I’ve typically tended to vote donkey, but this year I’m switching to elephant. It’s really a no-brainer. Just look at life under a Romney/Ryan administration: 12 million new jobs, Medicare and Social Security will be preserved and strengthened, national defense will be made stronger, all the good stuff about Obamacare will be maintained but at zero cost (or just opt for free health care … drop your medical insurance and go to the ER). Iran, the Taliban, and al-Qaida will be on their knees begging for mercy, all children will have SAT scores in the upper 90 percent, and “America the Beautiful” (as sung by Mitt) will be the most popular song in the Middle East. Also, black and white reruns of “Leave it to Beaver” will be the most popular show on television, gas will cost only 25 cents a gallon (except during gas wars, when it’s free), and North Korea will be our friend. Best of all, I won’t have to pay any income tax and the national debt will be wiped out. Paul Ryan has done the math, and it all adds up. Finally, if this doesn’t sound quite good enough, just send Mitt a Tweet, and he’ll make it better next week.
I’m sorry, President Obama, your message of tough choices and shared sacrifice sounds a bit harsh. Go elephant!
Bill Raker
Edmonds
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