The Eloquence of Speech

The eloquence of vocal delivery matches the absurdity of the words that emitted. Words describing Hurricane Katrina as cruel and vicious caused echoes of other words to reverberate through my mind, twas a dark and stormy night. In order for something to be cruel, vicious, or both at the same time, that “something” must be capable of thought. It is a conscious decision to be cruel and vicious. Storms, Mr. President, simply ARE. And, yes, Mr. President, please spend the tax payers money wisely to find out what the problem was. Let me give you a hint, it has to do with your placing unqualified people into positions they know nothing about. Lawyers in charge of FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security is like having a construction worker perform delicate brain surgery. For the first time in your life, someone isn’t bailing you out. Welcome to the world of your constituents where actions are met with consequences.

Instead of cutting budgets for Medicare and education, why don’t we bring our soldiers home from a war they never should’ve been sent to in the first place. Unlike many sheep in this country, I remember why you originally sent us to Iraq – in search of weapons of mass destruction. They’re not there; you’ve made a mess of worldly relations; started a civil war in Iraq, drained our financial resources; and reacted slower than a slug that’s been nailed in place to a national disaster in your own country. Bravo! You WILL be remembered – goal achieved! Imagine all the money that could be used to rebuild the Gulf instead of being shelled out to a foreign country. May I also suggest, Mr. President, that you and all the other members on Capital Hill take a pay cut. Just imagine, our kids could still get the quasi-education we supply them with AND Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama could be rebuilt.

It is time that We the People stand up and inform our Employees to do their job and act like leaders instead of self-serving brats. It is an honor to lead and represent one’s people; it is not a tool to bolster one’s own power and authority. It should never have evolved into a position that only the rich can afford to seek. True leaders place the needs of their constituents before their own. Real leaders lead from the front, not from behind their desks or vacation homes.