He Had Them Sucking Diesel
Posted: February 16th, 2012 | Author: Dr. Bill Stillwell | No Comments »On Monday the 13th, my partner ventured into enemy
territory to hear the President speak at Northern Virginia
Community College. He wore some old coveralls that
said "Croke Park Auto," that made him look like a genuine
John Lennon working class hero.
He got a seat in the bleachers with a bunch of students,
redolent with acne and the active brainpower of an
old labrador retriever. Obama seems to like this place
and this was the fourth or fifth visit for one of his
teleprompter affairs.
There were a good number of political operatives in the
crowd, giving instructions on what to do when the President
was speaking, and also a high number of union members,
who were bussed in for the occasion. (Virginia is a Right
To Work state.) The only place union workers operate in
Virginia is on federal projects. Other than that, it isn’t a
plus to flaunt your union card.
Obama came in to big applause, with the operatives
leading the cheering and ovations. He was there to get
his budget message out, which is basically this: I am
going to spend and spend and spend…unless someone
stops me…and so far…nobody has.
Then in an Orwellian moment…Obama said that the
failure to raise taxes was, in fact, the same thing as forcing
a spending increase. There were pauses for effect…and
the cows in the room cheered. My partner described this
as: "Now he had them sucking diesel!" which was his
way of saying that the fumes rising from the stage had
infected the crowd.
When it ended, and as he was walking out, he was
stopped by a reporter, who asked him what he thought,
while dangling a microphone close to his mouth, with
a cameraman in tow. "About what, exactly, did you want
to know?" She then asked, "What did you think of the
President’s economic proposal?"
Mustering his straightest face, he replied, "It reminds me
of the great English philosopher George Best." The reporter,
falling into his trap, followed up with a big smile, and asked,
"And what did Best say?"
"He said, when asked what happened to all his money…
I blew hundreds of thousands of pounds on women and
drinking…and the rest I just squandered."
The cameraman burst out laughing…and the reporter…
well…it took her a minute to realize she’d been played.
By that time my partner was on his way to his car, and
smiling to himself.
Just for the record, George Best was not a philosopher,
but an English footballer. He was a very free spirit, a Joe
Namath, to the tenth power. But he had the answers for
the beeezmeister’s new economic plan.
To quote another rail philospher I know, "The Democrats
do not gladly suffer common sense." And this budget is
certainly an affront to anyone who has any.
But like my partner said, "He had them sucking diesel in
the room." Let’s hope for strong winds to clear the air.
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