"Hide!! Monsters!! Run!!!"

Before I had my two dogs, Simon & Garfunkel, I had Charlie. In the past, I have written about Charlie; he really was my "best friend" of the four-legged variety. Charlie was impressive, tipping the scale near 120 lbs., yet he didn't have a vicious bone in his body. Oh he had a big bark that could scare anybody, but all he really wanted to do was "get the ball" and play endlessly. This giant Labrador made me laugh on many occasions, because as big as he was, he was scared to death of any loud noises, and he would either climb up on my lap, or hide behind the commode in our bathroom as soon as thunder sounded, or a firecracker went off. Charlie was a giant coward when it came to noise.

When I was young, about six or seven, I used to watch "Shock Theatre" on Saturday night; and it scared the pants off of me; horror classics like "Frankenstein" and "Dracula" were the show's regular fare. After the movie was over, I would hide under my covers in anticipation of some unnamed monster that would come during the night to get me. When you're five or six years old, it's okay to be scared by "monsters"; it doesn't apply to well for adults.

Next November, a big "monster" is coming to Washington; the "Election of 2012"; and it is pretty scary for quite a few politicians. A few weeks ago President Obama made his job and tax proposal to a joint session of Congress, and was quite verbose about its immediate passage. The media said he used the phrase "pass it now" seventeen times during the speech urging its passage quickly. Oddly, it seems nobody in Congress is very anxious to pass this program. It seems the program is just another "stimulus" and "tax the rich" bill. Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans are jumping up and down in excitement over additional "stimulus and taxes", especially during an upcoming election season. In fact, no Democrat of note has endorsed Obama's plan; they are "hiding under the covers" hoping it will go away! Obama's plan is just warmed over rhetoric that isn't flying well with the general public. As Obama's approval ratings are plummeting, most of his fellow politicians are very wary of connecting themselves to any Obama policies. More and more economic experts are condemning this "new" proposal, saying it is a recipe for a double-dip recession; something America cannot stand.

November 2012 is coming very quickly, and the upcoming election isn't the only "monster" out there; unchanged unemployment numbers and falling GNP are also stalking the current administration. It may be time for Barack Obama to get out from "under the covers" and "hide under the bed", because THE MONSTERS ARE COMING TO GET YOU!!