Are They Truly That Stupid?

I woke up this morning, like every morning, with my mind immediately going into overdrive about the day ahead. Appointments, schedules, job deadlines and on and on…

Then it dawned on me what day it was: Post-Election Day. So I went downstairs, turned on the tube and checked Fox. There it was in big bold letters. ALERT: President-elect Obama. A letdown? Yes.

Next I checked to see the outcome of the Senate and House. No filibuster-proof majority. A relief? Again, yes. Perhaps a fighting chance remains… but not very likely if this election strategy is any indication of future events.

So, this is the reality we have to deal with. Like most small business owners across this country, my outlook for the future has been turned upside down. I start today and will remain for a great while in full-blown defense mode. It is now an absolute certainty that a growing percentage of the product of my business efforts in the years to come will be taken from me by this Administration.

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So… I’m sitting here at my desk at work in the business that my wife and I have built over the past fifteen years. I’m trying to do a bit of forecasting for the coming year and I’m drawing a blank. Not that this is anything unusual. It happens every year about this time, except this one is different. I’m drawing a blank because this time around, I have far more of a challenge ahead of me than I’d ordinarily face.

In life, as in any small business, you have known and unknown factors to consider when trying to chart the landscape ahead. You think these through and make a determination about your direction while all the time understanding that you have to be willing to remain flexible enough to respond to any number of things that pop up.

Here’s the thing this time around: We have an election coming up next week for those of you who have been off the planet recently and haven’t had a chance to follow events down here on the Third Rock from the Sun. This particular election isn’t like any we’ve ever had in this country. We have the likelihood of seeing a candidate elected who has repeatedly stated his intent to move this nation toward a Socialist direction.

As part of this effort, he and his sycophants have promised to make a direct, head-on assault on me personally. Did he mention me by name?

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