So I woke up today, walked outside, and what I found was amazing. The sky was not in pieces on the ground. In fact, it was perfectly in tact and right where I left it. Go figure. I guess health care reform becoming law didn't cause the sky to fall, after all.
But I'm glad it's over. I'm glad it's over because I'm sick of the complaining and whining. I'm sick of hearing the complaints of the people who have no earthy idea what they're talking about. I'm sick of hearing the complaints of the people who didn't say a word about government spending when President Bush was in the White House, only to suddenly become concerned on January 20, 2009. I'm sick of hearing the complaints of people who have no other ideas. I'm sick of hearing the complaints of people who don't even properly understand the definition of "socialism." And I'm sick of the complaints of the people who think that the American public always knows what's best for them, because they don't. If they did, there's a possibility my friend Dwayne and I would still have to use separate bathrooms.
But despite how mad hearing them talk may make me, I'm not going to sit here and argue the points with them. And I'm not going to walk onto the floor of the House of Representatives and yell, "You lie!" or "Baby killer!" And I'm certainly not going to call congressional offices and make violent threats against members of congress who did not vote the way that I would've liked them to (as is now happening). I won't do these things for two main reasons:
First, you never argue with a drunk or a fool.
And second, I know that given enough time social conservatives will lose every time. That's what happens when you try to apply yesterday's thinking to today's problems.
Perfect? Not even close. But rather, more perfect.
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Steve -- this from Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: so·cial·ism
Pronunciation: \ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm\
Function: noun
Date: 1837
1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2 a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
Nations who have controlled the means of production and distribution include: the USSR, Nazi Germany, Red China, North Korea, Cuba, and (coming to your local theater soon) Venezuela.
If you believe that government can effectively control that much and create a worker's paradise, then you are true to your convictions and you should give unyielding support to Obama and Company.
I, on the other hand, cannot think of a single thing that the government does efficiently, except, possibly, fight a war, and that's controlled by the generals.
The sky is falling, very very slowly and it's gonna cost a lot of money to get it back up. But we don't have any. So go back to bed and dream of printing more money.
Steve - very well said, indeed. I also am sick and tired of the people on the right who spew nothing but lies and misinformation. Just wait for the financial reform "discussion". Those on the right, being totally beholden to the banks and other financial institutions who got us into this mess, will again proffer lies about how "free markets" are the only way, and that Obama hates this country and wants to wreck it financially so he can grab more power, ad nauseum. Thankfully, they are spiraling downward and are becoming ever more irrelevant.
Keep up the good writing! Sorry to see you're going. I've enjoyed reading your column.
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