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Feb. 2, 2006 President Bush gave a State of the Union address that had his cronies and cohorts dancing in the aisles. It was a frenzy that could possibly be compared to the mass hysteria conjured up by a Baptist minister on speed. I was expecting members of the right wing to start hopping on one foot and body slamming each other as though they were at a Christian Rock Concert. I expected Senator Bill Frisk to begin talking in tongues like Thomas Keyes or Skip To-My-Shoe. What a ruckus. I loved it. As a liberal I expected nothing less. It was great entertainment. I missed a good ballgame to watch the fiasco. Believe me the excitement of a good nail-biting basketball game is no match to the debacle I watched Tuesday evening. Of course when reality sets in like gelatin in a refrigerator, the aftermath will be less than enchanting. We all know there is no money left. Why? Duh, the Republicans spent it all. As usual, the Republicans have in the last five years done what Republicans do best...spent money. What is it now, three trillion over budget? That certainly is reason to dance, but it could possibly be the last dance for the Republican Party. This is an election year and people will show the dancing bears how much they enjoy rising healthcare costs, rising death tolls, rising illegal immigration, and rising unpopularity of trickle-down economics. In the words of Pink Floyd, “Shine On You Crazy Diamonds.” Shine on you crazy Republicans. After hearing our beloved President expound on how America is determined to stop tyranny all across the globe, I was stunned to the point I was dizzy. I thought Superman or maybe Batman were the fighters of world tyranny. Nope. Not so. America, in debt up to their eyeballs, militarily stretched like a rubber band, and nearly friendless in the European Community, will single handedly stop tyranny in the world. Hell, we can’t even find Osama Bin Laden, we can’t even protect our troops in Iraq, and we definitely can’t rebuild our own cities. Yes sir, Shine On You Crazy Diamonds.
Obviously the President was upbeat in his presentation and said everything the right wingers wanted to hear. He spent little time on the government’s failed attempt to save New Orleans and spoke minimally about our immigration problems. Yes, Mr. President, we must fight terrorists. Shouldn’t we try to keep them from coming through our southern borders? An army of terrorists could get through the Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona borders easier than water through cheese cloth. It wouldn’t surprise me if Osama isn’t hiding out at Steamboat Springs in Colorado wearing a ski mask, goggles, and going barefoot on a snowboard. You crazy diamonds.
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