Faith and Inspiration

I am always proud to celebrate our country’s independence. I thank our brave men and women who fight and have fought and died for our freedoms. I am so grateful that the Lord let me be born in this land of the free. When I think of how people have to live in some other countries, especially those who have to hide to worship our Lord and read His Word, my heart jumps with joy to be where I am today.

Do we face difficult challenges in our land? Yes, it is looking more and more as though our country could become like one of those other socialist, communistic countries. I am reading postings on Facebook about our Founding Fathers and the Godly morals and values that this great United States of America was built on, and how people are seeing those morals and values continue to decline with the passing of each day. I understand and agree with the feelings of frustration and helplessness. It seems that we are unable to stop these things from happening. Our voices do not seem to matter to this liberally-controlled government. But, as I have said before, God is on His throne and He is in control.

I read a devotional the other day that referenced a poll that was done called the Barna Poll. They are a research group who polls our churches and those who claim to be Christians on their beliefs, etc. A recent poll by them shows that, “Half of Americans who call themselves “Christian” don’t believe Satan exists and fully one-third are confident that Jesus sinned while on Earth, Barna Group poll. (www.barna.org)

Another 40 percent say they do not have a responsibility to share their Christian faith with others, and 25 percent “dismiss the idea that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches,” the organization reports.

Pollster George Barna said the results have huge implications.

“Americans are increasingly comfortable picking and choosing what they deem to be helpful and accurate theological views and have become comfortable discarding the rest of the teachings in the Bible,” he said.

In other words, our country is going down the wrong path because “my people, which are called by my name” have not been humbling themselves, praying, seeking His face, and turning from their wicked ways for quite some time. They have chosen to pick and choose whatever theology makes them ‘feel good about their sin’, discarding most of God’s written Word.

Those of us who are refusing to go the ‘way of the world’ appear to be in the minority. Perhaps the “Tea Party” movement will continue to awaken the American people to bring about the change we really need. We will see how things play out in November.

As bad as things seem right now, and as bad as they could possible become in the near future, I am still very thankful and proud to be a free American citizen. Ours is still the best country on earth to live in.

My bigger picture is that “this is not my home, I am just passing through.” I will spend eternity in Heaven with my Lord and my God where no one will ever take away any freedoms from me again. While I am here, I will continue to stand on the true word of God and do my best to share His Good News with all that I can.

May God Once Again Have Reason to Bless America

How much lower can they go?! Everyone needs to be aware of these things.

Every day it seems Americans lose more and more of their rights. Political speech is limited in ways that would be unimaginable to our Founding Fathers. Bills are passed that slash life-saving medical treatment for the elderly and disabled. Unborn babies are denied the basic right to life. Now several taxpayer-funded groups have done the unthinkable: censoring even information about unborn babies. At the “Women Deliver” international conference held in Washington D.C. June 7-9, National Right to Life volunteers passed out information in pink bags proclaiming the message “Celebrate Motherhood.” The conference was supposedly dedicated to exploring ways to decrease the mortality of mothers delivering their babies. But pro-abortion groups have all but taken over United Nations affiliated organizations, and have no intention of hearing from anyone “Celebrating Motherhood.” NRLC materials being confiscated by “Women Deliver” staff. The conference hosts stood inside the entrance of the Washington Convention Center, confiscated the bags and threw them into the trash. The Conference attendees were told that the information inside the bags – including beautiful pictures of unborn babies – was “anti-human rights,” “anti-life” and “anti-woman.” Sponsors of the conference included the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the U.S. government’s USAID program, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Planned Parenthood, all of which receive funding from U.S. taxpayers. That is taxpayer-funded censorship right in our nation’s capital! Please help us fight the international movement to legalize abortion and to abolish pro-life dissent. National Right to Life has worked long and hard on this issue, which is a quiet but world-wide war on the unborn. Your donation today can help us fight this injustice and save precious lives around the world! Your donation today can help us fight this injustice and save precious lives around the world! Read more from Today’s News & Views Follow NRLC on Twitter Join NRLC on Facebook

I must say that this writing clearly states how most of today’s Americans are truly “tired of” the turn our country is taking under this administration. It was written by Robert A. Hall, a Marine Vietnam Veteran. Many of us know him as Dr. Albert Robbins, a coroner on one of the CSI shows. I would like to say thank you to Mr. Hall for so aptly putting words to the feelings many of us are experiencing in this land of the free. Great command of the written English language! This is WELL-WORTH reading it through to the end. Then get on your knees and pray to God Jehovah!

“I’m 63 and I’m Tired”
by Robert A. Hall

I’m 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I’ve worked hard since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven’t called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn’t inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there’s no retirement in sight, and I’m tired. Very tired.

I’m tired of being told that I have to “spread the wealth” to people who don’t have my work ethic. I’m tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.

I’m tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to “keep people in their homes.” Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I’m willing to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our paid-off $250,000 condo on one-third of my salary, then let the left-wing Congress-critters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them with their own money.

I’m tired of being told how bad America is by left-wing millionaires like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood Entertainers who live in luxury because of the opportunities America offers. In thirty years, if they get their way, the United States will have the economy of Zimbabwe, the freedom of the press of China, the crime and violence of Mexico, the tolerance for Christian people of Iran, and the freedom of speech of Venezuela.

I’m tired of being told that Islam is a “Religion of Peace,” when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family “honor”; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren’t “believers”; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for “adultery”; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur’an and Shari’a law tells them to.

I’m tired of being told that “race doesn’t matter” in the post-racial world of Obama, when it’s all that matters in affirmative action jobs, lower college admission and graduation standards for minorities (harming them the most), government contract set-asides, tolerance for the ghetto culture of violence and fatherless children that hurts minorities more than anyone, and in the appointment of U.S. Senators from Illinois.

I think it’s very cool that we have a black president and that a black child is doing her homework at the desk where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. I just wish the black president was Condi Rice, or someone who believes more in freedom and the individual, and less arrogantly of an all-knowing government.

I’m tired of a news media that thinks Bush’s fundraising and inaugural expenses were obscene, but that think Obama’s, at triple the cost, were wonderful; that thinks Bush exercising daily was a waste of presidential time, but Obama exercising is a great example for the public to control weight and stress; that picked over every line of Bush’s military records, but never demanded that Kerry release his; that slammed Palin, with two years as governor, for being too inexperienced for VP, but touted Obama with three years as senator as potentially the best president ever. Wonder why people are dropping their subscriptions or switching to Fox News? Get a clue. I didn’t vote for Bush in 2000, but the media and Kerry drove me to his camp in 2004.

I’m tired of being told that out of “tolerance for other cultures” we must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in America, while no American group is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance.

I’m tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate. My wife and I live in a two-bedroom apartment and carpool together five miles to our jobs. We also own a three-bedroom condo where our daughter and granddaughter live. Our carbon footprint is about 5% of Al Gore’s, and if you’re greener than Gore, you’re green enough.

I’m tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses while they tried to fight it off? I don’t think Gay people choose to be Gay, but I damn sure think druggies choose to take drugs. And I’m tired of harassment from cool people treating me like a freak when I tell them I never tried marijuana.

I’m tired of illegal aliens being called “undocumented workers,” especially the ones who aren’t working, but are living on welfare or crime. What’s next? Calling drug dealers, “Undocumented Pharmacists”? And, no, I’m not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it’s been a few hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion. I’m willing to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speak English, doesn’t have a criminal record and who is self-supporting without family on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in our military…. Those are the citizens we need.

I’m tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the uniform of the Republic themselves, or let their entitlement-handicapped kids near a recruiting station, trashing our military. They and their kids can sit at home, never having to make split-second decisions under life and death circumstances, and bad mouth better people than themselves.

Do bad things happen in war? You bet. Do our troops sometimes misbehave? Sure. Does this compare with the atrocities that were the policy of our enemies for the last fifty years and still are? Not even close.

So here’s the deal. I’ll let myself be subjected to all the humiliation and abuse that was heaped on terrorists at Abu Ghraib or Gitmo, and the critics can let themselves be subject to captivity by the Muslims, who tortured and beheaded Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, or the Muslims who tortured and murdered Marine Lt. Col. William Higgins in Lebanon, or the Muslims who ran the blood-spattered Al Qaeda torture rooms our troops found in Iraq, or the Muslims who cut off the heads of schoolgirls in Indonesia, because the girls were Christian. Then we’ll compare notes.

British and American soldiers are the only troops in history that civilians came to for help and handouts, instead of hiding from in fear.

I’m tired of people telling me that their party has a corner on virtue and the other party has a corner on corruption. Read the papers; bums are bipartisan. And I’m tired of people telling me we need bipartisanship. I live in Illinois , where the “Illinois Combine” of Democrats has worked to loot the public for years. Not to mention the tax cheats in Obama’s cabinet.

I’m tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of both parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught. I’m tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.

Speaking of poor, I’m tired of hearing people with air-conditioned homes, color TVs and two cars called poor. The majority of Americans didn’t have that in 1970, but we didn’t know we were “poor.” The poverty pimps have to keep changing the definition of poor to keep the dollars flowing.

I’m real tired of people who don’t take responsibility for their lives and actions. I’m tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems.

Yes, I’m damn tired. But I’m also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I’m not going to have to see the world these people are making. I’m just sorry for my granddaughter.

It is so ironic to me how those with evil, liberal agendas tend to do themselves in. No need to try and convince others of their mindset; they do it themselves. ‘If you are artistic or entrepreneurial, you can stay home and not work, and the American taxpayers with foot the bill. That is what this healthcare bill will do for you.’ Those with entitlement mentalities will love this. Oh, yeah, they are a huge part of those who elected Obama and his cronies in the first place.

You can help make the real change our country needs by going here.

Let us start today to remember this coming November! We must not be fooled by the empty promises this left-wing, socialist administration is putting out there about conservative issues. They lie because they are desperate to try and save their party.

Remember November 11/2

We must do our part to take back the country that our founding fathers established. We must do it for the future of our children and our grandchildren. Hopefully, it will not be too late to undo the atrocities they have already heaped upon us. If you really want to be a part of something that will make the real “change” our country needs, visit here:
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We must not be drawn in and deceived by all the other versions of God’s word. I agree with the scholar, Terry Watkins: “As God promised in Psalms 12:6,7, I believe the King James Bible is the “preserved” word of God for the English-speaking people. And I believe the new translations are satanic counterfeits to cast doubt and cause confusion in the words of God.” Many have been enticed to these corrupt versions of God’s word, and they are blinded to the consequential changes in their walk with God.

For any who may be interested in a brief history of the King James Bible by Dr. Laurence M. Vance, click here . You may learn why many consider it to be the truest word of God.

The most common excuse that leads most baby Christians astray is: “The King James Version is hard to understand, and this version makes it easier for me.” In innocence they are taking a very dangerous step into an evil realm. “Do you pray and ask God’s Holy Spirit to give you understanding before you read?” There are also wonderful tools to help with understanding  words and their origins. For example, “The Strongest Strong’s Concordance for the KJV” and “The Interlinear Bible – Hebrew, Greek, and English”. The Interlinear Bible points to the Strong’s Concordance as well. I have found a wonderful KJV Life Application Study Bible that I find very helpful.

Most people are not doing the needed research to learn the truth about these other versions. There are words, phrases and complete verses left out. They have also twisted some of God’s word becoming blasphemous.

When my eyes were first opened to the deceit in these other versions, it was to this scripture that is tainted in the NIV version, for one: Isaiah 14:12 (NIV) “How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!” Compare to the KJV: “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!” I have one NIV Bible so that I can see for myself the great distortion. It is completely obvious when you compare it with KJV.

Who does the true word of God say is the Morning Star: Revelation 22:16 “I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.” The NIV has changed scripture to read that satan is the morning star. What blatant blasphemy! Again, it serves satan’s purpose. For more on how the NIV perverts the word of God click here.

The NIV removes 63,625 words. That is equal to removing Obadiah, Jonah, Haggai, Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 & 2 Thessalonians, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2, & 3 John, Jude and more! Go Here for more facts about this and other versions or Here. Do not just take my word for it.

I would give a strong reminder: Deuteronomy 4:2,3 “Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor: for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.”

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Revelation 22:18 “For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.”

We HAVE to treat God’s word with great respect so that we do not alter its message, even accidentally. I believe those who intentionally distort the word of God will stand and give account to God for doing so. This is very serious indeed.

“I must under God denounce every attachment to the New American Standard Version. I’m afraid I’m in trouble with the Lord . . . I wrote the format . . . I wrote the preface. When you see the preface to the New American Standard, those are my words . . . it’s wrong, it’s terribly wrong; it’s frightfully wrong . . . The deletions are absolutely frightening . . . there are so many . . . Are we so naive that we do not suspect satanic deception in all of this?” The words of Dr. Frank Logsdon, Co-founder, New American Standard Version.

Easter is a time when we commemorate and hold dear the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. It is also a time for reflection and soul searching. This is assuredly the most emotional Easter Season I have experienced in a long while. My husband and I bought The Passion movie in 2004 when it first came out, but we were not able to bring ourselves to watch it until just a few weeks ago. We talked with our son about how some of us, who became Christians at a very young age, can become too comfortable and complacent in our walk with the Lord. We forget the suffering that our Lord experienced and we, therefore, tend to lose some of our burden for the lost.

I have seen “The Greatest Story Ever Told” many times over the years, and though it is a beautiful rendition of Jesus’ adult life and death, I know that it is a watered-down version of what He really went through. The part where they have Jesus nailed to the cross and stand it up and thump it into its whole brings me to tears every single time I see it. So I was not sure I would be able to make it through such a graphic portrayal as The Passion until now. Or so I thought; sigh.

I learned years ago that Jesus was literally beaten to an unrecognizable state, but to watch this take place for nearly two hours was totally devastating for me. I could barely breathe when He lay on his stomach; one arm chained to a stump, as they ripped his flesh on the back of his body open with the Cat of Nine Tails, and then turned him on his back and did the same to the front of him. He never once cried out. The actor played Jesus to a T as far as I am concerned. The look of love in his eyes when he caught the soldiers’ eyes as he took our stripes, clearly spoke, “I do this for you.”

I made myself sit through the movie, trying to choke back the sobs, while yelling, “Stop! Stop! Enough!” at the Romans who were spitting on Jesus, kicking him, mocking him, and whipping him all the way down the road to Golgotha. I tried to tell myself that this was a stark reminder of how really filthy and heinous our sin is to God and that our sin requires a sinless blood sacrifice. I contemplated the fact that they sacrificed animals in Old Testament times, but I thought, “They did not torture those animals, they just killed them. Stop torturing my Lord!”

For a while I was angry because I felt that God let it go on for too long. He is, after all God, He could have stopped it. Then I was furious that the Roman general only gave Jesus temporary reprieve when he told the other soldiers, “I said to punish him, not scourge him to death.” I have never had such a difficult time watching a movie before in my entire life. It is beyond amazing to me that He even lived to make it to the top of the hill. Yes, I know, He rose again on the third day, and I am oh, so happy that He did. I just wish He did not have to suffer as He did.

I shared my feelings (very strongly) with some dear sisters in the early morning ours of our recent church Ladies Retreat. Miss Bonnie gently reminded me that had Jesus just simply been put to death, it would not have the impact it does to save souls. I had to agree with her, but gee what does that say about us. Another sweet sister said something that finally got through to me, duh. It was something like this, “Remember that Satan was controlling those Romans and others who wanted Jesus crucified. He had many blinded. BUT, Jesus has the victory. He rose on the third day.” It was like it was the devil’s party. He is pure evil and what they did to my Lord was pure evil. Our sin is also pure evil.

I am overwhelmingly grateful that Jesus Christ paid the price that I could never pay for my sins. At the same time, I am so utterly sorry that I have such a sinful nature that required Him to go to such lengths for me. I am devastated to sobs when I think about the horrible beatings and mutilation He endured for my sake, but I will not dwell on that. I will be ever so thankful to the point that there are just no words to express my gladness that He thwarted that devil’s party and came back to life.

I find this scripture a great comfort, especially at this time of the year:

John 14: 1-3 (KJV) “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

Jesus was the first to die and rise again, and when I die, I will rise to be with Him. With the signs we see in our world today, I may not even have to die, but be caught up to Him with The Rapture. “Even so, come Lord Jesus.”

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

(Note: We are discussing the event of the Rapture, not to be confused with Jesus’ second coming. He will not set foot on this earth until He and His saints end the battle of Armageddon at the end of the Tribulation Period.)

My personal opinion is that the next Biblical prophecy to be fulfilled is the Rapture.  My sincere desire is that our generation will experience this event. The Bible does not use the word Rapture, but it speaks of being caught up. The Latin word rapturus means “to be caught up”, or a more literal definition would be “to be snatched up”. We will be “snatched up” to meet our Lord Jesus Christ in the air, in the twinkling of an eye.

We believers have this great and wonderful promise to look forward to. As the time grows nearer and this world grows darker, we can lift each other up with this hope:

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18 (KJV) – “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.”

In one of the Left Behind series books, The Rapture, it described Jesus shouting our names all at the same time, but we hear our own name individually. I can imagine hearing Jesus shout, “ANNA!” then I am suddenly transcended to Heaven. Whew! My heart is pounding in my ears at the thought! Come now Lord Jesus! But, I digress.

Jesus tells us to remain watchful and describes it this way, Matthew 24:36-41:

“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of Heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.”

Although Jesus tells us that no one but His Father knows the day of His return, He does give us signs to watch for. As we survey the world we live in today, it is clear that the same sinful atrocities are being committed as those in the days of Noah. Some are very comfortable in their sinful lifestyles and will be caught unawares when the Rapture catches God’s church up to Heaven. It is urgent that we, His children, do all that we can to let our lights shine and tell people the truth. Whether they listen and turn to God is up to them, but it is detrimental that we share and live accordingly.

One of my very favorite passages about going to meet our King in the sky is John 14:1-3 when Jesus says, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” I have seen some pretty awesome mansions on earth over the years, but I truly doubt that any of them will even compare to the ones Jesus is preparing for us in Heaven. Jesus has gone to make a place for us to be with Him for eternity. Soon He will come back for us.

This phenomenon we call the Rapture will happen instantly: 1 Corinthians 15:51, 52:

“Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.”

Yes, it will happen instantaneously. Those who put off repentance and salvation for another time, will have waited too long. In the “twinkling of an eye” all true Christians will be gone from this earth. Those left behind will have the chance to become saved during the tribulation period, but they will have to endure the trials of the end days.

My plea to all who read this is, “Please, please, please make certain that if the Rapture happens tonight or tomorrow or next week, that you will be translated to Heaven with the rest of us for eternity:

We are all sinners: Romans 3:23: “for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,” There is a high price for sin: Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death,…” God looks at our sin as ‘rebellion’, but He loves us in spite of it:

Romans 5:8: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” We must turn to God and repent to have our sins completely taken away: Acts 3:19: “Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,” By God’s grace (generosity), we receive His free gift (eternal life) through faith which is also from God: Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God,”

We must confess Jesus and believe that He was raised from the dead by God: Romans 10: 9-10, v.9: “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” v.10: “For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.”

Finally, we must call on (pray to) the Lord and be saved: Romans10:13: “For whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.” This simply means that if you pray and ask Jesus to come into your life, He will.”

PRAY: “Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner and I need your forgiveness. I know that you died on the cross for me. I now turn from my sins and ask you to forgive me. I invite you into my heart and my life. I now trust you as my Savior, and I follow you as my Lord. Thank you for saving me. Amen.”

What a rude awakening! Thanks to the “change” that Obama and his liberal cronies are trying to push on us, this is what our children and grandchildren can look forward to:

Reality Sets In

John G. Is 63 years old and owns a small business. He’s a life-long Republican and sees his dream of retiring next year has all but evaporated. With the stock market crashing and new taxes coming his way, John assumes now that he will work to his dying day.

John has a granddaughter. Ashley is a recent college grad. She drives a flashy hybrid car, wears all the latest fashions, and loves to go out to nightclubs and restaurants.

Ashley campaigned hard for Barrack Obama.. After the election she made sure her grandfather (and all other Republican family members) received a big I told-you-so earful on how the world is going to be a much better place now that her party is taking over.

Having lost both roommates, Ashley recently ran short of cash and cannot pay the rent (again) on her 3 bedroom townhouse. Like she has done many times in the past, she e-mailed her grandfather asking for some financial help.

Here is his reply:

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Sweetheart, I received your request for assistance.

Ashley, you know I love you dearly and I ‘m sympathetic to your financial plight. Unfortunately, times have changed. With the election of President Obama, your grandmother and I have had to set forth a bold new economic plan of our own…”The Ashley Economic Empowerment Plan.” Let me explain.

Your grandmother and I are life-long, wage-earning tax payers. We have lived a comfortable life, as you know, but we have never had the fancier things like European vacations, luxury cars, etc. We have worked hard and were looking forward to retiring soon. But the plan has changed. Your president is raising our personal and business taxes significantly. He says it is so he can give our hard earned money to other people. Do you know what this means, Ashley? It means less for us, and we must cut back on many business and personal expenses.

You know the wonderful receptionist who worked in my office for more than 23 years? The one who always gave you candy when you came over to visit? I had to let her go last week. I can’t afford to pay her salary and all of the government mandated taxes that go with having employees. Your grandmother will now work 4 days a week to answer phones, take orders and handle the books. We will be closed on Fridays and will lose even more income to the Wal-Mart.

I’m also very sorry to report that your cousin Frank will no longer be working summers in the warehouse. I called him at school this morning. He already knows about it and he’s upset because he will have to give up skydiving and his yearly trip to Greenland to survey the polar bears.

That’s just the business side of things. Some personal economic effects of Obama’s new taxation policies include none other than you. You know very well that over the years your grandmother and I have given you thousands of dollars in cash, tuition assistance, food, housing, clothing, gifts, etc., etc. But by your vote, you have chosen to help others — not at your expense — but at our expense.

If you need money now sweetheart, I recommend you call 202-456-1111 . That is the direct phone number for the White House. You can also contact the White House here: http://www/..whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/.

You yourself told me how foolish it is to vote Republican. You said Mr. Obama is going to be the People’s President, and is going to help every American live a better life. Based on everything you’ve told me, along with all the promises we heard during the campaign, I’m sure Mr. Obama will be happy to transfer some stimulus money into your bank account. Have him call me for the account number which I memorized years ago.

Perhaps you can now understand what I’ve been saying all my life: those who vote for a president should consider the impact on the nation as a whole, and not be just concerned with what they can get for themselves. What Obama supporters don’t seem to realize is all of the money he is redistributing to illegal aliens and non-taxpaying Americans (the so-called “less fortunate”) comes from tax-paying families.

Remember how you told me, “Only the richest of the rich will be affected”? Well guess what, honey? Because we own a business, your grandmother and I are now considered to be the richest of the rich. On paper, it might look that way, but in the real world, we are far from it.

As you said while campaigning for Obama, some people will have to carry more of the burden so all of America can prosper. You understand what that means, right? It means that raising taxes on productive people results in them having less money; less money for everything, including granddaughters.

I’m sorry, Ashley, but the well has run dry.. The free lunches are over. I have no money to give you now. So, congratulations on your choice for “change.” For future reference, I encourage you to try and add up the total value of the gifts and cash you have received from us, just since you went off to college, and compare it to what you expect to get from Mr. Obama over the next few years. I have not kept track of it, Ashley. It has all truly been the gift of our hearts.

Remember, we love you dearly….but from now on you’ll need to call the number mentioned above. Your “Savior” has the money we would have given to you. Just try and get it from him.

Good luck, sweetheart.
Love, Grandpa