Brushfire of Freedom
Ram Rants
Well at last count we have Libya, Afghanistan, Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and of course Wisconsin. Add in the ongoing fights with Obamacare, Arizona, and the GOP in general and that makes quite a load for our young, inexperienced President. I’m sure he’s stepping up to the plate, listening closely to intelligence and searching for the best response to each of these crises, all while maintaining a laser-like focus on jobs here in the good ol’ USA.
It’s not like he’s George W. Bush. Every time we had a problem in the world, why Bush was on the golf course or hanging out at the family estates, right? Well, he did stand side-by-side with first responders after 9-11. And he did that whole carrier landing thing after Iraq. And the tsunami relief plan for Indonesia. And he visited Louisiana after Katrina. And the flood planes of the Mississippi. In fact, when counting golf games as a measurement of vacation time, Obama has been on vacation more in his first two years than Bush was in his entire eight.
So Obama must really be working hard now that things are heating up. I bet the man hardly sleeps, and hasn’t had a day off since the beginning of the year. Well, except for the holiday parties. And the concerts. And now, Rio.
So he’s probably meeting with heads-of-state from all nations, devising plans for support in Japan, and how to deal with the Libya situation. Oh wait, that was the French. Well, then he was pushing the UN no-fly resolution, getting the world to support the protection of Libya’s civilian population. No, that was the Brits. So what exactly is Barry doing?
In laymen’s terms, he’s gone fishin’.
In the tradition of the old south, any time you wanted to avoid doing things that “needed doing”, men, mostly, would hang up a “gone fishing” sign and head for the nearest watering hole. No self respecting southerner would hold it against another if he found the need to wet his line. Fishin’ is not only for vacations, it’s for relaxin’, gettin’ away from the hustle and bustle, and takin’ a breather. It didn’t matter if you didn’t catch anything, the idea was to spend a few hours (days, weeks) commuting with nature, enjoying the challenge of convincing a bass, trout, or catfish to jump up on your hook and head for the fryin’ pan. The fact that most fishin’ trips never really made it to the river was just a technicality.
Barry’s fishin’ trip has taken him to the sunny shores of Rio. This spot is very separated from the real troubles of the world, givin’ Barry and his lovely family a great deal of time to soak up some culture, and soak the taxpayers for another extravagant shopping spree. Or ten. Nuclear disaster in Japan? Not a worry for Barry. Why it’s highly unlikely that any of that nasty ol’ nuclear radiation crap will ever make it to the shores of Rio anyway. War in Libya? That’s almost half way around the world I reckon, and those fine folks in France and England can handle it. Besides, Barry didn’t really want to be a world leader anyway. The US has gotten all uppity and such. Probably best to let someone else have this one. We’ll throw a few missiles in there, give Libya a bit of a talkin’ to, then we’ll get back to the party on the beach. There’s some fine lookin’ women down in Rio, and they’s wearin’ hardly nothin’ most the time.
So ya’ll pay attention, learn somethin’ from this president. When things get a bit dicey, folks in the deserts is havin’ protests and such, just go on and go fishin’. Run away from your troubles, even if it’s your job to deal with ‘em. Even if you get paid rather well to do it. Even if you’re the Commander-in-Chief of the strongest military force on the globe and your support could easily turn the tide in any one of these conflicts. We can’t expect too much from Barry anyway. He’s still new to the job, don’t have much experience, and well, he just needs a break.
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