When a President goes through the White House doors
And does what he says he'll do
We'll all be drinking that free Bubble-Up
And eating that rainbow stew
Merle Haggard..."Rainbow Stew"
We must be the most gullible electorate walking the face of the earth. It's an election year again, another crop of "tell 'em what they want to hear" politicians are talking out of both sides of their mouth, and we just smile and nod and bend over and let them have their way with us.
Four years ago it was Barack Obama "spreadin' it deep and sellin' it cheap". "Hope and Change" was going to save us all. But how? No details? Nope, just the power of positive thinking. And enough of us voted for him to put his name on the mailbox at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You may already be a Publisher's Clearing House winner. No purchase necessary.
Four years ago it was Barack Obama "spreadin' it deep and sellin' it cheap". "Hope and Change" was going to save us all. But how? No details? Nope, just the power of positive thinking. And enough of us voted for him to put his name on the mailbox at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. You may already be a Publisher's Clearing House winner. No purchase necessary.
We'll all be drinking that free Bubble-Up....
This year it's Mitt Romney. He tells us he's going to give us all a 20% tax cut, expand funding for our military, and somehow still balance the budget. Since when does 2+2=9? We're all going to have good jobs, freedom from government interference, and a bright future, too. How? Only he knows, and he's not sharing any details with us. Nope, we're just supposed to "trust him". And a sizable number of us will. Maybe enough to make him our next President.
Do you think if an entrepreneur had come to Mitt when he was the CEO of Bain Capital asking for money, with a business plan that simply said "We're gonna buy cheap, sell value, go for volume, and get rich", he would have put millions of dollars in this upstart venture? Absolutely not!
And eating that rainbow stew....
Has our educational system failed us so badly that we can no longer critically think? Has common sense gone the way of the dodo bird? Do we just hoover up everything Fox News or MSNBC tells us, questioning nothing?
I'm certainly not going to tell you how to vote, or how I voted. That's a personal decision. But please, know why you're voting for a particular candidate. We need meat and potatoes details in order to make smart choices. We're getting puffed pastry promises. In politics, nothing is what it seems.
I have no idea who will be running in 2016, but I can hear their campaign promises now...."Jobs for all, taxes for none, and a free puppy for everyone (while supplies last)."
I'm certainly not going to tell you how to vote, or how I voted. That's a personal decision. But please, know why you're voting for a particular candidate. We need meat and potatoes details in order to make smart choices. We're getting puffed pastry promises. In politics, nothing is what it seems.
I have no idea who will be running in 2016, but I can hear their campaign promises now...."Jobs for all, taxes for none, and a free puppy for everyone (while supplies last)."
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