No Surprise, the Democrats were handed their pink slips. We have enough lemons. Now it’s time to make some lemonade.
Looking at all the lemons we have, there are some good, sweet fruit to work with:
With a few elected officials hitting the unemployment line, we might actually get to address real problems that the rest of the country has been dealing with.
Top reasons this election can be seen as good news; (the sweet fruit)
1) Money cannot buy a Senate Seat or the Governor spot either.
2) With the exception of Rand Paul & Marco Rubio, Nutty is still a good type of peanut butter,
but does not a Senator make.
3) PP will still stands for taking a wiz and not Palin Power or President Palin.
5) Shared Government,.. what a concept! We haven’t seen that type of leadership since,…
wait for it,….. Bill Clinton,… BOOM!!!, SNAP!!, POW!!
When I was a little boy and had to take medicine, we actually did add sugar. So, if the sugar is listed above,.. here is the medicine we need to take:
1) Long Term Memory Loss: (I think there’s a pill for that) The American Electorate is so “Last Week” that we don’t seem to remember anything older than 30 days, unless someone is screaming it at us. We also seem to have a Nation that inflicted with a strong case of A.D.D. but unwilling to take our medication. We are so hungry for that next sound bit, or jab, that no one takes in any detail to a topic or issue beyond the head line. Problem there is, if you get your headlines from MSNBC or FOX (kinda) NEWS, not only are you not getting the whole story, but you are getting a slanted story.
I’m fine with “I’m too busy, or don’t have time” as an excuse. We are all caught up in this REAL-TIME life style. But if you don’t have time to learn the facts and the details,.. why do you have time to support or protest an issue?
2) Instant Gratification: Remember, Rome wasn’t built in a day,.. but I think France was. You can see the difference right? Let me be the 1st one to formally say it: On Monday, November 1st, President Obama should have come to the daily Press Meeting. He should have made a simple and basic request to the people. If I were a Presidential writer it would look like this:
Today, on the eve of another mid-term election, I would to say to the American People, I am continuing to strive to the campaign promises of 2008. To that end we have
Insert list of successes here
With those initiatives in mind, I still need your help. Please help me to stay the course. We are truly on a ship in troubled waters. And while we all understand that we did not set this course we are on. We did ask that you, to let us take the ship as it was, and bring it into port. And even as we are correcting our heading, we are diligently working on the repairs. And while the port may not yet be in our sights,.. our heading is true.
Understand that anything worth having,.. is worth working for. Remember our parents and our grandparents. These brave citizens of the greatest generation,.. who gave so much, did not sacrifice for the NOW, but fought in the urgency of now. They did not fight for their own gains, but understood the value of the entire country.
I want to ask you to consider all these critical issues we face, ask you to take an objective look behind you, allow me to finish the job you sent me here to do. Let us keep our heading; with your support we may have this ship at full capacity before we even land it into port.
Since that speech never took place, we need to remind ourselves that Government does move slower than internet speed. If we understand that movement is relative to its mass, then we need to acknowledge that if government moves to fast,. A vessel this large will drop a lot of passengers and cargo. If we stop too suddenly, stuff will fly over the dash and through the window.
3) I, Me, Mine Mentality: The “What’s in in for me” crowd, or the “Something for Nothing” crowd. Before I get on this soap box, I want to make sure I set the base here. For me, each & every time that I have voted, I have NEVER,.. EVER casted a vote for Myself, or my individual benefit. Voting has Always been about the what is good for the country. Unfortunately,… I am clearly the Odd Duck Out with this respect. Even within my own home, the discussion is always,.. “But how does that help me” or “Why should I pay for that”. And that is the underlining philosophy of the Tea Party group. Less Tax, less government, give me my money,.. don’t touch Medicare, but no Government health care. It seems to me, everyone wants what they have, but they don’t think anyone else deserves anything. It Is confusing and perplexing.
So let’s take a look what we can cut at the federal level
Executive Branch Agencies
Office of the President Dept of Agriculture Dept of Commerce
Dept of Defense Dept of Education Dept of Energy
Dept of Health & Human Ser Dept of Homeland Sec Dept of Housing & Urban Dev
Dept of Interior Dept of Justice Dept of Labor
Dept of State Dept of Transportation Dept of Treasury
Dept of VA
Dept Defense $720 Billion
Dept Health (Medicare) $850 Billion
Soc Sec $750 Billion
Dept Labor $175 Billion
Everything else is less than $100 Billion a year
Please,.. Tell me what you will cut. But be sure to balance your cut with the impact.
EXAMPLE
If you cut Transportation all together, remember, that will impact Roads and Air Travel.
If you cut the Interior, all national parks are closed & no longer maintained.
Also remember, that people work here, so with every cut, you are adding to the unemployment. So while we will get huge kickbacks in our pay checks, more people will be out of work, more homes foreclosed, and this will drive down everyone’s wages.
