Once upon a time in the Good Ole USofA our newly elected Presidents had a Problem. When they first walked into the Oval Office, they were at a loss about what to do next. That problem is on the ash heap of history. Our Confused, Do-Nothing, Happy Hour Centered Congress made this problem go away.
Once in office New Presidents often found that the Congress they had to work with will not pass any laws that the New President Proposes.
This is especially true when the Congress is controlled by the Opposition Party and the Opposition Party does not want the New Presidents to get credit for doing anything that might make them look good and result in the Present President getting Re-Elected to become the Continuing Present President.
Also if what the New President proposes does not cost enough money, Congress will be sure to chant, “Dead On Arrival” when the New President’s Proposal first arrives before them because they will not pass any legislation that does cost more money than Congress has available to spend.
Because the New President can’t get Congress to do anything they have started “Passing Laws” by use of use of Executive Orders.
New Presidents who can’t figure out what to do next when they come into office have started filling in the early weeks of their administration by repealing the Executive Orders of their Predecessor.
While this may allow the New President the time to develop a Plan of Action, it causes problems in the Economy. The Executive Orders have sent Misdirection Messages to Budding Entrepreneurs like Peter Fernerk...
Ø Peter saw an Executive Order to make the Twisted Widget the Official Widget of the Good Ole USofA and, then and there, he saw his future.
Ø He spent the last 4 years and all of his capital building a 9 Football Field Sized Manufacturing Plant just outside of Olathe, Kansas to manufacture Twisted Widgets for Patriotic Citizens who are anxious to be Patriotic and show their Patriotic Pride by displaying a Patriotic Twisted Widget on their front porches, their front lawns, in their places of work and as hood ornaments on their cars and trucks.
Ø After 4 years of construction the Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was conducted on January 19th.
Ø That day 5,275 employees marched into their bright futures of making Twisted Widgets knowing that their dreams also had also come true.
Ø Each of them had spent 7 weeks in the 1 Football Field Sized Training Facility located next to the 9 Football Field Sized Manufacturing Plant learning how to assemble Twisted Widgets.
Ø Each employee was pleased as punch (whatever that means) to know that College Educations for their Children, a new Family Home, the family’s Big Screen TV and that Honeymoon they had not been able to afford when they got married 10 years ago were all now going to become reality.
All of the above is thrown on the ash heap of History when on the afternoon of January 20th the New President Canceled the Executive Order to make the Twisted Widget the Official Widget of the Good Ole USofA.
Would I kid u?
Smartfella
Lagniappe: I did not make this up...
In the Blog Posting Above I used the word “employee”. I am old enough to have witnessed the word “Employee” evolving into “Associate” and then to “Team Member” and this actually happened to me (did I say already that I am not making this up?)...
Yesterday I was on the phone and I asked to speak to a Customer Service Representative and I was told, “Certainly, I will be glad to switch you to one of our “Brand Engagement Associates”.
I did the underlining but, if it were possible to underline the spoken word, I am certain she did.
