Start with a cage containing five monkeys. Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it.??Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana.??As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all the other monkeys with cold water.??After a while another monkey makes the attempt with the same result; all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water.??Pretty soon when a monkey tries to climb the stairs the other monkeys will try to prevent it.??Now, put the cold water away.??Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.??The new monkey sees the banana and wants to climb the stairs.??To his shock, all the other monkeys attack him.??After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.??Next, remove another of the original five monkeys and replace it with a new one.??The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked.??The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment with enthusiasm.??Likewise, replace a third original monkey with a new one, then a fourth, then the fifth.?Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked.??Most of the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they were not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.??After replacing all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys have ever been sprayed with cold water.??Nevertheless, no monkey ever again approaches the stairs to try for the banana.??Why not???Because as far as they know, that is the way it has always been done around here; and that, my fellow monkeys, is how Congress operates.? ?We need to REPLACE all the original monkeys this November

"WE NOTICED" President Obama: Today I read of your administrations' plan to re-define September 11 as a National Service Day. Sir, it's time we had a talk. During your campaign, Americans watched as you made mockery of our tradition of standing and crossing your heart when the Pledge of Allegiance was spoken. You, out of four people on the stage, were the only one not honoring our tradition. YES, "We noticed." During one of your many speeches, Americans heard you say that you intended to visit all 57 states. We all know that Islam, not America has 57 states. YES, "We noticed." When President Bush leaned over at Ground Zero and gently placed a flower on the memorial, while you nonchalantly tossed your flower onto the pile without leaning over. YES, "We noticed." Every time you apologized to other countries for America 's position on an issue we have wondered why you don't share our pride in this great country. When you have heard foreign leaders berate our country and our beliefs, you have not defended us. In fact, you insulted the British Crown beyond belief. YES, "We noticed." When your pastor of 20 years, "God-damned America " and said that 9/11 was " America 's chickens coming home to roost" and you denied having heard recriminations of that nature, we wondered how that could be. You later disassociated yourself from that church and Pastor Wright because it was politically expedient to do so. YES, "We noticed." When you announced that you would transform America , we wondered why. With all her faults, America is the greatest country on earth. Sir, KEEP THIS IN MIND, "if not for America and the people who built her, you wouldn't be sitting in the White House now." Prior to your election to the highest office in this Country, you were a senator from Illinois and from what we can glean from the records available, not a very remarkable one. YES, "We noticed." All through your campaign and even now, you have surrounded yourself with individuals who are basically unqualified for the positions for which you appointed them. Worse than that, the majority of them are people who, like you, bear no special allegiance, respect, or affection for this country and her traditions. YES, "We noticed." You are 14 months into your term and every morning millions of Americans wake up to a new horror heaped on us by you. You seek to saddle working Americans with a health care/insurance reform package that, along with cap and trade, will bankrupt this nation. YES, "We noticed." We seek, by protesting, to let our representatives know that we are not in favor of these crippling expenditures and we are labeled "un-American","racist", "mob". We wonder how we are supposed to let you know how frustrated we are. You have attempted to make our protests seem isolated and insignificant. Until your appointment, Americans had the right to speak out. YES, "We noticed." On September 11, 2001 there were no Republicans or Democrats, only Americans. And we all grieved together and helped each other in whatever way we could. The attack on 9/11 was carried out because we are Americans. And YES, "We noticed." There were many of us who prayed that as a black president you could help unite this nation. In six months you have done more to destroy this nation than the attack on 9/11. You have failed us. YES, "We noticed." September 11 is a day of remembrance for all Americans. You propose to make 9/11 a "National Service Day".. While we know that you don't share our reverence for 9/11, we pray that history will report your proposal as what it is, a disgrace. YES, "We noticed." You have made a mockery of our Constitution and the office that you hold. You have embarrassed and slighted us in foreign visits and policy. YES, "We noticed." We have noticed all these things. We will deal with you. When Americans come together again, it will be to remove you from office. Take notice.