TRANSFORMED ---GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT??

He said from the beginning he would transform this country,  and the people were not exactly sure what that meant, but they liked the sound of it---moreover, they blindly trusted him, this new, young, fresh, multi-racial, intellectual, articulate, and oh so cool, likable man who  knew how to use a cell phone and channel political data like a wizard. Obama killed it in the polls, drove Hillary from the presidential race, vanquished the very polished and experienced Romney, and finally we crowned him the new prince of power and keeper of all we hold dear in this country---our freedoms, our security, our place in the world.  The electorate appointed this man, of whom we knew so little, to lead honorably and to transform what he might for the better,  --after all, there is always room for improvement. There were questions, even mystery, and uncertainties, but we were sure that we were protected from an invasion of  over correction, too much change, or power grabs by our carefully designed government structure. We were wrong.

President Obama has shown us again and again that he meant what he said about transforming this
country, and if he could not accomplish that with congressional approval, he would find other ways, and he has.  Last week he announced that he would implement his own immigration plan to grant a form of amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants presently living in this country. He has taken executive decision making to an elevated level and given new  meaning to executive privilege. In challenging those who did not like what he was doing,  he said "Pass a bill"---which evidently means, pass a bill that he completely agrees with, because it isn't that the Republicans haven't presented their ideas on the subject---they have, many of them, and he knows it.  Easier to call them obstructionists,   as either he didn't like what they proposed, or Harry Reid didn't bother to present them. In the meantime,  he has proposed a law that will allow 4-5 million illegal immigrants to remain here for an extended time. They will  be allowed to work and reap other benefits, including Medicare and Social Security.  It is calculated that this new law will cost approximately 2 trillion dollars, which of course will be passed on to the American tax payer, in addition to the loss of jobs they will suffer as a result.  But the real damage  is the dangerous precedent it is setting for a country whose very foundation and core reason for being depends on checks and balance--hammered out, by group agreement, no matter how fraught with difficulty and animosity.

It was an in your face move, calculated, bold, and especially outrageous because of the numerous
times Obama, himself, had said he could not, would not do such a thing, as it would be
against the constitution and "not the way we do things in the United States."  Yet, he will do it with
the stroke of his pen. It would have been nice if Obama had bothered to explain his change of heart and explained how it is appropriate and legal now, but  was not back when he was trying to persuade the voters how constitutionally respectful he was. Instead, he simply announced that what he was doing was perfectly legal ---we'll leave that for the lawyers and courts to decide, and they will, as law suits are being considered along with other measures of stopping this latest action, sans congress. It's another hot mess, and  will do nothing to stop the grid lock that plagues this administration.

It isn't so much what Obama is proposing, but how he does it that leaves one reeling at the audacity of it all--- that he has crossed a line, trespassed against our intrinsic sense of propriety, and is moving too fast for comfort. It is true he has used his executive powers to make law fewer times that any other modern day president, but none have acted as expansively, aggressively, and on such important matters as the national Healthcare Act,  energy, and now immigration. Both affect the entire country in monumental ways, and it has been shocking to observe how little we have been able to say about either--and how one man has been capable of changing so much.

The cavalier use of our laws and legislative process, by detour and deviousness, may seem justified, even heroic to some, but in fact, it is perhaps great cause for alarm---because when one man or one party cannot work with the congress, it should not be said that the system isn't working. Indeed,  it is working---gridlock occurs precisely because there is a glitch, a red light flashing caution, even to halt what is happening, ---because further thought and care are needed, as opposed to charging full speed ahead.  To do that on issues which beg majority support should not be done via an absolute decree by one man, which in the end is worse than gridlock, because it disrespects and disenfranchises congress---that's us, and our skin in the game.  It is tantamount to surrendering the pillars of our system, and it will affect all of us--- Democrats, Republicans,  and future presidents, because what goes around comes around. We will  no longer be who we were. We will be vulnerable to the  power and whims of both noble or unwise men,----and an occasional rogue.

 Got a problem with that? Eat dirt. Obama didn't say it in those words, but he may as well have, with his kingly attitude. What a guy. And what a country. A country whose transformation on so many levels occurred so stealthily and quickly that we hardly had, or took time  to notice.  We're noticing now---the last election spoke loud and clear---Yessir, we have a problem! Do you care?

Our only alternative, the Republican party does ---but do they have the spine and wisdom to stand up against what is proving to be an intractable, powerful wave of extreme left wing political and media manipulation---persuade most of the people most of the time, until sheer voter numbers win, and transformation is complete.   But not so fast--America is nothing, if not capable of re-inventing itself again and again. Usually by a democratic process---

The victors in the last election, must now try to effect change again, to right the ship without taking on too much water. They are being cleverly cautioned by the Dems, and even some of their own, not to come across as  shrill, or agents of "payback"---to resist shouting "No!" too loudly, or behave vigorously against their defeated congressional enemies or their wishes.  That would be politically incorrect---uh, wait.  Stop! Is anybody listening? The people spoke, and they are not happy with the status quo. Do their voices no longer count?

Memo to the Republican Party : Either put up or shut up. Show us what you've got---
yes, send Obama a bill, lots of them, on immigration, improvements to the healthcare debacle, the Canadian pipe line, the war on terror, etc., and let the record show it---but word on the street is that  you will make nice, and appear magnanimous  by finding areas of narrow, insignificant areas of agreement, sign off on budgets out of control, then sit down like petulant boys and girls, all of which  is to once again cave to the power and trickery of politics, to the fear of being unpopular,  and in so doing, bow to those who snicker on the sidelines at the the Republican's naivete---and are already planning their next executive move.  C'mon guys---go big or go home!

If we are to resist becoming a country we no longer recognize, the Republican Party must stand firm or fade into history as a relic of the past, and the days of balanced government;  because once begun, like an imploding building, the power of dismantling is hard to stop---and the walls keep tumbling down.  No-o-o- problem---never liked all that election stuff anyway. Can we have a Queen at least? I know one who's looking for the job----