Demoted...

For the first time in our history the integrity of our debts has been officially downgraded.  Does it surprise anyone?  Not me.  If you're like me you've been watching this day come for at least a couple of years now.  What caused it?  Well if you ask me, its an integrity issue.  The heart of our problem is our inability to tell ourselves the truth, not just about our financial situation but in many other aspects as well.  There is a quote from a religious leader I believe would have helped us prevent what happened yesterday and what is still to come.  He says "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. So watch your step!"

Bit by bit we have told ourselves one little lie after another. Spending over $1,000,000 on gold plated toilets is just one example of what happens when we worry more about what the neighbors think of our car than what principles and values someone has that we elect to spend our hard earned money on.  I've heard time and time again, "When will people wake up?"  They will wake up when they start searching for the truth.  As uncomfortable as that will be for many of us its the only remedy and solution to our woes and it's all that will get us through the storms that lie ahead.  I'd like to end with a quote I recently found, it says, "That which can be destroyed by truth should be."  We are approaching that event, when all that is false and corrupt in our government and society will be destroyed by the truth.  Its up to us to find and hold on to those truths that made this nation great.