Barack Obama… Just Like Me?

Posted by Lorren on July 28, 2010

The Obama family, evidently, is taking their fourth vacation in a month. Maybe he read my Ultimate Road Trip web page and was inspired. Did he drive in a car and stay at relative’s homes like I did? He probably worked on vacation like I did…

Obama says that he’s just like me. “We’re just not that far removed from what most Americans are going through. I mean, it was only a few years ago when we had high credit card balances…”

Really? Is that supposed to make you like me? Is that how you relate to the dregs of society like me?

Perhaps Barack Obama hasn’t heard of Dave Ramsey. I have to tell you, people of my income level can’t afford to have high credit card balances. It takes most of my income to pay for the food, rent, the car payment, and electric bill. I don’t have money left over to waste on credit card payments too. That’s why I don’t buy crap I can’t afford.

Wait, I take that back. I do have one discretionary item that I pay for. I send my kids to gymnastics class. Although the 3-bedroom house that we live in does cost $500 less than the average 3-bedroom apartment in Phoenix, and we don’t pay for cable, trash, or water, so I guess that’s okay.

Wait… I forgot… I’m an oppressor, according to the Weather Underground… because I don’t believe in being a victim. I believe in hard work. That must be why I don’t have those high credit card bills the Obamas once had. Poor Obama and his family are oppressed by me, the non-credit card owning people. Mwa ha ha!

I know lots of people that don’t have credit cards. Having high credit card bills (once upon a time) doesn’t make you like the people. Wait… most of my friends believe in working hard too… maybe they’re also oppressors.