Why Stan is My Friend
July 27th, 2010In an era where the governor of Illinois will find out next week whether he will join the previous governor in prison, it’s hard to find anyone who has credibility. Our President tells us we can keep our doctor under his health care bill, but he knows, and we know he knows, many will not. Charlie Rangle is going to trial for ethics violations. Mark Kirk, Republican candidate for the Obama senate seat, tells tall tales about his military career and even an ordeal on a sailboat in Lake Michigan when he was a kid. His Democratic opponent made loans to gangsters and broke his bank. Great choice on that ticket.
Where have all the honorable people gone? Who stands for anything today? Whose word is worth anything, handshake is good enough to take to the bank?
All my life I have tried to avoid people like Rob Blagojevich, Mark Kirk, Barack Obama, Charlie Rangle, and people like this. I’m proud I have friends like Stan.
Stan was playing in a golf tournament. They were giving a car away for a hole in one. When Stan got to that hole, he asked his caddie, you want to risk your tip on me making this shot? The caddie said my car is a piece of crap, sure, I’ll do it. Stan said give my a six iron. The caddie said, I’ll give you a five iron. Stan knocked the shot in the hole and turned to the caddie and said, son, you just won a new jeep.
How many politicians do you think would have kept their deal with the caddie with a new car at stake? Bill Clinton was a notorious cheater at golf. Most politicians I’ve played with were. That’s why I don’t play golf with politicians anymore.
It makes me proud to be a friend of Stan’s. I just wish we had more Stan’s in this world today.
Tags: Blago, Clinton, hole-in-one, Kirk, obama, Rangle
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Almost Laughable
October 28th, 2009There are some things going on in Washington today that are sadly laughable.
Ford, the only US automobile manufacturer not owned by you and me had a good quarter. The public seems to want to reward them for not going to Washington with their hand out for tax dollars. Now, the UAW is refusing to approve givebacks that will give Ford the same wage structure as GM and Chrysler. So, the union that owns Obama and the Democrats will deep six the one successful car company just like they did GM and Chrysler. Must have high wages to make big campaign contributions to Democrats. Laughable?
Congress is trying to stop offshore tax evasion. A bill targeting that practice was introduced by Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus(D-Mont.) and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel(D,NY). Charles Rangel trying to stop tax cheating? Isn’t Rangle guilty of every kind of tax violation known to the IRS? Doesn’t he embarrass the Democrats in Washington, yet they aren’t embarrassed enough to kick him out. Laughable?
The pay Czar got lot’s of visibility last week when he cut pay for the poor companies tethered to the government. Czar Feinberg cut the incentive pay of 126 and they will get much less incentive pay than they received in 2008. But, he raised base pay on average to $437m from $383m, or 14%. So, we taxpayers don’t want the employees of the companies we bailed out to have incentives to do better, we would just rather raise their base pay so they get 14% more for showing up. Just like congress and the czars. Laughable?
The congress gives an incentive for first time home buyers but forgets to put any age limit on the deal. Home buyers are putting the homes in names of kids to beat the system. Funny?
The congress wants us to by more electric cars. But, golf carts with seat belts are technically electric cars by the definition by the bill. So, golf cart buyers are getting up to $5400 in tax credits if they have seat belts installed. Laughable?
Obama goes to New Orleans to talk about how bad Katrina was handled. Meanwhile 1,000 Americans have died from N1H1 virus. The vaccine is late and short. Obama tells elderly they will not be rationed on health care with his health care reform, whatever it may be. However, no one over age 65 can get a N1H1 vaccination. Many more will die due to the screwed up mess over the N1H1 vaccine than died in New Orleans in Katrina. Many will be elderly. Laughable?
Democrats work on health care reform behind closed doors. They call Republicans the party of “no”. Keep saying if you have a better idea put it on the table. No less than six Republican health care reform bills are on the floors of Congress. No one hears a thing about them. Why? They include such things as buying insurance across state lines, tort reform, tax breaks for individuals who buy their own insurance, and allowing small businesses to use trade associations to bundle health insurance. Ideas that seem to make sense, but are all being totally rejected by Democrats. Laughable?
This week congress took on injuries in professional football. Remember when it was steroids in baseball? Or, the Bowl Championship process in college football? They can do all of this in a 3 day work week? Laughable?
Obama has made it to 22 fund raisers since becomming president. Yet, he has met with his general in Afghanistan, Stanley McCrystal, twice. Laughable.
Tags: Chrysler, first time home buyers, Ford, GM, golf carts, health care reform, obama, Rangle, tax credits, UAW
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Blagojevich and Rangle
August 14th, 2010Rod Blagojevich waits for a jury to come in. Interestedly, most would expect a jury to find Blago guilty in short order.
Charlie Rangle rants without notes for over 30 minutes over his ethics problem.
Indignation seems hard to come by with the American public when it comes to politicians. It seems every American should feel upset when public officials steal from them. If a neighbor borrowed a rake and was slow in bringing it back, many people would be more upset than they are about Rod and Charlie.
President Obama says he hopes Charlie can retire with dignity. How does a thief have dignity? Media pundits and Charlie talk about Charlie’s military service in Korea. How many convicts have military experience? What the hell does that have to do with him being a thief? His rant on the floor of Congress seemed to center on why his own people were picking on him. That could have multiple implications. One, I haven’t done anything that all of your haven’t done. Or, I’ve served my district for all these years, they owe me what I’ve stolen. Or, is this discrimination?
Blogo has become a clown. He is a self-made clown. His plan was to make himself lovable and look stupid. Hoping a jury ,or at least a juror, would go for his act. Illinois is a mess. Obama gets a pass. The former governor is in prison. Blogo spent most of his time making things worse, hiding in a restroom, and stealing everything not nailed down.
Both are thieves. Rod and Charlie. Both need to go to prison. Both should get no pension, no dignity, and only disgrace and disgust from every American. We need to all quit giving them passes. You steal from us, you go to jail. Until we stop, they will keep stealing. Until we put a few hundred in jail, they will keep stealing. Why cut them slack? why cut any so-called celebrity slack? Is this reverse redistribution of guilt? The poor go to jail, the political do not?
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