“Helicopter Parents” and now a “Helicopter Government”
September 29, 2008 3 Comments
I heard something on cable TV today about the huge problem with “helicopter parents”. When I did some checking about this type of parent I found with a Google search 83,400 possible sites about this topic. And, I found this definition about helicopter parents: “parents who rush in to prevent any harm or failure from befalling their children or let them learn from their mistakes. Parents who swoop in… “
Helicopter parents- and now a helicopter government. I thought I was on to something but alas, there are already 766 sites on Google about this twist in helicopter terms!
As the breaking news keeps flashing up on the screen, as we wait while the cable channels focus on huge closed doors, just waiting for the next group of politicians to file out to appear before a bunch of cameras, we are reminded that we are in a crisis. We sure are!
We have our helicopter government to the rescue. Swooping down to make everything right again. I can almost hear the rotating blades over head.
It’s called an election year folks! There are voters to impress and those hordes of media waiting to be the first to get the scoop. There are polls to be taken. There is gloom and doom to use to scare even the likes of Bill Kristol. There is Warren Buffet to remind us that “God help us” if something isn’t done.
Americans are reminded several times a day that the average person just does not understand such a complex issue as this bail out. The world waits for us to do something!!!
While my concept of a helicopter government has already been thought up by other creative minds it still is quite on target.
Big government, getting bigger every day – and those helicopter noises drowning out the voices of Americans who called, e-mailed, begged and pleaded with their congress members to not support the bail out. Guess that is why the bail out term has been changed to something new. Before an important religious holiday something must be done.
Elected officials rushing into prevent any harm…or so they say.
I may be just one uninformed voter but I say the tax payers of America will be the ones learning from the mistakes. Mistakes made by those who have let politics and greed get us in this mess in the first place.
The average American citizen are going to be the losers. They are the people who may not know every economic or political term but they pay their bills and take care of themselves. These are the people who the government is going to screw. These are the people who are going to be expected to fix the mess that they had no part of making. Accountability has been thrown out the window.
How are we supposed to teach our children accountability when this monumental mess is happening?
I hope the conservative house republicans are standing firm against what much be horrible pressure to cave in. And I hope their districts will reward them for taking the heat and standing up for their convictions!