And this is going where exactly?

Hello once again. I've been watching the news about the situation there in the States from here in Rio. As an outsider looking in, as a person who is proud to be an American (I think that there is a song in there somewhere), as a ex-patriot who is still very concerned about his country, the news from the States does not look good.

I'm not talking about who was elected as our new president. I feel that (1) if you voted you have a right to make comments about your government, that being said, if you didn't vote, then keep your political opinions to yourself, (2) also, if you voted and are a Christian, then I feel that the Bible clearly states that God allows the people in politics to be in their positions of service to their country, so (3) the current leadership is the leadership that God has allowed to be placed there at such a time as this.

So, what is the current "such a time as this" that the United States is in? I am concerned when the people that we've elected to represent us and our voice have pushed through a "financial package" that is way beyond even the politicians to comprehend. A massive bill that will soon be in front of our new president that is around 1,100 pages long, has hand written corrections and comments in it, was presented to Congress with less than 12 hours to review before it was put through to a vote and is going to place the American people in such tremendous long-term, multi-generational debt that there is no light at the end of the tunnel! What are we doing and where is this thing going?

I know that there are some people who feel that God owes it to America to keep her forever strong and safe. Well, 9/11 has taught us other wise. The current Wall Street market yo-yo effect is telling us something else. The massive lay offs of people who once thought that their jobs and retirement plans were safe from being messed with. The greedy corporate heads who get a bail out from our government and then take a plush holiday retreat at our expense and honestly think that this is owed to them. The Madoffs of the world and other ponzi schemers that have stolen billions from honest investors and Madoff himself is complaining because he is under a penthouse arrest and can't take his limo out for a cruise around the block. Excuse me, but as an outsider looking in, my soul is screaming "what is going on here"?

If you have some insight, please let me know. I don't believe that we, as Americans, should just sit back whining and saying, "but what are we to do?" Enough already! If you have a vote, make it count! For those of us who are registered in Oklahoma, your Oklahoma Legislature site can be found at http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/. It's easy to find on the web, no matter where you live. Look it up. See who represents you. Make a phone call, write a letter or an email, voice you opinion. After all, these are the people that we voted in. These are the people who are supposed to represent us. Remember, they work for you, it is your tax dollars that pays their salaries. That's what makes this country great and that the Founding Fathers wanted you to have some input, their beginning thesis was "no taxation without representation". That "representation" means YOU!!! If we don't speak up and speak up quick, then we will be the ones flushing this country down the toilet all the while whining about about how we can do nothing. Think about it, ask yourself where this country is going and then do something.