Rapper's Delight

I just got off the phone with my Wonderful Welsh friend.  In the midst of catching each other up on our recent important life events, which centered upon our respective budget cutting jobs and related circumstances, she spoke of a night out with her boss- a man who happens to be the mayor of a large American city (not to be confused with a mayor of a irrelevant, turkey assassinating city).  She mentioned that after a few rounds of bowling and more than a few rounds of drinks, her boss began his oft-revealed love of public displays of rapping.  Her gut reaction was, "Oh my God, this is so American."  I laughed as she relayed the story to me, but then I got to thinking: I like that kind of America.  

I like the America that takes responsibility for balancing budgets, rather than borrowing beyond our means.  

I like the America that values a good night out, as well as, a good performance.

I like the America that takes an active role in the lives of her constituents, rather than passively letting day after day of lame duck status create a pathetic, Washingtonian 'leadership vacuum'.

I like the America when it is a land of possibility, a land of hope and a land that instills the value of syllable-by-syllable knowledge of the Rappers Delight.