The Ship Of State is Like A Cruise Ship

I have been gone as you can tell by the gap in postings. I was on a cruise ship from Galveston TX to the Bahamas and back. It was a great trip except for the fact that there were two channels of CNN on the room TV and none of FOX. But it gave me a perspective on the news that I hadn't seen before.

I now realize that the Ship of State is very much like a cruise ship.

1st, Its expensive to run.

2nd, You have no control of where it is going. That is all up to the Capitan/President

3rd, When things get rough, people get sick. On the Cruise ship there is health care but it is expensive, just like ObamaCare!

4th, Things are being "dumbed down" on cruise ships, they are catering to the "trailer trash" In the old days of cruising no one went out in the evening without being dressed properly. Today being dressed properly seems to mean that your genitalia are covered. The Ship of State is also catering to the lowest classes by stealing from those that have earned it. Now I have no problem with taking care of the poor and the disadvantaged, but I do have a problem with taking care of the foolish and lazy, like letting them into the dinning room in flip flops and a tank top because, "We have to or they will complain and it will be bad for our image." Personally, I think the image that they have dumbed down to is already "bad".

5th, They are cutting the benefits while increasing the cost on the Ship of State, just as they are on cruise ships. There is no more "Midnight Buffet", they charge you for soft drinks, and most of the services have gone sky high. At the same time, the cost of a cruise is going up. On the Ship of State the cost is going up, 3 trillion a year, and the benefits are shrinking. Yes, the benefits need to shrink but that SHOULD result in reduced cost.

6th, They are getting the "cradle to the grave" affliction. In the old days the Bananas Foster, Cherries Jubilee, and Baked Alaska were accompanied by flames, lots of flames. Today they have no flaming desserts because, "Its dangerous". Funny , I never heard of a single ship that was set on fire by a flabe dessert? But somewhere along the way, some lawyer thought we needed protection, so no more fun at dessert. Just like the Ship of State making sure you are free from the consequences of your actions whether its paying for your stock market losses or making sure that your smoking caused diseases are fully cared for.

And finally, this is an old navy joke. If you don't know the joke ask an old sailor. Cruise ships don't have wheels like the Ship of State doesn't. But if someone on the Ship of State tells you to look out the porthole to see the wheels on the ship, you are getting ready to get screwed.

Jim Isbell
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