[/caption]It was the post before Christmas, and all through the house.....
Nah. Sorry, I'm really bad at rhyming things so I'm not even going to try. Almost as bad as my singing ;)
Just got back from the mall and man, what a difference.
Last year everyone seemed in the doldrums and things were quiet at the mall. People were browsing but not buying. People were pessimistic. They couldn't see things getting any better: all they could see in the future were more taxes, less jobs, more government intervention in their lives.
But then, the people woke up. They saw what was happening, and stood up and protested. They came out in droves, they came out in buses, they came out in cars, they stood in front of capital buildings everywhere and said: No! No! No!
And in November, they did the same in the polling booth.
What a difference it made. We felt that, even a little bit, we gained some control back from this marauding monster of a state. So what happened next?
- The markets started roaring - they heard the call
- Businesses started thinking about hiring again
- Retailers sensed the new optimism in the air
- People who had been out of work for months and months started landing jobs
And we the people started to see a light at the end of this long dark tunnel again. So what did we do? We shopped, and we shopped, and we shopped, till we couldn't shop any more. And we are still shopping now, on Christmas Eve.
For many, this will be the merriest Christmas they will have seen for a while. So they are out buying presents for the big and the small. They are seeing the light, the future is bright, and only because we said No! No! No!
So when Santa comes tonight, to give us our presents and say Ho! Ho! Ho!, while theres still much to be done, let pat ourselves on the back. We done good, so far.
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to everyone...!
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