Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Well. Here's The Choices.

Well Boys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, and children of all ages, we're deep into the countdown to the day we will pull the lever. That's right bunkie. Soon we get to decide which group will lead our country, not their country, but our country, even though they will act as though it's theirs exclusively to play with. But it's not theirs, it's ours. That's why we get to pull the lever. Although, as soon as we've pulled the lever (or pencil in the space or push the button), it gets turned over to the winners to run. Soooo. Who should we choose? Well, first we have the folks we gave the reins to, after promises to end two wars, repair the economy, include a public option, end the recession, and put people back to work and then added a multi-trillion $$$ to the deficit. We'll can them Team D. Then there's the group we took it all away from because they started those two wars without paying for them, gave away the store with tax cuts for everyone and turned a multi multi billion $$$ surplus into a multi-trillion $$$ deficit and drove us into this recession, but want control back so they can do more of the same. We'll this group Team R. Then there's the new start-up party that hasn't the foggiest idea of how to govern, but thinks there should be no taxes, no regulation, no interference and no government at all. We'll call this non-party Team T. Not to be confused with the "A" Team. Boy, am I happy with these choices. So? Who ya gonna vote for? Huh? Now you see why I want term limits? We really can't afford to have these (I'll be nice here and call them) individuals going to Washington, sticking around for years and decades, mucking up the works. The least we should require is some degree of intelligence and a sense of duty. Oh ya. And a willingness to do the right thing even if it's unpopular. Which, I guess, is a sense of duty. Don't get me wrong, every once in a while someone who is actually capable and dedicated gets elected. It's just that they soon learn they have no chance what-so-ever. They usually lose in an off year to a (remember this guy) Soupy Sales kind of opponent.

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