253 czars on the fence... take one down pass it around

Don't you suppose at this point that every house rep knows that voting for this bill is the end of his\her career? If that's true, how can they willingly vote for it? I have an idea. What if our esteemed lobbyist, oops, president promised cushy government jobs for everyone who votes for "his" healthcare reform? I have a feeling that on November 3 2010 we'll have more "czars" than the history of Russia. Take that down, pass it around, maybe we'll have less czars on the wall.

a very irritated J-

Some is better than none...

I've been tossing about frustrated with politics and politicians. Has anyone been happy with them? This downward spiral we're dealing with isn't anything new. It can't be blamed on W or O, at least not entirely. It can't be blamed on any one person. Perhaps what they don't realize is that we are now, and have been for some time, in a global economy. A global economy that we can't compete in. We can't compete because of artificial government do gooder created inflation. Every time we borrow more money and then print it, our dollar is worth less. Every time our dollar is worth less, people need more of those dollars to buy the things they need\want. Our governments solution: raise minimum wage, more handouts. The result of that is our being less competitive on the global level and needing more money to start the cycle again. I suppose my point in this rambling message is that one job paying five bucks an hour is better than 10 billion jobs for 20\hr that don't exist. If our minimum wage wasn't law, companies could hire workers for less money, and so long as the government didn't pay "unemployed" more than 5 and hour to be "unemployed" they would fill those jobs quickly. Companies hiring for 5 an hour would be more or less competitive? Seems to me we've priced ourselves out of the market that our resourcefulness and ingenuity created. Is working for five dollars an hour better or worse than imagining a job for 20 an hour?

It's Walt's fault.

Do you think that animal rights activists decided at a young age that animals were cute furry adorable and "personable" because they have been personified over the years? Walt's Mickey, Warner's Bugs, Mr's Ed, MGM's flipper, may have been the downfall of animals in their place (ie. my plate, at my feet). Where do people get these idea's that animals have the right to sue people. I am an advocate of animal welfare, but animal rights are taking it to an extreme. Is it because "important" and rich people are on the wagon? Do people just want to fit in? All I know is that fighting for the rights of animals by infringing on the rights of people doesn't make sense. I was recommended a book recently, "A rat is a pig is a dog is a boy". The title of the book was taken for a quote by Ingrid Newkirk, the founder and president of PETA, the money behind the "rage" and "injustice" of the animal rights endeavors. I don't think I'd take Alec Baldwin's advice on how to raise a daughter, so why would I take his advice on how to treat an animal as an equal? I'm all for cute cuddly animals, but I'm all for cute cuddly animals in their place, at my feet.

RWE elitist... Eh?

I must have missed something. Did the Canadian women's ice hockey team finish last? They must have. I mean, why chastise their celebration, except that maybe they didn't win. I suppose if they had thumbed their collective noses at the losers, mooned them, or sang some less savory Queen lyrics, that would be unsportswomanlike, but champagne, beer and cigars? I don't get it (just for Julia). When a baseball team wins a championship, they douse each other with champagne, they don't even drink it. When a football team wins they waste gallons upon gallons of gatorade. These "girls" smoked a bit, drank a bit and just generally "whooped it up". Where's the problem? There weren't droves of gigolos (Julia, ask your mom... sorry Donna) waiting for them (at least that was televised), and as far as I can tell, no bongs or other forms or illegal substances involved in their celebration. Let them be. How old are they? College aged? Probably. Would we expect any less of an American team? Would any less be expected of any winning team in any major sport in the world? This was the world's largest stage and these young ladies proved themselves the best, so let them celebrate. I do however believe that driving the zamboni drunk may have be over the line, eh?

J-

Circles of Socialism...

Don't be fooled. Please don't. The only reason we're not living in a socialist dictatorship now is because our benevolent "despot" can't get the troops to agree on which circle of socialism to progress to. If all of the minions and imps and the head devil himself agreed on taking this country to the ninth circle of socialism, we'd be communist. The health care summit meeting (farce) just proves it. Is anyone else worried? If I have a meeting with my boss because he wants to get my input and opinions on something, then he wants to incorporate my ideas, great, I'm all for it. However, if I have that meeting with my boss, then at the very end he says, oh, well, do it my way or I'll just do it without you, I think I'd be pretty upset. I guess in the next three years we just have to find out which circle we end in. I'm pretty sure we're in the eighth currently... FRAUD (barrators [or politicians?] in boiling pitch anyone?)

J-

In ten years will we repeal everything he does?

I'll be pro-socialism IF...

Snow will be doled out equally to all parts of the country.

Hurricanes will be divided equally for everyone. (Why should Florida have all the rights?)

Every state in the union has oceanfront properties, and everyone owns one.

Earthquakes will be moderated equally among the states. (No damage that way I'd think)

Tornadoes are divvied out over all the land. (Once again, no damage)

Rain and heat and cold likewise are shared equally (No more driving to Florida in January)

Mountains are also shared. (Lancaster County would be a "have not")

Freshly caught seafood is available everywhere, not just "down the shore".

Every national monument is within reasonable driving distance of everywhere,

I want to see them, but It's a lot of driving.

Every "politician" is available (in person) for angry tirades when anyone feels it's necessary.

Every person is an "A" list movie star.

I could go on for hours. I'll stop.

If you live in Iowa, you're not getting, or going to get, seafood caught ten minutes ago.

If you live in Kentucky, you're not going to get the plains in Oklahoma.

If you live in Texas, you won't have the mountains of Colorado.

If you don't live in PA, good luck getting Yuengling Lager.

If you live in PA, good luck getting Yuengling Lager at the grocery store.

If you want any of the things you don't have, go get them, that's your freedom. It's not the government's job. If you can't afford them, work harder. If you feel entitled, tough sh t, work harder. If you still can't afford them or feel entitled, you still didn't work hard enough.

I guess I'm not, nor ever going to be, pro-socialism.

J-