MY NAME IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND I HAVE A PROBLEM!

            MY NAME IS THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND I HAVE A PROBLEM!       
          
          I HAVE REALLY BEEN WORKED UP OVER THE VOTE TO RAISE THE DEBT CEILING. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT MY PAST PROBLEMS WITH CREDIT CARDS. I HAD CREDIT CARDS AT ALL THE DEPARTMENT STORES, FIVE DIFFERENT VISAS, 2 MASTERCARDS~OH I COULD DEFINITELY "MASTER ALL OF THE POSSIBILITIES," AS THE COMMERCIAL ALWAYS SAID! IT WAS A VERY EXCITING DAY WHEN I GOT MY FIRST CREDIT CARD! I WAS SO PROUD! I HAD ARRIVED! I WAS A GROWN~UP NOW! THINGS WERE REALLY LOOKING UP.
        IT STARTED OUT SMALL, JUST A $250 LIMIT, BUT IT WAS CREDIT! I HAD EARNED TRUST. I MADE EVEY PAYMENT ON TIME, NOT JUST THE MINIMUM, NO I PAID THE BALANCE OFF EVERY MONTH. SOON I HAD A TRIPLE AAA CREDIT RATING AND THE OFFERS FOR MORE CARDS STARTED COMING IN. IT WAS SIMPLE! JUST SIGN THE ENCLOSED FORM AND YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED! IT WAS A VERY "HEADY" FEELING. I WORKED EIGHT TO TWELVE HOUR DAYS SO I WAS SURE I COULD MAKE THE PAYMENTS. IT WAS MUCH EASIER THAN CARRYING CASH SINCE  EVERYWHERE YOU GO THEY ACCEPT VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS. I HAD 'EM ALL.
     FUNNY HOW IT HAPPENS, BUT SOON I FOUND MYSELF USING ALL OF MY CARDS, ALL OF THE TIME, EVERY MONTH AND YOU GUESSED IT! I WAS MAXED OUT! THINGS WERE A LITTLE TIGHT BUT MY INCOME WAS GOOD ENOUGH AND I COULD STILL MAKE THE PAYMENTS EVERY MONTH, MAYBE NOT THE ENTIRE BALANCE, BUT I NEVER MISSED A PAYMENT.
     THAN DISASTER HIT! I BECAME VERY ILL AND MY DOCTOR GAVE ME AN ULTIMATUM. I EITHER HAD TO QUIT OR I WOULD DIE! WELL THAT WAS A NO BRAINER! EXCEPT FOR ONE THING~ I NO LONGER HAD AN INCOME OF ANY KIND!  BUT I STILL HAD AVAILABLE CREDIT! I HAD NEVER BEEN WITHOUT WORK SINCE I WAS TWELVE YEARS OLD SO I WAS SURE THAT I COULD FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. INSTEAD OF CUTTING UP MY CHERISHED CREDIT CARDS, I KEPT USING THEM. I TOOK OUT ADVANCES JUST TO MAKE MY PAYMENTS. I WAS GOING CRAZY! BUT I KEPT UP THE CHARADE FOR QUITE A LONG TIME.
       EVENTUALLY I JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE STRENGTH TO MANAGE ALL THE STRESS ONCE I HAD BECOME SO OVER-EXTENDED. I WAS BECOMING SICKER AND SICKER BY THE DAY. I TRIED TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH MY CREDITORS AND I WAS ABLE TO STALL FOR A SHORT TIME. BUT AS THE SAYING GOES, "THE REPO MAN COMETH!" AND SO DO THE COLLECTION AGENCY NOTICES, ALONG WITH THE THREATS OF LAWSUITS, ETC.
       NOW THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED THE PROBLEMS THAT COME WITH THE ABUSE OF CREDIT, MY POINT IS THIS. THE GOVERNMENT IS IN A HEAP OF TROUBLE! WE OWE CHINA SO MUCH MONEY IT'S SCARY! THE UNITED STATES IS OVER-EXTENDED!!! HELLOOOOOO!!! AND NOW CONGRESS IS CONTEMPLATING RAISING THE DEBT CEILING??!!! THAT'S JUST AS BAD AS ME PAYING MY CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS WITH MY CREDIT CARD ADVANCES! STOP THE INSANITY! THE U.S ECONOMY IS SICK AND AT THIS POINT IN TIME THEY HAVE NOT FOUND AN ANTI-BIOTIC TO CURE IT! WE HAVE COME TO THE POINT THAT THE DOCTOR IS SAYING EITHER QUIT OR YOU WILL DIE! OUR NATION IS AT A CROSS- ROADS!
      DID NO ONE IN WASHINGTON LISTEN ON NOVEMBER 2ND?? CONGRESS BETTER GET A CLUE! IF WE DON'T GET SATISFACTION FROM THE PEOPLE WE PUT IN OFFICE ON NOVEMBER 2ND THEY WILL FIND THEMSELVES CALLED TO THE CARPET AND FIRED REAL FAST!!!       
       MR. PRESIDENT, WE DON'T WANT YOUR PROGRESSIVE AGENDA! WE CAN'T AFFORD ALL OF YOUR SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS! WE LIKE OUR FREEDOMS! WE LOVE OUR COUNTRY! TELL CONGRESS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND! TELL CHINA'S PRESIDENT, POLITELY OF COURSE, TO KISS OUR ASS! THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JUST JOINED AA! WE ADMIT WE HAVE A PROBLEM! WE JUST ENTERED RE-HAB!!!