Politics, As Usual

This morning I got woken up by Malcolm, who was in a rare lather about this whole Bailout deal. He was crowing that it had failed, and that the market had fallen 777 points in a day. He hates that plan, hates the people in charge of the companies and their "golden parachutes" (if you don't know what one of these is, please google it and understand it, you need to know). Hates our gov'ment for wanting to sink the nation under a paralyzing debt. He was all worked up, nearly shouting. LOL...I love him when he's passionate about his beliefs, and I love that we're on the same page. He called 3 more times to further hammer his point home, a point, I might add, that he had no need to convince me of since I'm in his camp..In his tent actually, naked and in his sleeping bag. MWAHAHA! But I let him know I support him, his passion, and his convictions. And cherish the man that holds it all.
I've missed poking the bear. But, I realized, after our lovely little female friend Violet called (her choice of a pseudonym, not mine!!) that I have a new and even more fun bear to poke! So I told Violet,"Hey, text him and tell him you're upset the deal didn't go thru". LOLOL, He apparently flipped his lid and called her to deliver an hour long diatribe on the evils of the plan, the bankers and mortgage companies, and the gov'ment we rely on. Violet said he was QUITE fired up. So of course, when he called this evening, I asked if she had called him, and he says "YES, as a matter of fact. Can you BELIEVE what she texted to me??" So I confessed my perfidy in the matter and we both laughed aloud at his expense. Thank you baby for supporting that small sadistic side of me.
So tonight my dear friend Miss A sent me a link for Dave Ramsey, and I've dutifully read it, forwarded it to my friends, and also to Sen. Olympia Snowe. It's a good plan, and merits reading. Please, if you feel passionate about it, forward it to your senators and representatives to help keep our nation from accruing 700 BILLION DOLLARS of debt overnight. It's NOT ok that the top executives get to keep all their financial perks, and that the banking and mortgage companies get to continue on unscathed and with virtually no concessions as they ruin thousands upon thousands of lives. This comes back to my point. Doing what is RIGHT versus doing what is EASY. We need to get off the easy track and do the right friggin thing for a change. AND, we need to stop griping and start ACTING. Remember that Senators and Reps are HIRED to be OUR voice in Washington. If they get no feedback ever, they get to run willy nilly. So let YOUR voice be heard. Maybe, just maybe, one person's voice can tip the balance of power and make a difference.
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