OH!!!! If only this were true of todays politicians!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.
Thomas Jefferson
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Idiots in congress
Democrats Vote Down 5 Percent Rule
In a bid to stem taxpayer losses for bad loans guaranteed by federal housing agencies Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn) proposed that borrowers be required to make a 5% down payment in order to qualify.
His proposal was rejected 57-42 on a party-line vote because, as Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn) explained:
"passage of such a requirement would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it."
I can't add anything to this.
Impatiently waiting until November 2010
In a bid to stem taxpayer losses for bad loans guaranteed by federal housing agencies Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac, Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn) proposed that borrowers be required to make a 5% down payment in order to qualify.
His proposal was rejected 57-42 on a party-line vote because, as Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn) explained:
"passage of such a requirement would restrict home ownership to only those who can afford it."
I can't add anything to this.
Impatiently waiting until November 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Democrats wii ruin us.
> History Lesson on Your Social Security
>
> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
> know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and
> show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on
> what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
> Facts are Facts.
> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
> card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone
> in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it
> anyway and the message,NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
>
> An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
> Our Social Security
>
> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
> Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1.) That participation in the Program would be
> Completely voluntary,
>
> No longer Voluntary
>
> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay
> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
> Incomes into the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> on the first $90,000
>
> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put
> into the Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each year,
>
> No longer tax deductible
>
> 4.) That the money the participants put into the
> independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
> general operating fund, and therefore, would
> only be used to fund the Social Security
> Retirement Program, and no other
> Government program, and,
>
> Under Johnson the money was moved to
> The General Fund and Spent
>
>
> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
> income.
>
> Under Clinton & Gore
> Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
>
> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
> now receiving a Social Security check every month --
> and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
> the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
> away' -- you may be interested in the following:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
>
> Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
> independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
> general fund so that Congress could spend it?
>
> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
> controlled House and Senate.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --
>
> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
> deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
>
> A: The Democratic Party.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> -----
>
> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
> Security annuities?
>
> A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
> 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
> Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Q: Which Political Party decided to start
> giving annuity payments to immigrants?
>
> AND MY FAVORITE:
>
> A: That's right!
>
> Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
>
> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The
> Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
> even though they never paid a dime into it!
>
> ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ ---------
> ---------
>
> Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
> the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take
> your Social Security away!
>
> And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
> evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
> sure of what isn't so.
> History Lesson on Your Social Security
>
> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
> know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and
> show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on
> what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
> Facts are Facts.
> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
> card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone
> in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it
> anyway and the message,NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
>
> An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
> Our Social Security
>
> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
> Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1.) That participation in the Program would be
> Completely voluntary,
>
> No longer Voluntary
>
> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay
> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
> Incomes into the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> on the first $90,000
>
> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put
> into the Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each year,
>
> No longer tax deductible
>
> 4.) That the money the participants put into the
> independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
> general operating fund, and therefore, would
> only be used to fund the Social Security
> Retirement Program, and no other
> Government program, and,
>
> Under Johnson the money was moved to
> The General Fund and Spent
>
>
> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
> income.
>
> Under Clinton & Gore
> Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
>
> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
> now receiving a Social Security check every month --
> and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
> the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
> away' -- you may be interested in the following:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
>
> Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
> independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
> general fund so that Congress could spend it?
>
> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
> controlled House and Senate.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --
>
> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
> deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
>
> A: The Democratic Party.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> -----
>
> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
> Security annuities?
>
> A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
> 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
> Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Q: Which Political Party decided to start
> giving annuity payments to immigrants?
>
> AND MY FAVORITE:
>
> A: That's right!
>
> Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
>
> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The
> Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
> even though they never paid a dime into it!
>
> ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ ---------
> ---------
>
> Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
> the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take
> your Social Security away!
>
> And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
> evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
> sure of what isn't so.
>
> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
> know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and
> show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on
> what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
> Facts are Facts.
> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
> card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone
> in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it
> anyway and the message,NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
>
> An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
> Our Social Security
>
> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
> Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1.) That participation in the Program would be
> Completely voluntary,
>
> No longer Voluntary
>
> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay
> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
> Incomes into the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> on the first $90,000
>
> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put
> into the Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each year,
>
> No longer tax deductible
>
> 4.) That the money the participants put into the
> independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
> general operating fund, and therefore, would
> only be used to fund the Social Security
> Retirement Program, and no other
> Government program, and,
>
> Under Johnson the money was moved to
> The General Fund and Spent
>
>
> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
> income.
>
> Under Clinton & Gore
> Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
>
> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
> now receiving a Social Security check every month --
> and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
> the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
> away' -- you may be interested in the following:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
>
> Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
> independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
> general fund so that Congress could spend it?
>
> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
> controlled House and Senate.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --
>
> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
> deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
>
> A: The Democratic Party.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> -----
>
> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
> Security annuities?
>
> A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
> 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
> Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Q: Which Political Party decided to start
> giving annuity payments to immigrants?
>
> AND MY FAVORITE:
>
> A: That's right!
>
> Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
>
> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The
> Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
> even though they never paid a dime into it!
>
> ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ ---------
> ---------
>
> Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
> the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take
> your Social Security away!
>
> And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
> evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
> sure of what isn't so.
> History Lesson on Your Social Security
>
> Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't
> know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and
> show it to your family and friends. They need a little history lesson on
> what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican.
> Facts are Facts.
> Social Security Cards up until the 1980s expressly stated the number and
> card were not to be used for identification purposes. Since nearly everyone
> in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it
> anyway and the message,NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.
>
> An old Social Security card with the "NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION" message.
> Our Social Security
>
> Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social
> Security (FICA) Program. He promised:
>
> 1.) That participation in the Program would be
> Completely voluntary,
>
> No longer Voluntary
>
> 2.) That the participants would only have to pay
> 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual
> Incomes into the Program,
>
> Now 7.65%
> on the first $90,000
>
> 3.) That the money the participants elected to put
> into the Program would be deductible from
> their income for tax purposes each year,
>
> No longer tax deductible
>
> 4.) That the money the participants put into the
> independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the
> general operating fund, and therefore, would
> only be used to fund the Social Security
> Retirement Program, and no other
> Government program, and,
>
> Under Johnson the money was moved to
> The General Fund and Spent
>
>
> 5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as
> income.
>
> Under Clinton & Gore
> Up to 85% of your Social Security can be Taxed
>
> Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are
> now receiving a Social Security check every month --
> and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of
> the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put
> away' -- you may be interested in the following:
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ----
>
> Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the
> independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the
> general fund so that Congress could spend it?
>
> A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the democratically
> controlled House and Senate.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --
>
> Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax
> deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?
>
> A: The Democratic Party.
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> -----
>
> Q: Which Political Party started taxing Social
> Security annuities?
>
> A: The Democratic Party, with Al Gore casting the
> 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the
> Senate, while he was Vice President of the US
>
> ------------ --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- -
>
> Q: Which Political Party decided to start
> giving annuity payments to immigrants?
>
> AND MY FAVORITE:
>
> A: That's right!
>
> Jimmy Carter and the Democratic Party.
>
> Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65,
> began to receive Social Security payments! The
> Democratic Party gave these payments to them,
> even though they never paid a dime into it!
>
> ------------ -- ------------ --------- ----- ------------ ---------
> ---------
>
> Then, after violating the original contract (FICA),
> the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take
> your Social Security away!
>
> And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it!
> If enough people receive this, maybe a seed of
> awareness will be planted and maybe changes will
> evolve. Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully
> sure of what isn't so.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Dictator of America
The book, "The First American Dictator" tells a similar story to Any Rands, and how and why we wind up with a dictator. Available from Amazon.com. It describes what the new President has to do in order to save America. Because of the democrats it unfortunately had to be a Republican. The book was even written before Obama became president.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Is The USA crazy
I wonder how many Americans know that the aid we send to Pakistan is unmarked or the markings removed, and that's just one country of many. The reason being that they are afraid of the Taliban attacking. I have a great idea, don't accept American aid and starve or dehydrate and die. or fight back. Let the world call us names,and threaten us but God forbid we should stand up for ourselves. Is it really possible our political leaders have become a bunch of spineless, pleading nincompoops,leading us down the path to becoming a 3rd rate country?
Now listen to this, China, the 2nd most powerful military and economic country on earth receives over $2 billion in economic aid from the rest of the industrialized nations. Has the entire world gone crazy?
No wonder people don't want any tax increases, the government just seems to p- - - it away.
Now listen to this, China, the 2nd most powerful military and economic country on earth receives over $2 billion in economic aid from the rest of the industrialized nations. Has the entire world gone crazy?
No wonder people don't want any tax increases, the government just seems to p- - - it away.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Crosses
This was sent to me from an aquaintance.
When driving to, from, and through Frankenmuth, Michigan, my family was always intrigued with the many small simple crosses in the front yards of the homes we passed by. Then one day we learned that those crosses are a statement of support for Frankenmuth's Christian foundation. The men from St. Lorenze Lutheran Church were making the crosses for those who wanted one. As fast as they could make them, they flew out of the church!
Two years ago an atheist living there complained about two crosses on a bridge in town. He requested that they be removed and the town removed them. He then decided that, since he was so successful with that, the city shield should also be changed since it had on it, along with other symbols, a heart with a cross inside signifying the city's Lutheran beginnings.
At that point, the residents decided they had had enough. Hundreds of residents made their opinions known by placing small crosses in their front yards. Seeing this quiet but powerful statement from the community, the man removed his complaint. Those simple crosses remain in those front yards today.
After passing those crosses for two years, it finally hit me that a small cross in millions of front yards across our country could provide a powerful and inspiring message for all Americans passing them every day. I think it might be time to take this idea across America.
We have an administration that says "we are not a Christian nation" and everywhere you look the ACLU and others are trying to remove from our history and current lives any reference to God, prayer, or the fact that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Our administration can't bring themselves to talk about "radical Muslims or Islamic terrorists" for fear of offending them, but they can talk about Americans "clinging to their guns and their religion", or insinuate that our own military troops coming home from service overseas might turn into terrorists. The majority of Americans are Christians, why are we letting this happen to us? It's time to stand up and make a statement...a small, quiet, but powerful statement.
If you agree, place a small wooden cross in your front yard or garden for all to see that they are not alone. It would be a beautiful thing to see crosses all across America.
God has richly blessed America but America is falling short of returning thanks for it, and this is only one way that we can help to change that. Do not be afraid to unobtrusively let others know where you stand and what you believe.
dp
P.S. It's not a bad idea to make this a worldwide effort.
When driving to, from, and through Frankenmuth, Michigan, my family was always intrigued with the many small simple crosses in the front yards of the homes we passed by. Then one day we learned that those crosses are a statement of support for Frankenmuth's Christian foundation. The men from St. Lorenze Lutheran Church were making the crosses for those who wanted one. As fast as they could make them, they flew out of the church!
Two years ago an atheist living there complained about two crosses on a bridge in town. He requested that they be removed and the town removed them. He then decided that, since he was so successful with that, the city shield should also be changed since it had on it, along with other symbols, a heart with a cross inside signifying the city's Lutheran beginnings.
At that point, the residents decided they had had enough. Hundreds of residents made their opinions known by placing small crosses in their front yards. Seeing this quiet but powerful statement from the community, the man removed his complaint. Those simple crosses remain in those front yards today.
After passing those crosses for two years, it finally hit me that a small cross in millions of front yards across our country could provide a powerful and inspiring message for all Americans passing them every day. I think it might be time to take this idea across America.
We have an administration that says "we are not a Christian nation" and everywhere you look the ACLU and others are trying to remove from our history and current lives any reference to God, prayer, or the fact that our country was founded on Judeo-Christian principles. Our administration can't bring themselves to talk about "radical Muslims or Islamic terrorists" for fear of offending them, but they can talk about Americans "clinging to their guns and their religion", or insinuate that our own military troops coming home from service overseas might turn into terrorists. The majority of Americans are Christians, why are we letting this happen to us? It's time to stand up and make a statement...a small, quiet, but powerful statement.
If you agree, place a small wooden cross in your front yard or garden for all to see that they are not alone. It would be a beautiful thing to see crosses all across America.
God has richly blessed America but America is falling short of returning thanks for it, and this is only one way that we can help to change that. Do not be afraid to unobtrusively let others know where you stand and what you believe.
dp
P.S. It's not a bad idea to make this a worldwide effort.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Obama,Iran & the UN.
Our president never seems to learn! Today at the U.N. he gives a conciliatory speech to Iran and Ahmadinijad rips him a new one, will this man ever stop being an apologist for the U.S. and really become it's President, sorry to say but I doubt it, he is too steeped in his Fathers Islamic traditions. This is not to say he is a Muslim, only that he is too sympathetic of their irrational,hostile and dangerous religion. By now it should be evident to even the most simple minded that there are no moderate Muslims, only those who are quiet but believe in Islam taking over the world.
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