I listened intently to both speeches, first by President Obama, then by House Leader John Boehner yesterday.  I was almost taken by Obama's speech, in a sense, because it sounded so good - really.  I mean, his pitch about taking a little from the rich, who don't really need all that money anyway, and even using himself as an example, could actually fool people who aren't acutely in tune with what is really going on in Washington and throughout the nation economically.  As idealistic as Obama's speech sounds to the simple-minded, the intricate details of his proposal go massively deeper than just taking a little extra from the rich, who don't need all that money anyway...   The bottom line is that the uncontrollable spending in Washington and throughout the Federal government entirely has put America in such debt that we can never really escape the true indebtedness.  Further uncontrollable spending, when we actually have NO money in the treasury, only robs future generations, but not only that; unless the spending of nonexistent money stops and STOPS right now, America's children are going to end up suffering the economic crises we create, and possibly will not even survive it; if you are familiar with Germany's hyperinflation in 1923, you know what I'm talking about.  This is the depth of the matter that no one, no one in Washington is willing to talk about, because they are all too "politically correct" and obviously would refuse to go there.  The only thing Americans can do to try to escape an impending collapse altogether, is STOP spending money we don't have altogether (period).  There is no "balance act," which will allow America to slide by during another out-of-control presidential term.  Boehner is correct in saying that Obama wants a blank check.  Obama is insisting on just that.  He wants "no control or cap" on his spending throughout the remainder of his term.  Why?  First of all, it seems apparent by the manner in which he has been handing out American dollars to the Arabs "hand over fist" that he has a plan that will be interrupted, if he doesn't get his hands on that money.  Plus, it will definitely hinder his ongoing flamboyant campaign for the upcoming presidential election.  Did you happen to notice that Obama actually looked pale during his speech yesterday?  I can tell you one thing for sure, he never expected Congress to pull this stand-off!  I thank God that there are still men in America who firmly believe in the Constitution of the United States and our heritage as Americans, and who are not taken in by radical left-wing socialists with Islamic agendas behind the scenes.

The center of Bible prophecy focuses on what will happen in the Middle East.  If we, Christian Americans, can "hold down the fort" in America until the Lord comes, we will only be making lives a bit easier for ourselves and our families until the very end.  God bless the United States of America and the men that are fighting for her freedoms, as our forefathers did.  

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