The Election Is Over…..And My Neck Still Hurts

For several weeks prior to yesterday's election...I read…listened...and watched the statements of those who were running for office...as well as the comments of many others regarding those statements. I have to honestly say that many times my only reaction was to shake my head back and forth and say….”We are without a doubt headed to hell in a hand-basket”. I heard candidates make blatant statements proclaiming their socialist leanings or in some cases totally embracing socialism…..and then see that there were actually those who would (and did) vote for them anyway. And I would just shake my head. I watched people in Congress who not only completely supported the out of control federal spending of the past several years….they insisted that the best way to get out of debt was to spend even more money….and then see that there were people would actually say…”yeah that sounds good to me”. And I would just shake my head.


Now the election is over….the Republicans have won the House of Representatives, they have closed the gap in the Senate, and have made tremendous strides in many state and local races...and as happy as I am….I still find myself shaking my head…(and honestly…my neck still hurts). The fact is that I still see an awful lot of head shaking in my future. Why, you ask? Well since you asked….I’ll tell you


356,969 people in South Carolina voted for Alvin Greene. This is the guy who instead of making a concession speech after losing his run for a South Carolina Senate seat….told reporters that one of his ideas for stimulating the economy was to create an “action figure” of himself. The character would be known as the “Ultimate Warrior”….and Greene described his action figure in the following way…. "This superhero is greater than……um Batman, Superman, Spiderman, the Incredible Hulk…..and all those other characters…..He can see into the future. He is faster than Maurice Green and he can outleap (Michael) Jordan" Then Greene went on to say…."I see projects like this…..what is DeMint offering y'all -- just more gridlock….. Politics". 356,969 huh?....And I just shake my head.


The people of Nevada (or at least the unions of Nevada) have re-elected Harry Reid. Of course, this IS the Harry Reid who single-handedly saved the entire world economy. A few weeks ago Harry said this….”So people have been hurting and I understand that. And it doesn't give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me, we would be in a worldwide depression”…..Wow…sounds to me like Alvin Greene’s “Ultimate Warrior” is going to have a run for his money in the super-hero world. In spite of that…..Harry Reid won over 50% of the vote in Nevada…..And I just shake my head.


In race after race….especially in California….I look at how people voted and I shake my head and say to myself….”How did these people even find their way to the polling place”…(Actually in a lot of cases the Democrats sent buses out to pick them up….so that explains some of that)

But here’s the really big one that almost makes my head fall off…from the violent back and forth shaking………


In spite of the Democrats getting slaughtered in elections all across the country…..because of the economy….out of control spending….unemployment at almost 10% (or much higher in some areas)…..and a complete disconnect from what most Americans are facing in their lives…..President Obama is getting ready for yet another trip.

Oh….but not just any trip. This trip will include the president and around 3000 other people....including (but not limited to) Secret Service agents….other US government officials…..and of course journalists. So that’s ok…right? Well, before you answer….let me tell you that it is going to cost the US taxpayers $200 million dollars per DAY. Let me say it again…(this time a little bit slower)...$200 million dollars per DAY. Let me do the math for you. If the trip lasts for 5 days….that’s a BILLION dollars of tax money that is being spent on a 5-day presidential trip to India. Still having trouble with those numbers?..... Let’s break it down a little more…..

If you make                It would take you this long to pay for this trip

$50,000 per year           20,000 years

$100,000 per year         10,000 years

$250,000 per year         only 4,000 years

All I can say is that if you plan on going on a trip like this some day……NOW is the time for you to start saving……OR the alternative would be to befriend Alvin Greene’s “Ultimate Warrior”….or Harry Reid (the man who saved the economy of the entire world by himself)….and see if they can help you out…..If you paused to think about the validity of that suggestion….I would guess that you actually voted for one of them….and if so….I blame you for my neck hurting….because AGAIN I’m sitting here shaking my head. Then Again….That’s Just Me