Neckcarjim's Blog

For what? For determining what other countries believe is fine and what is not fine before the we in the United States make any lifestyle changes or other weighty decisions.

Before that huge crowd in Portland, Oregon this past weekend The Messiah told the believers that "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK."

Hold on, Obama? What am I missing here? On what particular calendar day did it suddenly become necessary for me to seek the approval of any Euro-weenie nation before I decided what car I was going to drive? And to what international body do I apply for permission to eat? Also ... is there some Internet site I need to visit to determine where I set my home thermostat on any given day?

Look, this is just too complicated for me. I just can't be expected to find my way through the maze of international relations for help in deciding what car to buy, what to have for lunch, and how cold I can have my home on a hot summer day. I'm sorry, Mr. Obama, but you're just going to have to help out dumb Americans like me. We'll need some huge government agency – perhaps even a cabinet-level department – to poll the nations of the world on a continuing basis in order to set the parameters for what we, as Americans, can and can do with our own money and our own lives inside our own homes.

You know, it used to be that we pretty much accepted the idea that we could do anything we want in our private lives, as long as we weren't violating someone else's right to life, liberty or property. What a wonderful new world President Obama is going to usher in for us. America – Americans – seeking permission for basically everything we do.

Don't want the world pissed off at us now, do we?