An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
My Dime’s Worth (Inflation and all, don’cha know.)
Never trust a campaign slogan that ends in a preposition. “Change we can believe in,” reads Obama’s pompous promise on his website. A quote from Obama hovering nearby seeks halfheartedly to flatter voters by suggesting this change will enlist their genius too: “I’m asking you to believe. Not just in my ability to bring about real change in Washington…I’m asking you to believe in yours.”
Not exactly on the topic, but I’ve noticed most people end sentences with prepositions nowadays. Even I do it, and I remember the lesson quite well, from way back when I was a sprout. Why is it that proper English is a thing of the past? Criminy, this guy is a lawyer fer cryin’ out loud….at least HE should know better. What did he learn during all those years of Ivy League education, other than to speak in circles and say nothing at all? That’s what lawyers do, right? If I’m not mistaken, us common folk aren’t suppose to understand the overly educated elites.
And by the way, I don’t want to change. I like me just fine. I’m a nice person, I give to charities, I attend the church of my choice, I do my best never to be uncivil to anyone, (even if I think they are an asshats), I love my family, and I’m just an all ’round decent sort.
So, let me ask you this: Why is D.C. so much different than we? Didn’t a good chunk of them come into the world, squalling, and unless I’m mistaken, their diapers had to be changed on a regular basis, just like the rest of us. Weren’t they all potty trained? Why is D.C. like one huge diaper, so full, it’s running over and the stench is starting to waft over the rest of us out here in the real world?
I didn’t use to believe in term limits. I’ve had a major change of heart, especially when I see so many in Washington who forgot there are real people, with real issues, that they are suppose to be representing. Am I the only one who doesn’t feel represented?
No, Senator B., we don’t need your kind of change, but you and your fellow spendthrifts should be changed, and often!
Oh, and go read the rest of Mr. Neumayr’s column. It’s pretty good.
Right on!!!