Take Down The Feeder
      



          I bought a bird  feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it
     with seed. What a beauty  of a bird feeder it is, I  thought to myself
     as I  filled it lovingly with seed.  Within  a week we had hundreds of
     birds  taking advantage  of the  continuous  flow of  free and  easily
     accessible food.   But then  the birds started  building nests  in the
     boards of  the patio, above the table, and next to the barbecue.  Then
     came the poop. It was everywhere:  on the patio tile, the chairs,  the
     table; everywhere!   Then some  of the birds  turned mean. They  would
     dive  bomb me and try to peck me even  though I had fed them out of my
     own pocket.  And other birds were boisterous and loud. They sat on the
     feeder and squawked and screamed at all hours of the day and night and
     demanded that I  fill it when  it got low on  food.  After a  while, I
     couldn't even sit  on my own  back porch anymore.  So I took down  the
     bird feeder and  in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their
     mess and took down the  many nests they had built all  over the patio.
     Soon, the back yard was  like it used to be; quiet, serene  and no one
     demanding their rights to a free meal.

          Now let's  see.  Our  government gives out free  food, subsidized
     housing, free medical care, and  free education and allows anyone born
     here to  be  an automatic  citizen.  Then  the illegals  came  by  the
     millions.  Suddenly  our taxes went up to pay for free services; small
     apartments are housing 5 families; you have to wait 6 hours to be seen
     by an emergency  room doctor; your child's  2nd grade class  is behind
     other schools because over half  the class doesn't speak English. Corn
     Flakes now come in  a bilingual box; I have to "press  one" to hear my
     bank talk to  me in English, and  people waving flags other  than "Old
     Glory"  are squawking  and screaming  in the  streets, demanding  more
     rights and  free liberties.  Just my opinion,  but maybe it's time for
     the  government to take down  the bird feeder.   If you agree, pass it
     on; if not, continue cleaning up the poop.