Republican Party Ninth District Chuck Payne

Where do we stand in the annals of American and World History? Are we really about to write a new chapter, or are we simply rewinding seventy-plus years and doomed to repeat the era of a "New Deal" and the social re-engineering of the American fabric?

For the life of me, I simply do not understand how Democrats continue to get away with promising a federalized fix for every possible hardship that we might encounter. Since the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democrats have continuously fed the American people pipe dreams of a utopia, which can only be brought to fruition if we allow them a Democrat controlled Washington DC and if we are willing to sacrifice our liberties in the name of federal socialized programs.

I have been a student of political science for most of my life and no one has ever been able to explain to me how, or why, we should continue to think that, somehow, bureaucrats in Washington are more capable to solve problems than "we the people" are. Another question that no one has ever been able to give a solid answer to is, "Can you name one federal program that has been run "cost efficiently" and that provided a long term solution, or even improvement, to the problem( s) that it was created to address?"

While watching Senator Obama spew his promises of "Change", I wondered, "Why are so many Americans seeking to give their liberty away to Washington bureaucrats at a time when many of our young men and women are fighting to preserve it?" That is when I had an epiphany regarding the state of the American psyche today.

FDR's embellished compassion during his "fireside chats" gained the trust of the American people and provided a hope that he cared about their struggle, more than any other, and his compassion would carry them through the tough economic times and eventually a World War. Never mind the fact that he, unconstitutionally, stacked the US Supreme Court in order to implement federal socialistic policies, all that mattered was that he "cared". Never mind that his four terms in office allowed him the time to disassemble the very fabric of the US Constitution. So, here we are again: every Democrat seeking the presidency has hoped to follow in the footsteps of their greatest political hero.

It doesn't matter that we can't afford anything that they are proposing. It doesn't matter that people have an extremely low confidence in the federal government's ability to ever fulfill any of its obligations and/or requirements; passed, current or those now being promised. All that matters is that Obama or Clinton "cares" and because they care, we just might be willing to allow the continuation of sacrificing of America's future, so that we can have someone in Washington that claims to feel our pain today...no matter what the costs. We should all be reminded that the promise of "change" is a two sided coin and federal intervention and control always serves as a magnetic force that guarantees the bookie a win with each toss of the coin, eventually telling us that we will need to go back to the bank for another withdrawal if we want keep on playing the game. Think about it America!

Chuck Payne is the former Chairman of the Whitfield County (Dalton) Republican Party. He and his wife, Angie, are blessed with two wonderful children, Heather and Chaz, and they remain the purpose for his commitment to the Republican Party.