Little-Acorn
03-04-2008, 06:15 PM
http://opinionjournal.com
from "Best of the Web"
by James Taranto
Yes, We Can!
We got a kick out of this letter to the editor of the Journal Times of Racine, Wis. (third letter):
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I agree with Kim Morrison that Barack
Obama would be a great president. I
have hope that he can provide free
health insurance for everyone.
I have hope that he can bring our
soldiers home and make the world a
safer place. I have hope that he can
protect Americans from poverty by
printing more money at the mints.
And, I have hope that he can make me
a taller, more attractive, wealthier
person, immune to all illnesses. The
best part is that all of these will be
accomplished at absolutely no cost to
me.
Some skeptics would say that he can't
do these things because he hasn't had
enough leadership experience, foreign
policy experience, or government
experience. Some would say that
Obama can't provide for all our needs
without doubling taxes. And, some
would say that he hasn't provided one
piece of a specific plan to reach these
goals.
Well, to those people I ask, "Where is
your hope?"
All these years I've been creating
accomplishments and gatherine [sic]
experience to list on my resume. From
now on, I'll just list my hopes and
plans. All that work was so
unnecessary.
Angie Smucker
Racine
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Of course, whether this is hilarious or frightening depends on whether you think it was meant to be taken seriously. Our guess is it wasn't, but then again, Obama has said, "False hopes? There's no such thing." Let us pray that we are right to be cynical.
from "Best of the Web"
by James Taranto
Yes, We Can!
We got a kick out of this letter to the editor of the Journal Times of Racine, Wis. (third letter):
________________________________________
I agree with Kim Morrison that Barack
Obama would be a great president. I
have hope that he can provide free
health insurance for everyone.
I have hope that he can bring our
soldiers home and make the world a
safer place. I have hope that he can
protect Americans from poverty by
printing more money at the mints.
And, I have hope that he can make me
a taller, more attractive, wealthier
person, immune to all illnesses. The
best part is that all of these will be
accomplished at absolutely no cost to
me.
Some skeptics would say that he can't
do these things because he hasn't had
enough leadership experience, foreign
policy experience, or government
experience. Some would say that
Obama can't provide for all our needs
without doubling taxes. And, some
would say that he hasn't provided one
piece of a specific plan to reach these
goals.
Well, to those people I ask, "Where is
your hope?"
All these years I've been creating
accomplishments and gatherine [sic]
experience to list on my resume. From
now on, I'll just list my hopes and
plans. All that work was so
unnecessary.
Angie Smucker
Racine
________________________________________
Of course, whether this is hilarious or frightening depends on whether you think it was meant to be taken seriously. Our guess is it wasn't, but then again, Obama has said, "False hopes? There's no such thing." Let us pray that we are right to be cynical.