New Year’s Resolutions for All Americans
So we just finished up another decade. I don’t know about you guys, but I thought it was a ton of fun. It did go on a little long, though. And while it did have a lot of action, I didn’t quite follow the plot the whole time. Still, I think it’s a nice start to improve upon for the next nine decades of this century.
Anyway, it’s our civic duty as Americans to make each year even more awesome than the last. This is how we pay tribute to the sacrifices of our forefathers. And while we haven’t quite done that the past few years, it is something we should continue to strive for. So, to contribute to that, I have written some New Year’s resolutions for all of America.
Try to owe fewer dollars in debt than there are stars in the known universe.
Let’s try and set a realistic goal here. We have a liberal president and a liberal Congress, so debt is going to increase. They just love spending too much. But let’s at least keep the debt from being so large it collapses upon itself into a singularity and destroys the solar system.
Try to check the plausibility of events before creating a media firestorm.
“Oh no! A kid in a runaway balloon! How could this happen to a family of media whores?”
While continuing to trust science, let’s make sure the scientists we’re getting it from aren’t douche nozzles.
I like science — we all like science — but if we’re going to throw a huge wrench into our economy, let’s make sure it’s not on the advice of scientists who treat data like a used-car salesman treats an old Chevy.
Next time we pick a leader, let’s make sure he has more qualifications than a bunch of empty slogans of the sort you’d use to sell carbonated beverages.
Yeah, we won’t get a chance in the next year, but let’s try and do that at least once this next decade. It’s hard, but we can do it. Yes we can.
If we have another economic crisis, let’s not hand a blank checkbook to a bunch of Democrats.
Politicians love spending money — Democrats especially. If we had a problem of having way too much money and needed to get rid of it quickly, you’d be a fool to elect anyone other than Democrats. But if the problem is that we’re running out of money, it may be a bad idea to put Democrats in charge, because their solution to having too little money will inevitably be to spend more money.
I totally agree. I believe the Founders intended voters to be mature, intelligent and cognizant of events. This would mean an electorate that was educated and had critical thinking skills along with some horse sense. That is not what we have today.
Too many people think Al Gore, a room temperature IQ on his best days, is some sort of savant. Too many people believe good intentions and progressive thinking can make up for a lack of actual accomplishment. Too many people are happy throwing other people’s money at a problem without understanding the root cause of the problem.
As I get older, I realize that liberals (today’s liberal, not the classical idea of liberal) are anything but the caring, nurturing and understanding lot they purport to be. They are actually a bunch of self-absorbed, intolerant, self-important spoiled brats. I am sure that JFK nor HST would not want anything to do with this current bunch of Democrats.
While conservatives are not without their flaws, they do have a basic understanding of what responsible adults need to focus on. We, unfortunately, have some who wear the mantle of conservative that have not progressed past the frat boy/girl band width and try to be liked more than they try to be honest.
Let Joe Biden be president for a while.
Our President Obama is tired and needs a break. The kind thing to do would be to impeach him and let him get some rest. Joe can do the job just as well and if he gets too tired (he is old) we can impeach him and let Nancy try. They say in America anyone can be president. We should be fair and give a lot more people a chance at it. I’m sure we can reach a bipartisan compromise on this.
Also this article is offensive to me because it doesn’t have anything to say about the BCS. Shame on you Mr. Fleming. SHAME!
Geez, what have you got against fat kids? Okay so all your resolutions were awesome, but fat kids? The ones that look like cheeze balls are really cute. We all know that in side by side comparisons people will always think the fat kids are cuter than the skinny ones. And hey, they serve as a sort of societal punching bag for parents with scrawny kids to feel better about their not as cute offspring.
What I hope for Americans in 2010 is that the ones who are pledging to “turn this mother out” (i.e., the taxation without representation Senators and Representatives) do so. Please do not have amnesia as November approaches.
Agree with Stephen, why pick on fat kids? I’ll add fat adults, we (myself included) should work to carry around fewer pounds. If health care “reform” passes in its current form, we are on our own. Truly.
Yep, Joe Biden would do less harm and Obama is tired. Biden in 2010.
As 2010 begins, may there be more TEA & 9-12 parties, more courageous reporters like Hannah and James, and more Blue Dogs who bark and bite and hold their ground.
How about we realize and resolve that we recognize that before debt and most other things, that freedom might play a small roll in our lives and fortunes. It would also follow that it’s absence and sa now, diminishing presence, might have a dramatic effect upon the aforementioned.
“It’s The Freedom, Stupid” In Other Words….
Let’s try and set a realistic goal here. We have a liberal president and a liberal Congress, so debt is going to increase. They just love spending too much. But let’s at least keep the debt from being so large it collapses upon itself into a singularity and destroys the solar system.
Unless its for war. We have a special magical credit card for that that transports all that debt into the future where it can only harm our children. Out of sight, out of mind. Hurray!
blovis makes a good point– fighting terrorists is damned expensive. Now the quickest way to end war is to lose it, so we may need suffer some at the hands of terrorists, and suck it up like men. Blovis, you can go first.
Maverick:
Yeah, you idiot. Eight years in and we’re kicking ass. We’re doing so well that we’re opening up new franchises in Pakistan and Yemen, just like McDonald’s. At this rate, we’ll never lose. We’ll just keep on winning until our economy falls around our ears. Because that magic money grows on magic war trees. Whenever we want to have a war, new money just grows out of new sprouts in the money garden. They do that for us because we’ve promised to be fiscally conservative some day, when we get tired of having wars or when the balls of our most cowardly citizens like Maverick, finally descend and they get the courage to poke their head out the door without asking the government for an armed escort.
By the way, Maverick. Its quite obvious that our government hasn’t protected us from terror, and that it never has been able to. I’ve been going first for the last decade, by not crapping my panties every time some idiot straps a bomb to their chest. Some day you’ll find the courage to stop asking big brother to take care of you. Until, then you’re just another big government suckler, turning your pursed lips towards Uncle Sam’s next teat once you’ve sucked the current one dry.
What I mean is, god you’re a stupid big-government-loving coward.
“So we just finished up another decade.”
No–no, we did not just finish up another decade, he said with tightly restrained temper.
The decade ends in 365 days. Jebus, I ought to get some T-shirts printed up or something.
Mike James is correct. We count 1-10, not 0-9. Must be that government school education.
Suggest that as Americans, we resolve to: establish justice, insure domestic tranquility,
provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity. The actual DOING IT could prove problematic for the current government.
O-bah-muhh resolves to curtsy to foreign leaders from now on.
Al Gore resolves to eat the obese children so as to reduce Gore-Bull Worming.
Ouch bloivis, your wit bruises my ego.. much the way a mosquito bruises a freight train.
You misspelled Science! It’s “Science!”, not “science.”
The decade ends in 365 days. Jebus, I ought to get some T-shirts printed up or something.
Or better yet, get someone who cares.
If I were you, Maverick, I’d also keep my responses short, non-specific and boiler plate. You’re not in this league.
Wait, so 1980 was during the 70s? And 1990 was during the 80s?
Some good tips, Frank, but a couple of nits.
“Elect people who aren’t complete morons.”
Unfortunately electing someone is the only way many of us have to tell if a person is or is not a complete moron. Wishing won’t change that. “Oh my God, I voted for a moron!” is the basic civil experience, and the rule that governs the two party system of periodic moron replacement therapy. No wonder people avoid voting when they can.
“Let’s have fewer obese children”.
Its fun to chase the fat kids we know, but if they all shape up we skinny kids will lose our natural escape advantage when predators attack; be they space lizards, escaped tigers, great white sharks, or Dick Cheney off his meds. Just sayin.
Keep a cheery attitude.
You misspelled cheeky.
And hopefully Blovis will continue to keep his responses ad hominem, obnoxious, and whiney, so we can tell it’s him.
Bemoaning billions in war-time military spending seems less than persuasive, while running pin-drop silent on the trillions of waste in so-called “stimulus” spending. It reeks of anti-military, leftist hippie posery, in a budget hawk mask, and I suspect it will convince about as many people in this forum as a Michael Moore Slimfast ad.
Damn! flying squirrel makes a good point. I’m treating the next fat kid I see to one bodacious cheeseburger. Nothing like a little cheap insurance.
And hopefully Blovis will keep his responses ad hominem, obnoxious, and whiney, so we can tell it’s him.
Bemoaning billions in war-time military spending, while ignoring trillions in so-called “stimulus” spending is less than persuasive. It reeks of anti-military, hippie, left-wing rot, posing in a budget hawk suit, and is about as convincing as a Michael Moore Slimfast commercial.
Let’s have more fat kids. They burn longer than the skinny ones.
When people count things, they start with 1, but when we measure things, we start with zero.
So, since years measure time… ?
Oh, good article, Frank!
Maverick, out of all the meaningless and ignorant crap in your last post, I really have to correct you on one thing. Look up the meaning of ad hominem. Its often used by idiots like you, who lack the capacity to defend themselves in an argument. I can insult you all I want, while I continue to decimate your arguments. One has nothing to do with the other. Ad hominem is negating someone’s argument by saying, something like “this man is a drunk, so don’t pay attention to him” “or this man is retarded, so his opinion is meaningless.” You are obviously retarded, but I countered your argument point by point, not by referring to the fact that you have the IQ of a sweet pepper. I first went after your brainless argument, then your idiocy, then your pant-staining cowardice.
Ad hominem is actually rarely used except by people who falsely accuse others of ad hominem. You idiot.
LMFAO, you make some valid points although they are a bit left field.
The average American has a negative savings rate. Our government is just a reflection of ourselves. If we can’t get our own personal houses in order, we’ll have little interest in electing politicians who can fix the national house.
Although “decimate” is now used interchangeably with “devastate,” it does not actually mean the same thing. Such misuse is indicative of a lackwit.
Starting the new decade just like the old decade – with internet insults!
2010: Let’s ask God to stop fooling around with all the Muslim virgins and pay some attention to the Earth. When was the last time something great happened?
Could God run for President with his record of famine, droughts, floods, ignorance, pestilence, bankruptcy, tornadoes, earthquakes, murder, lying, and Ponzi schemes?
Just wondering . . .
Well, Blovis is right about Ad Hominem. That was very well put. Bravo.
On the other hand, decimating and addressing are two different things, and the fact that you address something doesn’t mean you did it well or that you were right about it.
What FrankJ actually said was, “Either we don’t start wars, or we see them through to the end without complaining.”
Contrast this with the words Blovis puts in FrankJ’s mouth: “Unless its for war. We have a special magical credit card for that that transports all that debt into the future where it can only harm our children.”
I would argue that war is one of the few enumerated rights the Federal Government actually does have, whether or not you agree that one should have been started in this case or that case, and I’d say the reason these wars have dragged on and on have a lot to do with the fact that the enemy can see that there’s a very vocal, visible group in our midst that seems to be rather sympathetic to him — and is effectively tying one of our figurative arms behind our figurative back. That group also seems to have a rope on our other figurative arm and is actively seeking to tie that one as well. To our feet.
These wars should be being fought so that our Children get to live under our Constitution rather than Sharia Law. The fact that we won’t allow ourselves to offficially acknowledge that is largely responsible for our lack of focus.
Wars inevitibly end and are in the purvue of the Federal Government’s charter. Social programs are not, and they inevitably expand and grow to include more and more things, more and more people, and they never go away. Spending on war is, in fact, different than spending on entitlements.
I’m not sure where blovis was educated, but I hope his parents kept their receipts. Educating pseudo intellectual liberals is such a waste of resources.
In this discussion forum the explicit ban against ad hominem attacks is stated in the forum guidlines, item #3:
3. Disagree, but avoid ad hominem attacks.
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The words “ad hominem” literally mean “toward the man”, and in the context of this forum’s guidelines are meant quite literally, to ban abusive remarks directed toward individuals and hate speech, not to address the logical fallacy “Argumentum ad hominem”.