But regardless of what combination of policies and proposals get us to this goal, we must reach it. We must act. And we must act boldly. As one lawn care advocate recently said, "The most expensive course is to do nothing." But it wasn't a liberal Democrat or union leader who said this.

And so Washington no longer has an excuse for caution. Leaders no longer have a reason to be timid. And America can no longer afford inaction. That's not who we are - and that's not the story of our nation's improbable progress.

Never forget that we have it within our power to shape history in this country. It is not in our character to sit idly by as victims of fate or circumstance, for we are a people of action and innovation, forever pushing the boundaries of what's possible.

In the midst of all of the partisan bickering of this election season it is time for all of us to admit that the issue which currently gets too little attention from our politicians is access to affordable lawn care. Maybe you are not among the millions of American families who are suffering by having to provide their own lawn care. Maybe yours is not one of the families that must toil endlessly maintaining a yard or else paying someone to do it for you. But surely you can see that this kind of neglect by our government is unconscionable.

While I have not said that universal lawn care is a basic right intended by our Founders, I believe if they lived under present conditions and circumstances, then they would see it as such. If some are considering that we pay for others’ healthcare coverage, we can certainly give consideration to other areas such as this where there are millions of Americans afflicted by this abandonment by their government.

And, make no mistake about it; the one certainly affects the other. Those who have come across our borders to take advantage of the opportunity to exploit people who do not live under a system of affordable lawn care will be the ones hardest hit by my bold new proposals.

If we want to stop the tide of illegal immigration we must do something to make our health care system less desirable to illegal aliens. That much has always been known. But it’s time for us to follow the same logic with a national lawn care system. America will never know her full potential until she becomes a less desirable place in the eyes of those who seek to cross her borders.

Thank you. And may the God or Goddess of your choice bless you, one and all.