I addressed the issue of change in this election cycle in an earlier blog. Here, I would like to make the following observations about the changes already brought about by Obama and the Reed/ Palosie Congress. Here are the simply facts.

The price of gasoline in 2006 was less than $3.00 per gallon. Since Democrats gained control of Congress it has hit $5.00 per gallon. Sen. Obama has said that was ok but he just wished it hadn't got there so fast!

Natural gas has risen from $12.54 in December of 2006 to over $18.00 in 2008.

Unemployment in 2006 was at 4.6% and today it's over 6%!

Inflation was just 3.39% in 2006 but is currently increasing at a 5.6% rate!

The Consumer Price Index was at 201.6 in December 2006 but is now a whopping 219.9!

Financial institutions are failing left and right on Wall Street - and that's just this week!

Now those are the facts! Since Obama's Democratic Party took control of Congress things have gone south rather rapidly. The truth is, the underlying indicators of our economy were pretty good in 2006 and if they have deteriorated as greatly as Obama and his campaign excoriate, then he doesn't have to look any further than his own Reed/Palosie controlled Congress! It has happened on their watch!!

And as for the failure of financial institutions Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers, guess where the bulk of their political contributions went? To Obama and other Democratic candidates. The top five recipients from the failed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are: Dodd, D NY, Kerry, D MA, Obama, D IL, Clinton, D NY, and Kanjorski, D PA. The figures are similar for Lehman Brothers. The CEO of Merrill Lynch, Stanley O'Neal, has given the maximum in personal contributions to the Obama campaign, not to mention the many thousands of dollars in corporate and employee contributions. No wonder Obama and the Democratically controlled Congress hasn't been able (or willing) to address the real economic needs of the average American!

Now you can argue these facts anyway you want but you can't change them! They are the facts. Congress controls the budget; and, they control wether or not we will explore our natural resources for the national security and economic interests of our country.. Shouldn't they be held accountable for holding our nation's future hostage with their special interest politics? Shouldn't they be held accountable for allowing their thirst for regaining political power in Washington to bring economic suffering to average Americans? It only seems fair to me.

The Democrats made a lot of promises during the 2006 mid-term elections but haven't delivered. Now they promise more change. Change? You've got to be kidding! You bet I want it! But I say to Sen. Obama and the Reed/Palosie Congress, "We can't afford anymore of your kind of change!."