Bailout and Stimulus – Fool me twice, Shame on me! - Minneapolis Independent

(This article to be read in that certain disapproving tone of your favorite parent, grandparent or mentor.)

I will be so disappointed in you if you vote to reelect any politician that voted to rip you off with the bailouts and/or stimulus just because they claim to belong to the same political party that you do.

· Republicans Upset Bailout ‘Bipartisan Agreement’ http://bit.ly/ujqLSL

· A Bipartisan Stimulus Bill http://bit.ly/rHZONg

· TARP Recipients Paid Out $114 Million for Politicking Last Year http://bit.ly/tHmRhY

· Democrats thank their friends: Government Spending in exchange for Campaign Contributions http://bit.ly/v9JNzP

· Money Buys Political Power http://bit.ly/vHuTdt

I raised you to be smarter than that. I didn't raise you to be anybody's fool. How many times do I have to tell you that all politicians lie and tell you whatever it takes to get you to vote for them?

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You are their best friend until the day after the election, and then they sell their votes to the highest bidder with no regard to your best interests.

Remember all of those easy to remember little parables and riddles I told you? There was a meaningful life lesson behind each of those fun little mnemonic devices.

Remember that story I told you about the snake and the duck?

A duck and a snake are stranded on an island in the middle of rapidly rising river during a flood.

The duck is about to fly off to safety when the snake pleads for the duck to save its life.

The snake wants the duck to swim across the river to shore with the snake on its back.

The duck says, “No way, you are a snake… As soon as I get close enough, you will bite me and eat me.

The snake reassures the duck... “I would never bite a duck about to rescue me, trust me”

The duck takes mercy upon the snake.

The snake crawls up on the ducks back and the duck ferries the snake across the raging river.

Safely ashore but exhausted, both the duck and the snake collapse near each other on the shore.

The snake then bites the duck.

With the light fading from its eyes, the duck mutters, “How could you, you promised”

The snake replies, “This is your own dumb fault, you knew snakes bite… You should have known better... And I didn’t lie; I didn’t bite you before you rescued me”

Doesn’t that remind you of a politician before and after Election Day?

Regardless of political party, they tell their constituents what ever the politicians think there constituents want to hear, to get elected. And as soon as they are elected politicians ignore their promises and sell their votes to the highest bidder.

Or how about the one about the politician that died and went to heaven?

A politician dies and finds their self at the desk of St. Peter.

Expecting to go to hell, the politician says to St. Peter, “Well, I suppose I am going to Hell”

St Peter cheerfully replies, No… We don’t do it that way any more, you get to choose... Heaven or Hell”

The politician quickly says, “Heaven”

St. Peter replies, “The rules are that you have to try each one for 24 hours before making a decision. Which do you wish to try first?”

The politician replies, “I will try hell first, since I know I am just going to want to stay in heaven in the end”

St. Peter replies, “Very well, just go to the elevator over there and press the button that says ‘H’ ”

Paranoid that this is a trick, the Politician asks St. Peter to go with him and St. Peter agrees.

When the elevator reaches its destination, the doors open. The politician sees a lot of their old politician friends on a beach. There is a keg of beer and an open bar. Gorgeous members of the opposite sex are prancing around scantily clad in swimsuits. The old politician gang is beckoning the new arrival to come and join them for a good time.

With great trepidation, the politician leaves the elevator. Within a few minutes, the politician forgets their concerns and is swept away in the moment. A few drinks and a few stories of the good old days later and soon everyone is yukking it up and having a grand old time. Soon the politician begins cavorting with the scantily clad members of the opposite sex.

All too soon, the 24 hours is up. The politician is late and hears St. Peter calling to him from the open elevator door.

The politician skips over to the elevator and goes with St. Peter to the Gates of Heaven.

The politician steps off the elevator, without a concern in the world.

The politician enjoys getting fitted with wings. Flight practice is exhilarating. The politician also takes to the lute quite handily, as the politician had played the saxophone in younger days. The politician enjoys philosophizing with Socrates and Aristotle. Sipping the Nectar of the Gods is great. The apostles seem to listen to the politicians suggestions on how to improve the joint. The meeting with God was awesome. Even the spouse the politician divorced is pleasant. Sitting on clouds is fun for an hour or 2. But soon the politician begins to get restless. The Politician longs for the ambiance and escapades of Hell. The politician is at the elevator 10 minutes before the designated time.

The Politician jumps on the elevator and proceeds to St. Peter’s desk.

St. Peter asks, “What did you decide?”

Feeling squeamish about making this declaration, the Politician says, “Well, I really enjoyed heaven… Please let God know I said that…. And I feel really terrible, but I really want to go to Hell.”

St. Peter asks, “Are you sure? This decision is for eternity. It cannot be undone.”

With some brief second thoughts, the politician affirms the decision.

St. Peter says, “Well, you know the way and glances towards the elevator”

The politician literally skips over to the elevator and pushes the ‘H’ button.

The elevator goes down and the doors burst open.

There, with a big trident pitchfork is Satan, forcing the politician off the elevator.

Where a day earlier friends and liquor had stood, were the same friends shackled and writhing in pain from fire and brimstone. The cool water and beach were gone.

The politician feels betrayed. In protest the politician says, “I demand to know what happened to the great setting that was hear yesterday. I based my decision to stay here on that representation. I was misled. I demand to know what happened between yesterday and today!

Smugly and with poetic justice, Satan replies, “Yesterday we were campaigning, today you voted.”

I did not tell you these stories merely to entertain you, but also to remind you for the rest of your life of these simple truths.

How often did I tell you, "Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me twice, shame on me."?

Now get out their and find someone (or encourage someone to run) that didn't rip off you, your family, your friends and your fellow citizens by voting for the bailout and stimulus bills.

Just because someone says they belong to your same political party, doesn’t mean you should vote for them.

For the next 11 months, Get off your lazy behind and go defend your children’s future. Don’t tell me you love your children if you aren’t willing to make some sacrifices. Turn off that Idiot Box TV. No more Housewives, Idol, Dancing Stars or Pro-Sports until you save this country and secure your children’s future. Just give 5 hours a week for the next 11 months to restoring the Republic.

Now GOOOH fulfill your patriotic duty by participating in the election process.

Attend the monthly meetings of your political party’s local Basic Political Unit (BPU)

Attend or watch City Council, School Board or County Board hearings. Make them hold these meetings on weeknights at 6pm or 7pm so you can attend or watch live. Force them to post their budgets, actual spending and actual revenue on the internet in layman’s terms with no aggregates greater than $100.00 so that all of WE THE PEOPLE can act as auditors and see where the waste and fraud is.

Participate in Caucuses and primaries.

Make sure you GOOOH to caucuses with the intent to fix the problems America’s politicians and Judges have caused.

Don’t go to caucuses if you are just going to limit debate so you can go back home.

Now is the time for all good people to come to the aid of their country.

GOOOH Vote http://GOOOH.COM in November 2012

Don’t disappoint me by not taking this opportunity to save our country.

And if the force of my words, concern for your children and your respect for me, don’t motivate you, I leave you with… Don't make me go upstairs and get the belt!

In Closing,

Thank you, my fellow citizens, for taking your valuable time to read and reflect upon what is written here.

Please join with me in mutually pledging to each other and our fellow citizens our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor to our mutual endeavors of restoring liberty and economic opportunity to WE THE PEOPLE as our Founding Fathers envisioned and intended. [Last sentence, US Declaration of Independence ( http://bit.ly/ruPE7z )]

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Keep Fighting the Good Fight!

Those were my thoughts.

In Liberty,

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