The “American Way” used to be a phrase that Americans were proud of. Now I think the only ones that are proud of it are the Republicans. Democrats are embarrassed of that phrase and would rather live their lives by saying the “Global way”.

Obama definitely is of this thought. In a speech that he gave a couple of weeks ago he actually said that “Americans can’t go around eating as much as they want, driving SUV’s, and setting their thermostat at 72 and think that the rest of the world would be happy with that”. He also goes on to say that “Americans make up 5% of the world’s population and use 26% of the world’s energy”. In the second statement he is right. But what he doesn’t tell you is that comparing numbers we are not alone. In fact Canada is #1 in the world when it comes to what country uses the most of the world’s energy per capita.  (www.SEI:energy facts.com)  90% of United States residential use is for using appliances, heating, cooling, and water heaters. Is this bad, is this wrong, I don’t think so. Two billion of the world’s population doesn’t even have electricity. Are we supposed to not only get their opinion but do something about getting them electricity as well?

The Democrats like to tell you that in the global community we are not very popular. Our popularity in the world is just like it is in America. The liberals of the world don’t like America just like the left of America are embarrassed of America. The conservatives of the world likes America as much as the conservatives of America is proud of America. The problem is the news media is left or liberal or their new title which is progressive. So they only tell one message. Just because somewhere in the world someone is having a hardship does not mean that my life can’t be happy and that it is wrong to want and dream things that may very well be unattainable but some dreams do come true. 

I think that it is pretty impressive that America with 300 million people can compete with a country like China that has four times more people in it. What else I think is impressive is that the average income per capita is 38,000 in America and the rest of the world is 5,300. So not only do we use a lot of energy we also have the best living conditions and are fortunate enough to get paid doing it. 

There is a reason that it is called the “The American Way” because we are the only country in the world where we have the opportunities that we have. I have friends in Australia and when we visit and talk, one of their favorite comments is “Only in America”. Whether it is good or bad it is said all around the world. America is the place where people from other countries if given the chance would come and live because of the opportunities. America does 1000 times more good in this world than it does bad. People around the world who aren’t liberal know this and are grateful for it.

If I want to have my house at 72 there should be one concern, can I afford it? It should not be that I need to keep my thermostat at 90 because I need to conserve energy because some where in the world someone does not even have AC. The government needs to keep their nose out of my business when it comes to my thermostat, car I drive, food I eat and where I send my kids to school. The government and the global community should stay out of it. I don’t want any President to have to ask any country anything when it comes to what I drive or eat or set my AC for. I want my President to think of  the United States first and the other countries second. There is a reason we lead the world in most decisions and countries look to us for advice, aid, and as an example for where they want to go as a country.

I am proud of this country. I believe in the “American way”. I am fortunate to be born in a country with the opportunities that America and our founding fathers fought for. There is a reason that America can compete with China that has four times more people. The reason is America does not suppress their people. Americans know that the sky is limit and know that if they work harder they will make more money. Americans know that there is nothing that can’t be achieved if you want it bad enough. America is number one in the world because it kept America first. America is respected around the world because of the good it does. As soon as America starts checking with the other countries for what it does is when America shows how weak it is. The other countries aren’t stupid and will jump on that because they would love to have what we have and can’t wait to get it.

I run a business. I am always listening to any ideas any one has. I am always asking questions. Always reading and taking more classes to better my knowledge so that I can make this company the best. My daily decisions are based on two things. What is the right thing to do and what will make this company number one. For me to achieve this goal I don’t ask my competitors what I should do. This company did not get to where it is today based on what my competitors think I should do. I can only lead by example and I expect my country to do the same. Always do its best and never keep trying to make America the best country in the world which it currently is. 

Obama and the Democrats need to realize that they live in the greatest country in the world. They also need to realize how it got there and it wasn’t by asking the Global community what it thought.