Monday, June 18, 2018
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Famous Last Words For a Newspaper Columnist
This was originally written in 1984. It is sad to see that even then, he was under too much of a threat to say this at any time other than his way out.
545 vs. 300,000,000 People
-By Charlie Reese
Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.
Have you ever wondered, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits? Have you ever wondered, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?
You and I don't propose a federal budget. The President does.
You and I don't have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.
You and I don't write the tax code, Congress does.
You and I don't set fiscal policy, Congress does.
You and I don't control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank does.
One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one President, and nine Supreme Court justices equates to 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.
I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.
I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a President to do one cotton-picking thing. I don't care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matter what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator's responsibility to determine how he votes.
Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.
What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits.. ( The President can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.)
The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker of the House?( John Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He and fellow House members, not the President, can approve any budget they want. ) If the President vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to. [The House has passed a budget but the Senate has not approved a budget in over three years. The President's proposed budgets have gotten almost unanimous rejections in the Senate in that time. ]
It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot replace 545 people who stand convicted -- by present facts -- of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can't think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist. Read More>>>
Saturday, June 16, 2018
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Thursday, June 14, 2018
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
The Black Screen of Death Update
I finally decided to trash the 3 year old Samsung and buy a new TV. After a few cold ones I was off to the local Best Buy. There must of been over 50 TVs there varying in price from $100 to 7K. So I am standing there trying to make a decision while being bombarded by Hollywood pedophiles on big screens in high definition. Talk about a buzz killer. If Brokeback Mountain was on I would of hightailed it out of there. So finally a salesman approached me to assist in my decision. My first question to him was if he was a Jehovah Witness. He said no and I said that we will get along fine as long as he does not listen to Marie Osmond. He laughed and I asked him which brand he recommended for reliability. His response was " You can't go wrong with a Samsung". As I started to laugh I told him my last Samsuck TV lasted just over 3 years and then became blacker than a Black Lives Matter protest. Jamaal said man that is black. With planned obsolescence built into TVs these days it does not pay to lay out hard earned bucks for something that is designed to fail. So there it was a Sharp 43" on sale for $249.00. The box said it has "Roku" built in. I turned to Jamaal and said WTF is "Roku"? It sounds like a Chinese lunch special? He said it was some kind of web based program with apps. I don't know, I just want to watch fucking TV. Bought, installed and working now. Just have to find the code for my Cable company remote and sync things up. Off for another glass of wine. Thanks for everyones input.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
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