Hope floats....where is the CHANGE?

Shortly after President Elect Barack Obama became President Obama he came to Fort Myers Florida. He promised a gathering of about 1500 people at Harborside Event Center the following: "If we want to fully turn this crisis around the starting point is to get people back to work right now."

Well it hasn't happened, now almost a year later, Fort Myers still has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation.....NO CHANGE. The unemployment rate has changed for the worse by increasing 2 percentage points to 13.8%...NO CHANGE EXCEPT NEGATIVE.

The $787 billion economic recovery plan NEVER CHANGED Fort Myers in a positive manner. So much for fulfilling CHANGE promises in a positive manner to the people of Fort Myers. The local failure reflects a expanding national dissatisfaction. His approval rating has dropped to 48% according to Gallup.

President Obama had better listen to the people or there will be a change at the helm of this country following the elections in 2012. He should start listening instead of blaming Pres. Bush and lecturing to the people, his boss, or he will be back in the classroom teaching law.

The Revolution has begun!

It takes a while to anger and disappoint and disgust the segment of the United States that is composed of conservative democrats, independent voters and republican voters but it appears that the Democratic Party and President Obama's CHANGE has done it big time and in about exactly one year from his inauguration into office. Yes, I believe a Revolution is about to take place, a Revolution in the voting booths all around this country and all those politicians that have rode on the backs of political machines had better take note; they are going to be judged not on what the machine tells them to do but on what their constituency tells them. The American voter is finally getting smart and is not just listening to what politicians SAY but what they DO after they get into office. They will be judged on their performance; no free rides anymore.

The victory of Republican Scott Brown over Martha Coakley in Mass. marks the third statewide loss in a row for the President's Democratic Party. It also gives the Republicans the 41st vote they need to block controversial legislation in the Senate. The Democrats would need a super majority to pass legislation...this is very, very unlikely to happen.

So congratulations America on starting to take back your government, your rights and your elected Representatives and Senators and keep a very close eye not only on what they SAY but what they DO.

A paradigm shift is in the wind and the velocity is increasing.

Rhetoric & charisma..no substitute for substance

Finally the "independent silent majority" that put Barack Obama in office last year has learned the error of its ways; rhetoric and charisma is not a substitute for substance. This was dramatically reflected in the GOP wins in Virginia and New Jersey in spite of the personal campaigning of the President for the defeated Democrat, Jon Corzine in New Jersey and Democrat, R. Creigh Deeds in Virginia. They have learned that words and promises and smiles and kissing babies are no substitute for action and listening to the wishes of their constituents. Finally the silent majority will not be silent anymore and will hold those elected to their campaign promises. Let the word go forth from this day forward, if you are campaigning for political office "say what you mean and do what you say"; the people of this great land will hold you to it and will not forget at the next election cycle...they have become much more street smart and will not fall for anymore empty political promises.

I believe the winds of change are starting to blow ever so gently but will erupt into a tornado if the people are feed the same old empty promises they have been getting for generations.

Democrat candidates for office cannot any longer hope to slip into office on the shirt tails of President Obama; in fact President Obama cannot hope to stay in office on the basis of his rhetoric and charm and flashing smile...it will not work again. He has to really accomplish things of substance that the American people expect of their President. As the President now realizes, words and promises will NOT BE ENOUGH.