"I know in my heart that man is good,
that what is right will always eventually triumph,
and there is purpose and worth to each and every life."

RONALD WILSON REAGAN
February 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Hilarious at first, depressing once reality sinks in...

(In case you can't read what's on the mice, they say CNN, MSNBC, CBS, and NBC)

There was a Pied Piper who said We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change it!

*And the people said, Change is good!

Then he said, We are going to tax the rich fat-cats,

*And the people said, Sock it to them!

and redistribute their wealth.

*And the people said, Show me the money!

And then he said, Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody

*And Joe the plumber said, “Are you kidding me?

And Joes personal records were hacked and publicized.

*And one lone reporter asked, Isnt that Marxist policy?

And she was banished from the kingdom!

Then someone asked, With no foreign relations experience, how will you deal with radical terrorists?

And the Pied Piper said, Simple. Ill sit down and talk with them and show them how nice we really are and theyll forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!

Then the Pied Piper said, Ill give 95% of you lower taxes.

*And one, lone voice said, But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes!”

So the Pied Piper said, Then Ill give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!

*And the people said, Show me the money!

Then the Pied Piper said, Ill tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!

*And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed.

And he said, Ill mandate employer- funded health care for EVERY worker and raise the minimum wage.

*And the people said, Gimme some of that!

Then he said, Ill penalize employers who ship jobs overseas.

*And the people said, Wheres my rebate check?

Then the Pied Piper actually said, Ill bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!

*And the people said, Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we dont care for that part about higher electric rates.

So the Pied Piper said, Not to worry. If your rebate isnt enough to cover your expenses, well bail you out. Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over! Then he said, illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Lets grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing

*And the people said, Ole`! Bravo! And they made him King!

And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy slowed even further. Then the Pied Piper said, I am the Messiah and Im here to save you! Well just print more money so everyone will have enough! But our foreign trading partners said, Wait a minute. Your dollar isnt worth what it was. Youll have to pay more.

*And the people said, Wait a minute. Thats not fair!

And the world said, Neither are these other, idiotic programs youve embraced. Youve become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now youll play by our rules!

*And the people said, What have we done?

But it was too late.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Was Reagan Wrong?

Reagan often spoke with hope and optimism of America's future. He often spoke in terms that are the political antithesis of the current political situation as well as the current direction our present administration is taking this country. I recently came across some remarks he made in regards to his hope for the future. This century is still young, but with the growth of the federal government and the depth with which it is being entrenched in every aspect of our lives, how do you feel about Reagan's following comments. Is there still time for them to come true?
"I can't help thinking that, while much of the 20th Century saw the rise of the federal government, the 21st Century will be the century of the states. I have always believed that America is strongest and freest and happiest when it is truest to the wisdom of its founders."
-- Remarks at National Governor's Association meeting, August 8, 1988.