After Tuesday, I know what voters want.

[TalkingDog]

Written by the spouse of one of my husband's clan.

baltimoresun.com
After Tuesday, we know what voters want
4:27 PM EDT, November 3, 2010


After devoting long minutes to careful analysis of Tuesday night's election returns, I now know what Americans want:

We want roads and bridges that are always in good condition but do not require tax money for upkeep.

We want world class schools with teachers who are so dedicated that they will work for minimum wage. (Note: the best one should be in my neighborhood)

We want 60-inch plasma TVs that cost $200 and are produced by workers in Ohio making at least $30 per hour.

We want our military to win every war, every heart and every mind, everywhere, at no cost in lives or money.

We want cheap, clean, efficient mass transit that goes through someone else's neighborhood.

We want no-fat triple-decker hamburgers that are good for you and taste great.

We want fast, efficient, friendly government services provided by clerks who work happily for free.

We want "clean" coal and domestic crude that does not produce pollution or require digging or drilling.

We want SUVs that get 100 miles per gallon and produce jobs in Detroit.

We want Social Security benefits to go up and Social Security taxes to go down.

We want cheap labor from legal citizens who don't mind living in poverty.

We want clean drinking water and pristine parks and the right to dump anything, anywhere.

We want colleges that are inexpensive and not too hard but produce world class leaders.

We want football where every hit is brutal but no one gets hurt and baseball where everyone hits 40 home runs but no one uses steroids.

We want government to deliver all these things — then cut taxes and then cut taxes some more. Mostly, we want what we want, and we want it now.

Personally, I want leaders who will tell us frankly that all these things are not possible, that the blessings of infrastructure and education given us by our fathers are wearing out. I want thinkers who can paint a picture of a greater America that could exist in 50 or 100 years, and then unite us with a roadmap to get there. I want America to have a shared vision and an understanding that we all benefit when we all contribute, and that we all suffer when we demand only for ourselves. I want leaders who will tell the truth: that there is no free lunch.

But then, I also want the World Series to end in early October, yet I know that some things are just too grand to even wish for.

Mac Nachlas, Baltimore

Copyright © 2010, The Baltimore Sun

[southerncrone]

1. Excellent.

:thumbsup: :toast:

[TalkingDog]

2. I thought so too. nt

[Dawson Leery]

3. Jimmy Carter to Americans they could not have it both ways.

They ousted him.
To a lesser extent, Gray David told California they couldn't have it all. They to ousted him.

[TalkingDog]

5. Ethics and honesty or political longevity....

I'd take the hit, but then I'm not much of a political creature.

[krispos42]

4. Truth n/t

[grahamhgreen]

6. I SIMPLY WANT US OUT OF IRAQISTAN. MEDICARE FOR ALL. BRING THE JOBS BACK HOME. TAX THE ULTRA RICH.nt

[readmoreoften]

10. +1

[tularetom]

7. I used to want all that stuff when I was young and optimistic

Now I'd settle for free beer.

[pansypoo53219]

8. you forgot the

pony.

[Jade Fox]

9. Seems like Americans are becoming more and more infantile....

I know a few who think just like this article. For them the tether between cause and effect has snapped, and they no longer feel the need to be at all realistic in their demands. Oh, and they are all Limbaugh/Beck conservatives.

[BeFree]

11. Yeah

They feel themselves entitled, but no one else is entitled to the same.

They don't realize just how damned lucky they are to have been born in the US and to be born white, to boot.