The Night Before Christmas 2008 It was the night before Christmas, and all over the State Foreclosures were happening at an unbelievable rate. From Condo's in Boca to homes in Deland There were families on the street all over the land. The stock market was wild, the dollar was weak And the trading floor in Chicago was no place for the meek. People were crying over their 401K's As their retirement account values slipped quickly away. The middle class families had no money to spare, as they worked like dogs and put gray in their hair, Worrying over bank loans and credit card bills, Trying to make headway up a long endless hill. In the meantime our Congress, that bunch of scholarly rogues, had voted to bail out the banking industry pogues. Then the CEO's of the auto industry said while you're giving out money don't forget about me. We flew all the way to Washington in our private jets, To belly up to the trough and see what we could get. We're in dire straits, we need help today, as we gasp our last breath, before we wither away. As the taxpayers struggled under this impossible load, Congress spent money like they found it in the road. A I sat and pondered the situation I faced, I got up from my chair and thought as I paced. When over the airwaves there arose such a clatter, I turned to the TV to see what was the matter. In living color, High Definition, no less, Obama was saying, "I can put a stop to this mess" "A budget cut there, a tax increase here, And the middle class taxpayers won't be living in fear". "With Geithner in Treasury, Hillary at State, We'll make sure every American has a full plate". "A chicken in every pot, collard greens in every bowl" He smiled very slyly, with a look that was droll. Then he worked himself up to frenzy of speech, "We'll have the economy in shape in 2 weeks". His appointments became rapid, his speech became slurred, But with the economy in chaos, I hung on every word. "Now Clinton, now Schumer," he practically screamed, "On Franks, On Boxer, On Pelosi and Reid" With the markets a mess, and families going broke, I hoped that he could do all the things that he spoke. But in the back of my mind hung shadows of doubt, Can we really trust government to help the taxpayers out? As I watched Obama finish his speech, I thought of hard working people left out in the street And the last thing that I heard, as he faded from sight Was, "You know a Democrat never met a tax he didn't hike" Thanks Miss Nancy Return to index