Moving

I am moving all my comments to this blog:  DavidGraceBlog

Too difficult trying to manage three blogs.  I'll see you there!

Two-faced Politics or Convenience?

The President is pushing for this new reform on Wall Street.  Okay, maybe some reform is in order - like making the SEC more accountable for its inaction.  I can't say I know everything about Wall Street politics even though I have walked on Wall Street a few times - Trinity Church is beautiful from there.  I can't find my pictures of it or I would add them here.

I can say that two-faced politics are happening.  Wall Street is being reigned in while Fannie and Freddie are being let loose.  Why not reign in those two causes of the housing crisis?  Could it be that the money Fannie and Freddie make off the government ends up in the pockets of politicians?

Did you know: "The federal government owns more than 50,000 vacant homes."  source

I wonder how many of those were funded by Fannie or Freddie?

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Office Supplies for Congress

"Members of Congress have spent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars supplying their offices with popcorn machines, plasma televisions, DVD equipment, ionic air fresheners, camcorders and signature machines -- plus $24,730 leasing a Lexus, $1,434 on a digital camera, and $84,000 on personalized calendars." source

 I want a Lexus.  Is there a free government leasing program?  Who is driving that kind of car? All I want to know is, how did they get a Lexus classified as an office supply?

Why do employees need a personalized calendar?  Can't they print one using Microsoft publisher like I do - it can be as personalized as they want it!

Popcorn machines?  What happened to microwave popcorn?

Here is the ringer - plasma televisions!  The feds are raving about climate problems, and they purchase the most carbon unfriendly viewing machines on the planet.  I would love to know which offices have those TVs!

By the way - one digital camera cost over $1,000?  What happened?  Did their I-phone stop working?  Maybe they read Rich Dad, Poor Dad and decided they would use taxpayer dollars to practice Robert's advice.

Piggy Ears in Congress

Earmarks are famous in Congress and unpopular in the general public.  If you haven't seen the list, then here are the top five offenders from the Senate and the House:

The five top earmarkers in the Senate and they are

Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), with $490.2 million in earmarks, Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) with $387.5 million, Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) with $384.1 million, Carl Levin (D-Mich.) with $302.1 million and Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) with $291.6 million.

In the House, Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.) took the lead with $148.4 million in earmarks, followed by Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), with $147.8 million and $138.8 million, respectively. Bill Young of Florida (R-Fla.) came in fourth with $129.5 million and Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-S.D.) of South Dakota came in fifth, with $118.4 million.

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/blogs/beltway-confidential/Pig-book-shows-earmark-reduction--90872159.html

We are being milked dry by wasted spending!  Don't you just get angry?

The Beatles - Taxman

Enjoy Your Tax Wealth Redistribution Day!

Kennedy Milk Money

"Washington spent $126 million in 2009 to enhance the Kennedy family legacy in Massachusetts. Additionally, Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., diverted $20 million from the 2010 defense budget to subsidize a new Edward M. Kennedy Institute."  source

 The Kennedy legacy is costing us defense funds?  I am not dissing the Kennedy's.  Many of them are and were God fearing people who wanted to do something wonderful for our country.  They have suffered much tragedy.

In this economy, however, how can we justify spending that amount of money of any memorial - especially when they could raise the funds privately without blinking an eye!  Sorry, this is definitely wasted spending.

And who does John Kerry think he is diverting our ability to protect us?  I will be doing a series on the constitution after this series; I hope he tunes in.

Can you tell me where this apppears in the Consitution?:

"provide for the common defense"

Here's a hint - Start at the beginning.