Friday, June 05, 2009

Gone Fishin'

When I was a kid, I remember my mother saying "how is it that a kid can be interested in politics, pro wrestling and The National Enquirer?".

Over the years, I've learned that there really is no difference between any of them.

When I started dating Mrs. Gekko, she was almost apologetic that she didn't follow politics. I assured her the people who follow politics like to think of themselves as somehow "involved" or "care about the issues" or some other kind of blather but in reality, it's no different than gorging on a different type of reality show. In many respects, it's a bad rendition of Jon and Kate Plus Eight.

Think about....

Will the democrats take away Nancy's immunity for lying about her CIA briefings?

Will Pennsylvanian's vote Arlen Specter off the island for being, well, Arlen Specter?

Will Barack Obama give a rose to Chris Matthews, Brian Williams or Keith Olberdouche?

Will The Supreme Court uphold Sotomayor's "you're fired" decision to those white fire fighters in Connecticut?

All the while, the world turns.

I'm really burnt out on politics right now. Probably the straw that broke the camel's back was the total lack of outrage when a 19 year old girl, her nine month old baby and a 3 year old child gets gunned down right in the heart of the city, an honorable military recruiter is targeted by a terrorist all while lots of national attention and adulation gets paid to a guy who slices and dices up babies for a living.

Are you kidding me?

California is on the precipice of a total financial collapse and cutting spending is not even an option for the government there.

Are you kidding me?

Our US government is witnessing the California collapse and what is their response? Print more money for us to spend?

Are you kidding me?

The government now owns a car company, a bunch of banks and insurance companies and not one media member has the balls to ask the question, "if this isn't socialism, what is?".

Are you kidding me?

It's probably the smelling salts I needed. See, whether democrats or republicans rule the world some things will never change........

Another 200 black males will be gunned down in our city's streets every weekend and no one will even roll their eyes at it.

Politicians will spend money like a prisoner eating his last meal and not one media member will question how you can continue that in perpetuity.

Nancy Pelosi will still have her job.

Midas will still like Coldplay.

The news crew at NBC will pack their knee pads in anticipation of an interview with The One.

No one will question the fact that democrats run all things in collapse.

The urban elite will still be pushing light rail systems through ghost towns.

Madonna will still be a slut.

Detroit will still be the armpit of Amercia.

Barack Obama will do everything like George Bush but, somehow, it's totally different.

The Cubs won't be in the World Series

Coldplay will still suck.

And conservatives will get up every morning to go to work and earn a buck.

So I'm taking a sabbatical from the blog for a while. How long? I don't know. Probably long enough to where I won't lose my lunch at the very sight of Harry Reid.

I may drop a joke or two or an article I like every once in a while, but I need a break from the commentary.

I appreciate everyone who regularly checks in. Keep sending me links.

God bless.

5 comments:

Shakes The Clown said...

It is enough to make your head spin.

I think this country has been on the wrong track for quite some time. The government gets bigger and we keep on spending money we don't have.

Lately things have gone quite insane in terms of government expansion. I think the whole system is going to break.

Good luck on your fishing trip and thanks for this blog.

Anonymous said...

Just so you know. I think it's blogs like this that we need. Maybe one blog won't change the world, but a hundred thousand of them will.

And we need to keep vigilence, like Shakes says above, because when the whole system collapses there needs to be an esbablishment for society to fall back on. We have certainly reached that critical mass of people in this country that think that the reason they are not happy is because government just isn't big enough.

The only cure for this, I'm afraid is for government to fail. No one wants that, but I'm afraid it's inevitble. Conservatives have long contended that fiscal responsibility would be government's best hope to hold permanent useful role, but as you have noted Gordon, these points no longer are heard over the noise of the clamor from the left that bigger and bigger government is the solution to all problems.

This belief will very very quickly dissapate amonst the masses when welfare, social security, and vendor checks start bouncing. Society will need a new belief system to fall back on. That will be conservatism. That is why people like you, Gordon, must keep the fight. Take a break. But come back someday.

RightRunner said...

WHAT? The Big "G" burning out? Don't abandon me baby, I consider you a loyal ally!!!!

But, I have found myself thinking, when I see the number of posts that you are capable of doing in the course of one day, that you are overworking this thing.

Relax buddy. Have a couple cold beers. Relax in the sun with Mrs. Gekko and come back soon refreshed and raring to go.

Only next time, pace yourself like a good marathoner does.

Anonymous said...

You may not stop blogging....I will have nothing to live for.

gordon gekko said...

Thanks to all for the kind words. I will likely be back.

Unfortunately, I turned on Fox news and the shear lies and incompetence of Austin Goolsbee may my blood pressure rise 20 points.

I'm not ready.