From a Distance

There is Harmony, and It Echoes Through the Land

As much as I complain about Washington DC, I should count my blessings I don't live in a country with a criminal government that steals from its citizens and robs them of their livelihoods with complete impunity.  Take for example, Ukraine.  Thuggish government bureaucrats in that country took close to a million dollars from a businessman's bank account because they accused him - without a sliver of evidence - of providing aid to the pro-Russian separatists.  The businessman spent over $100,000 in attorney fees and court costs to prove his innocence of any crime, and even though the government agreed he was innocent, they still kept over $300,000 of the businessman's money.

If Ukraine treats its own citizens this way, I sure won't visit the country.  How does it treat foreigners?

If the above story is true, you shouldn't vacation in Ukraine.  But, I made the whole thing up.  I'm celebrating Brian Williams Day.  This three day weekend I'll be celebrating Barack Obama Day, Hillary Clinton Day, and Washington's Birthday.  So, don't believe anything I write until Monday, unless I say I cut down a cherry tree - sweet gum maybe.

If I took the above story and changed the country to the United States, it would be true for the most part.  The thuggish, lawless IRS took the bank proceeds from a small business owned by an Iraq War veteran, proceeds in excess of $900,000.  The reason the IRS took the money was because bank deposits were made in amounts under $10,000.  Chop the veteran's head off! 

The businessman has spent over $100,000 to recover his money and even though the IRS knows he is guilty of no crime they insist on keeping over $300,000.

In America it's better to be a foreigner than a citizen.

In the Bette Midler song From a Distance, God is watching us from so far away that everything looks peachy.  All I have to say is He's probably doubled His distance since Obama took office.