Soap Box

Some years ago, when our education system was morphing into a total mediocrity, there was a saying going around that was used to describe the situation:

"Johnny can�t read."

Well, several decades into the morass, Johnny still can't read, neither can he write nor do basic math, is likely to think that the state of Idaho is in Lithuania and couldn't name the speaker of the House of Representatives if threatened with the loss of his cell phone privileges.

Add that to the fact that in a lot of schools the teacher takes their lives into their hands by just walking into the classroom and discipline and respect for authority are a thing of the past.

Why does this deplorable situation exist?

For the same reason that we owe the rest of the world twenty trillion dollars, our military is the smallest it's been since World War II, America's international prestige is at an all time low, major manufacturers are moving off shore in droves, America is in dire danger of losing the fiscal status of holding the standard currency for world trade, our "shovel ready" infrastructure is crumbling, illegal aliens walk across our border at will, our Veterans Administration is corrupt, inept and a national disgrace, the IRS persecutes those of a different political persuasion, our big cities have triple digit murder rates, our police are disrespected and shot down, wages haven't increased in decades, Iran, the biggest exporter of terrorism on earth, has just been given one hundred and fifty billion dollars for agreeing to put off their development of a nuclear device for a few years, international terror attacks are increasing exponentially all around the world and we have no plan, and evidently no intention, of dealing with it effectively, there is a pervasive uncertainty across the country, racial relations have deteriorated to almost early sixties levels, approximately 16 million people are out of work, if you count the �underemployed� and over 46 million are on food stamps.

Why, how and when did we fall into this mess?

The answer is fairly simple when all the complicated theories and think tank solutions are set by.

We The People have lost control.

We've lost control of our government.

We've lost control of our society.

We've lost control of our children.

We've lost control of the national dialogue and the real problems individual Americans are rarely even discussed.

We've lost control of our immigration policies.

The easy answer to all this is to blame our elected officials, and no doubt about it they are guilty, but they are only a reflection of what our society has become.

We allow our schools to be operated by unions who care more about increased budgets and political power than educating children, when the simplest thing in the world would be to issue school vouchers allow the parents to send their children to schools offering the best education and creating competition for students, which would automatically raise the standard of education and discipline.

We elect politicians whose reaction to protecting public property from rioters is "let �em destroy" and prosecuting attorneys so bent on making a name for themselves they rush to judgment in a flurry of headlines, only to fail miserably and cost their constituency millions of dollars in the process.

Hacks run for president who don't even have the cojones to say, "All lives matter" and �Radical Islamic Terror.�

Liberal minded judges slap child predators on the wrist, murderers and rapists here illegally find refuge in sanctuary cities and Democrat senators block legislation to deport repeat offenders.

And the beat goes on and as America creates bigger and bigger entitlement roles, as long as special interest money and influence can buy politicians, as the American political system is less and less effected by fly over country and the non working contingent, minority groups and fringe interest groups work together to support candidates, things will stay basically the same.

God help us.

Pray and vote.

What do you think?

Pray for our troops, our police and the peace of Jerusalem.

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels