This election wasn't a close one. The majority of the popular vote and the majority of the electoral college went with Obama. There wasn't any doubt that the majority of this nation were interested in "Hope" and "Change". Not many people, especially not a majority, stopped to question what we were hoping in and what we were changing to. The media did their part to diminish unflattering information about Obama, and only a minority did the research and read the books to understand the history of Obama's relationships, business dealings, family ties, cultural ties, and political policies. The rest of the nation was focused on electing the first black president of the United States and getting on to the business of hoping and changing.

Well, here we are with a president who gives out iPods and DVDS to fellow leaders of nations; a president who bows to the king of Saudi Arabia - we are Americans- we don't bow; a president who accuses the nation of arrogance; a president who "rebukes" North Korea's missile tests; a president who cannot seem to function without the use of a teleprompter, and a president who continues to select cabinet members who are corrupt and dishonest.

So, did the majority of American's get what they wanted when they elected Obama?

I am not sure. I am sure, though, that if this is what Americans wanted for their own country, our nation has deeply imbedded problems that are going to have to be brought to light, addressed, and corrected before we can get back on the right track.

Let's hope the Rolling Stones were right "You Can't Always Get What You Want, but You Get What You Need". We need real change from a money hungry, power obsessed, egotistical government to one where the elected officials answer to their constituents, and we need hope that our governing documents will be upheld. So, America, I hope instead of getting what you wanted, we get what we need.

Does our Declaration of Independence require the citizens of these United States to do what they know is right in the face of tyranny? How do we define tyranny? The standard definition is this: tyranny is the arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority. Does that sound familiar? It should. We've just gone through a stimulus bill that was rejected by all our elected Republican officials, excluding three (I have a strong feeling they will not be elected officials after the end of this term). But, it passed. Taxes will be raised, our money will be spent on projects that we, the people, did not approve of. This new administration promised transparency of government. There has been none of that. Why? Because people in this country, conservative people who honor and respect the documents that are the backbone of our country, would not stand for what the present administration is doing.

We live in a country founded on the principal that taxation without representation is wrong. But, here we are, suffering under unfair and undue regulations and restrictions. We have the government taking over and taking away the rights of American citizens only because it can. That is the definition of tyranny!

I am sure I am not alone in my endeavors to save money, be debt-free, save for my children's college education, retire with dignity, and contribute to my community. My family and I work hard to live within our means. We fight constantly against frequent cases of "I want", but we do this so that we can contribute to our retirement funds, so that we can invest, so that we can put money into our children's funds for their future. So, when I see our government, led by President Obama, making decisions that put us further and further into debt that WILL have to be paid back by my children and their children, it doesn't just scare me, it infuriates me. Money for the housing crisis, money for welfare, money to pay for other people's children to get a higher education. Where does the money come from? From people like me and my family. People who work to build a future for their families. Our government is taking over roles and rights that do not belong to it. It isn't the government's role to dole out charity. That role belongs to the individual and to the church and to the community. My government is stepping on my toes and trampling my rights.

I am not going to apologize for being a conservative. I am not going to apologize for recognizing that there is a difference between our Constitutional Right of FREEDOM OF RELIGION and what the liberals would like us to believe, which is freedome FROM religion. We are a Christian nation. You only have to look at the documents from our founding to realize that this is the truth. We have a separation of church and state so that one church and one denomination cannot make decisions for the well-being of our country and dictate policy from the pulpit. But, we are a Christian nation, or we were until the far left figured out that they could stir up enough grief and make the rest of us apologize for our religion.

I won't apologize anymore. This country needs a RENAISSANCE, a Reagan-esque renaissance. Let the re-birth begin! That's the legacy I want to leave for my children -- courage to be fiscally responsible, courage to stand up to far left agendas, courage to live their faith, and courage to stand up for their rights, as guaranteed to them in the Constitution of the United States, their country. No more apologies.