Send in the clones
Do you remember George W Bush? The guy who left us with this big time recession. Also, hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work and many homeless. George Bush the same guy who left us with two zillion dollar Middle East wars. Wars that lead us to nowhere and left us with thousands of military service members dead and disabled. Plus GWB bailed out failing banks and insurance companies, which benefited no one, except the big banks and the insurance companies. Leaving the taxpayer with the unpaid tax bill. Remember that George W Bush huh?
Well, don’t hold your breath but about a dozen presidential candidates just like him want to be your next president in 2012. Are you ready for another economy killing round of far right wacky voodoo economist and warmongers? Haven’t got your fill yet? Yes, they are a coming. They are crawling all over Iowa and New Hampshire. In every church, school, restaurant, and any public place where a dozen or more willing listeners might stand or sit. Coming like hound dogs on the hunt. In your library and out in the cornfields. Coming with bags filled with lobbyist money. I’ll promise you anything. Just vote for me and not the other guy or gal. Ya gatta vote for me. I’m the only anointed one.”
Anyway, they want your vote. They want your cash. They want your unquestioning support. They will talk about jobs but have no workable program to put Americans back to work. They want to trade in your Social Security equity for some high-risk investments. They want to dismantle your Medicare and raise your health care costs. Whatever it takes to get your protected money. Knock it out of your hands like a defensive lineman after the ball. “No one should be burdened with SSI payments when they could easily hand it over to careful and pleasant Wall Street bankers.”
Nonetheless, more of the same is coming to a soapbox near you. Promising the same as George W Bush. Shrink government. Grow the military. Tax cuts for the rich. Send jobs overseas. Pay zero interest on savings accounts. Pollute the air. Poison the ground water. Do whatever it takes to drill an oil well in every acre across America. Then continue to borrow and spend just like George W bush did. Is this what you want in 2012?
If we’re not careful, it will be 2007 all over again. Remember?
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