Here's a loose translation of the Republican's recently rolled out "Pledge to America".
If we, the republican party, regain control of congress in the upcoming elections, we hereby pledge to:
-repeal health care reform thereby making it possible for insurance companies and HMO's to hold the American people hostage again. After all, insurance companies are our real constituents.
-resort to the tried (and failed) policies of the Bush/Cheney era.
-run up our own national deficit like before but this time call it something else so we can still blame the Obama administration.
-continue to throw obstacles in the way of real progress but say it's justified because the voters told us to do it.
-provide even more power and wealth to the already most powerful and wealthiest segment of society. Oh, the rest of you? Two words and they're not 'Hi there'.
-forget this 'dialogue' and 'diplomacy' crap with the Irans and North Koreas of the world. Bomb them into submission. Who needs 'em?
-cut spending-a lot-in Medicare, Social Security and Veterans' benefits. Who cares about those people anyway? We got ours!!
-and, finally, continue to spread division, mistrust, hostility and confrontation throughout the country. It builds character.
Now get out there and vote Republican. Oh. One more thing. Watch out for those Tea Party wing nuts. We're not too sure about them!
Today while driving to the dump a limb fell on my truck windshield and smashed it.
