Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Words of Wisdom

"The country that forgets its defenders will itself be forgotten."--Calvin Coolidge

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Six Boys and 13 Hands

This is absolutely a must read!!!!
 
 (Written By A Teacher From Wisconsin)
SIX BOYS AND 13 HANDS

Each year I am hired to go to Washington , DC , with the eighth grade class from Clinton , WI where I grew up, to videotape their trip. I greatly enjoy visiting our nation's capitol, and each year I take some special memories back with me. This fall's trip was especially memorable.
 
On the last night of our trip, we stopped at the Iwo Jima memorial. This memorial is the largest bronze statue in the world and depicts one of the most famous photographs in history -- that of the six brave soldiers raising the American Flag at the top of a rocky hill on the island of Iwo Jima , Japan , during WW II. 

Over one hundred students and chaperones piled off the buses and headed towards the memorial. I noticed a solitary figure at the base of the statue, and as I got closer he asked, 'Where are you guys from?' 
I told him that we were from Wisconsin . 'Hey, I'm a cheese head, too! Come gather around, Cheese heads, and I will tell you a story.' 
(It was James Bradley who just happened to be in Washington , DC , to speak at the memorial the following day. He was there that night to say good night to his dad, who had passed away. He was just about to leave when he saw the buses pull up. I videotaped him as he spoke to us, and received his permission to share what he said from my videotape. It is one thing to tour the incredible monuments filled with history in Washington , DC , but it is quite another to get the kind of insight we          received that night.) 
When all had gathered around, he reverently began to speak. (Here are his words that night.)
 

'My name is James Bradley and I'm from Antigo, Wisconsin . My dad is on that statue, and I just wrote a book called 'Flags of Our Fathers' which is #5 on the New York Times Best Seller list right now. It is the story of the six boys you see behind me. 

'Six boys raised the flag. The first guy putting the pole in the ground is Harlon Block. Harlon was an all-state football player. He enlisted in the Marine Corps with all the senior members of his football team.. They were off to play another type of game. A game called 'War.' But it didn't turn out to be a game. Harlon, at the age of 21, died with his intestines in his hands. I don't say that to gross you out, I say that because there are people who stand in front of this statue and talk about the glory of war. You guys need to know that most of the boys in Iwo Jima were 17, 18, and 19 years old - and it was so hard that the ones who did make it home never even would talk to their families about it. 
(He pointed to the statue) 'You see this next guy? That's          Rene Gagnon from New Hampshire. If you took Rene's helmet off at the moment this photo was taken and looked in the webbing of that helmet, you would find a photograph...a photograph of his girlfriend Rene put that in there for protection because he was scared. He was 18 years old. It was just boys who won the battle of Iwo Jima . Boys. Not old men. 
'The next guy here, the third guy in this tableau, was Sergeant Mike Strank.. Mike is my hero. He was the hero of all these guys. They called him the 'old man' because he was so old. He was already 24. When Mike would motivate his boys in training camp, he didn't say, 'Let's go kill some Japanese' or 'Let's die for our country' He knew he was talking to little boys.. Instead he would say, 'You do what I say, and I'll get you home to your mothers.' 
'The last guy on this side of the statue is Ira Hayes, a Pima Indian from Arizona . Ira Hayes was one of them who lived to walk off Iwo Jima . He went into the White House with my dad. President Truman told him, 'You're a hero' He told reporters, 'How can I feel like a hero when 250 of my buddies hit the island with me and only 27 of us walked off alive?' 

So you take your class at school, 250 of you spending a year together having fun, doing everything together. Then all 250 of you hit the beach, but only 27 of your classmates walk off alive. That was Ira Hayes. He had images of horror in his mind. Ira Hayes carried the pain home with him and eventually died dead drunk, face down, drowned in a very shallow puddle, at the age of 32 (ten years after this picture was taken).
 
'The next guy, going around the statue, is Franklin Sousley from Hilltop, Kentucky . A fun-lovin' hillbilly boy. His best friend, who is now 70, told me, 'Yeah, you know, we took two cows up on the porch of the Hilltop General Store. Then we strung wire across the stairs so the cows couldn't get down. Then we fed them Epsom salts. Those cows crapped all night.' Yes, he was a fun-lovin' hillbilly boy. Franklin died on Iwo Jima at the age of 19. When the telegram came to tell his mother that he was dead, it went to the Hilltop General Store. A barefoot boy ran that telegram up to his mother's farm. The neighbors could hear her scream all night and into the morning. Those neighbors lived a quarter of a mile away. 
'The next guy, as we continue to go around the statue, is my dad, John Bradley, from Antigo, Wisconsin , where I was raised. My dad lived until 1994, but he would never give interviews. When Walter Cronkite's producers or the New York Times would call, we were trained as little kids to say 'No, I'm sorry, sir, my dad's not here. He is in Canada fishing. No, there is no phone there, sir. No, we don't know when he is coming back..' My dad never fished or even went to Canada .. Usually, he was sitting there right at the table eating his Campbell 's soup. But we had to tell the press that he was out fishing. He didn't want to talk to the press. 
'You see, like Ira Hayes, my dad didn't see himself as a hero. Everyone thinks these guys are heroes, 'cause they are in a photo and on a monument. My dad knew better. He was a medic. John Bradley from Wisconsin was a combat caregiver. On Iwo Jima he probably held over 200 boys as they died. And when boys died on Iwo Jima , they writhed and screamed, without any medication or help with the pain. 

'When I was a little boy, my third grade teacher told me that my dad was a hero. When I went home and told my dad that, he looked at me and said, 'I want you always to remember that the heroes of Iwo Jima are the guys who did not come back. Did NOT come back.' 'So that's the story about six nice young boys.. Three died on Iwo Jima , and three came back as national heroes. Overall, 7,000 boys died on Iwo Jima in the worst battle in the history of the Marine Corps. My voice is giving out, so I will end here. Thank you for your time.' 
Suddenly, the monument wasn't just a big old piece of metal with a flag sticking out of the top. It came to life before our eyes with the heartfelt words of a son who did indeed have a father who was a hero. Maybe not a hero for the reasons most people would believe, but a hero nonetheless. 
We need to remember that God created this vast and glorious world for us to live in, freely, but also at great sacrifice 
Let us never forget from the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terrorism and all the wars in-between that sacrifice was made for our freedom...please pray for our troops.

Remember to pray praises for this great country of ours and also ...please pray for our troops still in murderous places around the world.
 
STOP and thank God for being alive and being free due to someone else's sacrifice. 

God Bless You and God Bless America . 

REMINDER: Everyday that you can wake up free, it's going to be a great day. 

One thing I learned while on tour with my 8th grade students in DC that is not mentioned here is . . that if you look at the statue very closely and count the number of 'hands' raising the flag, there are 13. When the man who made the statue was asked why there were 13, he simply said the 13th hand was the hand of God. 

Great story - worth your time - worth every American's          time.  

IF.......

IF…. 
 
 
If any other of our presidents had doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had criticized a state law that he admitted he never even read, would you think that he is just an ignorant hot head?
 
If any other of our presidents joined the country of Mexico and sued a state in the United States to force that state to continue to allow illegal immigration, would you question his patriotism and wonder who's side he was on?
 
If any other of our presidents had pronounced the Marine Corps like Marine Corpse, would you think him an idiot?
 
If any other of our presidents had put 87,000 workers out of work by arbitrarily placing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling on companies that have one of the best safety records of any industry because one foreign company had an accident, would you have agreed?
 
If any other of our presidents had used a forged document as the basis of the moratorium that would render 87000 American workers unemployed would you support him?
 
If any other of our presidents had been the first President to need a Teleprompter installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
 
If any other of our presidents had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take his First Lady to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had reduced your retirement plan holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought it a proud moment for America ?
 
If any other of our presidents had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had visited Austria and made reference to the nonexistent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
 
If any other of our presidents had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?
 
If any other of our presidents had stated that there were 57 states in the United States , wouldn't you have had second thoughts about his capabilities?
 
If any other of our presidents would have flown all the way to Denmark to make a five minute speech about how the Olympics would benefit him walking out his front door in his home town, would you not have thought he was a self important, conceited, egotistical jerk.
 
If any other of our presidents had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, wouldn't you have winced in embarrassment?
 
If any other of our presidents had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
 
If any other of our presidents' administrations had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
 
If any other of our presidents had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
 
If any other of our presidents had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have ever approved.
 
If any other of our presidents had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
 
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? 

 
Every statement and action in this email is factual and directly attributable to Barrack Hussein Obama. Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable.
 
I WONDER HOW MANY OF YOU WILL FORWARD THIS ? 
"All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."

Saturday, April 23, 2011

YouTube - PATTI DREW - WORK'IN ON A GROOVY THING

YouTube - PATTI DREW - WORK'IN ON A GROOVY THING

Excellent and Insightful Read

April 23, 2011
Elected and Appointed U.S. Government Officials Who Violate Their Oath of Office and the Constitution Must Resign
National Call to Action Series
By Paul E Vallely
As the Declaration of Independence states:
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness.”
The arrogance of entrenched power and gross incompetence in Washington has indeed become destructive, it has ignored the will of the people, and it operates without their consent, with impunity. I therefore protest in the strongest terms possible. Elitism and wasteful spending of tax-payers’ dollars can no longer be tolerated. The people should abolish the current government now, and begin anew. We cannot wait for the normal election cycle because the damage is too great now, and will only be worse if we delay.
Each member of the House of Representatives, the United States Senate, and even the President of the United States place their hands on the Bible, raise their hands to the square and swear on their sacred honor to protect, defend, and serve the people of the United States. Sadly, we see them in obvious violation of their oaths. They know who they are as do the people. We should see a massive resignation demand on the steps of the capital and the call for the Impeachment of Barack Obama and Joe Biden.
They should be groveling before the people they are supposed to represent who instilled their faith and trust in them by electing them to public service. They should be seeking our forgiveness. At a minimum, most have violated the Constitution of the United States and many are guilty of outright treason. Fraud and corruption is rampant in the use of the peoples’ money. They have stolen a large portion of the people’s net worth through their actions and by the actions they condone by the private bank that is the Federal Reserve System. A massive fraud has been perpetrated on the country, and each should be held accountable for their involvement.
Additionally, BERATING and CONDEMING the United States before the world, overseas, and in the United Nations is a flagrant violation of our Trust. Disloyalty to the people of the US and our Constitution is unconscionable, and can no longer be tolerated. The people do not want or desire to be part of a new world order, we demand to remain independent.
We the people have had enough of this current Government, elected officials, and appointees. They (not the American People) are on a progressive socialist suicide march. WE, the people have watched the President and his Cabinet, Congress and other bureaucrats defile our founding documents and sacred principles for several years now with no end in sight.
In 1789, Thomas Jefferson was overheard saying to Madison:
"Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves therefore are its only safe depositories."
In Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural address, he issued this warning to his peers:
“Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up and shake off the existing government and form a new one. This is a most valuable and sacred right - a right which we hope and believe is to liberate the world”.
IMPEAHMENT, DEMAND RESIGNATION, AND RECALL must be conducted by the People of those elected and appointed political leaders who have violated the Constitution which states in Article One, Section Five, Clause II:
“Each House may determine the Rules of its’ Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of a 2/3 vote, expel a member.”
The Constitution and the States, state that the people have the right and authority to do either of the following:
  • Per the 10th amendment - to decide domestic matters within individual states, also grants the right to the state to refuse federal aid and to sever from the Federal Government’s authority entirely;
  • or per Article Two, Section Four of the Constitution: “The President, Vice President, and ALL CIVIL OFFICERS of the United States shall be removed from office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”
The current oath of office was enacted in 1884: The Oath of Office is administered to:
·     The President;
·     The Vice President;
·     All members of the Federal Judiciary;
·     And each member of Congress
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God.”
When a young man or woman enlists in one of the armed forces, he or she takes an oath to protect and defend the United States of America. When an officer in any of the armed services raises his hand and takes an oath to protect and defend his or her country, the Officers are expected to keep the vow, or face harsh punishment. Why not the same for any member of the United States Government, but especially those that are elected by the people?
If the impeachment and resignations do not occur now then the American people must do their duty to God and Country and use the power of their voice and votes to remove the violators from office. Many loyal office holders do exist, but for the good and general welfare of the country, ALL should go so that we may begin anew. Proven loyal office holders should then be part of the renewal, from scratch, as we also seek out others who have the loyalty and strong desire to see America continue as created and designed by our Founding Fathers. It may be difficult to start over, but it will certainly be better than destroying the Constitution and the foundations that created the best country the world has ever seen.
The majority of American people, and/or those who actually pay taxes, have lost trust and faith in those they have elected to serve the country because they have abrogated their oaths, and given aid and comfort to the enemy, both foreign and domestic.
America, Act Now for our survival as strong and trusted nation is in great jeopardy.
Paul E. Vallely – Chairman of Stand Up America


Paul E. Vallely MG, US Army (Ret)

NUGENT: Can't buy me love - Washington Times

NUGENT: Can't buy me love - Great Reading!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Should Holder Be Fired...A Poll

Date: Monday, April 18, 2011, 2:03 PM

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Allegations Leveled Against Attorney General
Investigation Warranted
Some Calling It Holder-Gate

Last week, Pajamas Media contributor, Patrick Poole, broke an exclusive story claiming the Department of Justice (DOJ), late last year, squashed pending terror finance support indictments that were about to be issued by the US Attorney’s office in Dallas against several prominent national Islamic organizations with ties to the Obama White House.

Quoting an unnamed DOJ informant, Poole wrote that one of the indictments was aimed at Omar Ahmad, one of the founders of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). He continued that that indictment and others were “scuttled last year at the direction of top-level political appointees within the Department of Justice (DOJ) – and possibly even the White House.”

Read the Entire Pajamas Media story here.

These allegations come on top of a growing list of actions that run counter to the wishes and direction of the American public like:


  • the decision to try 9-11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a Manhattan civilian court rather than before a military commission
  • the decision to close Gitmo without first having a plan for what to do with the enemy combatants
  • the decision not to prosecute Black Panther voter intimidation even when it was captured on video tape
  • his consistent failure to acknowledge radical Islam as a motive in homegrown terrorism attacks
So the question is on the table:

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Monday, April 11, 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

Divorce Agreement

DIVORCE  AGREEMENT
THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY WELL PUT AND I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT'S BY A YOUNG PERSON, A STUDENT!!! WHATEVER HE RUNS FOR, I'LL VOTE FOR HIM.



 
Dear American liberals, leftists, social progressives, socialists, Marxists and Obama supporters, et al:


 
We have stuck together since the late 1950's for the sake of the kids, but the whole of this latest election process has made me realize that I want a divorce. I know we tolerated each other for many years for the sake of future generations, but sadly, this relationship has clearly run its course.


 
Our two ideological sides of America cannot and will not ever agree on what is right for us all, so let's just end it on friendly terms. We can smile and chalk it up to irreconcilable differences and go our own way.


 
Here is a model separation agreement:
--Our two groups can equitably divide up the country by landmass each taking a similar portion. That will be the difficult part, but I am sure our two sides can come to a friendly agreement. After that, it should be relatively easy! Our respective representatives can effortlessly divide other assets since both sides have such distinct and disparate tastes.


 
--We don't like redistributive taxes so you can keep them.
--You are welcome to the liberal judges and the ACLU.
--Since you hate guns and war, we'll take our firearms, the cops, the NRA and the military.
--We'll take the nasty, smelly oil industry and you can go with wind, solar and biodiesel.
--You can keep Oprah, Michael Moore and Rosie O'Donnell. You are, however,  responsible for finding a bio-diesel vehicle big enough to move all three of them.


 
--We'll keep capitalism, greedy corporations, pharmaceutical companies, Wal-Mart and Wall Street.
--You can have your beloved lifelong welfare dwellers, food stamps, homeless, homeboys, hippies, druggies and illegal aliens.
--We'll keep the hot Alaskan hockey moms, greedy CEO's and rednecks.
--We'll keep the Bibles and give you NBC and Hollywood ..


 
--You can make nice with Iran and Palestine and we'll retain the right to invade and hammer places that threaten us.
--You can have the peaceniks and war protesters. When our allies or our way of life are under assault, we'll help provide them security.


 
--We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values.
--You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism, political correctness and Shirley McLaine.. You can also have the U.N. but we will no longer be paying the bill.


 
--We'll keep the SUV's, pickup trucks and oversized luxury cars. You can take every Subaru station wagon you can find.


 
--You can give everyone healthcare if you can find any practicing doctors..
--We'll continue to believe healthcare is a luxury and not a right.
--We'll keep "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "The National Anthem."
--I'm sure you'll be happy to substitute "Imagine", "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing", "Kum Ba Ya" or "We Are the World".


 
--We'll practice trickledown economics and you can continue to give trickle up poverty your best shot.


 
--Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag.


 
Would you agree to this?   If so, please pass it along to other like-minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete. In the spirit of friendly parting, I'll bet you answer which one of us will need whose help in 15 years.


 
Sincerely,
John  J. Wall
Law Student and an American


 
P.S. Also, please take Ted Turner, Sean Penn, Martin Sheen, Barbara Streisand, & Jane Fonda
with you.


 
P.S.S.  And you won't have to press 1 for English when you call our country.


 
Forward This Every Time You Get It !  Let's Keep This Going, Maybe Some Of It Will Start Sinking In.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Why God Isn’t Doing Well

Why God Isn’t Doing Well - Dennis Prager

Walter Williams

Walter Williams

Thomas Sowell

Thomas Sowell

Great Quote

"QUOTE OF THE DAY 'An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do.' --- Michael Jacobson

Turns Out Getting Caught Is His Thang | The Smoking Gun

Turns Out Getting Caught Is His Thang The Smoking Gun

Who Are We Fighting For? - PAT BUCHANAN

Who Are We Fighting For? - PAT BUCHANAN

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS - SHARE WITH ALL!

Provided by Diana West.Don't miss. Part 1, in which she flays Lindsey Graham is here. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qeyrp-V3Jvc&amp;feature=player_embedded> Part 2, in which she flames the Koran, evil verse by evil verse, is here. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LCLDjPNpf4&amp;feature=related>

Monday, April 4, 2011

Marine Speech to Iraqi Wannabees

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=971_1290701720 -  YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS THIS, FOR SURE!

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Charley Reese's Final Column (2001)

LETS START WITH ALL NEW POLITICIANS ON YOUR 2012 VOTE...

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Subject: Charley Reese's Final Column - Orlando Sentinel


Charley Reese is retiring. His last column is this one.   I  know many
will miss this southern gentleman..  He had a great run and we are all
better off  for it. Farewell, Mr. Reese, and thank  you.  Charley

 555  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 555  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 555 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 WAS the speaker  of the House?
Nancy Pelosi most receintly but there have been many others. She WAS the  leader of the majority party. She 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.   (SCORE ONE FOR THE  GOOD GUYS!)

 It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million cannot
replace 555 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 555 people.
When you fully grasp  the plain truth that 555 people exercise the
power of the federal  government, then it must  follow that what
exists is what they want to exist.

 If the tax code is unfair, it's because they want it unfair.

  If the budget is in the red, it's because they want  it in the red  ..

 If the Army & Marines are in Iraq and Afghanistan it's because they
want them in Iraq and Afghanistan ...

 If  they do not receive social security but are on an elite
retirement plan not available to the  people, it's because they want
it that way.

 There are no insoluble government problems.

 Do not let these 555 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom
they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts
and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power
to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not
let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied
mystical forces like "the economy,"  "inflation," or "politics" that
prevent them from  doing what they take an oath to do.

 Those 555 people, and they alone, are responsible.

 They, and they alone, have the  power..

 They, and they alone, should be held  accountable by the people who
are their bosses.

  Provided the voters have the gumption to  manage their own employees...

 We should vote all of  them out of office and clean up their  mess!

 Be  sure to read all the way to the end:
     Tax his  land,
     Tax his  bed,
     Tax the  table,
     At which he's  fed.
     Tax his  tractor,
     Tax his  mule,
     Teach him  taxes
     Are the rule.
     Tax his work,
     Tax his pay,
     He works for peanuts  anyway!
     Tax his cow,
     Tax his goat,
     Tax his pants,
     Tax his coat.
     Tax his ties,
     Tax his shirt,
     Tax his work,
     Tax his dirt.
     Tax his tobacco,
     Tax his drink,
     Tax him if  he
     Tries to think.
     Tax his cigars,
     Tax his beers,
     If he cries
     Tax his tears.
     Tax his car,
     Tax his gas,
     Find other ways
     To tax his ass.
     Tax all he has
     Then let him know
     That you won't be done
     Till he has no dough.
     When he screams and hollers;
     Then tax him some more,
     Tax him till
     He's good and sore.
     Then tax his coffin,
     Tax his grave,
     Tax the sod in
     Which he's laid...
     Put these words
     Upon his tomb,
     Taxes drove me
     to my doom...'
     When he's gone,
     Do not relax,
     Its time to apply
     The inheritance tax..

 Accounts Receivable Tax
 Building Permit Tax
 CDL licenseTax
 Cigarette Tax
 Corporate  Income Tax
 Dog License Tax
 Excise Taxes
 Federal  Income Tax
 Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
 Fishing  License Tax
 Food License Tax
 Fuel Permit  Tax
 Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per  gallon)
 Gross Receipts Tax
 Hunting License Tax
 Inheritance Tax
 Inventory Tax
 IRS Interest  Charges IRS  Penalties (tax on top of tax)
 Liquor Tax
 Luxury  Taxes
 Marriage License Tax
 Medicare  Tax
 Personal Property Tax
 Property Tax
 Real  Estate Tax
 Service
Charge Tax
 Social Security Tax
 Road Usage  Tax
 Recreational Vehicle Tax
 Sales Tax
 School
 Tax
 State Income Tax

 State Unemployment Tax  (SUTA)
 Telephone Federal Excise Tax
 Telephone  Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
 Telephone Federal,  State and Local Surcharge Taxes
 Telephone Minimum  Usage Surcharge Tax
 Telephone Recurring and  Nonrecurring Charges Tax
  Telephone   State and Local Tax
 Telephone Usage Charge Tax
 Utility Taxes
 Vehicle License Registration Tax
 Vehicle Sales Tax
 Watercraft Registration Tax
 Well Permit Tax
 Workers Compensation  Tax


 STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY? Not one of  these taxes existed 100
years ago, & our nation was the most prosperous in the world. We  had
absolutely no national debt, had the  largest middle class in the
world, and Mom stayed  home to raise the kids.

 What happened?
 Can you spell 'politicians?'

 I  hope this goes around THE USA at  least 555 times!!! YOU can
help it get  there!!!

 GO AHEAD - - - BE AN  AMERICAN!!!
 

Mark Steyn

Mark Steyn