by B. R. GOWANI
Now the White House website also has the above notice.
“SHUTDOWN – blared the Washington Post headline. None of the powers-that-be could stop a small faction of Republicans in the House of Representatives from shutting down many federal government operations starting on October 1.”
“Usually lapdogs for big business or business lobbies back in their one-party dominated Congressional Districts, this small echo chamber in the House, assisted by some of their ilk in the Senate, have become “mad dogs.” These “mad dogs” do not obey their owners, they embarrass them and make our tepid economic recovery shudder. They shake foreign allies’ confidence in the super-power, whose lawless military Empire budgets are mostly untouched by the shutdown.” TEXT/Ralph Nader/Counterpunch PHOTO/Mirror
what I can
you just tell me to bomb Afghanistan
and I’ll do that
you just tell me to put billions more into financial markets
and I’ll do that
you just tell me to increase economic embargo of Cuba
and I’ll do that
you just tell me to enhance economic sanctions against Iran
and I’ll do that
you just tell me to drone-attack Pakistan
and I’ll do that
you just tell me to overthrow the government of Syria
and I’ll do that
you tell me to create chaos in a big or small country
and I’ll do that
…
because I’m the sole Super Power – I’ve been doing these things for a long time but now I’m the only Super Power and so I can do more to promote “democracy” and my country’s “national interests”
what I can’t
please don’t ask me to take back 800,000 furloughed workers
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to open the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to open the Statue of Liberty in New York
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to open the Grand Canyon In Arizona
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to open the Yellow Stone Park in Wyoming
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to turn on the NASA website
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
please don’t ask me to update the White House website
because I can’t, I’m helpless – no money
…
because few nuts in my own “great country” have made me dysfunctional internally
B. R. Gowani can be reached at brgowani@hotmail.com