Transformers

   Three days before the 2008 Presidential election, with his lead in hand and the White House in sight, Barack Obama announced to the crowd at his campaign stop:  "We are just 3 days away from the fundamental transformation of the United States of America!"  Michelle Obama has said; "Barack knows that we're going to have to make sacrifices, we're going to have to change our conversations, change our traditions, change our history, we're going to have to move into a different place."  What exactly did they mean?  Let's look at our first example:  "Fundamental transformation."
   By definition, fundamental transformation means to change something at its core into something else entirely.  Best example I can think of is taking a Chevrolet Corvette and breaking it down and rebuilding it into a Toyota Prius.  Now, I don't know about you, but if I had a Corvette, I wouldn't want to turn it into a Prius.  If I wanted a Prius, I'd go somewhere where I could get a Prius.  From everything I've seen, Barack Obama was given the keys to a Corvette, but he really wants a Prius.  Yes, our Corvette may not run as well as she used to, but that's no reason to tear her apart to make a totally different car.  Here's a question, if you have a classic car or an antique, would you transform it?  Or would you restore it?  Our country doesn't need a transformation, much less a fundamental one.  We need a restoration.  We need to use our Constitution as a blueprint.  That is the foundation that made this country the greatest in the world, and we can get there again as long as we use the Constitution as our guide.  If we don't, we are destined to join the ranks of past great nations and empires that could not sustain themselves.  We've survived on self-governance for 235 years for one reason.  The Constitution.  That's it.  Not because of one great President, social programs, weaponry, whatever.  Just the Constitution and all that it gives us and limits the government from doing.  President Obama says its a document of  "negative liberties."  He doesn't get it.  He wants big, overbearing government.  With the Constitution he can't do that and he hates that.  So he wants to "transform" it into something better suited to his values and his purposes.  Sorry, Mr. President, I don't think so.  Leave my Corvette alone.
   Now on to Mrs. Obama's statement.  Let's look at it piece by piece.  1. "...make sacrifices."- OK, it's a recession, that's understandable.  2. "...change our conversation,"- about what?  change it to what?  3. "...change our traditions," -which ones?  4. "...move into a different place."- like?  And 5. "...change our history."- I love this one.  How exactly do you change history?  Do they own a time machine?  Perhaps a DeLorean complete with a flux capacitor?  History cannot be changed unless it is forgotten and re-written.  Or maybe that's his plan.  Change the history books. Diminish the significance of the Founders and the Constitution.  Erase our Judeo-Christian values and heritage and fill it in with whatever he likes.  Make 235 years of independence look like the wrong path and the only salvation is his big government nanny state solution?  Like I said before, I don't think so.  Mr. President, Madam First Lady, leave my Corvette alone.  If you want a Prius, go somewhere where you can get a Prius, because we're fresh out.  All we have here are Corvettes, and that's the way we like it.