Forever Family

I was voted “Most Likely To Be 1st Female President” in 8th grade.  At least I think I was.  That was a long time ago, and my memory can be dodgy.  Yeah…I’m pretty sure that happened.

It’s too bad.  I can say most confidently that I will never be elected to office.  I do not have what it takes so succeed in today’s politics.  Want to know why?  Because I am SICK to DEATH of politicians.  

I was listening to NPR on my way to pick up Kiddo yesterday.  They started by airing sound bites from Republicans whining that they had been left out of the writing of the economic stimulus bill.  They followed that with some discussion of the ongoing gay marriage dilemma.

STOP IT!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t care how people feel about gay marriage.  I don’t care how people feel about abortion.  These are issues that cannot be won.  Let’s move on.

Perhaps if our Congress had spent less time arguing gay marriage and whether or not Barry Bonds was shooting up, they would have…ohhhh, I don’t know…maybe had more time to notice the mortgage industry run amok.  Maybe…just maybe…they would have even provided a little oversight.  I’m relatively sure that would have been more meaningful to the average American family who just lost their home.   

Boot to the Head.

I have a vision.  This is what I would do if I were ever in office.   You want to talk baseball?  Boot to the head.   Steroids?  Boot to the head.   Marriage?  Boot to the head.  Economic recovery?  Ok, now you’re learning.  Let’s talk recovery.

Hmmm.  On second thought, I’m a little less limber than I used to be.  I don’t know that I have the flexibility and balance to actually connect my boot to someone’s head…unless they are very short or kneel obligingly.  

I think instead that I would carry around a nice pair of thick leather gloves.  Go ahead…make my day.  What did you say?  You want to argue with me about Roe V. Wade?  SLAP!  (That was me hitting you across the face with my leather gloves, duel style. ) 

By the way, today’s post has nothing to do with parenting, adoption, or foster care.  And I don’t mean to upset anyone who is passionate about the aforementioned issues.  I am just repeatedly disappointed that these issues continue to be the shiny objects that special interests, big business, and big government dangle in front of us, and ultimately end up distracting us while they rob us blind.  I’m tired of being robbed.  I want to start kickin’ some political butts.  

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