Git the Gumm-ent off our Backs

Every once in a while I get something on the Internet that is worth sharing. Frankly, I wish I had come up with this idea. Since the beginning of our country I know there has been a great divide between pro-government and anti-government forces. George Wallace of Alabama fame used this complaint ingenuiously: "Git the gumm-ent off our backs!" It was a way to stop integration in his state and hopefully the nation. He was right of course--without the power of the Federal government behind integration we would still be a segregated society. How in the world could a President say: "Government is the problem" while he is the leader of the government?? If we take the government out of our lives we will be in bad trouble. Here are the words I wish I had written. I dedicate them to all the Tea-partiers:

In protest, I hereby pledge to abstain from the following socialized programs:

•Social Security •Medicare/Medicaid •State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) ... See More•Police, Fire, and Emergency Services •US Postal Service •Roads and Highways •Air Travel (regulated by the socialist FAA) •The US Railway System •Public Subways and Metro Systems •Public Bus and Lightrail Systems •Rest Areas on Highways •Sidewalks •All Government-Funded Local/State Projects •Public Water and Sewer Services (goodbye socialist toilet, shower, dishwasher, kitchen sink, outdoor hose!) •Public and State Universities and Colleges •Public Primary and Secondary Schools •Sesame Street •Publicly Funded Anti-Drug Use Education for Children •Public Museums •Libraries •Public Parks and Beaches •State and National Parks •Public Zoos •Unemployment Insurance •Municipal Garbage and Recycling Services •Treatment at Any Hospital or Clinic That Ever Received Funding From Local, State or Federal Government (pretty much all of them) •Medical Services and Medications That Were Created or Derived From Any Government Grant or Research Funding (again, pretty much all of them) •Socialist Byproducts of Government Investment Such as Duct Tape and Velcro (Nazi-NASA Inventions) •Use of the Internets, email, and networked computers, as the DoD's ARPANET was the basis for subsequent computer networking •Foodstuffs, Meats, Produce and Crops That Were Grown With, Fed With, Raised With or That Contain Inputs From Crops Grown With Government Subsidies •Clothing Made from Crops (e.g. cotton) That Were Grown With or That Contain Inputs From Government SubsidiesIf a veteran of the government-run socialist US military, I will forego my VA benefits and insist on paying for my own medical careI will not tour socialist government buildings like the Capitol in Washington, D.C.I pledge to never take myself, my family, or my children on a tour of the following types of socialist locations, including but not limited to: •Smithsonian Museums such as the Air and Space Museum or Museum of American History •The socialist Washington, Lincoln, and Jefferson Monuments •The government-operated Statue of Liberty •The Grand Canyon •The socialist World War II and Vietnam Veterans Memorials •The government-run socialist-propaganda location known as Arlington National Cemetery •All other public-funded socialist sites, whether it be in my state or in Washington, DC Thank you for your support.