Something Wicked
Something Wicked this way comes. I remember the words and the book, but not the author.
I was thinking about that title yesterday when I was sitting in a group of men and women, from all walks of life, joined together by happenstance. The television blurted on and every head turned to watch the President defend his decision to pay off $700 billion in an effort to boost the economy. His decision was made “for your good.”
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Optimists that are never right
are happier than pessimists
that are never wrong.
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I glanced around the room to see how the rest of the group was responding. There were scowls on every face and many lips were mumbling. I addressed a man directly opposite of me.. “What are you saying?”
“I said he wasn’t doing it for MY good.”
And Boy, the dam broke. One after another, up they spoke in bitter denunciation.
“Congress squabbled for 50 years over a simple water rights issue and never resolved it, but now they swear they can get the facts and figures needed to fix this problem in two days?”
“Yeah, they told us just weeks ago that everything was fine — so they are either lying, or stupid. If they were lying then they still are; and if they still — ”
“ARE! But, you know what really scares me is his promise that things will get back to normal. I don’t want them normal, I want them right.”
“You don’t just wake up one morning and say, Hey, I need to see the President; I’m bankrupt.”
“Did you hear him say this wasn’t even going to raise our taxes? How many times in the past 90 years have we heard that?”
“And fell for it. Did you see that, that Black Caucus Leader in Congress speaking? He’s the only one making any sense!”
“He was making a LOT of sense, how come we’re not running HIM for President? How do we get stuck with these — ” he sputtered to a stop, at a loss for words that could be used in a mixed public.
“Both of them picked out better people for Vice President than we picked out for President.”
As each comment was voiced there were confirmations from every side. Then some spoil sport asked:”Does anybody know who Bush’s Vice President is?”
The room fell silent. No one knew the answer, and the television — droned on.
United
We Almost Stand a Chance!
Any way you want to look at it, this package is just not right. The American people know it. All across the web you hear the muttering and see the disgust. Something wicked has done got here. To straighten this mess out we need to vote everybody in Congress, out of Congress — except maybe that Black Caucus Leader.
That isn’t going to happen, so what CAN we do?
Considering the date, the first thing we should realize is that this next President will be the target of all the abuse and ill natured feelings of the American People. It will be a dirty, rotten job and WE must vote to decide which one of these heroic volunteers can handle the calumny best, because it is coming.
Next, let’s remember just how many friends and family members were saved from losing their life’s savings because this Band-Aid was applied. Sure, it would have been sweeter if a bunch of crooks and opportunitists hadn’t been saved in the process, but the deal is done so let’s sweep it all under the carpet.
Next, get our finances in order, tighten our belts before we have to.
The billboard of a church said, “Come in and pray today, beat the Christmas rush.” That is good advice, increased church attendance and regular Scripture reading. Like it or not, there is a God. If He can’t get our attention with a few hurricanes and financial debacles then earthquakes and volcanoes are next on the agenda.
Inasmuch as you are able, get a garden going. Live within your means, never ever buy on credit and pay your bills on time. If you have more than you need, use your excess to feed the hungry and clothe the naked.