I promised myself I wouldn't watch the State of the Union. It really bothers me to listen to all that rhetoric. But, I did listen to most of it before I couldn't stand it anymore....
Does it irritate you that we fund things abroad and let our own citizens go hungry and without basic necessities? I realize they don't feel the recession in DC like some places around the nation. But, it's their job to know what is happening back at home.
Image via WikipediaFor some pockets of the country, this is truly a full-blown depression. I have seen young women intentionally running in front of cars trying to kill themselves. I saw a homeless man who rigged his bicycle with a get-up to sharpen knives, sleeping on roadsides under an umbrella and sharpening knives for whatever he can get. People here are selling boiled peanuts, tomatoes, fruit and homemade beef jerky on the sides of the roads. People are selling their pets, their boats, their extra cars, their jet skis and so much more. They are having garages sales, sharing housing and vehicles - doing just about anything to survive this crisis. It's rough! To watch the government send money to nations abroad with so many suffering here at home really irks me. Was I the only one who noticed Obama wants to cut DOMESTIC spending--not foreign aide? Can anyone relate to my frustration or is it just me? Talk to me, people...
