Re: A Day in the Life of a Republican... WhiskeyGirl: His family used to live off the land, in harmony with nature, until some big-government liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded rural electrification, powered by fossil fuel consumption.
He is happy to see his dad. Dad will be the last generation to retire on Social Security because some wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberals regularly raided the SS trust-fund to subsidize social programs, instead of allowing workers to invest their own earnings in compound interest-bearing accounts.
Joe's Dad was forced into early retirement, without a pension, because some
environmentalist wacko liberal discovered a snail-darter in the cooling system of the local nuclear plant, where his dad used to work.
Joe's uncle used to be a cattle rancher until he was driven out of business because some
environmentalist wacko liberal lawmaker kept him from shooting wolves that preyed on his livestock.
Joe's cousin used to work at the local lumber mill until he was laid off because some
environmentalist wacko liberal discovered a spotted owl on timber land.
Joe's relatives used to receive assistance from the local chapter of the Salvation Army until it had to close its doors because some liberal civil libertarian sued it for refusing to offer domestic partnership benefits to all its employees.
Wine-drinking, cheese-eating liberals also invented a Constitutional right to an abortion and promoted SS so that no able-bodied, adult child should ever be saddled with the onerous burden of caring for the elderly parents who devoted the best years of their lives caring for them when they were young and helpless.
As the day ends, Joe reflects on his nation, his liberties and his freedoms. He is free because conservative cold warriors kept commie lefty Liberals from unilaterally disarming America.
Joe resents having to be so dependent on gov't goods and services, but since he didn't ask for it, since--indeed--it was imposed on him anyway, against his will, and forcibly deducted from his hard-earned wages, the only way he can recoup a fraction of his losses is to play the hand he's been dealt--even if the deck is stacked against him.
But given a choice, he refuses to a vote for a Massachusetts liberal who was drafted; who tried to dodge the draft by requesting an education deferment to study in Paris; who volunteered for the Naval reserves (when his deferment was denied) to duck active duty service; who gamed the three-purple-hearts-and-your-out policy by writing up his own glowing after-action reports about his self-inflicted flesh-wounds; who, after receiving a dishonorable discharge, laid the groundwork for a successful political career by slandering his comrades-in-arms; who eventually ran for president on the platform that he served honorably in a dishonorable war; and who angrily denounced a war he authorized.
Joe gets back in his car for the ride home, and turns on NPR. The radio host keeps saying that liberals are good and right-wingers are bad. He doesn't mention that the beloved liberals have fought for the infringement of every freedom that Joe's old man used to enjoy and take for granted.
Yeah...you go joe ::)
Re: A Day in the Life of a Republican... Horseface: Whiskey.. I am speechless. What a very good response. I just ignored it and shook my head - you took the issue head on. Terrific job.
I bow my embarrased horse head to you and let you pass.
Re: A Day in the Life of a Republican... PiscesGoddess: Whiskey..you are my hero ;D
I hereby nominate the poster/spankster formerly known as whiskeygirl for president of the United States. ;)
You get em girlfriend!!
:-*
Re: A Day in the Life of a Republican... YellowJacket: "One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those
who produce, subsidized those who refuse to produce, and canonized
those who complain."
--Thomas Sowell
Re: A Day in the Life of a Republican... YellowJacket: WhiskeyGirl -- I love you. Marry me?!?! :)
BTW, I'm Libertarian, not Republican.
I'm so old I can remember when Republicans used to think government should be small. Now the only difference seems to be that Democrats want socialism today but Republicans are content to wait and have socialism tomorrow.
As Libertarians, we believe in freedom. Crazy concept, that.
(Gizmo, I hope you're reading this!!! :) )
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