the spectator

I am an American born, white Southern Christian male. (Notice Southern is capitalized). Born in the 50's, I have observed the nation of my birth descend from a country of noble ambition seeking excellence and a beacon of individual rights transform into a republic where government over-reaching seeks more control and elevates the mediocre and the second rate while condemning achievement.

I am a politically incorrect, fairly intolerant high school graduate with a keenly developed sense of curiosity, a love of freedom and a believer in absolute truths.

I am a spectator of this game unfolding daily. I watch George Orwell's "1984" and Ayn Rand's, "Atlas Shrugged" play out before my eyes. I am in awe of the reality of Thomas Jefferson's admonition and prediction about the freedoms of the people decreasing as the power of government increases.