Someone sent this to me, I have tried to find who originally wrote it but have been unsuccessful.  But kudo’s to the author and if anyone knows its’ origin I will happily acknowledge them and pay my respects.  

Once upon a time in the Age of Insanity the peole of the land called America, having lost their morals, their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that person known as The One.  He emerged  from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but he hypnotized the people telling them,”I am sent to save you.  My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence.  For I shall give you hope and Change.  Go, therefore and proclaim throughout the land that he that preceded me is evil, that he defiled the nation and that all he has built must be destroyed.”

And the people rejoiced.  For even though they knew not what The One would do, he promised that it was good; and they believed.  And The One said “we live in the greatest country in the world.  Help me change everything about it!”  And the people said, “Hallellujah!  change is good!”  then he said “We are going to tax the rich fat cats”  and the people said “Sock it to them”  – and redistribute their wealth”   And the people said “show us the money”  And then he said “redistribution of wealth is good for everybody”  and Joe the plumber said ” Are you kidding me?  You’re going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??”  And The One riduculed and taunted him, and Joe’s personal records were hacked and publicized.  One lone reported asked, “Isn’t that Marxist policy?”   and she was banished from the Kingdom!  

Then a citizen asked “With no foreign relations experience and having no military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?”   And the One said, “simple, I shall sit and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!”   And the people said, “Hallelujah !! we are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!”  then The One said “I shall give 95% of you lower taxes”  And one lone voice said “But 40% of us don’t pay any taxes”  So the One said “then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat cats pay”  And the people said “show us the money!”

Then The One  said “I shall tax your capital gains when you sell your home!”  And the people yawned and the slumping  housing market collapsed.  And he said  ”I shall mandate employer funded health care for every worker and raise the minimum wage.  And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to clinics”  And the people said “Gimme some of that”  Then he said “I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas”  And the people said “where is my rebate check”  Then The One said “I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket”  And the people said “Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal. but we don’t care for the part about higher electricity rates”  So The One said “Not to worry, If your rebate isn’t enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out.  Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are over!”   then he said “Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted, Let’s give them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing…”  And the people said “Hallelujah” and they made him King.   And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and even higher taxes, raised their prices, and laid off workers.  Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropping off a cliff.  The banking industry was destroyed, Manufacturing slowed to a crawl and more of the people were without a means of support.  Then The One said “I am The One – I am going to save you!  We shall print more money so everyone will have enough!”  But our foreign trading partners said “Wait a minute, Your dollar is not worth a pile of dung! you will have to pay more”   And the people said “That is unfair”  And the world said “So are the other idiotic programs you have embraced.  Lo you have become a socialist state, and second-rate power and now you shall play by our rules”  And the people cried out and said “Alas!,  Alas!, what have we done ?”  (and they lived unhappily ever after)

See you at the Tea Party!!

Garth