THE DEATH OF A FRIEND

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Mr. Common sense.

Mr Sense had been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic shenanigans.

He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as fairness and truth. Common sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (parents, not children are in charge).

His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well meaning but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harrassment for kissing a classmate on the cheek, teens suspended from school for using a mouthmash after lunch, and a teacher fired for reprimanding a unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Mr. Senses health declined even further when schools were required were get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student but could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Finally , Common Sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband, churches became businesses, and criminals received better treatment than the victims.

Common Sense could not go on when the leaders passed an important 2,000-page health care bill without knowing what was in it. The Speaker of the house informed the public that the contents of the bill would be known after the bill was passed. And in another instance those very same leaders gave a standing ovation to a foreign president after he objected to one of our United States enforcing federal law.

With his final breath, Common Sense asked why half the citizens of the United States do not pay ANY income taxes while the other half pays it all.

Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents Truth and Trust, his wife Discretion, his daughter Responsibility, and his son Reason. He is survived by two stepbrothers, My Rights and Ima Whiner.

Sadly, not too many people attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

Not sure who to credit this to; it was in the Daily Sun Telegram, San Bernardino Ca. under "Slice of wry",

I thought it was appropriate for these times.