Sucking At the Hind Tit of a Dead Cow

We don’t know where this guy came from, but we’re glad to see someone as pissed off as we are. It makes you wonder whatever happened to righteous indignation.

As we contemplate this project, we often wonder, similarly to our man Thomas Paine above, “Have you become a nation of cowards, America?” Of course we are all in this together, and we don’t want to chastise our readers, but far more blunt language often comes to mind when we see such rampant complacency in this country, leading us to want  to say, “You’re idiots, America, and screwed.” Thanks, Mr. Paine, for doing it for us.

We’re not as anti-immigration as this gentlemen seems to be, and some of his arguments are overstated, but he hits so many of our songs, almost note for note:

• Removing the privileges from Congress.
• Repealing Congress’ right to give itself raises.
• Mandating a balanced budget: “Force your legislators to do what you now have to do: live within your means.”
• Make Congress pay into the Social Security System.
• Term limits.
• Amend the laws the allow for such a generous pension after serving just one term. We think he exaggerates the benefits, but his point is spot-on.
• Bring back universal service, two years in the military or two years in community involvement.

We love his line: “Give young people a chance to understand that they’re entitled to nothing they don’t earn.”

Desperate times call for desperate measures. We’re tired of bemoaning executive bonuses and bank bailouts.  Clearly, the country requires the equivalent of open-heart surgery at this point, and whether the Obama administration’s efforts will prove effective remains to be seen. But for the people, there is no better a time to demand accountibility from your Congressional representative. As our man Mr Paine says, “It’s a good time to be a patriot.”