Thursday, November 10, 2016
GET OVER IT!
In our system, the person with the most votes in the key states WINS! Why is that so hard to accept?
I didn't burn anybody's house down when Obama won. Why are the spoiled brats in California doing it in California? Simple they are used to getting their way, and if throwing a tantrum is what it takes, so be it.
But the results of the election won't change. Tomorrow it will still be TRUMP.
So grow up and GET OVER IT!
Thursday, July 1, 2010
The GENERAL and the "Community Organizer!"
by Paul R. Hollrah
June 24, 2010
Channel-surfing from ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN through MSNBC and Fox
News, the inside-the-beltway pundits had a field day trying to get
inside the heads of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, General Stanley
McChrystal, and McChrystal's top aides. The one thing common to all
of the analyses, by the most famous and highly-paid talking heads in
the Western World, was that they are all wrong… dead wrong. What is
certain is that they all owe General McChrystal and his senior aides
an apology for assuming that they are lame-brained numbskulls.
The facts of the McChrystal case are not in dispute. General
McChrystal and his senior officers allowed a reporter for Rolling
Stone Magazine, Michael Hastings, to have almost unprecedented access
during an extended stay in Paris. The extended stay was due, in
part, to an excess of atmospheric ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull
volcano, keeping the McChrystal party grounded for days.
In an interview with CNN, Hastings reported that he had a tape
recorder in his hand most of the time and that McChrystal was "very
aware" that his comments would find their way into print. He said,
"McChrystal and his people set no ground rules for their
conversations, although they did ask that some parts of their
conversations were off the record." Hastings subsequently published
a lengthy profile of General McChrystal on June 22, titled, The
Runaway General.
As Hastings wrote in his profile, McChrystal thought that Obama
looked "uncomfortable and intimidated" by the roomful of military
brass during their first meeting. Of their second meeting, an
advisor to McChrystal quoted the general as saying that it was "a
10-minute photo op." He went on to say, "Obama clearly didn't know
anything about (McChrystal), who he was. Here's the guy who's going
to run his f_ _ _ing war, but he didn't seem very engaged. The Boss
was pretty disappointed."
As General McChrystal flew from Afghanistan to Washington to face
Obama in the Oval Office, the almost unanimous opinion of the talking
heads was that the comments made by McChrystal and his staff were off
the cuff and inadvertent. But to believe that is to totally ignore
who these men are.
General McChrystal and his top officers are not simple-minded,
knuckle-dragging brutes. To the contrary, they are intelligent,
thoughtful, highly educated, patriots… graduates of West Point and
other fine universities… who are dedicated to duty, honor, and
country. To think that such men would be so careless as to speak
unflatteringly of Obama, Biden, and other top administration figures,
in the presence of a reporter for a notoriously left wing
publication, defies logic… at the very least. To think that men who
are trained to be careful and deliberate in everything they do, could
do something so careless and so unguarded is simply beyond
comprehension.
I would argue that McChrystal and his aides knew exactly what they
were doing.
From the day that he became the handpicked "spear carrier" for
Obama's unique brand of warfare… playing at being Commander in Chief
while playing to his far left constituency… McChrystal's life had
been one of constant frustration. After telling Obama exactly how
many troops he needed to carry out his mission, Obama dithered for
months before deciding to give him just half the troops he requested.
McChrystal could not have been happy about that.
The Obama team insisted on new Rules of Engagement designed to reduce
collateral damage (civilian casualties). Obama's ROE required that
U.S. troops must be able to see the enemy with weapon in hand before
they were allowed to return fire. One videotape circulated on the
Internet showed a platoon of Marines pinned down by enemy sniper
fire. But since the enemy was firing from some distance behind the
open window of a building, the Marines could not actually see the
weapon being fired. Although they were taking deadly fire, they were
prohibited by the ROE from putting small arms fire or an RPG through
the window opening.
Under Obama's politically correct ROE, our soldiers and Marines were
required to fight with one hand tied behind their backs. McChrystal
could not have been happy about that.
A strict new interrogation policy, dictated by Attorney General Eric
Holder, required that prisoners must be delivered to an Interrogation
Center within twenty-four hours of being captured or be released. A
great deal of actionable intelligence was lost as a result and
battle-hardened enemy fighters were returned to the field to kill
Americans. McChrystal must have found that to be incomprehensible.
But the greatest insult to our troops in the field, and to the
officers who lead them, may be a new battlefield medal designed by
the Obama team. It is called the Courageous Restraint Medal and is
awarded to soldiers and Marines who demonstrate uncommon restrain in
combat by not firing their weapons even when they feel threatened by
the enemy. Would we be surprised to learn that the preponderance of
these medals were awarded posthumously? McChrystal must have found
that to be an insanity.
I suggest that, having his best military judgments subjected to the
White House political sieve for nearly a year and a half, McChrystal
decided that he'd had enough. And when he announced to his senior
staff that he was prepared to retire they decided to push back… to
make the most of a bad situation. It was clear that, if McChrystal
were to simply take off his uniform and walk away, his retirement
would be page-twenty news for a day or two before the mainstream
media and the American people forgot all about him.
They had to make the most of his retirement because it provided a
one-time opportunity to show the American people, as well as our
enemies and our allies, that the man who claims the title of
Commander in Chief of the U.S. military does not command the respect
of our men and women in uniform. To make the most of that
opportunity they had to choose their messenger very carefully.
They knew that, by openly showing their disrespect for Obama in front
of just any newsman, they may not attract the attention they desired.
Like any astute observer of the MSM, they knew that most reporters
would turn on their own mothers if it meant a good story. But they
could not take a chance that a mainstream media reporter might suffer
a rare pang of conscience when confronted with the prospect of
ruining the careers of some of the most senior officers in the War on
Terror. They had to fix the odds as much as possible in their favor
so they chose to use Michael Hastings and Rolling Stone Magazine.
During the long hours that General McChrystal was in the air between
Kabul and Washington, Obama knew that he had just two choices… both
bad. He could declare McChrystal to be an irreplaceable asset in the
war effort, give him a public reprimand, and send him back to Kabul.
Or he could fire McChrystal, sending a clear message that, at least
in his own mind, he was the Commander in Chief.
In the former case, he was certain to appear weak and ineffectual… a
man not totally in charge. In the latter case, he might at least win
a few rave reviews from the Kool-Ade drinkers in the mainstream
media. He chose the latter of the two options.
But what is now lost in all of the hand-wringing and speculation is
the fact that McChrystal and his people have succeeded in doing
exactly what they set out to do. They wanted to plant the seed in
the minds of the American people that Obama is not up to the task of
being Commander in Chief and that he does not command the respect of
the men and women of the uniformed services… from the newest Private
E-1 up to the top four-star generals and admirals.
That seed is now firmly planted and it cannot be unplanted.
From this day forward, no one will have to tell the American people
that Stanley McChrystal is a true warrior, a man's man, and that
Barack Obama is nothing more than a… community organizer. Well done,
General!
June 24, 2010
Channel-surfing from ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN through MSNBC and Fox
News, the inside-the-beltway pundits had a field day trying to get
inside the heads of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, General Stanley
McChrystal, and McChrystal's top aides. The one thing common to all
of the analyses, by the most famous and highly-paid talking heads in
the Western World, was that they are all wrong… dead wrong. What is
certain is that they all owe General McChrystal and his senior aides
an apology for assuming that they are lame-brained numbskulls.
The facts of the McChrystal case are not in dispute. General
McChrystal and his senior officers allowed a reporter for Rolling
Stone Magazine, Michael Hastings, to have almost unprecedented access
during an extended stay in Paris. The extended stay was due, in
part, to an excess of atmospheric ash from Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull
volcano, keeping the McChrystal party grounded for days.
In an interview with CNN, Hastings reported that he had a tape
recorder in his hand most of the time and that McChrystal was "very
aware" that his comments would find their way into print. He said,
"McChrystal and his people set no ground rules for their
conversations, although they did ask that some parts of their
conversations were off the record." Hastings subsequently published
a lengthy profile of General McChrystal on June 22, titled, The
Runaway General.
As Hastings wrote in his profile, McChrystal thought that Obama
looked "uncomfortable and intimidated" by the roomful of military
brass during their first meeting. Of their second meeting, an
advisor to McChrystal quoted the general as saying that it was "a
10-minute photo op." He went on to say, "Obama clearly didn't know
anything about (McChrystal), who he was. Here's the guy who's going
to run his f_ _ _ing war, but he didn't seem very engaged. The Boss
was pretty disappointed."
As General McChrystal flew from Afghanistan to Washington to face
Obama in the Oval Office, the almost unanimous opinion of the talking
heads was that the comments made by McChrystal and his staff were off
the cuff and inadvertent. But to believe that is to totally ignore
who these men are.
General McChrystal and his top officers are not simple-minded,
knuckle-dragging brutes. To the contrary, they are intelligent,
thoughtful, highly educated, patriots… graduates of West Point and
other fine universities… who are dedicated to duty, honor, and
country. To think that such men would be so careless as to speak
unflatteringly of Obama, Biden, and other top administration figures,
in the presence of a reporter for a notoriously left wing
publication, defies logic… at the very least. To think that men who
are trained to be careful and deliberate in everything they do, could
do something so careless and so unguarded is simply beyond
comprehension.
I would argue that McChrystal and his aides knew exactly what they
were doing.
From the day that he became the handpicked "spear carrier" for
Obama's unique brand of warfare… playing at being Commander in Chief
while playing to his far left constituency… McChrystal's life had
been one of constant frustration. After telling Obama exactly how
many troops he needed to carry out his mission, Obama dithered for
months before deciding to give him just half the troops he requested.
McChrystal could not have been happy about that.
The Obama team insisted on new Rules of Engagement designed to reduce
collateral damage (civilian casualties). Obama's ROE required that
U.S. troops must be able to see the enemy with weapon in hand before
they were allowed to return fire. One videotape circulated on the
Internet showed a platoon of Marines pinned down by enemy sniper
fire. But since the enemy was firing from some distance behind the
open window of a building, the Marines could not actually see the
weapon being fired. Although they were taking deadly fire, they were
prohibited by the ROE from putting small arms fire or an RPG through
the window opening.
Under Obama's politically correct ROE, our soldiers and Marines were
required to fight with one hand tied behind their backs. McChrystal
could not have been happy about that.
A strict new interrogation policy, dictated by Attorney General Eric
Holder, required that prisoners must be delivered to an Interrogation
Center within twenty-four hours of being captured or be released. A
great deal of actionable intelligence was lost as a result and
battle-hardened enemy fighters were returned to the field to kill
Americans. McChrystal must have found that to be incomprehensible.
But the greatest insult to our troops in the field, and to the
officers who lead them, may be a new battlefield medal designed by
the Obama team. It is called the Courageous Restraint Medal and is
awarded to soldiers and Marines who demonstrate uncommon restrain in
combat by not firing their weapons even when they feel threatened by
the enemy. Would we be surprised to learn that the preponderance of
these medals were awarded posthumously? McChrystal must have found
that to be an insanity.
I suggest that, having his best military judgments subjected to the
White House political sieve for nearly a year and a half, McChrystal
decided that he'd had enough. And when he announced to his senior
staff that he was prepared to retire they decided to push back… to
make the most of a bad situation. It was clear that, if McChrystal
were to simply take off his uniform and walk away, his retirement
would be page-twenty news for a day or two before the mainstream
media and the American people forgot all about him.
They had to make the most of his retirement because it provided a
one-time opportunity to show the American people, as well as our
enemies and our allies, that the man who claims the title of
Commander in Chief of the U.S. military does not command the respect
of our men and women in uniform. To make the most of that
opportunity they had to choose their messenger very carefully.
They knew that, by openly showing their disrespect for Obama in front
of just any newsman, they may not attract the attention they desired.
Like any astute observer of the MSM, they knew that most reporters
would turn on their own mothers if it meant a good story. But they
could not take a chance that a mainstream media reporter might suffer
a rare pang of conscience when confronted with the prospect of
ruining the careers of some of the most senior officers in the War on
Terror. They had to fix the odds as much as possible in their favor
so they chose to use Michael Hastings and Rolling Stone Magazine.
During the long hours that General McChrystal was in the air between
Kabul and Washington, Obama knew that he had just two choices… both
bad. He could declare McChrystal to be an irreplaceable asset in the
war effort, give him a public reprimand, and send him back to Kabul.
Or he could fire McChrystal, sending a clear message that, at least
in his own mind, he was the Commander in Chief.
In the former case, he was certain to appear weak and ineffectual… a
man not totally in charge. In the latter case, he might at least win
a few rave reviews from the Kool-Ade drinkers in the mainstream
media. He chose the latter of the two options.
But what is now lost in all of the hand-wringing and speculation is
the fact that McChrystal and his people have succeeded in doing
exactly what they set out to do. They wanted to plant the seed in
the minds of the American people that Obama is not up to the task of
being Commander in Chief and that he does not command the respect of
the men and women of the uniformed services… from the newest Private
E-1 up to the top four-star generals and admirals.
That seed is now firmly planted and it cannot be unplanted.
From this day forward, no one will have to tell the American people
that Stanley McChrystal is a true warrior, a man's man, and that
Barack Obama is nothing more than a… community organizer. Well done,
General!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Just Can't Seem to Get It RIGHT!!
To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the US Congress:
1. The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.
2. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years to get it right and it is broke.
3. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.
4. The War on Poverty started in 1964. Over $4 Trillion Dollars of our money has been confiscated and transferred to "the poor" ... and they only want more. You have had 46 years to get it right and it is a miserable disaster.
5. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.
6. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.
7. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before! You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
8. In 1980, Congress established the Department of Education as a Cabinet level agency. You have had 30 years to get it right and we all know the state of "education" in America's government schools.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars. And now you have taken it upon yourselves to manage our HEALTH CARE!! God help up. He is the only One that can.
1. The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.
2. Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years to get it right and it is broke.
3. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.
4. The War on Poverty started in 1964. Over $4 Trillion Dollars of our money has been confiscated and transferred to "the poor" ... and they only want more. You have had 46 years to get it right and it is a miserable disaster.
5. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.
6. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.
7. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import more oil than ever before! You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.
8. In 1980, Congress established the Department of Education as a Cabinet level agency. You have had 30 years to get it right and we all know the state of "education" in America's government schools.
You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars. And now you have taken it upon yourselves to manage our HEALTH CARE!! God help up. He is the only One that can.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
DON'T 'CHA THINK??
1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart every hour of every day.
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March
17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco
+ K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private
Employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and keep
in mind they did this in only 15 years.
8. During this same period, 31 Supermarket Chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super
Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 Years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur At
a Wal-Mart store.
(Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart.
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground
work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to
fix the economy because the idiots in Washington sure can't!!
2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!
3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1 to St. Patrick's Day (March
17th) than Target sells all year.
4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target + Sears + Costco
+ K-Mart combined.
5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people and is the largest private
Employer, and most speak English.
6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the World.
7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger & Safeway combined, and keep
in mind they did this in only 15 years.
8. During this same period, 31 Supermarket Chains sought bankruptcy.
9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.
10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the USA of which 1,906 are Super
Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had 5 Years ago.
11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur At
a Wal-Mart store.
(Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)
12. 90% of all Americans live within 15 miles of a Wal-Mart.
You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground
work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to
fix the economy because the idiots in Washington sure can't!!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Recipe for Disaster!
I fully realize the title to this posting is over-used to the point of it being cliche. But....
That does not dissuade me from pointing out that disasters have happened in the past that were fraught with stupidity from the outset that brought about a sure and horrible end. I could speak of the Titanic, the Vietnam war, our "security measures" that led up to 9/11, and especially the election our our current man-child president!
But what is bothering me at this time is simply this. We are on the brink of an economic collapse that will dwarf the Depression period of the 1930s, and that quite possibly will bring the United States of American into an era of (un)civil war from which it will never recover.
To wit:
We, the US Congress, is about to pass, ram through, a bill for supposed "health care reform," that will have a price tag, depending on who is counting, anywhere from 1.2 to 2.0 TRILLION Dollars! There is scant little plan in place to pay for this horrific boondoggle. Some talk of cutting Medicare by 500 Billion Dollars, and "Taxing" the evil rich and insurance companies. But aside from those ludicrous ideas, what is always held in reserve is the fact that the United States Federal Government can simply print money!
I know that sounds simplistic to many of you who deem yourselves sophisticaed financeers. But the presses have already been inked and the paper is ready.
FACT: The US Dollar has lost over 16% of its value, compared to other world currencies, in this year of 2009 alone.
FACT: World oil prices are soon to be measured in a currency other than the US Dollar.
FACT: As our dollar decreases in value, we will have to pay more of those dollars for just about everything that we consume.
FACT: America does not manufacture its own consumer goods. China does.
FACT: America does not produce enough of its own energy products, oil, etc., to satisfy its needs. DUNNER'S predicts that "American field production will probably go below 25% of its total annual supply within the next five years."
The stage is set for the perfect economic storm. And, sadly, there is little anyone can do about it. We have become a dependent nation. We have chosed, via our elected officials, to be that way.
Now consider: If we are in place to have TRILLION dollar annual deficits for as far as the eye can see, the time will come when the world will simply say, "ENOUGH! We've had enough of your free-spending ways and failure to balance your own economic budget. Pay us what you owe us!"
My friends, should that occur, (and we have already heard rumblings to that effect from China) the worst of the worst would happen. With no value behind our Dollar, with no manufacturing base from which to generate wealth, and with no discipline in our government to rein in its desire to TAX and SPEND, TAX and SPEND, we would have nothing of value to pay our creditors... They would not want phoney printed money; they would demand hard assets.
Would anyone besides me care to fill in the blanks as to what those assets might be?
That does not dissuade me from pointing out that disasters have happened in the past that were fraught with stupidity from the outset that brought about a sure and horrible end. I could speak of the Titanic, the Vietnam war, our "security measures" that led up to 9/11, and especially the election our our current man-child president!
But what is bothering me at this time is simply this. We are on the brink of an economic collapse that will dwarf the Depression period of the 1930s, and that quite possibly will bring the United States of American into an era of (un)civil war from which it will never recover.
To wit:
We, the US Congress, is about to pass, ram through, a bill for supposed "health care reform," that will have a price tag, depending on who is counting, anywhere from 1.2 to 2.0 TRILLION Dollars! There is scant little plan in place to pay for this horrific boondoggle. Some talk of cutting Medicare by 500 Billion Dollars, and "Taxing" the evil rich and insurance companies. But aside from those ludicrous ideas, what is always held in reserve is the fact that the United States Federal Government can simply print money!
I know that sounds simplistic to many of you who deem yourselves sophisticaed financeers. But the presses have already been inked and the paper is ready.
FACT: The US Dollar has lost over 16% of its value, compared to other world currencies, in this year of 2009 alone.
FACT: World oil prices are soon to be measured in a currency other than the US Dollar.
FACT: As our dollar decreases in value, we will have to pay more of those dollars for just about everything that we consume.
FACT: America does not manufacture its own consumer goods. China does.
FACT: America does not produce enough of its own energy products, oil, etc., to satisfy its needs. DUNNER'S predicts that "American field production will probably go below 25% of its total annual supply within the next five years."
The stage is set for the perfect economic storm. And, sadly, there is little anyone can do about it. We have become a dependent nation. We have chosed, via our elected officials, to be that way.
Now consider: If we are in place to have TRILLION dollar annual deficits for as far as the eye can see, the time will come when the world will simply say, "ENOUGH! We've had enough of your free-spending ways and failure to balance your own economic budget. Pay us what you owe us!"
My friends, should that occur, (and we have already heard rumblings to that effect from China) the worst of the worst would happen. With no value behind our Dollar, with no manufacturing base from which to generate wealth, and with no discipline in our government to rein in its desire to TAX and SPEND, TAX and SPEND, we would have nothing of value to pay our creditors... They would not want phoney printed money; they would demand hard assets.
Would anyone besides me care to fill in the blanks as to what those assets might be?
Friday, October 30, 2009
Wanna play some more??
It never ceases to amaze me. Some things work and some simply do not.
For the last 8 years(!) we have been enmeshed in a "war" of some sort in the middle east. I know that the excuse has been that it has all been in a response to 9/11. And as well-meaning as that may sound, where is our path to absolute victory?
There is none. Plain and simple. Our fighting men and women are the best in the world, yet we still slog on. We have the finest equipment, armament, and weaponry in the world, yet we still slog on. We have the best and brightest military minds in the world at the head of our forces, yet we still slog on.
With two blinding flashes of light, a massive world war came to a sudden and decisive end in 1945. An "axis" of powers that dared tweak the nose of the American eagle, felt its talons dig deep into its flesh. And the game was over.
I will quote an un-named source. A right-thinking fellow that I read today:
"On Sept.15, 2001, the world should have awakened to the stark headlines of several mid-east capitals being missing. One simple question should have been issued to those remaining; WANT TO KEEP PLAYING?"
For the last 8 years(!) we have been enmeshed in a "war" of some sort in the middle east. I know that the excuse has been that it has all been in a response to 9/11. And as well-meaning as that may sound, where is our path to absolute victory?
There is none. Plain and simple. Our fighting men and women are the best in the world, yet we still slog on. We have the finest equipment, armament, and weaponry in the world, yet we still slog on. We have the best and brightest military minds in the world at the head of our forces, yet we still slog on.
With two blinding flashes of light, a massive world war came to a sudden and decisive end in 1945. An "axis" of powers that dared tweak the nose of the American eagle, felt its talons dig deep into its flesh. And the game was over.
I will quote an un-named source. A right-thinking fellow that I read today:
"On Sept.15, 2001, the world should have awakened to the stark headlines of several mid-east capitals being missing. One simple question should have been issued to those remaining; WANT TO KEEP PLAYING?"
Go wrong...Go wrong...Go wrong....
Classic joke about a guy that gets on a shiny new airliner. Everything is automated, no pilot, co-pilot, or navigator. Just computers running the whole show. A voice comes over the intercom that, too, is automated. It praises the latest and greatest innovations of computer and software technology and encourages everyone to "just sit back and enjoy the flight. Nothing can possibly go wrong...tic, go wrong, tic, go wrong.....!"
A modern day version would go something like THIS:
The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello?"
"Mrs. Sanders, please."
"Speaking."
"Mrs. Sanders, this is Dr. Jones at St. Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way the results are not too good."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
"Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which."
"That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?" questioned Mrs. Sanders.
"Normally we can, but the new health care system will only pay for these expensive tests just one time."
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The folks at Obama HealthCare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."
Cute story. But let's get this straight.
The Obama health care plan, as currently written (over 1900 pages!):
· Has been penned by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it.
· Will be passed by a Congress that hasn't read it (but exempts themselves from it).
· Will be signed by a president who smokes (and also hasn't read it).
· Will have its funding administered by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes.
· Will be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese.
· Will be financed by a country that is nearly broke.
What could possibly go wrong?
A modern day version would go something like THIS:
The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello?"
"Mrs. Sanders, please."
"Speaking."
"Mrs. Sanders, this is Dr. Jones at St. Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way the results are not too good."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
"Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which."
"That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?" questioned Mrs. Sanders.
"Normally we can, but the new health care system will only pay for these expensive tests just one time."
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The folks at Obama HealthCare recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."
Cute story. But let's get this straight.
The Obama health care plan, as currently written (over 1900 pages!):
· Has been penned by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it.
· Will be passed by a Congress that hasn't read it (but exempts themselves from it).
· Will be signed by a president who smokes (and also hasn't read it).
· Will have its funding administered by a treasury chief who did not pay his taxes.
· Will be overseen by a surgeon general who is obese.
· Will be financed by a country that is nearly broke.
What could possibly go wrong?
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