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It is 2003 now – midway through the presidency of George W. Bush. I can only imagine the flurry and bustle to put together a State of the Union Speech for him to give later this month. You know quite a few trees will have to be consumed for all the drafts of that thing! Okay, so maybe I am a bit early in my anticipation of it, but golly, can you imagine how much effort must go into describing the “state” of this pitiful union at this point? I must admit, though, it takes a lot of guts to stand up before the American people, in the presence of a socialist ridden governmental regime that has become our Congress and this administration and even broach the subject of our “state.”
He will undoubtedly want to “hit the highlights” of the past year with glowing tones of, “don’t worry, America – you’ve got a man on it!” On what, George? The War? Which one? Terrorism, Drugs, Illiteracy, Crime? All of the above? I daresay that in this last year the American people, (those who were cognizant anyway), spent perhaps the most insecure year of our entire lives while you were at war with all those things! I grew up during the early days of nuclear Civil Defense drills, so that is saying quite a lot! During those days also we also had a nation at war with itself over racially invoked civil rights violence and Vietnam War protests – not to mention the war of the sexes bringing on the fruition of feminism that would rock us back on our familial heel and drive a permanent wedge in our previously patriarchal society. But with this modern set of “problems,” George, it is awful nice to know that we’ve “got a man on it”!
In all likelihood, a good part of the speech will be concerned with the upcoming “real” wars on foreign shores. Which ones or how many – who knows? But with all the saber rattling, you can bet your bippy there will be “real” war this year. At least one representative in Congress is even calling for the reinstatement of the draft, so don’t expect this one to be confined to “surgical strikes.” It’s time for “sacrifice” to preserve. . . what, George? The American way of life? Freedom? God, how you say that word these days without absolutely choking on it? So we send our sons and daughters off to foreign lands to fight for. . . what? Freedom? No. We send them off to support a world-wide war machine that requires constant maintenance.
While we are sending Americans off to fight in foreign lands, we had better be aware of a Homeland Defense monstrosity that threatens our way of life a whole lot more than anyone in ANY foreign country could. We are being tracked in ways that our forefathers would find appalling – even though they warned us that our freedoms came at a cost. The warm bodies occupying far too many bunks in military installations all across this country are not Americans, folks. They have not the first compunction of caution about rounding us up, firing on us, incarcerating us in camps that would make the German Holocaust look like a frat house get together! They are sworn enemies to the American Way Of Life. Hey, George – what do you say about Homeland Defense? Hmmmm? No wonder so many of our own are being sent away to foreign shores. THEY might actually question some of the upcoming orders when Marshall Law is declared n’est pas?
But, I digress – on to the speech! We might expect that the economy will be addressed. What economy, George? You mean the one that tanked big time and isn’t likely to recover until all the real wealth in America is ferreted out and deposited in the coffers of the world monetary elite? The economy of a nation cannot prosper under tyranny, and what’s more, even the paper debt wealth of America cannot endure under the current assault on our freedoms. So, George. . . it will be real interesting to hear YOUR take on our economy.
Let’s hear it for the children, George. What about the head count on all those not being left behind? Where are they headed anyway? Sorry, but this one is a REAL sore point, so I don’t want to even imagine what you will say about the “state” of our children. No one wants to hear the manufactured statistics about how successful any new education mandates have been, George, because those of us who would be interested in such things, in truth, are sick and tired of compulsory education anyway! We know that more money will not help, fewer students per teacher will not help, more computers per classroom will not help – no, George, not even more standardized testing to see if the teachers are any smarter than the students they profess to teach will help! Tell us you have decided to abolish the federal education system and call for mom and pop schools to utilize the free enterprise system to educate our children, and I’ll give a standing ovation for that one! Better still – encourage folks to teach their own children and grandchildren as they fill in their own pitifully lacking education spawned from this horrible present system. Be honest, George. Just once – be honest!
Back to reality. The speech. You just know it is going to have the token guarantee that America will take care of its oldest and wisest and most disabled citizens through that staggering bureaucracy of Social Security. The term is even comical in today’s America. Social Security – the ring in the noses of all who should know better and the millstone around the necks of the shrinking group of productive citizens; any president’s Achilles heel and every politician’s joystick in the game of government control. Got to make sure we get those drugs paid for, George. Mention the personal torment of the 70-year-old widow who needs nine hundred dollars worth of prescriptions every month, so she has no money for groceries. “We are honored to have Mrs. Widow with us tonight, ladies and gentlemen, all the way from Anytown, U.S.A. Let’s show her we care.” Applause, applause.
Security. It all comes down to making Americans feel secure. We’ve got a man on it! Take our present real state of total moral social decline, offensive government control, and dangerous economic teetering, then convince us that with every stroke of the executive pen that we are more secure, and you have the recipe for any successful speech. Convince us, George! We are putty in your hands; we hang on your every word and will pay for anything you want for us. We just want to feel secure.
I’ve heard it said that George W. Bush is, at least, a “good war president.” Having tried to imagine what a “bad war president” would be like, I find the description somewhat ambiguous. No doubt we are in a time of war. But I daresay that a really good war president would have the guts to tell us that before this thing is over, it will literally be every man for himself. He would also be able to distinguish between the good guys and the bad guys. If George wants a shoe-in for re-election next year, perhaps he should consider using his awesome power as president to unlock the chains his administration has continued to shackle the American people with. Instead of conducting an all-out war on freedom, George, why not proclaim before God and everybody that you ARE indeed a good war president? A good war president arms his people with the truth and leads them to understand their individual responsibilities in a country that was born to secure freedom – not some idealistic and impossible “feeling” of security. Have we got a man on that, George?
(Author’s Note: The term, “got a man on it” is an old military term from several decades back. It is a general response to an expected order.)
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