The email concludes that every time Mr. Obama spoke during the campaign, he was promising ice cream, and some 52% of the voters responded like those third-graders. The other 48% of us, however, recognize that we will be "feeding the cow" and "cleaning up the mess."

The first "mess" we had was the "bailout" that passed even before the election. Now we have the "stimulus package" that has passed both houses of Congress and been signed into law by President Obama. They screamed for ice cream, and ice cream they will receive. Actually, pork-flavored ice cream, which you probably can’t find at that place whose name rhymes with Len and Berry’s. The recipients of the untold gobs of the pork-barrel spending probably find it quite tasty, while those of us who realize what this is doing to our country now, and what it may well do in the future, are getting nauseous from the aroma.

Who delivered "this’ ice cream? Not the young Olivia. The grantor of the "stimulus" treat was President Obama, as in Barack "Candy Man" Obama. We sincerely do not mean disrespect toward our President. As we have said elsewhere numerous times, we wish him, his family , his vice-president and his family, as well as their respective staffs, nothing but the best. We want good things for our country, even if those in power are not those for whom we voted.

That being said, we are sorely disappointed that with a chance to truly lead, and give us "change we can believe in," we instead got exponential, geometrically expanding, pork-barrel liberal-Democrat out-of-control spending at levels never before seen. Congress and the media have tossed around "billions" and even "trillions" so many times lately, the American public is largely numb to what has happened–at least except for those of us who "have had it up to here" and are ready to say "we’re not gonna take it, anymore"–to borrow a line from Dee Snyder and Twisted Sister [yes, a line from a "head banging" rock song of over twenty years ago is more descriptively accurate than the winning candidate’s campaign slogan from 2008–any irony in that? Maybe not].

President Obama punted. With that chance to truly lead, to show that he is up to the task of addressing the problems facing this country, and moving forward decisively though with measured steps, instead he "punted" to Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, and the cast of characters that comprise the national (liberal) Democrat party. And, wouldn’t you know, Christmas came 10 months early–Uncle Sam, a/k/a Valentine Santa, delivered big time, courtesy of the U. S. Congress ["Coingress"??]–that is, the Democrats in control of both houses of those esteemed bodies. Joined, of course, by those three Senate Republicans, the prestigious firm of "We Sold Our Souls for Pork ‘n Rolls."

As a result, instead of really addressing the problems facing our country, we get a "wish list" to beat all wish lists, payback for various Democrat loyalists, including the "non-partisan" group ACORN, and numerous pet projects of liberal Dems. All that accompanied by a price tag that will exceed trillions that someone, someday is going to have to repay.

What a legacy to leave our grandkids, huh? Some of us thought our grandparents, or parents, were "out of touch" and "old fogies" because they didn’t understand and/or accept our "rock ‘n roll." Geez, what will the future generations think of us? The past generation just didn’t quite get our music or our hair length [they get the last laugh, however, since many of us are now "grey," bald, or headed in those directions (one former "long hair" friend of ours says that baldness, which he now has a taste of, proves that God has a sense of humor)].

Our bunch, on the other hand, have left our children and their children a burden that may crush our country and their freedoms and security along with it. Has anyone noticed that. Does anyone care? Still think a liberal Democrat in the White House and liberal Dems in control of both houses of Congress is a great, "progressive" idea???

If you do think that’s a great idea, just wait–as they say in the commercials (and we said in our audio clip)–"there’s more!" Much, much more, unfortunately. Expect to see an attempt to quash free speech via either the [un]Fairness Doctrine revived, or "localism" expanded [as we addressed in our recent column, "Liberals Killed the Radio Star..."]. Add to that the new union bill that would take away the private ballot when deciding whether or not to unionize. That’s such a bad idea that even George McGovern is against it! Need anyone say more?!?

If there are terrorists who have waited for the opportune time to launch another attack directly on America, we fear that this time is coming, and may be close at hand. Since the bunch in control in Washington are spending their time passing pork-barrel spending projects at hugely obese levels, and may next try to take away workers’ right to a secret ballot, we doubt there is much attention being paid to our insecure borders and national security. The nightmare of suicide bombs–or even worse events–happening on American soil may be closer than ever to reality.

Just remember, America. Bombs don’t discriminate. They kill and maim any that are in their path. When we were growing up, we could not have imagined terrorists running free enough–in the land of the free and the home of the brave–to set off bombs or decimate cities with horrific forms of illicit warfare. With the lack of leadership in Washington, as clearly exhibited in this latest masquerade of a "stimulus" package, we fear that such days of doom are closer than ever. We are not "prophets of doom." But, we don’t want to be victims of that, either.