tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post7985081481248997076..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: Bits & Pieces of NewsAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-34221764543739227062009-02-07T12:56:00.000-08:002009-02-07T12:56:00.000-08:00"They're screwing the American public for personal..."They're screwing the American public for personal gain, and they think we're so stupid we won't figure it out."<BR/><BR/>This is an age-old mistake that all politicians make until they push the public too far and discover they're out of a job.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, we have to keep the protest level high.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-81894065890268177832009-02-07T12:36:00.000-08:002009-02-07T12:36:00.000-08:00FDR's famous statement may be true, but I have one...FDR's famous statement may be true, but I have one of my own ....<BR/><BR/>"We have nothing to fear, but government itself ..."<BR/><BR/>While watching the ad nauseum coverage of the debate over this so-called stimulus package Friday evening, I found myself thinking "gee, I'll bet they will come to some sort of a miraculous agreement on this thing over the weekend, and vote it into law sometime late Sunday night...." It wasn't twenty minutes later, I heard the news that they had reached a tentative agreement. So now, how much would you like to bet that the vote will happen sometime late Sunday evening, when 90% of the American public is either asleep, getting ready for their work week, or otherwise distracted? Is it just my imagination, or have these criminals voted on every stinking significant issue in the last two years over a weekend or late in the evening when nobody is around to notice? Ever since I've been alive, nobody could get either congress or the senate to hang around ten seconds past quitting time to do anything that even resembled work, even if it was a matter of national security. Now all of a sudden, every damn piece of crappy legislation they come up with is an emergency, and has to be slipped through on a weekend or evening.<BR/><BR/>Folks, we're being treated like imbeciles. Everyone in government knows this bill is wrong. Everyone knows it's nothing but pork. Everyone knows it isn't going to do anything but accelerate the financial meltdown in this country. In the face of all the historical evidence to the contrary, anyone who says they believe in this bill has GOT to be lying. They're screwing the American public for personal gain, and they think we're so stupid we won't figure it out. Meanwhile, our new Atty General is busy fast-tracking a sweeping piece of gun control legislation. It's time we did something to prove they aren't fooling anyone, before it's too late.<BR/><BR/>While it may be true that we have a lot of other things to fear nowadays, our very own government is on the top of MY list...Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903448394061019454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-82434323061755090812009-02-07T05:21:00.000-08:002009-02-07T05:21:00.000-08:00Nice collection of short commentaries!All the gove...Nice collection of short commentaries!<BR/><BR/>All the government spending/waste will certainly lead to disastrous inflation - as certainly as the mushrooms follow the spring rain. Inflation is a stealthy way to tax everyone, particularly folks with money. So take steps to be ready for it or see your savings melt away.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13776154226990661079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-1308706948281064792009-02-06T21:49:00.000-08:002009-02-06T21:49:00.000-08:00There needs to be a simple check box on all voter ...There needs to be a simple check box on all voter ballots.<BR/><BR/>One would select- yes or no<BR/><BR/>This would follow a simple question.<BR/><BR/>This provision would serve as a reminder, to both the candidate and the voters, on how serious our duty is to pay attention to who is representing whom.<BR/><BR/>Currently we have a group in power that intends to use that power to:<BR/><BR/>a. keep that power <BR/>b.use their power to control the people using any and all known tricks in the book!<BR/><BR/><BR/>The simple question is this:<BR/><BR/><B>Do you trust government to plan and run your life?</B> Yes or No<BR/><BR/>This result would be tallied along with the numbers for the candidates.<BR/><BR/>I doubt if this result would never fall below 75% (as a conservative estimate) and the answer would be <B>No!</B><BR/><BR/>A candidate would than be a fool to claim they had any sort of mandate to be your new parents!<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately the "terrible trio" ruining our country now, had no such check box on their ballots!libertyforusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08584974436761909593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-8040327502968046922009-02-06T15:25:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:25:00.000-08:00Yup, we are on a toboggan ride to the wonderful wo...Yup, we are on a toboggan ride to the wonderful world of Changey-Hopey, a place where they just print money and give it away, and you don't even have to work or be a citizen to get it.<BR/><BR/>When even the far-left blogs and sites are saying bad stuff about Obama two weeks into his first month in office, you have to know he is stepping into some bad stuff every single day.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-36524899983526574272009-02-06T15:01:00.000-08:002009-02-06T15:01:00.000-08:00Algore made a BIG deal of Bush's "talking down the...Algore made a BIG deal of Bush's "talking down the economy" in the 2000 election. Remember that? That was just an election. We now have a president who's doing his best to not only talk it down, he wants to launch missiles against it to ensure that it comes down.<BR/><BR/>It certainly is "change," but I had "hoped" for something a lot better. It's hard to believe that people voted for a simpleton like this.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912396346554025648noreply@blogger.com