Just a prediction before Mr. Obama’s speech:
“Equitable.”
“Fair Share.”
“Balance.”
“Equitable.”
“Share the pain.”
Betcha he uses ’em all. More than once.
Oh, and let us not forget his favorite: “Rich”.
Bet he pegs the use meter on that one….
You heard it here first!
An email from Mr Boehner, speaker of the house, to whom I had written in support of real budget cuts.
The return reply I got sometime today was, to be honest, a disappointment.
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April 12, 2011
Mr. B Thank you for taking the time to contact me. It’s good to hear from you. Your ideas, comments, and questions help make possible my goal of leading a House of Representatives that listens and reflects the will of the American people. That’s why I’d like to ask you to keep speaking out by:
I made a Pledge to America to focus on removing government barriers to private-sector job creation and economic growth – that includes cutting spending to help end the uncertainty facing job creators; repealing the job-crushing health care law and replacing it with common sense reforms that lower costs; reining in excessive regulations; and promoting an American Energy Initiative that increases energy production to create jobs and lower energy prices. I also pledged to lead an effort to reform Congress and rebuild the bonds of trust between the American people and their representatives in Washington. I hope you’ll stay engaged and keep me updated on your thoughts as we work to keep this pledge. Thank you again for contacting me and please stay in touch. |
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My reply:
You ass. You are either a total loser at negotiating, or you are stupid enough to let the Democrats lead you around by the nose, or you are actually in league with the tax and spend folks.
Either way, you disappoint me, and many of my fellow citizens. You screwed the fiscal conservatives in this deal, and effectively were complicit in damaging the country farther. How did you serve the people of the United States in any way with your actions regarding the budget of the government of the United States? How did you help any citizen by allowing the incredible amounts of deficit spending to continue?
I had respect for you, once. No more. You have shown yourself to be either in league with those who would spend this country to bankruptcy, or you are a weak leader who cannot fight the good fight in order to better serve the citizens of the United States.
You are not fit, in my opinion for your current position. In fact, your actions on the Budget show that you are not fit to be dogcatcher in a small town. You sir, by your actions, have shown that you should not be Speaker of the House, nor should you represent the Republican Party. You have, by your own actions, damaged this country.
You have failed in your promise to the American people, and have shown yourself to be a failure of the worst kind. I hold nothing but disgust for your actions.
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No, seriously:
” But the fact is that elections shouldn’t matter as much as they do“
Again: It be interestin’ how dese folks be thinkin’…..
I find it frightening that these people are in Washington, making decisions that affect the country.
Not that her Republican counterparts are showing me much either.
Romney enters the race.
What a waste of time, effort, and a bunch of money that could be used to support a viable candidate.
If he is the best that they Repubs have got to offer, then we had better look forward to another 4 years of the Big “O”.
I mean, seriously? As far as I am concerned….No. Just no. Not a chance. Not even a remote one. I won’t hold my nose and vote for him like I did McCain in the last election. Just fucking “NO”. Fuggedaboutit.
One word: Rommneycare. Need I say more?
He’ll crash and burn like a shot down fighter jet over Libya. The sad part is he’ll bring a lot of folks down with him. And waste a lot of effort and money doing so.
Thank you so much for your hard work on the budget.
Y’all are number one in my book.
Especially you, John Boehner. Thanks for all your leadership.
I can’t wait for 2012.
Brigid is a wonderful friend of mine. Not only on the interwebz, but in Real Life. What is important to her is, by definition of “friend”, important to me.
She asked me to post this. Likely, if you read my blog, you also read hers. But, just in case:
Please, go read. Donate if you can. Or not. You have free will… But I think the kids and wife are gonna have a hard enough time, and a donation can help with one small part of their struggle. And enough small donations make for a really big help.
Help demonstrate the power of the Internet.
Thank you.
So after I purchased my belts (and I was impressed with his work) from EvylRobot at the Holstersite.com, I had emailed him regarding his custom holsters, and asked him how hard it would be to make a drop leg holster shaped for a 1911? After a LOT of sketches and emails and such, we agreed on a price (I stole this from him!) and a time frame, and the work began.
A few weeks later (and, BTW, at the time specified) I got an email from E.R. that my holster was on its way!
I got the package, and it was exactly as we had discussed (and the holster was nice too)
This holster was designed for a 3″ 1911, but the bottom was left open (by design), and it accommodates my full-size pistol as well:
It carries nicely. All of the weight is carried on the belt, and the leg strap secures the holster from swinging too much. It carries my smaller 1911 even better! I can RUN with this holster with no problems!
The holster is molded perfectly for a 1911. Not too tight around the trigger guard (nothing should enter the trigger guard except you trigger finger as you prepare to fire) and a well shaped sight channel. The leatherwork is outstanding, the stitching even and neat. The back of the holster is stiffened, and is designed to protect the leg from the beavertail and hammer.The holster protects the trigger, yet is cut such that gripping the firearm is easy, and draw is smooth and instinctive. Reholstering is easy as well, as the mouth of the holster is reinforced so that it stays open.
The holster is adjustable for height on the support straps using Chicago screws. The buckle is large, square, and easy to manipulate with one hand.
How does it work? It fits well, and the holster sits perfectly to the point where my hand falls at my side.
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I think that this is really going to really help my times in PPC
If you have the need for a custom holster, toss an email to Michael at the TheHolsterSite.com I think you’ll find that you’ll get exactly what you ask for.
Admit it, yer jealous.
So 38.5 BILLION equals 100 BILLION. At least, that seems to be the way the Republicans do math.
Jesus H. Tapdancing Christ. WTF is wrong with these people?!?
The promise was ONE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS. Which, BTW, wasn’t really enough, but would have been a good start. The current deficit, depending on who you ask, is somewhere north of 1.5 trillion dollars. so while the cuts of 100 billion dollars would not have erased the deficit (that is deficit spending, not total debt, by the way) it would have begun a process wherein we could have cut a bit more each year until we as a nation were at parity with our collected taxes in a few (maybe 15) years.
These Republican legislators sold us out. They failed in their promise. $38.5 billion isn’t even close.
Just to put things in perspective:
The US was (is?) currently spending one hundred twenty five billion dollars more each month than we, as citizens are giving it in taxes, fees, and other income. $125,000,000,000 EACH MONTH. That is, BTW, one hundred twenty five thousand thousand thousand dollars.
Our legislators cut a really big amount off of that: 3.2 billion per month. $3,200,000,. So this year we as a nation will now go 1.46 trillion dollars farther into debt each year. That number is 1,460,000,000, dollars DEEPER into debt. While I will agree that 1.46 trillion is a smidge better than 1.50 trillion, it really isn’t all that much. We are drowning. The hole we are in is being filled with 4 firehoses going full bore….they are bailing with a teaspoon.
$1,500,000,000, (before)
$1,460,000,000, (after)
Not a whole lot of change, is there?
Yeah, those folks in congress and the senate really helped here, didn’t they?
A little perspective…
Think about this:
If you were to make a stack of dollar bills (of you could find enough….there aren’t actually that many actual bills in existence) containing all of the deficit spending that we do each year, it would make a stack about 537,500 feet high. A little less than 102 miles high. the stack would weigh 3,303,964 pounds…give or take a bit.
Now that the “spending reductions” are in place: The stack of dollar bills that are spending (that we don’t have) will only be 523,167 feet high….or only about 99 miles high. It would weigh only 3,215,859 lbs…more or less.
Note: these numbers are for the deficit spending THIS YEAR, not the debt.
Yep. those folks in congress sure fixed things, didn’t they?
Sometimes I feel that the ballot box isn’t going to get us out of this mess. The soapbox isn’t getting the job done either. There are other boxes….
Me? I like lampposts. More visual. But it is hard to get good American made rope these days.
While I think that Ms Barhardt is a wee bit over the top, I cannot fault her for doing what she does HERE.
She has, if you will pardon the expression, balls. Big ones. Or she is foolish. Take yer pick.
But in my opinion, her point is well made. Especially the first video.
They are long, and a bit wordy (and a bit shrill). But worth watching. Especially the first part.
And Mr Graham really needs his ass kicked for his stupidity. His comments really show his unsuitability to govern anything, even a whorehouse.
Listen to her, Srsly.
Pass this forward to other folks who might find it interesting. Make it go viral.
Srsly, follow the link. Watch
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If some parts of government are so “non-essential” that they can easily be furloughed….Are they really needed? While I am sure that the folks in the Department of Agriculture feel that their jobs are essential, and the tasks they labor mightily at are of great importance to the economic health and welfare of this fine country……Counting ears of corn is not really an essential task….Nor will the children of this country stop learning if the Dept. of Ed fails to come to work next Monday….And let us not forget those earnest, hard working folks at the Dept of Energy who labor mightily at….Well, whatever they so mightily labor at. (yeah, I know ending a sentence with a preposition and all that…so sue me). Do we really need all these non-essential personnel? Other than acting as a (well compensated) jobs program, why do we need all these “non-essential” folks?
If these departments of whatever are so little needed that they can be arbitrarily shut down, then, as so many other folks have asked, what for do we need them? Can the Military folks just pack up and go home? I think not. Police? Nope, again, they got to stay at work.
B: Which bringz me to the subject of priorities:
On the one hand, we have the military folks who can’t just go home (even though, by my reckoning, we taxpayers will have voided our contract with them by cutting off their pay (should the Goobermint shut down)…on the other hand, those departments which take in money at the IRS will remain open (but not those who hand out refund checks) and those departments of the government who hand out freebies to those who are unwilling to take responsibility for their own welfare help our needier citizens live more fulfilling lives through taxpayer funded assistance will remain open…..How come the screwed up priorities? Do the powers that be really feel that the fine men and women of our military are non-essential? As opposed to the folks who hand out ever increasing amounts of YOUR money to others? Perhaps they are afraid of those “entitled” folks growing angry and rioting? WhatRyaGonnaDo if the military does???
Personally, had I the power to do so, I’d force a shutdown until our legislators could find a way to bring our spending to the point where there IS NO DEFICIT…How they chose to spend that money is another discussion, for another post….
