Mr. Scarcella's "Prophetic" Warning.

Clair Beck

Oct. 19, 2009

There I sat, thinking about the good time I had last night. Desperately struggling to maintain the enjoyable moments of that "good time" in my thoughts, my consciousness was under a verbal assault. Mr. Scarcella's voice suddenly became dominant. His emphasis was on economic sustainability should the national debt continue to spiral out of control. What on earth was he talking about? How could any of this discussion affect my sheltered, self-centered little world?

Fast forward fifty years. Those "prophetic" lectures to a carefree, egotistical young class of high school seniors has come of age. The debt incurred by our government has indeed undermined our very formidability as the most powerful nation on earth. We stand on the brink of losing all. Life, liberty, pursuit of wealth, property or our own definition of happiness is fast approaching extinction. All primarily brought about by the democratic procedure of voting ourselves largess delivered by our corrupt politicians.

We now await the inevitable eulogies. Regretfully.