Too ambitious...

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when at the White House

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

(For Obama has taken his wife and his daughters

To rest and relax by Hawaiian waters

$4 million a day is the price we must pay

For the First Family’s Christmas Vacay

$4 million’s a bargain to keep him out of our hair,

If there was only a way of keeping him there!)

Obama in red onesies, and Michelle in her cap,

Had just settled down for their Obamacare chat-

Yet Obama’s Press Lackey’s were all in a dither,

“In spite of our help, his poll numbers wither!”

For individuals’ insurance had gone out like a flash,

And Obamacare’s website did nothing but crash.

“You said we could keep our plans,” people cried,

But Obama’s promises turned out to be lies.

Unless the president owes you a favor,

You will not get an Obamacare waiver.

Besides the president’s terrible new laws,

His public behavior might give one pause;

For our dear leader could use a tutorial

On how to behave when he’s at a memorial.

Mandela may have been a Communist,

But Obama’s an even bigger narcissist.

There are many more reasons his numbers are down,

There are plenty of reasons we are sick of this clown!

Obama’s talents for ruining the country

Are far greater than my writing ability.

And if I were to list all the things he’s done wrong,

This silly poem would be far too long.

So I’ll end this thing here,

And wish you all a Happy New Year!

Middlemarch Analogy

One of my favorite books of all time is George Eliot’s “Middlemarch.” One of the more obvious analogies is found in the marriage of Dr. Tertius Lydgate (the long-suffering taxpayer), who marries the refined, pampered, and infantile Rosamund Vincy (the 47%, or the 99%, or whatever they like to call themselves). His dreams of making life-saving scientific discoveries are shattered as she spends money that they do not have. Every plea to economize is met with ridicule, disdain, and anger from Rosamund, who feels entitled to a big home and fashionable furniture and clothing (Big Social Welfare schemes modeled after socialist European countries Americans are always comparing themselves to). The debt she accrues compels Dr. Lydgate to do business with a corrupt businessman (China), which eventually leads to the loss of his reputation and early death.

Another analogy from the book comes when young, idealistic Dorothea Brooke (the young voter) marries the middle-aged, scholarly Rev. Casaubon (Obama), with whom she hopes to change the world for the better. Her enthusiasm is met with condescension and impatience, and eventually she discovers that her supposedly intellectual husband is little more than a selfish bore whose life’s work is unremarkable and useless. Unfortunately, Dorothea is stuck with him, and he even manages to punish her through his will after he dies. (John Nolte writes on Breitbart: “Those aged 18-24, a full 52% support a recall effort that would throw Obama out of office.” But we are stuck for another three years, and if an impeachment actually occurred, we’d be stuck with President Biden!)