As I sit with my grandson watching television and flipping through the cartoon channels, I ask him what he wants to watch. I find
Dora the Explorer, but he says no, not that. Then we come to
Bob the Builder and again he says no, so on down the guide we go.
I pause for a few minutes on MSNBC to catch the latest and you guessed it-
Joe the Plumber is holding a nationalized curbside press conference in his driveway.
"this isn't national TV; is it?" Duhhhhh.
If you want your dirty laundry hung out for the world to see, just rub elbows with a politician on the campaign trail. Then it's a given that whatever you have hidden in your closet won't be hidden for long.
And now we get the scuttle that Joe the Plumber-the all-American, tax-paying, every-man-is
not. There are rumors that he is behind on his taxes. He is totally against social security. "I have a mom and dad; I don't need someone telling me what to do with my money". His big concern seems to be whether he will have to pay even higher taxes (not that he has paid any) if he buys the plumbing company that he currently works for and ends up making over $250,000 per year. Thank God he doesn't do plumbing in Arkansas-my plumber has to have a second job to make ends meet and he does exceptionally good work as a plumber; he just doesn't charge an arm and a leg!
I wonder if
Joe's Mom and Dad feel the same way as he about social security? I'm afraid there would be many, many seniors out there that would be lost without their mere pittance of social security-which they are probably glad to get. It's true that many of our elderly didn't pay social security, but now someone has to take care of them and if that takes the younger generations paying in social security; then so be it. We can only hope that social security does not go the way of the stock market (belly up) for future generations.
If
Joe hadn't wanted the rest of the world to know his secrets, he should have avoided advertising on national television. It is well known that the media pecks and scratches until something is dug up besides worms. In this world (unless of course, you were born of the Virgin Mary) you have to learn quickly to keep your head down, your mouth shut, and stay out of the spotlight.
No matter what promotion one side of the political arena comes up with, the other side will dig up the dirty pin that will poke a hole in their bubble. And now they have stooped to using the every-day-working-man as a pawn in their fight for the top. Each party would do well to do their homework before writing their campaign speeches-for who knows;
Bob the Builder may be taking kickbacks from his construction contractors and
Dora the Explorer could very well be writing off her Alaskan cruises as researching new oil drilling possibilities. I'm afraid to hazard what Sponge Bob is up to!!!!
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Sandra E. Graham, author,
AMOS JAKEY and
NICOLINA published by American Book Publishing. I also write book reviews for authors through Book Pleasures. Visit my website for more information on my books that are in print now and reviews I have written.
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