President Obama says it's broken, and now — in an election year where his party is set to take a major hit at the polls and long after he's lost the control of his unstoppable majority in congress — he's ready to do something about *insert social issue here, using an illusionist's misdirection away from the reality of a continually tanking economy that will take an even greater hit when the "created jobs" of the Census 2010 come to a close.
"I know things are bad here," Obama says, "but I promise that we will...oh look! A yeti! I think it might be Bigfoot. Oh, sorry, it must have been Nancy Pelosi dressed like Snookie. Anyways, I know you asked me about the economy I promised to fix in my inaugural speech. The thing about the economy is that...holy Kennedy!!! Is that Justin Bieber making out with Kim Kardashian?!?! No, it's John Ensign and one of his buddy's wives.
"Sorry, I got a little distracted. So, what were we talking about? Oh yeah, the economy I said would rebound after we dedicated billions of dollars to recovery. Well, the thing about the economy is...is...um...(*teleprompter shuts off after Joe Biden trips over the power cable and his own wagging tongue*)...umm...San Dimas High School football rules!"
Change we need? Nope, more business as usual.
With an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, imagine if each of them paid just $100 a year in taxes. That adds up to roughly $1.1 billion a year...now imagine if they all paid the roughly 10% in taxes like every other legal citizen is forced to? Imagine the taxes they'd be paying if they were protected by proper wages instead of the ridiculously advantageous peanuts companies pay these hard working human beings...
In the end, it's a failure of we American people as a society that propagates this. We are so arrogant in how we treat others as well as our constant nose-thumbing at the laws of our land that we fail to do the right thing for our nation AND humanity. The blame doesn't fall on the businessmen, the military warmongers or even "The Burger King" himself, but primarily on our leaders who have the power to do the most. It's also a failure of those from other cultures to respect the foundation of what our nation stands for as we provide them a chance at a better future. They are so quick to wave their country's flags with pride but, in the same breath, spit on ours without concern.
While I'm not putting the blame entirely on our well-spoken yet arrogantly clueless president, I do find it hard not to blame the coach when a team fails to play the game the right way and without proper fundamentals. His bench coaches — Cleanface Harry Reid and the scientifically altered beast formerly known as Nancy Pelosi — are too busy showing off their muscles, leasing ridiculously large office space, buying private jets, and flaunting their bling to do anything for our nation. Grandstanding for sound bytes instead of fishing for hope.
Democrats want illegal immigrants out so the unions can get their fill of the available jobs but, then again, they don't want to lose the Latino vote that comes with their ability to play minorities against conservatives. Republicans want to keep getting cheap labor for "big business" but don't want to lose the votes of those who staunchly believe in the laws of this land and vote like pachyderms. When will ALL of these constitutionally-appointed leaders follow the guide of those who came before them?
You need unemployment benefits? Ok, let's throw a bill up there that one party will have no choice but to vote for (since so much is on the line) or vote against and look cold-hearted in the process. Better yet, let's not use funds saved for this bailout and add more debt. This way, they'll have no choice but to vote against it and we can look like the "champions for the people" when, in reality, we are merely using them as pawns in a greater game for the votes we've lost with our own poor performance come election time this fall.
Call it bad timing, call it shooting the messenger or call it a performance review, but I'm under the idea that the "change we need" means sending ALL of these morons who are already stuck on the "Beltway Spin Cycle" packing. Term limits, fresh faces, idealistic leaders who still believe in the country instead of the money thrown at them from special interests, the unions, big business and the lobbyist wrecking crew that is manipulating our nation into decay and failed policy with every passing day.
We need fresh blood and admittedly flawed leaders who are human, know it, and still love this country more than they love the almighty dollar and are willing to go to great lengths to protect that above all else. Force our leaders to live on a set salary and prohibit them from accepting any money beyond that. Cover their travel, rip the silver spoon from their mouths and induce them to live like public servants, not well-paid panhandlers in business suits looking for multi-million dollar alms.
After he was elected, Obama said, "I don't care whether you're driving a hybrid or an SUV. If you're headed for a cliff, you have to change direction. That's what the American people called for in November, and that's what we intend to deliver."
Unfortunately, we went from heading for a cliff to an ever-looming, oncoming dump truck. When the bus takes a wrong turn onto the train tracks, you can easily blame the GPS but in the end, the fault should be on those who are driving. We swerved from the cliff only to stare down a mack truck set to inflict as much or more damage than the cliff we assumed would destroy us, despite not even checking to see if it was actually a cliff, not a curb.
Hopefully, this fall, and in the coming years, our voters will give our country's governing bodies a transfusion of epic proportion, from both the left side and the right. Educated votes for people outside of the system, willing to work for the people as servants, not arrogant know-it-alls who believe every time they squat over a bidet, the rooms suddenly smells of roses and sweet sugar...
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