We are in danger of losing what made this country great. There may be a country that has the name, United States of America, but its heart will have been ripped out. I am talking about all of the assaults on American values by the Obama administration. Part of this is shown by the fact that it appears that it is a requirement that you love “Chairman Mao” in order to be selected as one of the Czar’s. As Glenn Beck said on his show this past week, he always thought that Chairman Mao was one of the worst people that had ever lived.

The worst assault on our values has to be the attack on Fox News. I say it is the worst because it is attacking the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. That first amendment gives us protection from government doing anything to inhibit the free press in this country. The Obama administration is trying to say that Fox News is not part of the free press and is therefore not entitled to protection under the first amendment. That is the crux of their argument that Fox News is not really a news organization. This assault on Fox News has to stop. We, the people, have to demand that the government keep its hands off of the free exercise of the free press. The other news organizations have decided to go into the tank and not be a “free press”. That is no excuse for now attacking any member of the free press to get them to change or shut down.

The next two assaults are on the economy. One is the Obamacare bill that is still in the House and Senate. The other is the Cap and Tax bill that is being debated. The worst of these two is the Obamacare bill. That bill would socialize our healthcare system in this country. Once the medical system is socialized, it would be extremely difficult for us to change it back to a privatized health care system. There would be a window of opportunity between now and 2013, but Obama is President during that entire time. He would veto any bill trying to repeal his crown jewel in the destruction of the US. The fact that the Obamacare bill would destroy the economy is bad enough. The fact that it is unconstitutional is also bad enough. The worst part of Obamacare is that it would destroy the American spirit. That is something that other countries do not have. If we lose that, we are just another country. With the American Sprit, we can do anything. Without it, we become like Europe today, weak and unwilling to fight for our lives. Obamacare would end up being the cause of our destruction by weakening our ability to defend ourselves.

The Cap and Tax bill is trying to solve a hoax. Since the problem it is trying to solve is a hoax, the problem is already solved. The real reason that the Democrats want to pass this bill is the massive tax increase on the country. They look at the increased revenue stream and think of all the social programs they can start (even though they would all be unconstitutional). This Cap and Tax bill would just destroy the economy of the US. It is easily solved by passing a bill repealing all of its provisions. It is not like the Obamacare bill where it would be almost impossible to end the disaster.

As side notes, Moody’s Bond Service has estimated that our bonds will need to be devalued within the next 3-6 years. That is much shorter than the last estimate under George Bush of 10-12 years. That is because Barack Obama and the Democrats are spending like drunken sailors on steroids. If we cut spending and eliminated the programs started under Obama, we could get our spending under control. That would lengthen the time period once again. Then, we could start eliminating programs that were unconstitutional and get to the point where we could actually pay off our debt. As it is today, paying off the debt is impossible and becoming more impossible as each day goes by.

In the last week, Barack Obama and his henchmen have declared war against Fox News. Over the weekend, David Axelrod said that Fox News was not a “real” news organization and that other “real” news organizations should not emulate their model. I was told long ago, before the internet, that you should not pick fights with someone who uses ink by the barrel. I think the same would be said for someone who broadcasts 24 hours a day.

The Obama administration is remarkably thin skinned. If they are criticized or questioned in any way, they lash out and try to destroy the person or organization responsible. Since Glenn Beck has been a tremendous thorn in the side of Obama for some time, they are lashing out at Fox News. Since they cannot kill the person producing the pain, they would rather destroy the company he works for. I guess they figure that if they make it hot enough for Fox News, they will fire Glenn Beck to satisfy the White House and get them to back off. I do not think that the White House would back off if Fox News would fire Glenn Beck. I think they would just get bolder and start attacking others as well. That means Fox News will have to fight this one to the end. During the dust-up, the one person that cannot be replaced is Glenn Beck. If he goes, the White House wins. If he stays and continues to ask his questions, the White House loses. Right now it is a game of chicken; we get to see who blinks.

The person that announced the beginning salvo in this war against Fox News was the person in charge of communications in the White House. She had said in a commencement speech to high school students that her two most admired people were: Mother Theresa and Chairman Mao Tse Tung. I have no problem with Mother Theresa and I doubt that anyone else in the world would have a problem with her in the list of most admired people. Including Mother Theresa on a list of most admired people would show the sophisticated taste needed to lead any agency or group. The other name, Mao Tse Tung, gives one a chance to stand back and question that person’s judgment. Mao was responsible for killing approximately 70 million Chinese under his rule. He killed more people than any other leader in the entire 20^th century. Having a mass murderer on your list of most admired people is definitely a character flaw on your part. Anyone with the character flaw to have Chairman Mao on their most admired list is definitely having some problems.

When questioned about the talk and her inclusion of Mao and Mother Theresa, she said that she was just telling a joke. I heard the tape of the commencement address on TV and radio. It did not sound like a joke to me. It sounded like she was serious. Glenn Beck had a parent that was at the commencement address. The parent said that the comment was definitely not a joke.

 We do not need a communications director in the White House that thinks that Chairman Mao Tse Tug is someone to be admired. Chairman Mao is someone that should be despised. Mao does not have anything to offer that would make Americana better people. In fact, he does not have anything to offer that would make anyone a better person. Anyone that would follow Mao’s teachings would be a worse person after employing the policies and procedures that Mao set down. Someone you admire should make you a better person, not a worse person.

If you asked me to list the top couple of people I admire, I would list, Joseph Smith and Ezra Taft Benson (if I could include prophets) or George Washington and Ronald Reagan (If I could only include political types). Any one of those four would make you a better person, if you tried to live your life like that person. I would like to think that a person following either pair would be substantially the same person. Following Mother Theresa and Chairman Mao would make you a definitely poorer person to be around. I am glad that I live in America and can still say things like that last comment. Obama’s people are making it increasingly more expensive to say things they disagree with. If Obama has his way, these kinds of comments will be outlawed in the future.