Ask Not

When I woke up this morning I saw that one of Boston's finest meter maids had left a bright orange greeting on my windshield.  There are few worse ways to start or end a day then with a parking ticket.  When I moved I failed to change the address on my resident sticker.  In Southie that will cost you.  Because like all of government the City of Boston is broke.

Later in the day I watched as President O so bad for me and my mama sat idly by as House Republicans effectively voted to raise taxes on middle class Americans by failing to extend the payroll tax cut.  What do they care?  When you're taking money under the table or through every loophole possible you don't worry about paying taxes.

Almost fifty years ago JFK gave that memorable speech, "Ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country."    That started me thinking (no waves anywhere today so I was reduced to thinking).  Our grandparents and parents largely bought into this myth.  They worked hard, saved and never questioned authority. They supported this country and its leaders unconditionally.  They trusted that government and those who ran it would in turn reciprocate in this treatment.  Beginning with President Bush (W) we now know that not to be true.  Like the wayward children who found their way to Jerry Sandusky's "Second Mile" charity that trust was used to perpetrate a great and unimaginable evil.  Tell me how Congressmen and women who are largely broke when elected, leave office with multi-millions.  This despite collecting only a 100 thousand dollar annual salary?  I'll tell you how.  They sell the hard working people who elected them right down the river for 13 shillings of silver;  Judases every last one of them.  (This doesn't even include the poor US servicemen and women who have both fought and in some cases died for the sole reason of increasing politicians and their cronies net worth.  Wars are very profitable just ask Big Oil, Haliburton, and Blackwater for starters.)  As I have been saying here for two years this country is in the crapper and the flush handle is half way down.

I have never voted for a Republican in my life (although I've blanked a number of races). This year I am voting against every incumbent from dog catcher to the impostor in the White House ("Hope" my ass).    Forget the "We are the ninety-nine percent".  I'm calling for a new campaign, "If they're in, get them the F out."

If JFK were still around I'd ask him "What can my country do for me"?

Then again my country has done quite enough already.

KOKO