General Discussion

My story is a fact, and I literally owe my pension to Barack Obama.

When GM went bankrupt many people came to me and said the government should let the company die along with everybody's pension. They said to my face that "someone will buy the company without the extra baggage" of those negotiated union pensions. They agreed with Romney and other Republicans who wanted the UAW gone for good, and like many other Americans, Obama has been nothing if not a brother in arms against the Republican corporate powers that would watch me wither away in abject poverty.

I can tell you first hand that I would have a hard time finding someone at the union hall who agrees with anyone calling for Obama's ouster. My sarcasm is pretty soft core compared to the reaction one could expect from most of my brothers and sisters if someone dared to go to the hall and speak about giving Obama one term because he just isn't quite liberal enough for them.

Now you want me to watch my manners around some weeping hand wringer fretting over a few issues Obama hasn't taken care of, complaining that they never saw all that "hope & change" they were promised?

No I will not. I will volunteer my time and energy to knock on doors, phone bank, and donate as much of that pension Obama saved for me that I can afford to ensure a second term. Many of those UAW members will right there with me. I'll take your dare at the next retiree meeting. I promise I'll go in and tell the story about how some holier than thou democrat on a blog post told me not to be sarcastic to someone who thinks Obama is a disappointment across the board. They could use a little chuckle this time of year.