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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR ...

Edited on Sun Sep-03-06 08:53 PM by NanceGreggs

Be Careful What You Wish For …
By Nancy Greggs

Hey, fellow voters, have you ever wished for the following:

I WISH my government would lie my country into a war, and then continue to lie to me about how that war is going.

I WISH my employer got a big tax break for outsourcing my job.

I WISH my elected representatives would just throw the Constitution in the garbage, and let the president get away with breaking the law.

I WISH my elected representatives would totally ignore what’s right for me, and just do what is right for themselves.

I WISH my elected representatives would give more tax breaks to the wealthy, and put my children on the hook for paying off an escalating national debt.

I WISH my tax dollars would just ‘go missing’ without any explanation as to where they wound up.

I WISH the CEO of the corporation that employs me could increase his own salary and benefits a thousand percent, while he cuts my salary and my benefits.

I WISH the troops would have to spend even longer periods in combat, so my elected officials would have more time to gut their pensions and benefits while they’re gone.

I WISH the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan could be under-equipped and under-fed, so Halliburton could make an even bigger profit.

I WISH the corporations in my country would just ignore environmental concerns altogether if they interfere with bottom-line profits.

I WISH the Christian leaders in my nation would just forget about the teachings of Christ, and preach hatred and intolerance instead.

I WISH this administration would make up more implausible stories about terrorism, so that more of my fellow citizens can be scared about nothing.

I WISH the mainstream media would broadcast more misinformation and pass it off as fact.

I WISH the government would give more tax subsidies to the oil companies that are already gouging me at the pump.

I WISH the government would support a prescription drug plan that would put billions of dollars into the pockets of pharmaceutical companies, while American citizens who can’t afford them die.

I WISH the administration would spend billions of taxpayer dollars on a no-win war, while our own country’s infrastructure rots.

I WISH my country had a president who could embarrass all Americans with his abject stupidity and inappropriate behavior every time he appears in public.

I WISH the government would spy on me, listen in on my phone calls, and vet my email instead of wasting their time inspecting cargo and securing the border.

I WISH the rich could be a LOT richer, and the poor could be a LOT poorer.

I WISH we could lose at least one major American city to natural disaster, and blame the whole thing on its victims.

I WISH I could vote secure in the knowledge that my vote probably won’t be counted.

I WISH there was more violent crime in my neighborhood, and there were less cops on the streets.

I WISH my country had more enemies and less allies the world over.

I WISH governmental agencies like FEMA, DHS, and the FDA were run by inexperienced, inept White House appointees instead of people who knew what they were doing.

I WISH the economy was teetering on the brink of disaster.

I WISH the president had taken the goodwill of the world after 9/11 and turned it into global enmity.

I WISH all Americans were divided instead of united.

I WISH more Americans were living below the poverty line, were unemployed, were homeless, and were without medical insurance.

I WISH the war profiteers, especially those who are family members of the administration, could realize even bigger financial returns on the deaths of American soldiers.

I WISH more politicians would take bribes, and sell out their constituents for basketball tickets and golfing trips.

I WISH more politicians would spend their time debating flag-burning and gay marriage instead of addressing the real concerns the country is facing.

I WISH the people in the administration who are overseeing current military strategy were all draft-dodgers.

I WISH the War on Christmas would finally get the attention it deserves.

I WISH my country incited more terrorists, inflamed more hatred, tortured more people, killed more children, destroyed more countries, ignored common sense on a more regular basis, and propelled itself into self-destruction at a much faster pace.

If you voted Republican in the last election, CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU GOT EVERYTHING YOU WISHED FOR!