From Terry Smith
Lanark, Ill.
President Obama smugly proclaimed he'd put his boot on the throat of BP to get the oil leak stopped. OK, so when a rich politician says "boots," he's referring to Gucci loafers, but it's the thought that counts. Our president pretends to be unaware of just how many boots Washington has. Before the president choked BP, the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Jones Act, and the Coast Guard had put their boots to the throats of those who wanted to mitigate the environmental damage. Not satisfied with this, the president put his boots on the throats of other Gulf oil producers. He doesn't seem to notice it is the now-unemployed workers who are gasping for air. Choking is contagious - ask any business owner on the Gulf coast. They're having a little trouble breathing, as well.
Boots on throats are nothing new to these folks. Ask any business owner how many unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from acronymed agencies have boots on their throats. Which is not to slight the IRS, which Congress uses to impose the second highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. It's no wonder businesses are choking. It's hard to hire anyone when you're choking, pinned flat to the ground by so many boots. But, as with the oil workers, it's not only the businesses suffering. Ask anyone who's unemployed if they're breathing better these days.
Washington, your boots had better be made for walking. If not, on Nov. 2 the American people will introduce you to real boots, and I guarantee they'll leave a mark. If you've had enough, lace up your boots, and head over to the Stephenson County Tea Party meeting, 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at Dietz's Old School Apartments, 111 E. Mason St., Lena. Jim Tobin from Illinois Taxpayers United will be speaking.
Lanark, Ill.
President Obama smugly proclaimed he'd put his boot on the throat of BP to get the oil leak stopped. OK, so when a rich politician says "boots," he's referring to Gucci loafers, but it's the thought that counts. Our president pretends to be unaware of just how many boots Washington has. Before the president choked BP, the EPA, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Jones Act, and the Coast Guard had put their boots to the throats of those who wanted to mitigate the environmental damage. Not satisfied with this, the president put his boots on the throats of other Gulf oil producers. He doesn't seem to notice it is the now-unemployed workers who are gasping for air. Choking is contagious - ask any business owner on the Gulf coast. They're having a little trouble breathing, as well.
Boots on throats are nothing new to these folks. Ask any business owner how many unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats from acronymed agencies have boots on their throats. Which is not to slight the IRS, which Congress uses to impose the second highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. It's no wonder businesses are choking. It's hard to hire anyone when you're choking, pinned flat to the ground by so many boots. But, as with the oil workers, it's not only the businesses suffering. Ask anyone who's unemployed if they're breathing better these days.
Washington, your boots had better be made for walking. If not, on Nov. 2 the American people will introduce you to real boots, and I guarantee they'll leave a mark. If you've had enough, lace up your boots, and head over to the Stephenson County Tea Party meeting, 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at Dietz's Old School Apartments, 111 E. Mason St., Lena. Jim Tobin from Illinois Taxpayers United will be speaking.
