Sitting in traffic on the way home from work tonight, I saw one of the most infuriating yet stupidest bumper stickers I have ever seen. It said "Bad Liberal! No Welfare!" What an asinine statement "no welfare" is. Obviously, the poster of sticker means to oppose all government assistance to the poor which to me indicates that he lacks any empathy at all, and probably should be isolated and studied to determine what factors can lead a human being who is born innocent and without disdain can morph into a being that cannot understand that even poor children deserve to eat.
But I digress. Mostly, this bumper sticker is stupid because "No welfare" sounds like the poster advocates general mayhem and suffering. I wanted to pull up next to the driver and say "So, no welfare? Does that include the general welfare, buddy? Because the text of the U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to tax and spend for the general welfare! So I guess somebody thought that at least some welfare was a good idea?! Huh? Huh?! What do you think about that, you fucking moron!?"
As this nerdy rage built slowly in my chest, a Toyota Prius pulled up next to me. On it's bumper was a "What Would Wellstone Do?" bumper sticker. Suddenly my blood cooled. I guess I don't know what Wellstone would have done in this particular situation, but I was calmed by the reality that there are far more Prius-driving, Wellstone-loving liberals in these parts than there are morons that have taken up an opposition the general welfare.
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Not to digress or anything, but when will the fetus be making an appearance as guest contributor?
ooh- i wanna know the answer to that question too. i think you should assign brownie a specific topic to report on. nothing political. perhaps the weather.
it's weird to write in the third person. a cousin of mine sends out christmas cards supposedly written by the baby or the family dog and it's creepy.
also, the weather is political. ask good sarah. she keeps going to new orleans.
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