Political BS

I know I haven't written in a long time. Working long hours at a day job does that to people I suppose. I wasn't thinking it would be this bad, but it has taken a toll on me. All the same. I have time, and I have something to say.

I have never made it a secret that I truly dislike what the Democratic Party is represented by. From the time that this election season started to now, I have said "I will vote for anyone but Obama or Hillary". That hasn't changed even though my Republican candidate is no longer in the running. Kermit the frog could run this country better than either of them, in my humble opinion.

My dislike for the vast majority of the members of the Democratic constituency is not any less on most days. My dislike only grew deeper on the the 20th of this month. We were out with our cub scout den selling popcorn in front of the local Wal-Mart. We had called and received permission from Wal-Mart ahead of time. Our boys were doing a great job. That is until the local democrats, covered in Obama stickers, and buttons, and complete with pamphlets preaching Obama's idea on how to solve the current economic crisis showed up to try and register people to vote. Our boys were quickly pushed further and further away from the stores exit doors.

Don't get me wrong. The clip board carrying Obama supports didn't physically move the boys, or say anything to them directly about them needing to move, but nine-year-olds instinctively side step adults who are preaching any topic at all. Preaching is like Kyroptonite to a nine-year-old boy.

I can't really hold the Obama folks responsible for that, and I don't, although I was extremely perturbed by the fact that they so callously shoved aside nine year olds who were trying to make money to support their group. I simply chalked it up to yet another example of how little an Obama supporter can think with the use of any common sense, and tried my best to move on.

Then it got worse. Then one of them approached me, while I was in uniform and asked me if I was registered to vote. I am, and I said as much. They then pursued the matter and asked if I was registered in this county, which I am, and I said as much. They then made the fatal error of asking if I had decided who I was voting for. That is when I lost it. And this is how the conversation from that point played out.

One, who I am voting for is not a question you should ask me, when in front of impressionable children that aren't mine. Especially when I am in the uniform of an organization that is supposed to be non-partisan in front of the children.

Two, common sense would dictate that you let the group with permission to be there, conduct their business unaffected. In plain English, that means step away from the children and pester shoppers elsewhere until we are done, as that would be the decent thing to do.

Three, step away from this table unless you have the intention of purchasing popcorn to support your local Cub Scouts Pack.

Four, if you want to talk about this further, when the boys are gone, and I have removed my uniform shirt, I will be happy to talk further about the matter.

When the boys were gone, and we were packing up, not a one of them approached me again, but one had left a pamphlet on our table under a tin of popcorn. I read it for the amusement factor. I was hot and tired and needed a good laugh. After all, how can you save this country from the current economic crisis, by advocating national health care in any form? Having the government as the administrator of this country's health care system will not work out any better than social security.

In fact, it would be worse. Social Security is only paid out to a percentage of the population while the whole of the working population pays into it. With national health care, everyone will partake right away, and if they can't get social security right, you know the government will screw that up. If we think there is an economic crisis now, wait until the tax and spend Democrats get into office, and tax us more to cover national health care. Wait until you have to wait on a list for six months to have a simple procedure. If you think you have to fill out too many forms at the doctor's office now when you are there because you feel like crap, wait until you see how many forms the government program will require. Seriously, have you ever known this government to do anything quickly and with little paperwork, or in a cost effective way?

Here is my economic crisis resolution. Don't elect a Democrat to run this country, and don't make me chip in for someone else's health care. If I wanted social medicine, or socialism in any form, I would live on a communal farm in Russia in a time prior to fall of the iron curtain, and if I wanted to enough taxes to support a family of twelve with one on the way I would live in California.

Russia couldn't make social medicine work, and neither could the UK. Although I hold this country in a higher regard, what makes us think we can do better? After seeing two super powers fail at it, why would we want to take the chance?

One last thought before I call it quits for the night...where do a lot of the medical break troughs come from? I bet it isn't the socialistic medical communities. Why you might ask? They can't afford it.