What happened to the three tenets of Conservatives? And, for that matter, what is going on in the world? Do things seem crazy to anyone else besides me? I thought the Conservative mantra was Reduce Spending, Control Immigration, and Shrink Government. And, I thought that we have a Republican-conservatively-controlled government (as in all three branches).

From the looks of things, we have not accomplished a single one of those items. According to today’s NY Times, our Government has raised the level at which the American Government goes into DEFAULT 5 times since a certain someone has come into office.

Are the creditors calling the White House?

Hello. Is the President home? We have a convenient payment plan to help you get back on track. You don’t want to harm your credit rating, do you?

As for immigration: the borders are basically open. Big companies no longer have to even recognize that they exist. As individuals, we have to check every single transaction with Big Brother. But, if we were to simply send our money over the borders (and it would prove to be profitable for business), we could get that blessing easily.

While I love the idea of shrinking the government, it is absolutely impossible at this point. Our beauracracy has metastatized into Orwellian proportions. In fact, I am sure that the sheer size of it all would make Franz Kafka cringe in his grave.

And, they keep spending and spending and spending money that we don’t have . . . .

Our only recourse is to vote in every single election between here and change. Call your Senators, and Representatives. Ask tougher questions. Read the fine print. The sound bites from Fox are not giving you the information you need.

Stop doing what you have been doing, and from here on out, only do things that can fix what is wrong. Apathy isn’t going to help anyone.