THE CONGRESSIONAL CHRISTMAS GIFT THIS YEAR IS A REJECT!

THE CONGRESSIONAL CHRISTMAS GIFT THIS YEAR IS A REJECT!
By: The Speaker in the House
Claudia Roazen

We all have had Christmas and Hanukah gifts that we accept and politely smile and show thanks to the giver, while thinking in our private thoughts “What were they thinking when they bought me this?” It is called in my family a “reject” gift. Yet, in the holiday spirit of giving we were all taught that it is not the gift but the thought that matters and counts. It is not only impolite but small-minded to let someone know that you are disappointed or displeased with their festively wrapped token even while you are secretly hoping to exchange it at the store on your first available opportunity. Interestingly however, as young children we are also taught to believe in Santa Claus and the song about him, ‘SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN’ and how we needed to be good to get a present and especially good if we wanted to get that especially sought after gift. Bad behaving children got coal in their stockings instead of toys and gifts they hoped to receive.

Apparently, the President, the Senate Democrats and House Democrats believed that most of us Americans behaved badly this Christmas season and therefore left us tax bills in our Christmas stockings in the form of Health Care Reform. Ignoring the poll numbers, ignoring the tight economic times and ignoring the worry and displeasure of the majority of Americans that our Country’s debt is already too high, they passed and wrapped up this piece of legislation and placed it under the tree before leaving for their Holiday break. What were they thinking? Where can we return this gift? What did the majority of us do to deserve this lump of coal in our stocking?
Well, given the fact that we heard the Speaker Of The House Nancy Pelosi call town hall voices of dissent un-American Americans, I guess we were bad. I also think that our President’s latest polling numbers fell and again most American were responsible for that, and we were bad. You might also say that the Tea Party rallies throughout the year at different cities across the country were Americans pouting, crying and shouting knowing Santa was coming to town, and we were bad.
So…most Americans did not want Health Care Reform to be quickly decided and railroaded passed a long and necessary debate with only one party’s voice (Democrats) writing the legislation but what else is new since we gave Democrats the Presidency and the majority in 2008. We have many unwanted gifts this year from Washington from the Stimulus Plan to now Health Care Reform.
I hate to look a gift horse in the mouth and undo all my gracious social upbringing but this Santa Congress deserves to be told that its gifts are rejects and its naughty and nice lists are upside down.
I’m making a new list and checking it twice and making sure that those Democrats and any line crossing Republicans will get what they deserve at the ballot box in 2010, Ho…Ho…Ho!