Have you ever noticed how politicians of all stripes
never answer any question posed to them with a simple yes or no? Watching our hapless
Secretary of State these past few weeks has been excruciating in this regard.
Whenever he starts answering a reporter’s question, it’s like the voice of the
unseen adults in those Peanuts television specials, “Waa, wa wa wa waaa.” Then
it becomes the Russian Foreign Minister’s turn and his answer takes one
sentence.
But it’s unfair to single out Kerry when practically
everyone in Washington does it. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that they
were paid by the word. So, I would like to offer politicians from all parties a
short tutorial in directness and its many virtues, not the least of which is
clarity, something in short supply at the moment. Below you will find many of
today’s most vexing problems facing our country. Then, you will read what I
think about them, in other words, what I would say to a reporter if asked my
opinion. Then imagine any politician speaking this way.
# Senator Dunnevant, do you think that Obamacare
should be defunded? No.
But, aren’t you against Obamcare? Yes.
Then, why don’t you think it should be defunded? It’s the law and we don’t have the votes.
So, what do you say to your voters who want it
repealed? Win more elections.
#
Senator
Dunnevant, are you troubled at all by the growing influence of Vladimir Putin
and Russia in the Middle East, in particular his growing prestige in Syria? No.
But, aren’t you at all concerned about the rapid
decline of America’s prestige and influence in that strategic part of the
world? Concerned? No. Ecstatic? Yes.
Why would you be ecstatic? I can’t think of two people who deserve each other more than Vladimir
Putin and Bashir Assad.
# Senator Dunnevant, in less than three weeks,
Washington will run out of money to operate the government through the
continuing resolution agreement of this past summer. Would you be willing to
support a raising of the debt limit and an end to sequestration? No.
But Senator, without such an agreement, the
government will have to shut down and most experts believe that the Republican
party will get the blame. That’s not a
question.
Ok. Why are you willing to shut down the government
knowing that your party will get the blame? We
spend way more money than we bring in. So, accordingly, we are broke.
Yes, but what about the blame thing? What about it?
Don’t you worry about your future? No. I worry about the country’s future which
won’t be much of one if we don’t stop spending money we don’t have.
# Senator, what are your views on Gay Marriage? None of the government’s business.
# What about taxes? They are too high and not enough of us pay them.
#
Are
you in favor of granting amnesty for the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants
currently in our country? No.
So, does that mean you’re in favor of rounding up 12
million people and deporting them all? No,that’s
a logistical impossibility.
Then how do you suggest fixing this problem? Allow all of those here to remain here but
deny them the right to ever vote in an American election.
How will that solve the problem? It won’t. But it will remove immigration
policy from the Congressional calendar forever, since without the prospect of
12 million new voters, my Democrat friends will lose interest in the issue.
# One more question Senator, if you were King for a
day and could pass any legislation you wished, what would it be? Term limits.
