The beginning of the end!

I have to say that this is the longest presidential campaign I have ever witnessed in my 48 years of life on this planet. Now I grew up in the 60's and 70's when politics took a back seat for most Americans to integration, the tearing down of the Berlin wall, and the 'miracle on ice'. Patriotism was never an issue regarding any candidates for president or any other major office to be held. Maybe it's because I am (at 48) more aware of what's happening politically, but I don't think that is the case so much...I think we are losing sight of what matters.
I grew up a service brat, and learned first hand the importance of the United States getting involved in foreign affairs. My father worked for "Sperry Univac" (a predecessor to "Unisys Corp"), as a teacher for the Iranian defense project which was authorized by the administration of the day. So as a teenager I grew up with an enthusiastic desire for worldly knowledge. We had the young students from Iran living with us and learning about American ways of life and our values. But I also learned about the type of radical dictatorship that was poised to overthrow the Shaw of Iran and turn the lives of the people of Iran upside down. At that time we held a strong presence in the Middle East and basically were well respected around the world as a majority. With that being said I have to say that the Carter Administration from 76' through 80' was the beginning of the end of our respected presence in the Middle East. The Carter Admin allowed the fall of the Shaw and just sat on the sidelines watching the lives of the Iranian people being changed drastically, and radically, forever. We gave away the Panama Canal like it was no big deal, and now with the volatility of the oil market, it may become even more critical soon!
But I digress...let me get back to present day and the presidential race unfolding in front of my frightened eyes. I cannot believe the ignorance and the audacity of the liberal left who would again (like Jimmy Carter) throw away our interests and freedoms as though they were yesterdays bath water. It scares me for the future of my children and their children, that we have allowed the Marxist radical left to rise to power in our government. They have systematically indoctrinated 3 generations of children, through the public school system, in their Marxist/socialistic beliefs.
Now I need to point something out here to everyone who would read this and who are interested in what I preach. IT'S OUR OWN DAMN FAULT! Who do I speak of here...why the conservatives who have sat idly by and allowed it to happen without speaking up or getting involved. We have allowed our children to be raised by teachers in a school system that now no longer teaches about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but that we need to embrace diversity and save the Earth from ourselves. But they are so blinded and narrow minded that they cannot see the facts and what it eventually means to the FREE world. I cannot remember ever in the history of this country when all parties weren't interested in patriotism and the values that this great country of ours was built upon. Our forefathers were very mindful to make sure the bill of rights protected the common citizen from anarchy and tyranny from its own government. I don't think I need to remind anyone of the reason we have a revolutionary war back in the 177Os, or do I? I talk to teenagers daily and find that they can't tell me squat about the Revolutionary war. They can't name Generals, they know nothing of what our forefathers were fighting for and against. But ask them how we can save the earth and they rant for an hour about changing light bulbs, or what kind of car we should be driving and that we are destroying the Earth by drilling for our own resources (ie. oil and natural gas). They don't even realize that they are loosing a freedom a day to a government that has gone to the dark side (for those who grew up in the 80's) and wants to turn our capitalistic, free enterprise, free market society into a socialistic dictatorship that professes they will take care of us, so we need not worry about anything.
The scary thing to me is that we have 3 generations of Americans who are buying this crap! What ever happened to working hard, investing your money and raising your own children with your own values? I am troubled that the welfare state and self entitlement crowd is now becoming a majority, and it shows in the political arena. We have a man running for president on the Democratic ticket, that should make real Democrats furious and cringe. He holds none of the values that made the Democratic party a viable party with patriotic values and the desire to keep this country great. The 'died in the wool' Democrats have lost their party to the Marxist/socialistic left and they have not even realized it happened. They, like the Conservatives, have sat idly by and watched all of this unfold before our very eyes and, amazingly, done nothing to change it...why? Do we not like freedom? Do we not like the ability to own property and raise our children? Do we not want to live life with happiness, knowing our borders are safe from attack?
I should not have to remind anyone reading this of 9/11, but I believe we have all lost sight of how we felt as a nation when that happened! The same feelings we had as a nation when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor...it was anger, and fear that we may loose the great country, and her freedoms, that we have fought and died for and loved our whole lives. But we just sit and say..."well, I'll be dead soon, so it doesn't matter to me". The global warming crowd want you to be concerned about the future of our planet, but they couldn't care less about the future of you, your children and of our great country...and that infuriates me and should infuriate all patriotic Americans!!
In conclusion, I want to say that we better open our damn eyes, get off our lazy butts and pay attention to what's happening right now under our noses. We have 2 candidates for president in 2008 that quite honestly both ought to scare the hell out of everyone with half a brain and a desire to be free. We (as a nation) have a tendency to look only at the presidential race, and ignore learning anything about the real force behind our laws and extraction of our freedoms...the Congressional House and Senate! I encourage you to look beyond President and learn about your local candidates for Senate and Congressional seats, because they are more important in my estimation. We need to take our country back peacefully before it NEEDS to be taken back by force, AGAIN!!