Pork

It’s a word that’s flying around left and right. Every place you look, folks are talking about pork. Whatever your opinions on our newest stimulus bill, given to us by the fine folks in our federal government, pork has to be on your mind. Whether you are for the bill, or against it matters not. Nor does it matter if you think it’s something thats actually going to help our economy. It does not matter if you think it’s the greatest thing to happen to America since the McRib. It does not matter if you are like myself confused, about why something that had to be rushed through, so fast that it could not be reviewed, or debated, or else it would be hurting America, sits for three days before it is finally signed. We were told, that if you were either against this, or wanted the whole process slowed down so it could be bipartisan, and thoroughly reviewed, you were un-American. Yet, there it sat, over the entire weekend, and all of Monday, before we finally got it signed. Your thoughts on the whole deal, are lost to a greater cause. A cause that as a patriotic American, I feel need to be addressed. So this America, is what I ask of you. Stop saying the word “pork” with a negative meaning. What has pork ever done to anyone? Pork is delicious. Of all the animals we have to eat, none are as versatile, or delicious as the pig, and the pork it gives us. Stop saying “pork” it makes some of us hungry. Pork is getting a bad rap, because politicians have no creativity. If anything is bad, they call it “pork” or “pork barrell”. I myself can think of nothing more awesome than a barrell full of pork. Can you imagine? A big wood barrell full of pulled pork sandwhiches, ribs, and even bacon? Throw in a few beers and, it sounds like heaven to me. For decades, people refferred to anything our government does that is wastefull, as “pork”. Recently, it has increased, in a dangerous manner. All through the election porocess, pork was the word everyone was throwing out. Now, with the stimulus package on the brink of being signed into birth, pork is being tossed around like it’s going out of style. Why? What has pork ever done to hurt anyone? If someone tells me, I am full of pork, I will take that as a compliment. I could eat pork every day, and recommend to all of you, to do the same. Stop referring to anything that’s bad, or waste full as “pork”. Lets get a new word. Cabbage kind of sucks, (except when served as cole slaw with pulled pork, or saur-kraut with a pork bratwurst) lets use that. Does anyone actually like Coos coos? Lets use one of those, and let pork get back to where it needs to be. In our hearts, on our dinner plates, and in our bellies. I grew up under the nurturing, watchfull eye of the Ohio Pork producers council. Their motto still sticks with me today. ‘Lean, Light, and Low Cost’ Now whats so wastefull about that?