So I mentioned my archive of old opinion pieces. Then I went looking and did I not find this gem from four years ago. Enjoy, or not. I could care less: I’ve been hearing a lot of angst lately about the antics of the federal government generally and the Democrats in particular. Sure, the pols are spending our money faster than it can be printed or borrowed without rhyme, reason or justification. Let us all just calm down a bit. We know that when the Democrats get into power their first and most important task is to pay off their supporters and grow the government beyond all sense of proportion. That’s how it works. The Republicans do much the same, but at least they have the common decency to feel guilty about it and keep it to only breathtaking levels. We know that all this spending and borrowing can only lead to one thing: Higher taxes. FOR EVERYBODY. You cannot argue this. It’s sure as death. We will all be paying for this spending spree for the rest of our lives as will our children. The pols don’t care about you or your children’s futures, they care about being reelected. Giving away goodies is a great way to make that happen and Democrats are especially good at it. But America went and elected the Democrats to run the country. It irks you, sure, but there is no need to have an aneurism. This too shall pass. Think of it like this: The family wants a dog. You don’t, but you’ve been outvoted and here comes Fido. Having a dog means that you can expect certain things. You know that the dog is going to embarrass you. Dogs do that. It’s going to hump the leg of your boss when he comes over for dinner, it’s going to plop itself in the middle of the floor during a dinner party and lick itself, loudly. It is going to stick its snout in the crotch of whoever comes in the door and its going to defecate on the neighbor’s yard from time to time making you very popular with your neighbors. A dog is going to tear up your yard or door or destroy your new furniture, or all three. These are things dogs do. These are the reason you did not want a dog. But everyone else can overlook these things and say “How cute!” and “He’s adorable!” If you want peace in the house, you put up with the embarrassment and the costs and wait for the damn thing to run away, get run over by a car or grow old and die. This too shall pass. So, the next time the idiots in Washington throw money around like confetti, just remember it’s the dog licking itself. When they pass legislation taking away your rights, it’s just the dog humping your leg. When the president bows to a foreign king, it’s just the dog sticking his nose in the crotch of someone you meant to impress. When the pols raise your taxes, it’s just the dog tearing up the house and breaking your things. When the administration insults Canada, it’s just the dog leaving a hot steaming pile on the neighbor’s lawn. It’s what they do. Thankfully, there will be another election in a little less than two years and maybe we can get some obedience training for the dog. And two years after that maybe we can trade it in for a cat or a gold fish or something less destructive to the house and embarrassing to us all. As I said, this too shall pass.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Aug 2013 01:20:54 +0000
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