Time for a name change.

I submit to you that it no longer makes sense to call the Federal Government "UNCLE SAM."

An uncle is that guy you go to when you need a little help. When you need someone to look after you from cradle to grave because you're either unable or unwilling to take care of yourself... well that's when you go to your Dad. Taking care of every single detail of your life is not your Uncle's responsibility, it's your Dad's.

Actually, in point of fact, it's really YOUR responsibility, but since that concept seems to have been laughed out of the room lately, it's time to start thinking of the Federal Government not as an "Uncle", but as "Dad."

Hence, I think it's time to stop calling our Government "Uncle Sam" and to start calling it...

"FATHER SAM."

Who's making up the bumper stickers?