GET OFF YOUR ASS!

When I started this blog, I had no intention for it to become a bitch fest. Maybe a little, but not as much as it has been. But it seems there's so much to bitch about. I could do it for days and not run out of stuff. My fingers would fall off before I ran out of topics.

I should also clarify that I am not one of those people that forwards emails because I'm told to. If I forward an email to you, it's because I really liked the email and think it could mean something to you. Don't we all get enough junk. You certainly don't want more from me. And emails that tell me I have to forward it or I'm a bad person, friend, or Christian automatically get deleted. I have a sister in law that inundates me with that crap and I just delete every one of them. For some reason, I'll call it a God moment, I chose not to delete one this evening. And it has provided me with more fodder. Hold on, everybody, I'm on a roll.

This is a quote from Lee Iacocca. Does everybody remember him? I do. He was a brash businessman who took over Chrysler and turned it around. Before he took over, it was a company that had no pride in it's products and was basically worthless. But he took the reins and made it a proud company with quality products. And he did it with hard work and by letting everyone who didn't want to work go. He didn't pussyfoot around and I respect a man like that. He turned it into a model for every business to follow.

"Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry. I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead at Fox news will call you a name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?"

Wow! What a feeling of validation I have now. If that isn't what I've been saying I don't know what is. This just happened to come from a different, better connected person than I. Yes, I know it should be "me" and not "I", but remember who's blog you're reading.

I think that we are all guilty of this. We are all guilty of laying back and allowing the government and the media and society in general to screw us. I don't know about you, but I'm tired of feeling like a cheap slut. I didn't even get dinner out of the deal. And the general excuse is, I'm only one person. Did you see how close the election in whatever state it was, the one with Al Franken, was? It came down to 3 votes. That was after two months of recounting. One person may not be able to make a difference, but are you telling me you don't have two friends who would join with you?

I'm busy with the kids, I have a job, I'm going to school, I don't have time, I'm tired from working all day. Keep adding the excuses. Pretty soon, someone else will own our country, our debt will be beyond the amount we could ever pay, and we will be the third world country that everyone is sending their $.50 an hour jobs to. Find a cause that is near and dear to your heart and fight for it. Your kids will benefit and become more confident in themselves with some volunteer work.

Our schools are in shambles, our government is in shambles, our society doesn't care about anyone. Is that what this country should be proud of? What happened to patriotism? What happened to love for your fellow man? Get off your ass, you and two friends, and make this a race to the finish. Let's ban together and make this a country we can be proud of once again.