their initiative, and their will to defend their liberties, chose as
their Supreme Leader that person known as "The One."

 He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning;
but He hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you."
My lack of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego,
and my association with evil doers are of no consequence.  I shall

save you with hope and change. Go, therefore, and proclaim
throughout the land that he who proceeded me is evil, that he has
defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed.
And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The
One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they believed.

And "The One" said " We live in the greatest country in the world.
Help me change everything about it!"  And the people said,
"Hallelujah! Change is good!"  Then He said, "We are going to tax
the rich fat-cats." And the people said "Sock it to them!" "And
redistribute their wealth." And the people said, "Show us the
money!" And the he said, "redistribution of wealth is good for
everybody."

 And Joe the plumber asked, "Are you kidding me? You're going
to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??" And "The
One" ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were
hacked and publicized.   One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that
Marxist policy?" And she was
banished from the kingdom.
  
 Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience
and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal
And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit
with them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are;
and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!" And the
people  said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat
our weapons into free cars for the people!"
  
 Then "The One" said "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes." And
one, lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes." So "The
One" said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats
pay!"  And the people said, "Hallelujah! Show us the
money!"  Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when
you sell your homes!"

And the people yawned and the slumping
housing market collapsed. And He said. "I shall mandate
employer-funded health care for every worker and raise the minimum
wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and
medicine and transportation to the clinics." And the people said,
"Give me some of that!"  Then he said, "I shall penalize employers
who ship jobs overseas."  And the people said, "Where's my rebate
check?"
  
 Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry
and electricity rates will skyrocket!" And the people said, "Coal
is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that
part about higher electric rates."

So "The One" said, not to worry.
If your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail
you out.  Just sign up with the ACORN and you troubles are over!"
  
 Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted.
Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free
lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed
housing..." And the people said, "Hallelujah!" and they made him
king!
  
 And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs
and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers.
Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank
like unto a rock dropped from a cliff.  The bank banking industry
was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the
people were without a means of support.

 Then "The One" said, "I am the "the One"- The Messiah - and I'm
here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will
have enough!"

But our foreign trading partners said unto Him.
"Wait a minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will
have to pay more... And "The One" said, "Wait a minute. That
is unfair!!"

And the world said, "Neither are these other
idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist
state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
  
 And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?" But
yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon The One and spat
upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung.

 

And the once mighty nation was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given
them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a
whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.

 And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in
anguish, "give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!"