Divine Lunacy Gets Riled...

Good evening, my darlings. Did we all survive Monday? I still have a job and I am thankful for that. Well,come on in and lets us visit a spell. I'll make some hot tea to take the chill off. That old wind has kicked up it's heels and drop kicked the temp down a notch or two. A nice cuppa will just do the trick. Care for a short bread cookie or two with the cup? Now, sit down and make yourself to home. I was on my way home this evening, when I noticed something for the first time. At one of the intersections there is a closed down car dealership. I knew that the dealership had closed, but what I hadn't noticed was that the flag was still flying on the flagpole. They cleared out in a big hurry, I guess. As I sat at the light watching Old Glory wave in the wind, I noticed that she was tattered and dirty. That dealership has been closed for some time and we have had all kinds of weather: rain, snow, wind, dust storms. Yet she was flying proudly despite her condition. And I thought: This is America. Businesses are closing left and right; even big corporations are feeling the pinch (Disney, Starbucks, Macy's, to name a few) and are closing some of their stores, too. We are tattered and dirty. We are in a depression. But despite being left out in all kinds of weather, we, too, are standing proudly (maybe even defiantly) in the face of this national disaster. We are saying: We are Americans and we don't give up that easy. The liberals are trying to convince all of us that we should be middle of the road, don't rock the boat, everyone deserves a piece of the pie "citizens". Screw that. I AM A RED-BLOODED, POLITICALLY INCORRECT, STAND BY MY MORALS AND BELIEFS, KEEP MY HARD EARNED MONEY, THINK FOR MYSELF, MADE IN THE USA, AMERICAN. If you don't like it--TOUGH!!! Old Glory and me will be here when this depression is over. There are a lot of people that think we need a change and I agree. I just don't agree with the way they want to change things. Maybe with this depression, people will learn to stand on their own two feet again. We are depending on our government to bail us all out and that is fatal. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take it all away. (I'm quoting Barry Goldwater) That is what socialism is. I didn't sign up for socialism. If that is what I wanted, I would have defected to a socialist country. I was priviledged enough to be born in a country where I could speak (blog) my mind and not be arrested for it. Socialism is just a "gentler" form of Communism and we all have seen how well that works. To quote an older movie: I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!" Are you? I am. Viva le revolution! I'm done. I'm putting my soap box away. Off to my own bed tonight (not housesitting anymore), so I hope to sleep better. Good night, my pets. Sweet revolutionary dreams Viscountess Babbles On