Thank you, George, Dick and boll weevils

[kpete]

Thank you, George and Dick
By Charlie Streisel
Online Journal Guest Writer


Jan 16, 2009, 00:20

Between 1890 and 1910, the boll weevil devastated the southern cotton industry. Some historians believe that the boll weevil saved the south from itself. The planting of cotton was destroying the soil and would eventually destroy the south’s ability to produce anything. To this day people tell the story about how something that seemed bad at the time can be good down the road. I believe this story is very appropriate today.

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We could blame the people we elected for the many problems, but we must remember, we elected the people making decisions. We elected George. We elected a man who in eight short years has demeaned our country on so many levels.


This being true, we must look to the brighter side of this issue. The boll weevil destroyed the cotton crops in the south and forced the farmers to reevaluate their farming practices. The Republican Party has forced us to look deep into our souls at the direction our country is headed. We have watched as a small group of people became richer and more powerful. We have watched as Americans lost ground in a global comparison of income, education, health and general wellbeing.

So.thank you, George and Dick, for opening our eyes. Thank you for showing us how important it is to think carefully before voting. Thank you for creating an atmosphere where people feel it is important to vote. Thank you for generating so much excitement about a better way. And most important, thank you for leaving.

Charlie Streisel is a retired science/math teacher who taught for 30 years in West Virginia


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[driver8]

1. Interesting analogy, but I didn't elect these fuckers.

Thanks George and Dick, for opening our eyes while you destroyed our country and robbed us blind.

Fuck you very much.