Here we are in June, and the world hasn’t ended. So in celebration, a little humor; we could all probably use it.
The gentleman in California who so inaccurately predicted the end of the world was clearly a democrat. Who else would spend millions of dollars of his constituents’ money on a worthless enterprise based on scaremongering?. Anyway, now apparently the end of the world will now happen in October. This is clearly not true; the end of the world will happen in November of 2012 if we all don’t do something about it.
As we all know, the Obamas were not invited to the Royal wedding. At the time we didn’t know why; perhaps the British don’t love us anymore? Perhaps the Royal family was nervous that the President wasn’t exactly sure about some of the more subtle aspects of protocol. Clearly his toasting skills need a little work.
We all really need a sense of humor for this next one. I have been reading in several publications, apparently to prepare us for the next election, that the economy is really not that bad. Apparently, massive amounts of debt aren’t so bad and the fact we spend more than we make as a country is also apparently not so bad. What really is bad, apparently, is high unemployment among democrats. It turns out the prevailing theory is that democrats who are unemployed won’t vote for democrats. Democrats, however, who are employed will vote for democrats, even if the country is headed for bankruptcy. To test these complicated theories I went to my local bank. They were particularly unimpressed at the thought of my maxing out my credit cards, particularly when my suggested solution was for them to raise my credit limit as I had a vacation I just had to take, but couldn’t really afford it. It didn’t seem to matter that my vacation trip would stimulate the economy in a small way and provide employment for somebody, perhaps even a democrat. So I have decided that the aforementioned publications are rubbish. Perhaps massive debt isn’t so great, and we should only spend what we can afford, and that unemployed democrats are a good thing, particularly those in DC.
So, here’s a question, if a democrat is a Dem, what is a republican, a Rep? Probably not, after all, one doesn’t abbreviate a republican.
Democrats always seem a little short, perhaps that’s why.
So it seems President Obama is actually part Irish, a fact he recently celebrated with a visit to Ireland. For those who haven’t had the opportunity to visit, Ireland is a beautiful country with some of the warmest, most charming and humorous people you could ever wish to meet, and May is a beautiful time to visit. Between now and the election, we will probably also discover that the President is part, oh, probably anything with a large voting block that originates from a vacation spot. Oh, wait, wasn’t he born in Hawaii? You can’t make this stuff up.
So everybody, have a fun summer. Take a leaf from the tree that is the federal government. We may have no money, we may owe the world most of what we have, we may have many important tasks and challenges, but it’s summer. Things always look better in the sunshine. There will be many rainy days coming where we can worry about the meaning of life and how we will ever pay for everything.
In the meantime, think on this. How great is this country? There aren’t that many places where you can actually make fun of your politicians without some fairly draconian consequences. Therefore, let’s wish our politicians a good summer. May they actually go out and talk to their constituents and once again discover grass roots America. Perhaps they will actually visit a supermarket and discover how much the price of food has risen, or fill up their own car, or even just go to a movie.
Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps, they may discover what its like to be an ordinary American in 2011, and go back to Washington and actually represent the people that elected them.
So finally, as predictions seem to be in vogue at the moment, I will end with one of my own. “The world will not end any time soon”. So November 2012 will come and we must be ready.
Four more years, now that’s not funny at all.
Stephanie Casson