From the Boo Hoo, Poor Me files comes this story, The Obama Orphans: Lost in Transition.
After his happy hour beer, this genial young man dressed in a blue button-down shirt and his late grandfather’s cashmere wool overcoat took the D.C. Metro south, back to the northern Virginia suburbs. Joshua walked to his car, a 1999 Toyota 4-Runner that he had driven from Ohio and which, for the past two months, has been his home.
Well, you bought into the fantasy that Obama was going to change things in Washington, DC and that you would be part of the “Hope and Change” Brigade. Or was it “Hope and Change” Army?
Well, Bunky, Obama is changing things, but not the things you thought. If you’re bummed now, wait until unemployment is in the teens along with interest rates. Wait until he finished destroying what was left of the US manufacturing as more and more companies out source to cut costs and LEGALLY avoid taxes.
The closest thing to the next big thing looks like Organizing for America, or Obama 2.0, or OFA 2.0, or now, just, again, OFA. People like talking about OFA because no one seems to know exactly what it is. OFA does not have its own website, but uses the campaign’s barackobama.com as a portal. A quick google search for “OFA” doesn’t come up with much (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Ohio Florists’ Association) and a few news articles dance around any specifics. The award for truth-through-vagueness goes to the Washington Times, which defined OFA as “a semi-independent political organization.”
“Truth-through-vagueness”, I love that. OFA is just the holding pen for the Obama ’12 campaign where in he and his upper level managers will once again attempt to suck in the gullible “save the world from itself” crowd. Cynically, I suspect they will find many of the same marks as the last time. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” as the proverb goes.
A blogger’s comment on the DNC website summed up the tension neatly: “I want change that extends beyond the Democratic National Committee…I did not support or vote for Democratic candidates, I voted for President Obama.”
Cult of personality anyone?
I’m reminded of the old Looneytoons cartoons, the ones where one of the characters would be morphed into a lollipop and the word “Sucker” would be superimposed on it. You know, like this.
Although on second thought, they are probably more like this. 
In any case, what the got was not what they thought they were going to get.
Umm… two things spring to mind.1) He can afford a beer in DC?2) He could afford to drive to DC from Ohio in a flippin' 4-Runner? Something not known for sipping gas. And pay for parking? (believe me, you have to be local to know the free parking areas… any they are usually always full)Waaa… cry me a river. He prolly could have gotten a hotel room for a month in Ohio for what this trip cost him.
Change you can believe in? Joshua got his change, unfortunately this could be anyone with the way things are going, not just the Obamaites. With Government Motors, Chrysler, the banks, AIG, Freddie/Fannie, the plans to make student loans only available through the Government's Direct Loans program, the only employment option will be with the Government or with one of their Unions. Capitalism is dead and so is the American dream, unless of course you weren't born here then you are all set.
That's the funniest, most heart-warming thing I've read all day. 🙂
Tam, I'm glad I could cheer you up!
I don't suppose you considered the notion that maybe the Bush Administration's previous 8 years in ofice had something to do with the current state of affairs ? Or do you give Obama's first 4 months all the credit ?Keep hoarding that ammo folks……it's keeping it out of the hands of the gang-bangers !Haven't had a shooting in months !The NRA's good for something !DaveO.
I consider that things have slid backwards in Iraq in the last four months, not to mention Afghanistan, that our enemies consider Obama a fool, that he's been lying to everyone as he did in the campaign. He projects weakness, not strength, to our enemies. Which of course is what some Americans think he should be doing. Yes Dave, it's the NRA's fault. IF there was no NRA we'd be as crime free as England, Australia, and most of Europe.
Well at least only our enemies think Obama's a fool (really, do they ?)Our enemies AND allies thought W was a fool so I guess that should be considered an improvement. Right ?"Yes Dave, it's the NRA's fault. IF there was no NRA we'd be as crime free as England, Australia, and most of Europe".You'd just be more likely to get stabbed actually ! But honestly, has anyone else (in EMS or law enforcement) noticed that there's fewer shootings ?DaveO
No Dave, I haven't noticed fewer shootings. I've noticed more shootings, with better accuracy, and ruthlessness not seen previously. No Dave, our allies didn't think W a fool. Nor did our enemies, who actually had some level of fear of him and members of his administration. Our allies not only think O a fool, they know that our enemies do as well. Our allies are justifiably nervous, it's just knaves such as you that think all is going along swimmingly.