Rant Follows

Parker: "Mom, how come we're not eating what Barack Obama tells us to eat?"
Me: "Huh?"
Parker: "How come we don't eat what he tells us to?"
Me: "Uh, like what exactly?"
Parker: "He's the President and we're supposed to eat what he tells us to."
Me: "Who told you that? This is America, the land of the free, we can eat--"
Parker: "And we don't wear what he tells us to wear."
Me: "Parker, where did you hear this?"
Parker: "He's the President and tells us what to do."
Me: "Honey, this is the United States and we can eat what we want and wear what we choose and no one tells us what to do."
Parker: "But he's the President and tells us what to do and we're supposed to do it."
Me: "The President doesn't tell us what to do. That's not his job."
Parker: "Then what does the President do?"
Me: "Uh...I have no idea."

So what do I tell Parker what the President does all day? I have no clue what he does, especially to put it in terms Park would understand. I don't understand it myself and I'm old.

So here's my rant: I don't trust a one of 'em in Washington. Jay told me that he was reading up on the stimulus package and Columbus is getting $1.5 mil to try and stop prostitution downtown and some other city got $900,000 for new doorbells. What?! So they're also taking my money from my wallet to give to idiots in Detroit and big banks and it's all supposed to stimulate me to part with what pennies are left? Give me a break! Since Detroit isn't making a product anyone wants, we should give them our money anyway 'cause they're so dumb? What happened to the $780 mil that went to banks but never got passed along to borrowers? Cities want a handout and Jay told me the porn industry wants a bailout. (I guess Americans are eliminating "luxury items" from their budget since so much of our money is going to the idiots.) Then there's the whole foreclosure thing. Yeah, I know it's sad that someone might lose their house, but why did they think they could buy a house bigger than they could afford? We'd sure like to move on up but we're realistic about what mortgage we can swing. Why do I have to let more idiots dip into my wallet, just because I've been trying to save and be honest and live within our means.

And the big mouths in Gubment claim they speak for average Americans, etc. I don't know if you got a call, but nobody asked MY opinion. Bull hockey!

Reminds me of a bit in the classic movie "Pure Country" which I'll clean up for y'all with sensitive ears:
Old Guy: "You know what the white stuff is on the top of chicken shiz?"
George Strait: "What?"
Old Guy: "Chicken shiz."

So the idiots are covered in "white stuff" and pretending it's not chicken shiz.