Hail to the Chief

(Theme song for Post: Hail to the Chief, Yellow Rose of Texas)








Dear Mr. President,

On this, the last day of your presidency, it is our privilege to be one of the last to honor you with “Hail to the Chief.” Please indulge me this lengthy farewell missive.

If I had the chance to spend just five minutes with you today, as one Prezident to another, I’d tell you that I am a little more than disappointed that I didn’t get the call to have lunch with you, your daddy, Jimmah, Bubba & BO. My suit was back from the cleaners, my bags were packed and I had a ride lined up to take me to the airport. Was it something I said?

Maybe you know that I haven’t always agreed with you on issues such as immigration or spending. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why you never attempted to cut back government spending. And, you let BO dictate that you go ahead and approve another 350 million to stimulate the economy. Why didn’t you say, “not just no, but hell no.” You said the other day that you abandoned your free market principles when your financial experts said we were on the brink of collapse if the bail out didn’t happen. It didn’t work then and now we’re doing more of the same?

Bail outs and stimulus packages aren’t the answer. Never works. Let the system purge itself of it’s poisons and start to heal on it’s own. Government intervention is not the answer for everything. The economy and the climate are cyclical. The more the government tinkers with the economy, the longer it takes to recover. Good grief. The government couldn’t run it’s own Congressional cafeteria without bungling things and had to turn the management over to the private sector. And, the global warming crisis? Humanity has the duty to be responsible for good stewardship of the environment but nothing we humans do can create climate change. Who caused the warming that did away with the ice age?

The government has been a feasting beast which has turned into a dangerous monster. More of this and more of that. More money is the answer, more agencies are the answer. Well, there is only one new department that I would approve of and that is the Department of Common Sense, DOCS. It would consist of 600 citizens that would have the power to override legislation that contained any hint of socialism or stupidity that the 535 members of Congress tried to enact. I would be Secretary of DOCS, members of GASP would be appointed and they would recruit like minds to fill the remaining seats. We would work for no pay, no perks, no pork and would not seek face time on TV. Our one and only responsibility would be to keep in check the corrupt, the egomaniacs and the incompetent elected officials who are woefully inept when it comes to running this country. Did I mention they couldn’t operate their own cafeteria?

You do know that you have been blamed for EVERYTHING, don’t you? I just read that this “depression” was caused by the policies of your administration. Do any Republicans in Washington have powerful enough lungs to scream out that the seeds of this economic downturn were planted long before you came on the scene? Nobody fights back up there. The lack of any conservative backbone in our party really makes me angry. I feel helpless and hopeless.

I am sick about the way the pit bull press has torn you apart from limb to limb over the years. It’s been painful to watch them take the GW bone in their teeth and never let go. They just kept pulling and growling. Heck, if I listened only to one of the big three networks, read just one newspaper or none at all....if I got my information from 30 minutes of biased nightly news....gasp.... I’d think you were an imbecile, too. I know of what I speak. One friend of mine gets her only news from ABC Nightly News and Good Morning America. She doesn’t read anything but novels. If I asked her to tell me who Jamie Gorelick is, she wouldn’t have a clue that she was Deputy Attorney General in the Democrat Clinton administration. My friend wouldn’t know that Gorelick was the one who created a wall between intelligence agencies preventing them from sharing information, information which may have helped to prevent 9/11. In my friend’s world, Democrats can do no wrong, Republicans can do no right and your eight years in office is the cause of all our problems. She hates you and thinks it’s terrible you are moving into a swanky part of Dallas. My question to her would be, “So, it’s fine and dandy that Clinton lives in a multi-million dollar home, but it’s not OK for Bush?” These people who were injected with the steady IV drip of bags and bags of the “George Bush Hate” serum were cured completely of any impartiality and reason. It’s been laughable to watch the pit bulls transform before my eyes into poodles. Malia and Sasha don’t have to go to the pound to pick out a pooch. They have hundreds of panting, slobbering lap dogs at their beck and call.

The media has been a powerful ally of the terrorists in this war, almost to the point of being treasonous at times. By always projecting the worst images and stories from Iraq and neglecting the steady progress being made and the good work our troops are doing, they orchestrated the public’s outcry for the immediate end of the war. Those on their daily dose of serum said, “Hey, we were on board for the “one hour” version of this war but now we have to sit through a mini series? We’ve got no patience, we’re out of here.” Between the media and those in power that have turned soft and won’t allow the military or intelligence to do their jobs, guess what? Lady Liberty has her hands tied behind her back and is vulnerable to having her throat cut at will.

I didn’t mean to go on and on like this, Mr. President. Tears fall as I write this letter to you. Unlike Michelle Obama, I have always been proud of and loved my country. But, this is the first time in my life that I have been disappointed in my fellow Americans. My tears are tears of disappointment, frustration and fear. Two days ago I heard BO say on TV to the crowd in Baltimore on his train trip to D.C. something like this, “the founders formed our imperfect Constitution which we can make more perfect.” So, he’s going to tweak the Constitution??? God, help us all.

Can you tell me, Mr. President, what’s in store for us? I trust you. You have kept us safe from attack these last eight years. This war against the radical Islamists is the greatest threat we’ve ever faced. You put your country first and made the tough decisions, never caving to be popular. Polls and politics were not your driving motivation. You came into the presidency armed with character and integrity. I think you are leaving Washington bruised, beaten down and very weary. The press and the Bush haters were not able to make one tiny chink in that character and integrity no matter how hard they pounded on you. You can leave the White House holding your head high. I am proud of you and thank you with all my heart. Welcome home, Mr. President, welcome home.

The Prez







If you want to view the home that George and Laura purchased in Dallas, go to this link: http://www.zillow.com/ Type in their address: 10141 Daria Place, Dallas, TX. It is located on a cul de sac and they are gating the entrance into that area. The place is nice, but when you get the aerial picture, move down the screen to see what is behind their house. It’s the monster mansion of Tom Hicks, owner of the Dallas Stars and the Texas Rangers.

(Note to members: When I enter the room at our next meeting, would someone please queue up “Hail to the Chief?” I’ve grown fond of that little ditty.)