Waldo

Trouble Breathing
2004-08-03 19:14:17 (UTC)

My thank you letter to President Bush

Dear Mr. Bush,

I want to thank you for the things that you've done during
your four years in office as President of this wonderful
land called the United States of America ... a place I call
home.

Thank you for obliterating the nation's surplus of
money, and giving some of us a whopping $300 tax
break in your first year in office. I spent most of my
share helping out a friend who's taxes actually
increased and couldn't pay.

Thank you for creating big tax and other financial
incentives for big corporations to cut employee
paychecks and lay off workers, increasing the workload
and stress on those lucky enough to still have jobs.

Thank you for bringing your religious beliefs to my daily
attention and instilling in me what it means to be
constantly "wrong" in life. I think I'm a better person for it
today.

Thank you for helping to take away gay couple's right to
wed. I was really getting tired of attending those happy,
joyous occasions known as weddings.

Thank you for lying to us and leading us into war. If we
had known the truth, maybe then companies like
Halliburton and Enron would surely collapse, and I just
don't have the space in my house to put up an
unemployed oil executive, not until I can get rid of the
dispossessed I've been taking care of with my
wonderful $300.

Thank you for standing up to the world and declaring
our nation's superiority. It's about time we take on the
rest of the world. Besides, I never really wanted to
vacation in other countries without the fear of being
persecuted or held hostage anyway.

Thank you for keeping our troops in Iraq. I'm sure they
needed the vacation from the states, where they've tired
of protecting our own borders. And besides, I know
those Iraqis sure appreciate all the home remodeling
we've done for them.

Thank you for cutting military spending and leaving our
troops out there longer than they need to be. Don't worry
if no one wants to sign up right now. There's always the
draft.

Thank you for ignoring our soldiers and veterans who
served without question in both Iraq and Afganistan. It's
about time that somebody put their foot down and
explain to them that there's simply no budget to heal
their wounds if they're injured or support their families if
they die.

Thank you for wanting to destroy our natural habitats in
Alaska and close our national parks in order to drill for
natural resources. Without them, we'd most surely be
dependent on clean-burning fuels and solar power that
we can't squeeze top dollar for.

Thank you for indirectly sending gasoline prices to all
time highs. It gives me an excuse not to take that
vacation I need badly, and stops me from wasting
money on other consumable goods we need to keep
our economy going.

Thank you for helping to under-fund and undermind
social programs that could benefit our nation's needy. I
didn't mind taking care of my girlfriend for a year on a
limited salary because she couldn't get disability and
had to file bankruptcy. Oh, and I don't mind the
increased crime either. I'd move away, but nowhere is
safe -- especially now that there are payday loan
centers in Beverly Hills.

Thank you for pushing for a nuclear waste dump in my
state, just 100 miles from where I live. I commend you
for ignoring sound science that indicates the land is
volatile and that it could lead to the largest man-made
disaster of all time.

Thank you for appointing an administrative cabinet
made up mostly of people who lie, cheat and hide the
truth from the public. Had you not done that, it would
have surely ruined my belief that the government is a
representation of the people.

And lastly, thank you Mr. Bush for making my choice for
President in 2004 such an easy decision. I'm voting for
John Kerry this year. He's man who isn't necessarily a
savior, or a perhaps the strongest leader. But one thing
is for certain. He isn't you.

And I think he has the support of many others in this
great land, and should win this election, even if you
decide to try and rig it in your favor again.




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