Tea Party Time in Boston

I really can't put words to how I feel about the Tea Party being here in Boston today so I'll leave it to the guys at the Boston Phoenix ...read the article Tea Is For Terrorism


Then you can give me your views.

Of course if you happen to be a right wing, bible thumping, gun toting death penalty advocate who is against abortion don't bother reading the article just use the comment area to say HI! I already know where you are coming from.

A 28th Amendment...It's Time

An idea whose time has come

For too long we have been too complacent about the workings of Congress.  Many citizens had no idea that members of Congress could retire with the same pay after only one term, that they didn't pay into Social Security, that they specifically exempted themselves from many of the laws they have passed (such as being exempt from any fear of prosecution for sexual harassment) while ordinary citizens must live under those laws.  The latest is to exempt themselves from the Health Care Reform that is being considered...in all of its forms.  Somehow, that doesn't seem logical.  We do not have an elite that is above the law.  I truly don't care if they are Democrat, Republican, Independent or whatever.  The self-serving must stop.  This is a good way to do that.  It is an idea whose time has come.

So here it is....

 Proposed 28th Amendment to the  United States  Constitution

       

"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the  United States  that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives; and, Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the  United States ."

I received this in an email and am supposed to pass it  on so please tell your friends and their friends and their friends, friends and..

Well you get the picture!

Comments welcome below!

70 Degrees

Those crafty weathermen have forecast a 70 degree day for us here in Sunny Taxachusetts, er I mean Massachusetts !

Let's hope they are doing there jobs better than those Massachusetts politicians. They say that the weather in New England is tricky...

Well politics is even trickier!!

So this is MY Bailout!!

$819 BILLION !!!

$42 Billion for Highways and Mass Transit - NICE I think they are going to buy me a car or a Bus pass

$72 Billion for Health care, Education AND the Environment....Awesome !! Finally those nice politicians are going to use my Tax dollars to pay for National Health Insurance

$102 Billion for Unemployment and Food Stamps...this must be for someone else because I don't use food stamps and the last time I collected unemployment was in 1980 and I couldn't wait to get out of that line !! Maybe they should just throw this at National Health care

$110 Billion for Business Tax Benefits.... this will be used for Corporate CEO's and there severance packages

$211 Billion for State Aid ...Any of this money that gets earmarked for Massachusetts will just be sucked up into a vortex and never be seen again...might as well throw it at National Health care

and MY Favorite....

$110 Billion for "Other Expenses"...Politicians love that phrase "Other Expenses"

I can hear it now, John Kerry, Senator from MA, calls Ted Kennedy, the other Senator from MA.

"OKAY, Teddy, we got that, "money" we should arrange a meeting in Fiji or for the Foreign relations committee, I'll have my Secretary's Secretary call one of her assistants to make the arrangements"

"Are you even on that Committee John??

"Hey I don't know but it's frigging cold here Ted and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't show an interest in the Economic development between Fiji and the US, besides last time I went to Fiji it rained all day."

"Oh, You didn't pay for the trip did you John???"

"Hell NO! Teddy!! It was a little junket sponsored by the lobbyist who have given me the most campaign funds over the years."


All this bailout money, the Car Industry, The Financial Institutions and now., er uh...US, well it's all got to get paid for by your Tax Dollars!!

I think it would be in the best interest of us Citizens, that if we are going to lay out all this spending that it would be better to have National Healthcare for all...

I mean think how many people who pay HUNDREDS of dollars a week for health insurance could take that money and spend it at the MAll or the Car dealer, maybe buy a house.

Now THAT would stimulate an Economy

But no, we will hand our money to the politicians...We might as well go to Vegas and lay it all down on the roulette table, I'd bet on Black...It's been luckly this year !!