And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the

people of the land called America , having lost their

morals, their work initiative, and their will to defend

their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that

person known as "The One."



He emerged from the vapors with a message that

had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people,

telling them, "I am sent to save you. My lack of

experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous

ego, and my association with evil doers are of no

consequence. For I shall save you with Hope and

Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout

the land that he who preceded me is evil, that he

has defiled the nation, and that all he has built

must be destroyed."



And the people rejoiced, for even though they

knew not what "The One" would do, he had

promised that he would bring change, and they

proclaimed,"Yes, We Can."



And "The One" said "We live in the greatest country in the world.
Help me change everything about it!"



And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Change is good!"



Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats."

---- And the people said "Sock it to them!" ---- and

"Redistribute their wealth."



And then He said, "Redistribution of wealth is good

for everybody."



And the people said, "Show us the money!"



And Joe the plumber asked, "Are you kidding me?

You're going to steal my money and give it to the

deadbeats??"



And "The One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records

were hacked, publicized, and ridiculed; though no crime could be
found.


One lone reporter asked, "That shouldn't be; isn't

that Marxist policy?"



And she was banished from the kingdom!



Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations

experience and having zero military experience or

knowledge, how will you deal with radical

terrorists?"



And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with them

and talk kindly to them and show them how nice

we really are; and they will forget that they ever

wanted to kill us all!"



And the people said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at

last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars

for the people!"



Then "The One" said, "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes."



And one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay

ANY taxes."



So "The One" said, "Then I shall give you some of

the taxes the fat-cats pay!"



And the people said, "Hallelujah!! Show us the

money!"



Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains

when you sell your homes!"



And the people yawned and the already slumping

housing market fully collapsed.



And He said, "I shall mandate employer-funded

health care for EVERY worker and raise the

minimum wage, and lower the white collar wage.

And I shall also give every person unlimited

healthcare and medicine and even transportation

to the free clinics."



And the people said, "Give me some of that!"



Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who

ship jobs overseas."



And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"



Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal

industry, and perhaps even the oil industry

(Cap & Trade/Carbon Tax) and though electricity

rates will skyrocket, we shall soon build wind

farms and solar power stations and drive green

cars that I shall mandate in Detroit !"



And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no

more coal! But we don't care for that part about

higher electric rates."



So "The One" said, "Not to worry. If your rebate

($10/week) isn't enough to cover your extra

expenses ($3,000/year), we shall bail you out.

Just sign up with ACORN and your troubles are

over! Only the fat cats will have to pay."



Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned

and slighted. Let's grant them amnesty, Social

Security, free education, free lunches, free

medical care, bilingual signs and guaranteed

housing...."



And the people said, "Hallelujah!!" And they made

him King!



And so it came to pass that employers, facing

spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their

prices and laid off workers; though they sold much

less of their products.



Others simply gave up and went out of business,

and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped

from a cliff. The banking industry was destroyed.

Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the

people were without a means of support.



So "The One" again blamed the prior administration, extended

unemployment benefits to a year, bailed out his favorite banks, and
then
took over the banks and auto industries.



"The One" said, "I am the "The One" - The Messiah - and I'm here to

save you! We shall just print more money so the government will have

enough! Surely one trillion dollars will make everyone happy."



And immediately the Fed complied and the money

presses roared.



And China reconsidered their one trillion dollars of

loans to the US , and threatened to call in their

debts.



Other foreign trading partners said unto "The

One," "Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a

pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more...

for everything... as your dollar becomes worth

less."



And the people said, "Wait a minute. That is

unfair!!"



And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic

programs you have embraced."



"Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a

second-rate power. What factories are not owned

by your government are owned by us. Now you

shall play by our rules!"



And "The One" said, "Americans are arrogant,

divisive, and derisive! We will listen."



And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have

we done?"



But yea verily, it was too late. The people eventually set upon "The

One" and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. But the

once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were
without
sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change that "The One" had
given
them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them from within,
and
like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.



And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish,

"Give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!"



But it was too late, and the once-glorious "Home of

the Brave and Land of the Free" was no more.



You may think this is a fairy tale, but it is not. It is

happening RIGHT NOW.