Shuttin' DEtroit Down

Once in my life I allowed myself to faint. It was a hot and humid day. I had been active and outside for hours. Each breath became more difficult. Each twitch of the smallest muscle required more energy than I could muster. So I sat down on the ground and allowed myself to briefly lose consciousness. It must only have been for a few seconds...but it made all the difference in the world.

I woke up today in a Detroit where even the man I voted for as President just doesn't give a damn about us. And my conclusion? Let's voluntarily shut it down.

How long would it take to get noticed? What if GM, Chrysler, and Ford just stopped production? Completely. How long before the cascading effect of that would reach the steel plants, glass plants, rubber manufacturers, chemical industry, electronics, fabric mills...I'm certain there are more, but I can't think of them right now.

Then, with all these businesses idle, how long before the people who cut the workers' hair...sell the shoes on their kids' feet...change the sheets in the budget motel near Disneyworld where the family is taking an Easter vacation...lose their jobs?

Let's just shut it down and see.

Rick Wagoner was fired by the White House. I don't know if he was doing a good job or not. That is no longer my point. Last time I checked, no bank or insurance president had lost his job in this way. Heck - they even got paid bonuses for their inadequacies. This process has never been played on an even playing field (I still don't know how the bank presidents traveled to DC...) and - apparently - it never will be.

So I say - let's take our ball and go home. You guys in DC think you're so smart? YOU figure out how to keep the country afloat without us. Because we are tired - physically, emotionally, and spiritually - and we're sick to death of being the victims of your double standard.

Gonna faint now. See ya!