The Rangel Rule..Treat us like members of Congress!

Congressmen Carter from Texas has recently introduce Bill HR735. HR735, otherwise known as the Rangel Rule, will allow us ordinary citizens, who are not members of Congress and do not hold cabinet positions, the same special treatment our elected officials are subject to when they cheat the tax system. If we fail to pay our true tax liability we could enact “The Rangel Rule” and simply write it out on our tax return in order to communicate to the IRS we acknowledge that we lied on our returns in an attempt to hide our income. The IRS in turn, will be forced to treat us as special as they treat Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Charlie Rangel. They will eliminate any back tax penalties and refuse to accept interest on those back taxes :) This is wonderful news and we should contact our officials to let them know we want them to pass this bill. We should also send a special thanks to Representative & Chairman of Ways and Means Committee Charlie Rangel because the committee he chairs actually writes the tax code…so obviously no conflict of interest there right? Thanks Charlie!


On a more serious note...the very idea that our elected officials get special treatment when they break the law is a serious indicator of the challenges this country faces. We all have to pay taxes and as a citizen of this country I would expect the officials we elect should be held to even higher standards than the ordinary citizen as WE elect them and send them to Washington to represent us.

Hello Cap & Trade...Goodbye Industry!

As the President feigns his concern for the environment to the American people…the EPA has issued a 90+ page report (they tried to hide) prepared under his administration which concludes, for the past 10 years, temperatures have actually been decreasing and there is no evidence carbon emissions are harming the environment. Yet, the President insists on a cap & trade bill on the pretense of battling all the harmful carbon emissions which are destroying planet earth. Under this bill, industries will have to purchase permits for the carbon they emit. Energy costs will “skyrocket” (Obama’s own words). Industry and wealth here in America are under attack & this bill will further shift jobs and corporations to countries outside of the US. Perhaps the Chinese will be the recipient of the jobs we lose here in America due to this bill. Hmmm….let keep in mind that China is a country unconcerned with “global warming” & does not monitor carbon emissions. They actually currently produce 5xs the amount of carbon than the US does. So how exactly will this bill curb the harming of the environment when emissions will simply be shifted for one side of the globe to the other? Does the Obama Admin not know China is actually part of the globe? I know Obama is week on foreign policy, but that seems a little much. Unless perhaps the true goal of the Obama admin is to lower the standard of living for all Americans; well not all Americans, if the American is a member of the all powerful Federal Government which will control virtually every aspect of the peoples of America’s lives, well then different rules apply.
The President actually referred to this bill as a “jobs bill”. He referenced the potential creation of a few thousand jobs. He failed to mention the predicted loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs. Fuzzy math? Again seems a bit much for him to be that confused with simple math. So I suppose the bill is a jobs bill as long as you are not counting jobs in North America. Countries like China & India will most likely see a massive increase in jobs if this bill passes.

This bill is so bad it has the potential to destroy industry as well as the standard of living in this country. I suppose that’s why the President is so eager to push public healthcare through so quickly. No one will be working here to pay for healthcare & we will all have to dose ourselves with daily antidepressants in order to live in our newly destroyed “green” America run totalitarian style by a really cool man who just wants things to be more fair. In fact how cool is this; the pres is currently working on making government immigration offices more “customer friendly” (again Obama’s words). I never thought as illegal immigrants as customers’ of the federal government but who am I(maybe that’s why I only got a B in MKG). I suppose when one is seeking totalitarian control over a previously free country….friendly customer service reps filling assisting with illegal’s citizenship, health insurance options, job, education, transportation, & housing...well thats one more step completed to help solidify the regime stays in power. The Pres might even want to consider adding a 17th czar, responsible only to him, to head the new customer service oriented immigration offices!

"Exemplary Leadership"?

The President today announced his administration’s plans to curb vehicle emissions and implement stricter standards of vehicles. Obama stated his plan which was agreed upon by his admin, the auto companies, the UAW, the EPA, and other government officials would have once been “considered impossible” and implied this was a change in the way Washington does business. Ohh the camaraderie... but wait….could this magical coming together have anything to do with the fact that he basically owns 2 of the 3 American auto companies?? yes of course….he is correct… this sort of agreement would not have occurred in the past because previous U.S. Presidents did not give the American auto companies billions of dollars, then take them over, fire their CEO’s, declare they must file bankruptcy (only after they received billions of taxpayer $), and then divvy up control between the federal government & the UAW. So as the president pats himself on the back for his ability to bring auto execs, the UAW, and government officials together….he should acknowledge the fact that the people he bought together had no other choice. Now the American people also have no choice….we must ‘go green’ and buy itty bitty sized fuel efficient vehicles so we can curb the scientifically disputed and largely unsupported theory of global warming. Well fortunately the cost of these new fuel efficient vehicles are only estimated to be an extra $1300 or so more dollars by the year 2016 & I know once that stimulus bill kicks in & starts stimulating $1300 dollars will seem like loose change. Interestingly I am curious as to how the President arrived at this illusive 1300 dollar figure..Did he account for inflation? Maybe Gov Schwarzenegger came up with the figure…he’s been so effective and dead on at balancing the budget in California that I bet he was the brainiac/economist who arrived at that magical number. The President did praise California’s “exemplary leadership” when announcing his new vehicle standards which is interesting since they are broke & expecting a 21 billion dollar budget deficit this summer. Hmm ….I suppose this is an indicator of the type of “exemplary leadership” America has….tax & spend on federal government…who cares about the people or what we want when we have exemplary leaders!

Let's help Sarah!

Click on the above link to help Governor Palin defend herself against legal attacks by the left! Her legal fees are estimated to be over 1/2 million dollars!

"Values" ....hey they make me feel superior!

Recently, our President announced the use of water boarding constitutes torture. The President then went on to suggest the United States could have obtained the information they received from suspected terrorists “in ways that were consistent with our values, in ways that were consistent with who we are."
I’m just curious as to what sort of values the President has or is referring to…………
A so called photo op that the President was supposedly unaware of involving Air Force One flying around New York City’s skyscrapers caused the chaos in the city and prompted evacuations and fear amongst masses of people. Yes…I know…he had no idea the presidents plane was being used in this manner…even though well he is the president so currently it is his plane……..I’m sure commercial airlines often don’t know where or what their planes are being used for either; easy mistake.
A flu originating from Mexico is being categorized as a potential pandemic and the man refuses to close our borders…in fact he welcomes amnesty for all of those who make it past border patrol; swine flu or not.
He refers to news organizations which don’t flatter him and his idiotic policies as organizations that don’t like him and he refuses to take questions from their reporters….yet he welcomes talks with Chavez, Castro, & Ahmadinejad. Interesting position…he acts like a second grade child when a by a Fox News reporter tries to ask him a question….….but believes his words alone can change and influence dictators who promote anti-American propaganda, are guilty of genocide, and believe Israel should cease to exist??
Claims to be remaking America….and has traveled around the world apologizing for our arrogance ….however he once referred to his own election campaign as the time for America to begin healing
Going on a spending spree which has the potential to double the national debt while only in office for 100 days
Spending and borrowing while broke!
Committing erroneous acts by both himself and his state department in regards to foreign policy and relations; RESET
Nominating lobbyists, tax evaders, and reporters to cabinet positions while smiling at the American people proclaiming accountability and transparency and promising none of the aforementioned
Yeah…I’m not sure what sort of values he and his followers have…seriously seems like they may be the “values” of some narcissistic psychologically impaired individual… I’m happy to know at least that I don’t share those values…….
Delusional "values" make many feel superior!

Rant! Either our President lied..or his lack of awareness is cause for concern!

April 15, was of course tax day. As we all know, it was also a day where Americans across the nation got together to protest government spending and high taxes. Interestingly, ABC news reported the President of the United States was “Unaware of Tea Parties”. This is very strange since EVERYONE I know was aware of the scheduled tea parties, even the people who have no interest in politics. So how can our President be “unaware”? Is he not briefed constantly on the events, issues and news? I mean one would think since the Department of Homeland Security had just issued a report warning of domestic right wing terrorists….these tea parties, of which there were bound to be some “right-winger” attendees must have been made known to the President right? I mean if right wingers are being accused of terrorism & if thousands of right wingers are expected to turn up at protests across our nation on tax day……well…..according to DHS…this would definitely be cause for concern right? And our President is made aware of these sorts of “dangers” right? If BO is so oblivious to the goings on in his own country then how can we take any policy he implements seriously?

Come on…..this is rubbish….these were events attended by Americans across the nation & our President had no idea? Incredible…….Of course we know Barack Obama knew of these protests…yet it is nothing to him to blatantly lie & claim otherwise; how Presidential!

This post is more of a rant…because quite simply I am fed up with the state of our politics….I was going to write a more factual post with stats and data about the tea parties..but when I was searching for info..I kept finding reports on media reports of teabagging as a sexual pun & the Un-Americanism of the peaceful tea parties & then I got distracted by reading the stupid comments people leave & I am just truly disgusted. Why are so many liberals void of common sense. I am disgusted by the lack of intelligence portrayed in their comments & their irrational reasoning…..seriously who are these people? There is something very wrong with people who fail to accept personal responsibility, are internally angry, blame George Bush for their failures in life, heart abortions, heart marijuana, champion Castro & communism, idolize failed socialist policies, won’t accept that there are radical Muslim terrorists but are the first to warn of right winger terrorists, refer to the horrors of terrorism as “man made disasters”, believe successful people owe them, think Dick Cheney is the reason they had their electric shut off (seriously that’s what someone told me- I swear), label and classify other human beings in an effort to divide…. I can go on & on…but I have to start studying for finals…so till then!

The 84 Million Dollar Government Website to highlight federal spending and economic recovery!

The Obama Administration promised the people transparency & accountability. President Obama has since broken that promise numerous times, the most blatant being with passage of the “stimulus bill”. The bill whose details were kept secret from the people and even many of the legislatures whose job it was to read the bill: Ultimately however, the bill was signed, sealed, and delivered to the President who neglected to provide any concrete answers (no surprise here) to any speculation arising from the American people (who are we anyway). This country was nearly divided on the necessity of this stimulus bill and ultimately our objections went were tossed aside without regard by the Obama administration and the majority of Congress.

Since the passing of the “stimulus” it has been made public that the members of Congress failed to read the entire bill they signed & passed & debted us with….the AIG bonus scandal emerged & both Congress and the administration deflected fault onto anyone but themselves..
We have had however more promises again by the Obama Administration of even more Accountability & Transparency (cause their just so good at it) regarding all the “stimulating” money which is soon to be spent….In fact VP Joe Biden is in charge of the Recovery.Gov website which will supposedly provide detailed info on where and how our future debt is stimulating…..

A few things to ponder….Early on during an interview the man in charge , VP Biden, could not remember the websites name or “number” during a television interview… why VP is even in charge of this website when there is an Accountability and Transparency Chief in the administration?……There was already a website in place which accounts for Federal spending called USAspending.gov…….the Accountability & Transparency Act of 2006 actually requires a “single searchable website” for people to use in order to track Federal spending….Recovery.Gov is thus far irrelevant at its supposed purpose….AND that RECOVERY.GOV & USAspending.gov both exist; there are now two websites which in essence violates the terms of the 2006 ACT, Barack Obama was a co-sponsor of the act so all this “transparency and accountability talk is not new; it has been in law for nearly 3 years…but most importantly…..according to the Accountability and Transparency chief Earl Devaney, the majority of is $84 MILLION DOLLAR budget was spent on developing Recovery.GOV.

WTF? How is it even possible to spend 84,000,000.00 developing a website? Why is it necessary to develop an 84 million dollar website when a perfectly good, relatively new one, with an astoundingly similar purpose already exists? This is the Government we want to hand over our tax money to so that they can reallocate it? THIS IS BLATANT WASTEFUL SPENDING….this government is going to run our banks, industries, economy, policy, and defense? We are in serious trouble!