The Lesson At The Dome

By Findalis He ascended to the Dome of the Capital, dressed in the holy suit and tie. Upon arrival the assembled chapter of the Congress, the Holy Justices of the land, the members of the anointed Cabinet and guests from near and far, the Anointed One, Wearer of the Mantle of Power, spoke:

I speak not to the assemblage here, but to the nation as a whole, I know of your pain, I have heard your cries of anguish, The child whose college dreams are shattered, The business that is going under, The job that is gone. I will fix that all. This Recession is not My fault, it was the doing of others, It was others that destroyed our Health Care, Schools and Jobs. But I have heard your cries, and I will repair the damage. We will have less, work more, and struggle harder, But we will prevail. I have foreseen all this. The law that I just created was a start, there will be many more like it. There will be jobs, I promise you that. There will be more money in your hand, This 1st of April, on that. I will bring to all the blessings of Health with no cost to you, I will bring to all the blessings of college, that wonderful place, to your children, with no cost to you, I will bring to you the blessings of Wealth, with no cost to you, Through Me we will cure all the problems that we face. I know where the answers lie, Not in the former wizards of the past, but in the new wizards of technology that will be green and good. New wizards that will banish the foreign oil demon back to the gates of Hell, New wizards who when given the right amount of funds, will solve all of our energy needs and clean the environment too. But we cannot wait, we must forge ahead, We must spread the wealth around to all young and old. I will even balance the budget, by 2015, so it is told. I will sit with our enemies and listen to them, Will make the radicals of Islam kneel before all, I will bring peace to the Israelis, Palestinians too, Have sent My envoy Mitchell to bring them the truth too. I have signed the order, We torture no more, And the prison of Gitmo will be gone for ever more. We will deal with the prisoners like the criminals they are, In Our courts and with juries, and I know they will walk. For through Me, All things are possible. For through Me, All things will be made whole. For through Me, Our economy will recover. For I am the Hope and the Change. I will bring us all to the Land of Plenty.

All through the speech, Pelosi the Loud, kept rising in joy like a yo-yo. She guided the assembled in their cheers. After the speech the media hacks, gushed glowing terms over each word the Anointed One spoke. They called it brilliant, enlightened and bold. They clamored over each other, trying to be the first to praise Him. That is until a small voice said:

Wait just a minute! He tells you that He will do all these things. Balancing the budget, Health Care, Education, Jobs and Wealth. And without tax increases, just spend more He said. And if that doesn't work, we will just spend more again. You cannot keep spending like there is no tomorrow. Sooner or later the money will run out. You have to raise taxes, to cover your expenses. This Emperor we have, is telling us lies. We cannot do all this, yet He will try. He will spend so much money, that there will be none left, For the daily running of this nations defense.

The hacks looked around to see who had spoke, in tones that weren't glowing of their Anointed One. They saw to their horror a brave man in the corner. It was none other than the Governor of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal the Prophet. Jindal the prophet, spoke to them of responsibility, Of how this nation needs to start producing its own goods again. Of how this nation needs to spend less and save more. Of how this nation didn't negotiate with our foes. The hacks just smiled and shooed The Prophet away. Then they returned to the glow of the Anointed One. But many in the nation heard the words of Jindal the Prophet. They looked to each other and nodded in agreement. Just wait Anointed One, in just 4 years. This prophet will be singing our praises. For the Anointed One's star is starting to descend. From ratings of 80% now to just 59%. He may not last at this high rate. Especially if the economy tanks. Hope may come to the land, Not without hardship. Change will come, just let it be soon.