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Last month the US government bailed out insurance giant AIG.  85 billion worth of taxpayer dollars spent.  Well, it turns out that right after the governent rescue kicked in, executives of the failed company kicked back.  They held a week long get together at the St. Regis Monarch Beach...where rooms start at more than 400 bucks a night.  AIG's bill for the week -- 500 thousand dollars...including 20 grand for the spa.



Thank-you Congress for giving these poor B A S T A R D S the much needed vacation they obviously needed. I cant wait to see what else the bail-out bill will be affording them. I suspect we can look forward to much of the same from the other financial institutes we as taxpayers CAN buy for them.

BOTTOM LINE IS I REALLY CAN'T WAIT VOTE YOU OUT OF OFFICE

Shouldn't some big CFO's and over paid scam artists be in jail for this financial fall? There should be some serious jail time's handed out.

Most people cannot even envision what $700 BILLION of their tax dollars means.  Here's an example:
 
If you were to amass a fortune of $700 BILLION, you would have to win or earn over 1 million dollars EVERY DAY for ..............

2000 years.
 
Breath takingly SCARY isn't it? 

THE JOB - URINE TEST:

I HAVE TO PASS A URINE TEST FOR MY JOB...SO I AGREE 100%. Like a lot of folks in this state, I have a job. I work, they pay me. I pay my taxes and the government distributes my taxes as it sees fit. In order to get that paycheck, I am required to pass a random urine test with which I have no problem. What I do have a problem with is the distribution of my taxes to people who don't have to pass a urine test. Shouldn't one have to pass a urine test to get a welfare check because I have to pass one to earn it for them? Understand, I have no problem with helping people get back on their feet. I do, on the other hand, have a problem with helping someone sitting on their A S S, doing drugs, while I work...Can you imagine how much money the state would save if people had to pass a urine test to get a public assistance check? Something has to change in this country -- and soon.

The government announced today that its changing its national logo symbol to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while your actually being screwed. Damn it just doesn't get more actuate than that..

'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening?  Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder.  We've got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'Stay the course'

Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America, not the damned 'Titanic' I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the bums out!'

You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore.

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving 'pom-poems' instead of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the 'America' my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about you?

I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have.

The Biggest 'C' is Crisis !

Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis.  It's easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield yourself.  It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A Hell of a Mess. So here's where we stand. We're immersed in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We're running the biggest deficit in the history of the country. We're losing the manufacturing edge to Asia, while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy policy.  Our schools are in trouble. Our borders are like sieves. The middle class is  being squeezed every which way. These are times that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo? We've spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm. Everyone's hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you're going to do the next time.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what are we going to do about it?

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.
I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn't elect you to sit on your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will call them a name? Give me a break.  Why don't you guys show some spine for a change?

Had Enough?

Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope; I believe in America   In my lifetime I've had the privilege of living through some of America's greatest moments I've also experienced some of our worst crises: the 'Great Depression', 'World War II', the 'Korean War', the 'Kennedy Assassination',  the 'Vietnam War', the 1970's oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years culminating with 9/11. If I've learned one thing, it's this:

'You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it's building a better car or building a better future for our children, we all have a role to play. That's the challenge I'm raising in this book. It's a call to 'Action' for people who, like me, believe in America It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close. So let's  shake off the crap and go to work. Let's tell 'em all we've had 'enough.'

believe it or not this comes from Lee Iaccoca, yes the same Lee Iaccoca that brought Chrysler out of demise.

108 CONSECUTIVE WINS says a lot about a team!!!

I watch one of the most exciting games EVER last night. This game was thrilling, emotional and one of the best sporting events I had ever watched. Im talking about Womens Beach Volleyball in Bejing. What a thrilling game that was. It left me wanting so much more when it was over. The Chinese team were able to match us almost point for point which made for a very competive series. Even with the Chinese team leader and all her DRAMA they were no match for us. Nobody can match the best "team" in the world. Misty May and Kerri Walsh won the gold metal for the United States last night and won their 108 consecutive game. WOW 108 wins. I dont ever remember anybody winning 108 straight games in any sporting venue? It sure does make a huge statement.

 

Congratulation to the best team in sports. Misty May and Kerri Walsh for being the only team in vollyball history to win back to back olympic gold metals and for an incredible 108 consecutive wins and mostly for one of the most exciting games I ever did get to watch.

The hypocrisy of the US and NATO - currently occupying Afghanistan, for 7 years now, previously Serbia, where they carved out Kosovo - and the US, currently occupying Iraq, for 4 years now - is astounding. As well as the hate the US / Israeli supremacists have for Russia.The fact is Russia voluntarily gave up its empire (kudos!) and was promised that NATO would not expand into its former territory. These promises have all been broken by the LIARS in the US. This expansion fundamentally threatens Russia - which has been invaded horrifically by France and Germany, the primary NATO members, 3 times, and by the US and many other NATO countries on a smaller scale during the Bolshevik Revolution. Moreover Russia, which has a declining population, has a great number of ethnic Russians separated from her due to the border-crossing that occurred during the Soviet Empire days, and desires to protect them.This is Russia back yard. Russia is not the enemy. The Neo-cons are the enemy. These are the same type of neo-communist ideologues that brought Communism to Russia, and that are bringing us Big Brother, War of Terror, and the New World Order, in the meantime replacing Christian / Republican values with communist / materialist utilitarianism, ego-centrism and greed.The Neo-cons are the single biggest threat to humanity. They don't mind risking a nuclear war since they have underground cities to scurry into if things go bad. Do you?

A woman, married three times, walked into a bridal shop one day and told the sales clerk that she was looking for a for her 4th wedding.wedding gown

 'Of course, madam,' replied the sales clerk, 'exactly what type and color are you looking for?'

 

 The bride to be said: 'A long frilly white dress with a veil.'

The sales clerk hesitated a bit, then said, 'Please don't take this the wrong way, but gowns of that nature are considered more appropriate for brides who are being married the first  time - for those who are a bit more innocent, if you know what I mean?  Perhaps ivory or sky blue would be nice?'

 

 'Well,' replied the customer, a little peeved at the clerk's directness, 'I can assure you that a white gown would be quite appropriate.  Believe it or not, despite all my marriages, I remain as innocent as a first time bride...

 

You see, my first husband was so excited about our wedding, he died as we were checking into our hotel...

 

 My second husband and I got into such a terrible fight in the limo on our way to our honeymoon that we had that wedding annulled immediately and never spoke to each other again.'

 

 'What about your third husband?' asked the sales clerk.

 

 

 

'That one was to a Democrat,' said the woman, 'and every night for four years, he just sat on the edge of the bed and told me how good it was going to be......

but nothing ever happened...'

I don't know who wrote it but they should have signed it. Some powerful words. This woman should run for president.   Written by a housewife from New Jersey and sounds like it!  This is one ticked off lady!!   "Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we?" " Was it or was it not started by Islamic people who brought it to our shores on September 11, 
2001? "   Were people from all over the world, mostly Americans, not brutally murdered that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from our nation's capitol and in a field in Pennsylvania ? !   Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?   And I'm supposed to care that a copy of the Koran was 'desecrated' when an overworked American soldier kicked it or got it wet?...Well, I don't. I don't care at all.   I'll start caring when Osama bin Laden turns himself in and repents for incinerating all those innocent people on 9/11.   I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle East start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere possession of which is a crime in Saudi Arabia   I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are sorry for chopping off Nick Berg's head while Berg screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.   I'll care when the cowardly so-called 'insurgents' in Iraq come out and fight like men instead of disrespecting their own religion by hiding in mosques.   I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow themselves up in search of nirvana care about the innocent children within range of their suicide.   I'll care when the American media stops pretending that their First Amendment liberties are somehow derived from international law instead of the United States Constitution's Bill of Rights.   In the meantime, when I hear a story about a brave marine roughing up an Iraqi terrorist to obtain information, know this: I don't care.   When I see a fuzzy photo of a pile of naked Iraqi prisoners who have been humiliated in what amounts to a college-hazing incident, rest assured: I don't care.   When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the head when he is told not to move because he might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank: I don't care...   When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe in your heart of hearts: I don't care.   And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.' Well, Jimmy Crack Corn and-you guessed it-I don't care !!   If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to all your E-mail friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!   If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't complain when more atrocities committed by radical Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
'Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem' -- Ronald Reagan   I have another quote that I would like to add AND.......I hope you forward all this.   'If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.' Also by.. Ronald Reagan   One last thought for the day:   In case we find our selves starting to believe all the Anti-American sentiment and negativity, we should remember England 's Prime Minister Tony Blair's words during a recent interview. When asked by one of his Parliament members why he believes so much in America , he said: 'A simple way to take measure of a country is to look at how many want in... and how many want out.'   The last thing, by the way, that we should do is to elect a person of muslim blood as President of the United States, someone who claims to love America yet, does NOT salute the flag, does NOT want to pledge allegience to our flag, and sat in a church listening to a 'pastor' that damns America! Are you Freakin' kidding me?   Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you:   1. Jesus Christ   2. The American G. I.   One died for your soul, the other for your freedom. MAY I ADD THAT A VOTE FOR OBAMA IS A VOTE FOR ISLAM AND I QUITE FRANKLY DO NOT WANT TO LIVE WITH SHIRA-LAW

 

TAXES Proposed changes in taxes after the 2008 General  election:
  
CAPITAL GAINS  TAX

MCCAIN         
0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not  propose any change in existing home sales income  tax.


OBAMA   
28% on profit  from ALL home  sales
              
How does this affect you?  If you sell your home and make a profit,  you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement  and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28%  of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will  adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes  as part of their retirement  income.   
 
DIVIDEND  TAX

MCCAIN        15% (no change)
 
OBAMA         39.6%
       
How will this affect you? If  you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds,  life insurance,  retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests  dividends, you will now be  paying nearly 40% of the money earned on  taxes if Obama becomes president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax  rates  on dividends and capital gains would crash the stock market, yet  do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.'

INCOME  TAX

MCCAIN          (no changes)
 
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K  - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax  $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax  $31,250
 
OBAMA  (reversion to pre-Bush tax  cuts)
 
Single making 30K - tax $8,400  
Single making 50K  - tax $14,000  
Single making 75K - tax $23,250  
Married  making 60K - tax $16,800  
Married making 75K - tax $21,000   
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
   
Under Obama, your  taxes  could almost double!
            
INHERITANCE  TAX

MCCAIN    0%     (No change, Bush repealed this  tax)
 
OBAMA Restore the inheritance tax Many families have lost businesses,  farms, ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations  because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their  assets to loved ones will only lose them to these  taxes.
 

NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY  OBAMA
 
New government taxes  proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
 
New  gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)
 
New taxes  on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water,   electricity)
 
New taxes on retirement accounts, and last but not  least....
 
New taxes to pay for socialized medicine so we can  receive the same level of medical care as other third-world countries!!!  

You can verify  a lot of the above at the following web sites:  


http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/in
dex.html <http://money.cnn.com/news/specials/election/2008/i
ndex.html>
 


http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/issues/issues.taxe
s.html
 
 
http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes
<http://elections.foxnews.com/?s=proposed+taxes>a>
 

http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/article
s/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.htmla> <http://bulletn.aarp.org/yourworld/politics/article
s/mccain_obama_offer_different_visions_on_taxes.html><
/a>
 
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candida
tes/barack_obama/ <http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candid
ates/barack_obama/>
 

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candida
tes/john_mccain/ <http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/candid
ates/john_mccain/>

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in
one of its releases.

A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were
   living in the Stone Age.

D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and
   20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a
look at New Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple
division  Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the
Congress for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans .  Interesting number,
what does it mean?

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of
    New Orleans (every man, woman, child), you
   each get $516,528.

B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
     New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.

C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family
   gets $2,066,012.

Washington , D.C . HELLO!!! ... Are all your calculators broken??

Accounts Receivable Tax, Building Permit Tax, CDL License Tax, Cigarette Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Dog License Tax, Federal Income Tax, Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA), Fishing License Tax, Food License Tax, Fuel Perm it Tax, Gasoline Tax, Hunting License Tax, Inheritance Tax, Inventory Tax, IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax), IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax), Liquor Tax, Luxury Tax, Marriage License Tax, Medicare Tax, Property Tax, Real Estate Tax, Service charge taxes, Social Security Tax,
Road Usage Tax (Truckers), Sales Taxes,  Recreational Vehicle Tax,
School Tax, State Income Tax, State Unemployment Tax (SUTA), Telephone Federal Excise Tax, Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax, Telephone Federal, State and Local  Surcharge Tax, Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax, Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax, Telephone State and Local Tax, Telephone Usage Charge Tax, Utility Tax, Vehicle License Registration Tax, Vehicle Sales Tax,
Watercraft Registration Tax, Well Permit Tax, Workers Compensation Tax..

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.   We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.
What happened?  Can you spell 'politicians!'

And I still have to 'Press 1
for English!

I hope this goes around THE USA at least 1 BILLION times!!!!!

Dr. Emanuel Tanay, Psychiatrist
 
  A man whose family was German aristocracy prior to World War ll owned a number of large industries and estates. When asked how many German people were true Nazis, the answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism. 'Very few people were true Nazis' he said, 'but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then, before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp and the Allies destroyed my factories. We are told again and again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace, and that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace.
 Although this unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the spectra of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam. The fact is that the fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history. It is the fanatics who march. It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide. It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an Islamic wave. It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor kill. It is the fanatics who take over mosque after mosque. It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape victims and homosexuals. The hard quantifiable fact is that the 'peaceful majority', the 'silent majority', is cowed and extraneous.
  
Communist Russia was comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The peaceful majority were irrelevant. China's huge population was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70 million people. The average Japanese individual prior to World War ll was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet. And, who can forget Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?
 
History lessons are often incredibly simple and blunt, yet for all our powers of reason we often miss the most basic and uncomplicated of points: Peace-loving Muslims have been made irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they don't speak up, because, like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have begun.
  Peace-loving Germans, Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghanis, Iraqis, Palestinians, Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful majority did not speak up until it was too late. As for us who watch it all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts: the fanatics who threaten our way of life. Lastly, at the risk of offending, anyone who doubts that this issue is serious and just disreguards this information without contemplating it. That is the passiveness that has allowed the problem to expand. So, extend yourself a bit and GET THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE! One can only hope that thousands, worldwide, read this - think about it and pass it on, or god forbid SPEAK UP AND QUIT BEING THE SILENT MAJORITY. get involved, change the world, one mind at a time!

John McCain and Hillary Clinton were walking down the street and came to a homeless person. The Republican, John McCain, gave him his business card and told him to come to his office for a job. He then took $20 out of his pocket and gave it to the homeless person. Hillary was impressed, so when they came to another homeless person, she stepped forward to help. She gave him directions to the welfare office, then reached into McCain's pocket and got out another $20. She kept $15 for administrative costs and gave the homeless person $5.


Now, do you understand the difference?

A PERFECT SUMMATIOIN OF WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS COUNTRY.

I really tried to find something in this that I did not agree with, but could not. Also, I felt that everything that is written in this supports my own view, that we need term limits and that includes both democrats and republicans. One term and they are out, they spend not one day in office running for re-election. Maybe then, decisions will be made based on what is good and right and the constitution. I hope we wake up before it is too late. Factual, Accurate, Truthful and Pitiful! Just plain pitiful.

RE-ELECT NOBODY! Worthy of your time and attention regardless of your Party  Affiliation. 545 Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them. Have you ever wondered why? If both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, why do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, then why do we have inflation and high taxes? You and I don't propose a federal budget. The president does. You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does. You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does. You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does. You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does. One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices – 545 human beings out of the 300 million – are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country. I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank. I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce(loose term) a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes. Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is NOT THEIR FAULT. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party. What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it. The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of  INCOMPETENCE AND IRRESPONSIBILITY. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair. If the budget is in the red, it's because they want it in the red. If the Marines are in IRAQ, it's because they want them in IRAQ. If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it's because they want it that way. There are no insoluble government problems. Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like "the economy,"  "inflation," or "politics" that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do. Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible. They, and they alone, have the power. They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are THEIR BOSSES – provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees. We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess! 

 CAN I GET AN AMEN!!!.

 The  Reverends Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, while
visiting a primary school  class, found themselves in
the middle of a discussion related to words  and their
meanings.

The teacher asked both men if they would like  to lead
the discussion of the word 'tragedy'. So the
illustrious Rev  Jackson asks the class for an
example of a 'tragedy'.

One  little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best
friend, who lives on a farm,  is playing in the field
and a runaway tractor comes along and knocks him  dead,
that would be a tragedy.'

No,' says the Great Jesse  Jackson, 'that would be an
accident.'

A little girl raised her  hand: 'If a school bus
carrying 50 children drove over a cliff,  killing
everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.'

I'm afraid  not,' explains the exalted Reverend Al.
'That's what we would call a  great loss. ' The room
goes silent. No other children  volunteered.

Reverend Al searches the room. 'Isn't there  someone
here who can give me an example of a tragedy?'

Finally at  the back of the room little Johnny raises
his hand. In a stern voice he  says: 'If a plane
carrying the Reverends Jackson and Sharpton  were
struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that
would be a  tragedy.'

Fantastic!' exclaims Jackson and Sharpton,  'That's
right. And can you tell me why that would be  a
tragedy?'

'Well,' says little Johnny, 'because it sure as  hell
wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be
an accident  either.