most frequently asked questions I get from frustrated citizens is, “What can we do?” I tell them that there’s a lot we can do, and giving up is not one of them.

First, become better informed about the big issues. These include Cap & Trade & Tax & Kill, Health Care Deform legislation, Card Check lies, the Unfairness Doctrine and anything that walks or talks or looks like a tax increase.

Liberals are counting on enough uninformed people in order to pass their extreme liberal agenda of more taxes, more government and less individual responsibility, even if they have to distort the facts.

Secondly, I tell them to get ready to vote in November 2010 and again in 2012. Too many conservatives stayed home in 2008 and we are now suffering the consequences.

Then lastly, join an organization capable of expressing your voice collectively with millions of other like minded people. Yes, it is important to call your representative and send them e-mails with your views, but it is equally important to express your opinions collectively with millions of other voices.

The USA is not dead, and reports of our impending death are greatly exaggerated. Don’t ask the politicians or the mainstream media. Just ask the real people who are no longer sitting on their “anchovies”.

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