Political Mountain of 2012

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The current field of GOP candidates all have flaws, but to leave Obama in control of our government would spell certain doom. We need a Congress, and President, to tackle problems we have never faced at such an extreme ever before.

Here is what we may face as we pass through 2012:

1: The United States' national debt is beyond $15 Trillion, nine countries in Europe were just had their credit rating downgraded, the major nations of the world are insolvent.  There is no choice but for these financial systems to collapse, and for more severe austerity measures to be put into place. It is either severe austerity, or complete and utter chaos.

2: Historically, economic growth stops when such a large percentage of GDP is allocated to paying interest on debt, and "stimulus plans" pump fiat money into the problem.  A Stock Market crash is expected by many economists during 2013 (Bob Rinear of InvestYourself.com has also uttered these words on my AM Radio Show - Listen to November 20, 2011 Episode for his chilling prediction), and the 2012 ride towards such a calamity could prove to be a rough ride.

3: As the conditions worsen, and the political elite become more determined to hold on to their power, unrest will erupt in the streets, giving the ruling elite the excuse to crack down on the citizenry. Of course they've brought this all upon themselves because they have trained the populace to be dependent upon government, rather than self-sufficient, personally responsible, and problem solvers.  However, an unexpected consequence will result from the fact that the populace is armed.

4: The current actions of stimulus and bail outs are simply delay tactics. In the end, there will be a natural reset despite governmental attempts to stop it. Understand, historically this is not the first time this has happened, and it won’t be the last. Consequences for foolish liberal-socialist policies always rise to the top.  Progressivism fails whenever it is tried.  Civilization will collapse as has many empires before in history. The question is simply how devastating will the fall be?

As an optimist, however, I believe we have a sliver of a chance to get things turned around.  I see us as a raft floating down the Niagra River, and as the roar of the falls begins to rise in the distance, the idiot at the front of the raft says, "Here that? It's Hope and Change!"

We know the roar in the distance is our doom.

A sign is up ahead. It says, "The Point of No Return." Once past that sign, no matter how good of a swimmer, or how powerful a rower, there is no turning back because the current is too strong to go against.

Our task is to throw the idiot up front into the water, and then all grab oars and start rowing in the opposite direction. It can be done. It must be done.

This means Obama must lose in the next election, and fiscally conservative representatives must gain control of both houses of the Congress, and act in accordance to their principles.

If the politicians act like politicians, and the spending is not cut NOW, we will pass that sign, and go over the falls.

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary