[Vision2020] reefer madness
Joan Opyr
auntiestablishment@hotmail.com
Wed, 5 May 2004 16:35:14 -0700
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No, no, no. I'm sorry Melynda, Scott, Brad and Carl, but I've had a few =
minutes to think about it, and I've decided that Pat is right. The Clint=
on era really sucked. That long, sustained economic expansion, the low u=
nemployment rate, our ridiculously good relations with our friends and al=
lies . . . yuck! Phooey! Ick! So Clinton brokered a peace agreement in=
Northern Ireland. Who asked him? Lest we forget, under the odious Blow=
-job Bill, we had to cope with the horror of federal budget surpluses. A=
ll those trillions of dollars just lying around loose . . . they were bur=
ning a hole in our collective pocket. We *needed* to blow the entire sur=
plus on tax cuts for the wealthy and then dig ourselves into a further fi=
ve trillion dollar hole. Otherwise, we might now be experiencing that aw=
ful feeling of comfort and security that comes from being able to pay you=
r bills.
Well, forget peace. Forget security. Just say no to all of that Clinton=
-era fiscal discipline. Say, "Kiss my ass, Rubinomics; I'm a Halliburton=
whore! Give me fear! Give me uncertainty! Give me higher oil prices, =
a weak dollar, a huge trade deficit, jobs outsourcing, dirty air and dirt=
y water, and, hey, bartender, put all of that dirty water in a dirty glas=
s and put it on my tab." =20
Or, rather, put it on my kids' tab, or my grandkids' tab, or my great-gra=
ndkids'. Because, really, who gives a damn about them? It's the high li=
fe for me. I'm going to take my tax cut and buy a Winnebago and put one =
of those "Spending my kids' inheritance" stickers on it. Yeah! Won't th=
at be a laugh? The existentialists were right: it's much more exciting t=
o live on the edge of the abyss. Thank God almighty for George W. Bush. =
At last we have a President who runs the federal budget like a Meth-head=
runs a stolen Visa card.
Of course, what would make this move to Bush-style existentialism complet=
e is if we spent what's left of the Social Security Trust Fund on a reall=
y big joint. I mean an enormous Bob Marley spliff; a doobie the size of =
a Greyhound bus; the Taj Mahal of reefers. Then, we could lie back in ou=
r Winnebagos and watch "Up in Smoke" and "Strange Brew" on our giant flat=
-screen TVs with stereo surround sound and built-in DVD player over, and =
over, and over again until our fat, selfish, ignorant heads explode. =20
Unless, that is, someone revives Laser Floyd and it's, like, really, real=
ly close and we don't have to drive too far to see it because we're, like=
, totally wrecked. =20
Cheech & Chong in 2004,
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t, Brad and Carl, but I've had a few minutes to think about it, and =
I've decided that Pat is right. The Clinton era real=
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to cope with the horror of federal budget surpluses.<SPAN style=3D"mso-sp=
acerun: yes"> </SPAN>All those trillions of dollars just lying arou=
nd loose . . . they were burning a hole in our collective pocke=
t. We *needed* to blow the entire surplus on tax cuts for=
the wealthy and then dig ourselves into a further five trillion dol=
lar hole. Otherwise, we might now be experiencing that aw=
ful feeling of comfort and security that comes from being able to pa=
y your bills.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D3><=
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rty water in a dirty glass and put it on my tab."<SPAN style=3D"mso-=
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><SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"></SPAN>Or, rather, put it on my kids' =
tab, or my grandkids' tab, or my great-grandkids'.<SPAN style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes"> Because, really, w</SPAN>ho gives a damn about=
them?<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> It's the high life for me.=
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ut one of those "Spending my kids' inheritance" stickers on it.<SPAN styl=
e=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Yeah!<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: y=
es"> Won't that be a laugh? </SPAN></FONT></FONT><FONT size=3D=
3><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">The existentialists were right: it's muc=
h more exciting to live on the edge of the abyss.<SPAN style=3D=
"mso-spacerun: yes"> T</SPAN>hank God almighty for George W. B=
ush.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>At last we have a Pre=
sident who runs the federal budget like a Meth-head runs a stolen Visa ca=
rd.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Ro=
man" size=3D3>Of course, what would make this move to Bush-style existent=
ialism complete is if we spent what's left of the Social Security Tr=
ust Fund on a really big joint. I mean an enormous Bob Ma=
rley spliff; a doobie the size of a Greyhound bus; the Taj Mahal of reefe=
rs.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Then, we could lie bac=
k in our Winnebagos and watch "Up in Smoke" and "Strange Brew" =
on our giant flat-screen TVs with stereo surround sound and built-in DVD =
player over, and over, and over again until our fat, selfish, ignorant he=
ads explode. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=
=3D3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Unl=
ess, that is, someone revives Laser Floyd and it's, like, reall=
y, really close and we don't have to drive too far to see it because=
we're, like, totally wrecked. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>=
<FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Cheech & Chong in 2004,</FONT=
></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D3>Joan Opyr/Auntie Est=
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