To the illustrious Mr. Pot:
Will 2014 be the year that our Republic begins its slow
death? If so, shouldn’t we at least begin to compile a fitting obituary? For
example:
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – 2014
The democratic republic commonly known as the United
States of America passed away quietly this year. The cause of death was an
insidious affliction common to many failing nations. It's officially known as Liberalism.
The technical medical term is pecuniam non habere or a “fanatic tendency to
spend money that doesn't exist”. Most elected officials of the Democrat
persuasion hailed the event as the beginning of a new era. “This is the dawning
of a new America,” one pencil necked liberal opined, “Finally, we'll have
everything we ever wanted for the poor, the middle class, the labor unions, and
the children! Just think of it....unrestricted and government sponsored
abortions, permanent unemployment compensation, a Marxist-Leninist textbook in
every classroom, single payer healthcare. And we'll never have to worry about
paying for one penny of it."
Republicans leaving the Senate chamber for the final time were heard
muttering on their way to their country club happy hours something about not
having enough votes to stop it.
This once proud country leaves behind many needy
dependents and creditors including nearly every nation on the face of the
earth.
In lieu of flowers or memorial donations, Democrat officials
request all citizens simply sign over their paychecks to the new government.
They claim it's a new tradition that everyone will have to get used to anyway.
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As a serious republican form of government, our country is
in waters heretofore uncharted. The waters are quite choppy and present a real
danger to the ship of state that equals the fate of the Titanic, Lusitania, and
the Andrea Doria all rolled into one. Since 2008, we have seen an unprecedented
increase in the national debt. As it climbs to $17 trillion and beyond, the
debt represents more than a 30% increase during the present administration
alone. Any reputable economic scholar will readily concede that irresponsible
spending of this magnitude spells doom. Yet this week, both houses of Congress
joyfully extended the legal debt ceiling for a full year and now there is
serious talk about completely abolishing such a pesky roadblock to unbridled
political pork.
There is another troubling signal that forecasts the
impending end our Republic. Students of political thought generally agree that
the purpose of a Republic is to extend and guarantee rights, especially where
the individual citizen is concerned. The past six years have witnessed a
startling erosion of civil liberties in our country. While a few outspoken
Congressmen have expressed outrage, all the others have simply ignored the
excesses of the current Executive Branch except for a few instances of
disingenuous public posturing. The IRS has been callously and illegally used to
target right leaning political groups. High ranking Administration officials
have appeared before Congressional committees and, rather than testify truthfully, hid behind the
protective shield of the 5th Amendment. The Oval Office's chief
occupant has illegally and unilaterally modified laws passed by Congress,
delayed implementation of them, granted exemptions to the laws for his
political cronies, and has simply directed his Attorney General not to enforce
sections with which he personally disagrees. Again, this dangerous and
unprecedented disregard for the sacred concept of separation of powers and
checks and balances portends dissolution of government structure that furthers
shakes the foundation of our Republic. And again, deafening silence from
Republican leadership.
An American Ambassador and three brave cohorts are brutally
murdered during a well-organized (and well financed) attack on our consulate in
Benghazi. Our President spins the episode with hastily constructed and
literally laughable lies about the circumstances. To date, no plausible
explanation has been given and no scoundrels have been apprehended. Quite the opposite. CNN News was on the
“crime” scene days before our own investigative forces arrived. As for the
attack itself, “There was simply no time to send help” our president has
reiterated numerous times. A simple question: Mr. President, since our
intervention forces were only hours away from Benghazi, how could you have
possibly known that there wouldn't be enough time for them to arrive. How could
you have possibly known that the attack would not spread to other parts of the
city and continue for days? And finally, where exactly was our Secretary of
State during this sorry incident? Oh well, I guess the answer to that last one
is “What possible difference does it make?”
The list continues and is certainly exacerbated by
incompetence and what many would describe as corruption. To wit: a half a
billion dollar web site that didn't work from day one; a “fast and furious” and
half-witted attempt to provide weapons to major drug cartels; billions of
dollars to buy helicopters to give to Afghanistan (purchased, by the way, from
Russian manufacturers and not from our own US companies); increasing of Congressional
salaries while at the same time cutting disabled veterans benefits; an
unemployment rate that has exceeded 7% during the entire Obama Administration;
an unprecedented expansion of public assistance programs including unemployment
compensation and the SNAP program (food stamps). The public assistance programs
we have in this country are certainly comparable to the circus demands of the
Roman populace at the beginning of Rome's heralded downfall.
There is a startling conclusion to be derived from the current
state of the American republic. I contend that a true republican form of
democracy and unbridled liberalism cannot successfully co-exist and may in fact
be the antithesis of each other. In “Democracy in America”, Alexis de
Tocqueville puts it succinctly and eloquently: “The American Republic will
endure until the day Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the
public's money.” Unfortunately, it's not just the public who is being
bribed from the national coffers. Government largesse extends its tempting hand
into every aspect of our society. Sadly, more and more segments are grasping
this spectral hand and greedily shaking it as the ducats copiously fall to the
floor. It's getting harder and harder to turn down the free lunch that
liberalism seductively flaunts in our collective faces. As the public
assistance rolls continue to double, as our nationals debt multiplies, and as
our electorate becomes more apathetic, the liberal legions arrogantly proclaim
victory. I guess those of us in the loyal opposition could regroup. We could
try to demand new Republican leadership; we could fight the liberal, Marxist
ideologies permeating our colleges and universities. We could try to match the
exorbitant amounts of money donated by Hollywood types and mega labor unions to
liberal causes. And we could hope for more media outlets like Fox News to
report “fair and balanced” news. We could do lots of things.... but as our dear
Republic lies wheezing on its death bed, the only cogent thought that seems to
keep running through my mind is: what possible difference does it make?
Respectfully submitted,
Mr. Kettle
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