Digging a deeper hole

With much fanfare, your federal government just stepped another trillion dollars in debt. That in itself is cause for concern. But, added to the trillions already promised as part of the massive federal taxpayer-funded bailout, the issue goes far beyond simple concern.

I have no faith whatsoever that our federal government is headed in the right direction. Obama's lack of experience and his saviorlike aura are not to blame. The blame falls squarely on the shoulders of congressional leaders who believe we can now spend our way out of debt. If that's the way you run your household budget, you know where this path will lead.

As an average, hard-working, honest American, how will this stimulus package affect your life? Will it provide any level of financial support to help you through these difficult times? Will massive building projects put money into your pocket? Will your paycheck be bumped even a notch because of this spending program?

Digging us deeper into a financial hole is a serious matter. But even worse -- in my opinion -- is the erosion of faith and confidence in our elected officials. When we lose all faith in those we elect to represent our interest, the seeds are sown for a revolution of unparalleled proportion. And maybe that's just what we need.

The campaign promise of redistributing wealth is rapidly coming into focus. Taxpayers will be saddled with a debt that is far beyond our imagination, and we'll have little to show for this sacrifice. Those who predicted a quick solution to this financial mess are now curiously silent. It's easy to campaign. It's much harder to govern.

Those who held hope this current administration would fail are wrong. No one should hold such partisan views that they wish ill for those who govern our great nation. Yet we would all be wrong if we did not voice concern and downright fear for policies that are so misguided as to lead to a national nightmare.

Wouldn't it be nice -- and this hits real close to home -- if the federal government's response to a natural disaster was as rapid as our response to a problem within the banking industry?

Go way back to the beginning of this nightmare and examine in detail what brought us to this point. I have said from the beginning that it was greed that laid the foundation for this financial collapse. And that greed is by no means limited to the financial centers on Wall Street. If you want to point a finger of blame, then look to the nation's capital and those who ignored the warnings, those who ignored the perfect storm on the horizon.

Tragically, much of the blame lies at the feet of those very same individuals who now craft a plan to solve these problems.

Unfortunately, I have as little faith in those elected leaders today as I did when this chaos began. But as we all now know, our futures are in their hands.

God help us!