freedom of speech impediment

I recently wrote a letter detailing a few of my objections to the way George W. is running the country. Someone had sent me an e-mail basically stating that anyone who had a job and enough to eat and doesn't agree with W's policies is "spoiled and ungrateful". And it erroneously attributed the writing to someone I admire. A response was wanting.

I have avoided criticizing the prez here because that kind of thing can found all over the media and political blogs are so passe. Besides we don't have the time. But there is one thing that really drives me nuts about the upside down M and it has not gotten the attention that it deserves. Especially during the 2004 election.

"It's your money."
"The American people know best how to spend their own money."
"I think it is time for the government to get its hand out of your pocket."

This kind of small government big promise mantra got the stunted tree elected in 2000. Not a bad idea really. High taxes are bad for the economy and put a burden on those of us that don't collect and trade baseball players as a hobby. But fairy-god-mother doesn't deliver in my neighborhood any more.

So bonsai gets himself elected (?) and proceeded to lower taxes. And the more money you had the more he lowered your taxes. The justification being that the more money you had the more taxes you paid. Theoretically. But isn't that how it is supposed to work? Anyway I can't fault him for giving his friends a break. That's what politicians do. That's what anyone who wasn't semi-comatose at the time expected him to do.

Scrub got the hand of the government out of your pocket! Ah, no. The small plant administration did not reduce spending to match the lowered revenue. They spent more. Lots more! The biggest deficit and highest national debt in the last two hundred and thirty-one years. The shrubbery has been borrowing massive amounts of cash to finance his slippery war and he has been signing your name on the loan application!

The government hasn't gotten its hand out of your pocket. But instead of grabbing the cash the credit card is now the object of choice. How much cash you got? If a pickpocket took it all how long would you take to recover from the financial blow? What if he left the greenbacks and took the plastic instead? Would you say, "What a relief. Who ever it was just took these worthless pieces of plastic." No you would be in a panic. Calling all over town in a desperate attempt to cut off the lines of credit before serious harm could be done to your credit rating and your reputation.

We, the citizens of the United States of America, should be on the phone right now trying to put a stop to this delusional sneak thief, treating his well lubricated friends to a banquet full of riches, and stamping the bills, "To be paid by U.S. Taxpayer and descendants."

"Interest due."

OWL

Aug. 31, 2007