On Friday, President George W. Bush visited a local hardware store, discussed the strong U.S. economy, and in another striking similarity, I, Paul M. Sark did, too!Here's what George W. Bush said to Mr. Weintraub from Frager's Hardware store in Washington D.C., immediately followed by what I said to Mr. Juan at La Brocha Gorda Hardware in Chicago when I got lost trying to get back to the Midway airport.
THE PRESIDENT: Listen, thank you for your hospitality. I'm here to talk about our economy. Today we got some good news: 138,000 additional Americans found jobs over the last month, which is good; the national unemployment rate is 4.7 percent. This economy is strong.
At the same time, Congress should be wise about how they spend the people's money. They've got to make sure the supplemental comes to me at a rate that I'll accept, $92.2 billion, plus money for the pandemic flu. We've got a plan to make sure this economy keeps growing, but today's news is good news for the American people.
And I want to thank you for coming by here to say "hi" too.
MR. WEINTRAUB: All right, I thank you.
And here's what I said to Mr. Juan:
PAUL M. SARK: Listen, I'm here to talk about our economy. This economy is strong. And I'm also here to get directions to the airport.
MR. JUAN:No habla Engles, senor.
PAUL M. SARK:Unlike the liberal's plan which involves spending the people's money on liberal programs, we're going to spend money on conservative programs like freedom and democracy. Now if I take a right, will that take me to Midway?
MR. JUAN:No se, senor.
PAUL M. SARK:Sure you can say, Mr. Juan. This is America. And you can say whatever you want. As long as it makes sense.
MR. JUAN:No se, senor. No habla ingles.
PAUL M. SARK:And if you don't have anything to say, that's fine, too. But where's the airport, you know -- flyo -- aeroplano? Midwayo?
MR. JUAN (gesturing to his left): Si. Aeropuerto. Midway.
PAUL M. SARK:Good. Okay. But Juan, I hope you don't sing "The Star Spangled Banner" in Spanish. Because English is the language of America. I also hope you and your employees weren't in any of those immigration protest marches. You're free to do that beause this is America, of course, but you're not free to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish.
MR. JUAN: (gesturing even more strenuously)Midway!
PAUL M. SARK:There is no middle way, Juan. Just don't sing it in Spanish. That way we'll keep American strong!
People like Juan know that small businesses drive this economy and help keep it strong. Because they are free to conduct their business any way they want to, that supports freedom around the world. That's why we have to continue cutting taxes, because the two go hand in hand.
We conservatives know that freedom in business does not translate to freedom to the political realm, however. So while Juan is free to sell tapes or CDs of the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish and is free to sing it in the privacy of his own home, he is not free to sing it at government events. To do so is to strike at the mystical heart of American democracy.
But I'm not worried about, Juan. I'm sure Juan, because he is a small business owner and therefore morally scrupulous, understands the difference between being respectfully Hispanic versus supporting radical liberal policies that plunged this country into anarchy and chaos back in the radical 60s!
God bless American small business!
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4 comments:
Didja catch any big fish in your own lake this weekend? Was it your most favorite memory of the last 5 years?
There's no need for a food stamp program - we just have to teach everyone to fish in their own industrial canals.
Wow, Donna!
You must have read my mind because my post today is all about being a fisher of men, whether in your own lake, or industrial canals.
You may have a life very similar to mine and George W.'s, too.
Welcome aboard!
And that greenish slimy stuff growing on the fish counts as a tasty school lunch vegetable. It's sorta like Bluegreen Algae. Everyone ought to know that fish from industrial canals are higher in minerals and precious heavy metals. Definitely an underutilized source of nutrition for our young'uns. No time to come aboard - gotta get back to patching the corroded holes in the hipwaders and tyin' flies.
Donna, as you know, what those without their own lakes and canals fail to see is that this is all part of God's eternal plan.
Every day things just get better and better; we find His Hand working miracles everywhere, whether it's providing fish to catch or mineral rich slime to eat.
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