America The Abused

America is an abused woman. At least the psyche of her is. The past 16 years have been hard on her. Her man, (The President) hasn't treated her very well.

It all started in 1992. America chose to hitch her wagon to Bill Clinton. He was a smooth talker and made her feel good about herself. He felt her pain and promised the world. Things went well for a while, but then the cracks started to show. There were tricky land deals and her friends were telling her that he was getting around.

Turns out the rumors were true. The President couldn't keep it in his pants and he drug America through some dark days. The lying and parsing of words continued to the point where she almost divorced him (Impeachment). Eventually she took him back and she didn't part ways with him until the pre - appointed time.

A new day dawned in 2001. America's new man was coming to town and he was going to save her from the lousy guy who cheated on her. George Bush was a Christian and could be trusted with her heart and to keep the financial house in order.

Then 9/11 happened. This terrible entity attacked her and America was left realing. For a time George picked up the pieces, held her closely and did his best to make her feel safe. He has kept her safe, the one thing throughout her relationship with him he has successfully managed to do.

But George broke his promises just like Bill did. He cut her taxes, but lacked the discipline to stop the spending. He bought, and bought, and tried to make her feel better by buying her things. What she didn't realize was that these gifts were bought with her money, not his. He too had abused her.

Once again she is looking for a new man. If things stay as they are she will pick the guy who tells her what she wants to hear. She doesn't know much about him and has heard he may have run with a less than desirable crowd in the past.

She doesn't mind that though. All she knows is that he has told her he will sweep her off her feet and fix all her problems. She's desperate to run to his arms because of the way she has been abused by her last two relationships. His promises, as empty as they may be will make her feel better, at least for awhile.

Then the terrible realization will set in. It will happen all over again.