“CUT”…..our Newest "Dirty Word”

Posted Tuesday, October 11, 2011, at 7:25 AM

Why does that term seem to OFFEND so many of you out here today? Have you become so government-brainwashed, that you TOO believe that continued taxing is the "magic cure", every time the politicians get us into a bind?

We ALL knew him, no matter WHEN you went to school. There was always that one "rich kid." He lived in the best house, had the nicest clothes, his parents bought him the new Mustang while the rest of us rode the bus. When he TRASHED it, his parents bought him ANOTHER one!

The guy probably went on to become a senator, where he CONTINUED to expect everybody else to cover his butt.

In a very rare display of cohesion, we watched this community come together and say a resounding "NO!" to that second school bond levy. Dems and Repubs ALIKE were not satisfied with the mishandling of tax funds the FIRST time, and we said "NO.......you don't GET another one until you can account for the LAST batch!" TOGETHER, taxpayers from BOTH parties demanded some ACCOUNTABILITY!

Why IS it then, that we don't seem to want to get that tough with our FEDERAL government?

Fourteen point SIX now and climbing, they're still spending, still hitting us up for MORE when they run out......and lo & behold, EVERY time one of them back there proposes a new tax hike somewhere, you guys start acting like little robotic sheep,.......you start digging into your pockets some more.

Washington cries out for more "Fund Enhancement Revenues", and the FIRST thing some of you out there do, is start sifting through your budget (which YOU know how to do but they DON'T).....looking under mattresses, raiding piggy banks and looking into old cigar boxes and other hidden stashes, trying to figure out where YOU can cut THIS time and still make ends meet at the end of the month.

We have become SO ACCUSTOMED to being taxed , some of us don't even give it much thought anymore.

You're scared and concerned because they're gonna cut into Social Security (which LBJ started doing in '65 and it's never stopped), they are wanting to tap into your 401k's, looking for other ways to tap into our bank accounts and retirement pensions, which in some cases, they're already doing, (Right Lamont?------you & I know a little about that already, don't we?).

They're hitting us all, to cover their waste, squandering and graft, but why are only about HALF of us demanding some accountability and "CUTS" (there's that dirty word again), on THEIR end of it?

"WASHINGTON NEEDS MONEY!".............

....."What for?".........does anyone ever ask that?........"What did you guys do with the LAST TRILLION we gave you?".........not many ask that either.

They are willing to TAKE FROM YOU.........and THREATEN to take MORE from you..........

And what they TAKE from you, they blow it on everything else BUT our debt. But they don't take from Pancho & Pedro, do they?

They don't cut a PENNY from all of this foreign aid, and in fact, OUR TAX DOLLARS paid for over 20,000 mid-east refugees to come over here get set up and get started..........while WE still have a lot of our own citizens living on the streets.

They'll help build a new house for a guy in Brazil after an earthquake, but if YOU lose YOUR home in a Mississippi flood-------tough luck, Charlie.

YOU can't afford to take your kids to Disneyland, but your tax dollars help Senators and Congressmen fly THEIR families all over the world to see the exotic places YOU can only look at in a magazine in the barber shop.

YOU can't buy an automatic weapon without a lot of money, a TON of paperwork, background checks, authorization and government scrutiny. But the Mexican drug cartels CAN! YOUR money here too..........but YOU'RE just an American, and aren't "allowed".

You have to pay YOUR kid's way through college. Maybe even mortgage the house to do it. Illegals get to use YOUR tax dollars.

You're being robbed, right along with everyone else, so why do you continue to stand with the thieves who are doing it? Why? Do you get some sort of "stimulation" from Uncle Sam going through your pockets?

When the rightside calls for CUTS.......a lot of you guys out there stand STEADFAST with these bureaucrats and say......"OH NO.....we've GOT to have tax hikes to pay for it."

TO PAY FOR WHAT??????

They scream "more revenue", and as if on "cue", you guys just automatically reach for your wallets and try to figure out how YOU'RE going to make it..............

BALONEY!! (I'm still with ya, Brenda)......let this runaway government figure out how THEY'RE going to make ends meet, just like YOU have to do!

Let the illegals go back to Mexico and get their "free" medical, schooling, and food stamps in their OWN country. They are NOT our responsibility.

Let the 152 countries we support......support THEMSELVES.......THEY are not OUR responsibility either!

What's the problem out there?.......has Joe Biden finally got you convinced that it really IS "Patriotic to pay more taxes"?

Have they got you people SO USED to being fleeced, that you've come to think of it as the "American way of curing everything?" Yeah.....oh yeah..........just "throw enough money at it, and it'll go away!"...........y'all remember THAT one?

Ever dealt with the IRS? Why is it that WE have to account for every dime, but the Federal Reserve DOESN'T?

That "Debt Ceiling".....we weren't holding this country "hostage".......we were holding all the REST of those countries "HOSTAGE"....waiting for their friggin' handouts that the president immediately resumed as soon as he got his hands on some fresh cash.

The regime that so many of you out there support and defend won't even meet you HALF-WAY. They wanted YOUR money NOW........but those "token little "cuts" on THEIR end of the deal, gets spread out over the next ten years.

The debt is going to go up some more, they're gonna run out of money.......then they'll turn yet AGAIN to US and say......sob-sob-wimper-wimper......."We need more REVENUE".....and only half this country will demand to know WHY.

And we'll be "mean-spirited again"...........and the leftwing supporters will start digging into their OTHER pair of jeans to HELP the Feds rob them some more........and all the while, they'll try to lecture us that we HAVE to have more tax hikes to pay "our debt"..........with money that will STILL go into the wrong places.

Push comes to shove, we can always blame Bush. Rather than FIX ANYTHING.......we'll just keep blaming the last guy.

PS.........I had not originally intended to bring Herman Cain into this post, but he is such a self-starter and achiever, I'll bet if he DOES happen to win the nomination and the following election........somehow, I CANNOT picture that man standing in front of the nation, complaining about "Look what I inherited."

I think he'll just roll his sleeves up and start kicking butts.

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I think that same way about Cain.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 7:43 AM
Cain is the flavor of the month

On economy Obama 46% GOP 37%

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 10:06 AM
MsM

if you read stories about Obama in USA today and look at the comments that are being made, it is a huge change from 2008-2009.

No One is doing their job as far as I am concerned.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 10:50 AM
Ha Ha ! Got you all nervous didn't I? Think about it the polls will change over and over again until we get closer to the election 2012.

I got that bit of news from the TV this morning

I love how you Repubs ban together.......

You can find all the polls you want that will fit your agenda. Turn to another channel, surf the internet. No one really knows for sure until we get close to the election and we see some actual numbers....... HA HA HA

You seem so desperate in making sure you get your polls out there....... Show me the polls !! Ha Ha! You gave me a good chuckle this morning !

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 11:15 AM
I used USA Today as a resource to suggest to you. Attitudes are changing and not for the better.

Sure Polls will change but what isn't changing is our financial situation. It is bad and will continue to get worse if someone doesn't buckle down to the job and quit campaigning.

I mean everyone on this. I am not desperate for anything. Polls are subjective, but doing your own poll by reading about what people are thinking as the news gets reported is even more revealing that finding sources on the internet.

I have seen a huge shift from comments of Give the Man a Chance to If his lips move, he is lying. Worst President since Carter. very different than in 2008 and 2009 and even 2010.

Harry Reid refused a vote a few days ago about the Jobs Act in the Senate.

If we know how budgets must be cut and how to change our spending habits, it is should be expected of our elected officials. It isn't rocket science, but it might as well be.

If you could declare a complete spending freeze on memorials, medical studies, enviromental studies and other grants in addition to expense accounts, and cuts in their pensions, we would see a glimmer of hope. But No One is willing to tighten their belts as long as their dog is still in the hunt.

If we cut out all services to illegal aliens and send the transportation bills to each country that we deport them to. There would be a huge savings there.

If we limit campaign schedules and take a percentage of all funds raised by each party as part of debt reduction. After all, they are doing this on our time mostly,

We could raise as much money as Obama has in his war chest for his campaign. Why don't we ask him to donate to the cause too? After all a trillion dollars could go a long way to eliminating the debt.

Take one for the Team Obama. All of your press coverage is free, why not invest in America like you have asked all of us to?

There. You don't make me nervous, you make me energized with ideas on how to cut the debt. Thank you!

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 11:39 AM
I think I still have you both nervous and upset... If I didn't neither one of you would of responded to me. HA HA Enjoy your Day as much as I am.....

and KH Gal thank you for your lovely comment :)

You seem to do ok giving out your comments !

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:03 PM
Point taken. Please read USA todays'readers comments on USA Today's articles about Obama.

I am glad that I was able to make you laugh.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:11 PM
KH Kal Give me the link, or the name of the story because I'm not sure which article your wanting me to read.

Won't be cain 2012 Christie just endorsed Romney

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:34 PM
hahahahahahaha CJW where the heck you been?

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:48 PM
You don't have to pick and choose, any article about Obama seems to raise ire. Check the Oval Section.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:52 PM
As Tammy Faye used to say "It's not over until its over"

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 12:55 PM
Well I checked and it don't appear to be to many comments and for all I know they could be Republicans leaving comments or even kids not old enough to vote... Doesn't tell me a thing ! The only thing that will be telling is the election Nov 2012

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 1:06 PM
When some one endorses a candidate it does mean one vote from the endorser, but just think of all the others who will vote for Romney just because Christie endorsed him. In politics its very important who endorses who.

I really don't think your going to get the chance to vote for Cain in the 2012 election...

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 1:10 PM
Keep Checking and you will see a pattern and it isn't because of underage children or Republicans. I have been reading these for the past several years and I can tell you how different it is now compared to past years.

Especially when USA Today hates to say anything bad about our President or his policies.

MSNBC has been changing on readers comments too.

I only mention this because you want an unbiased source for your information. I am still waiting for hard-hitting news coverage about the Fast and Furious Issue.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 1:19 PM
Don't forget the debate tonight......

Donna glad you donated to his campaign. From what I have heard which I don't agree with, but its all about who has the most money

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 2:50 PM
I'm happy I can inspire. Each day when I wake up I never know what accomplishment I will make for the day....

It would make me more happy if everyone who was of age to vote, would go to their local polling booths and vote..

I'm with you Zook I am excited to watch the debate tonight. Pay attention to Huntsman and then tell me what you think..... I like him but I gotta hear him more.

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 4:43 PM
KH Kal

You wanted me to read USA Today and I did

here's something for you to read and I will give you the link

I have noticed with each debate how Bachman is always talking about taking in 20 some foster kids and was thinking when watching the debate tonight "here we go again with the foster kids" and then she couldn't even get the number of kids right. lol !

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/gop-debate-republican-debate-live-updat...

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Tue, Oct 11, 2011, at 8:10 PM
Me too. I thought that they gave Romney too much air time. Perry looked like a deer in the headlights. His stage make-up was all wrong too.

Huntsman gave some good answers, I think he would make a good advisor for China relations, but so far I am not unduly impressed.

Ron Paul did better. Bachman should have relaxed a little and put forth more personality instead of sound bites. I still like her though.

I am glad that they are willing to do these debates, I liked the table formation better, everyone had to be a little more friendly to each other.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Wed, Oct 12, 2011, at 7:26 AM
Well I had a bit of a problem last night. We have dish tv and the channel it was airing on, we don't get. Then about an hour into the debate I realized that I could hook my laptop up to my tv and search for the debate on the internet. I found the debate on the Washington Post web site which was live streaming. So I hit the play button and got the debate onto my TV. Only problem then was what I had already missed.

I did see Cain answer a couple questions and he got a little creative in his answer about the protester's on Wall Street. He changed up his statement a little.

I liked Ron Paul, for some reason he reminds me of a character on an old TV show, can't think of who it is....

I think Newt always gives good answers. I didn't get to hear to much from Huntsman or Santorum. I hope to find the debate online and watch the whole thing sometime today

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Wed, Oct 12, 2011, at 8:47 AM
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/223856/20111003/herman-cain-republican-president...

-- Posted by DaveThompson on Wed, Oct 12, 2011, at 10:26 AM
MsM

I skimmed through the Huff-Puff Post. I noticed the numbers too but you have to realize that people get tired and jumble things up a bit after a while.

I was hoping that she would act more natural instead of repeating a mantra. I want that for all of the candidates.

That being said, Huffington Post is not my cup of tea anymore than FoxNews is yours. I try to view the reader's comments as much as the articles themselves on anything that I read.

The reason for that is although, you have die-hard commenter or two, there are those people out there who really write what they are thinking.

The biggest point of change that I have seen is the attitude of the USA Today Readers. Their point of view has done a complete 360 in most cases. I find that significant.

You find comments on Fox News that will surprise you too.

The crux of the matter is that we are in a mess and not too much is being done from either side. but you have to try something different if it is obvious that the wagon master doesn't have a clue where the trail is.

-- Posted by KH Gal on Wed, Oct 12, 2011, at 9:01 PM
I prefer to know who the person is and what he will do for our Country before he gets my vote!! I'm not going to vote just for anyone.....

Sounds pretty childish if your voting just to get an incumbent out..... You never know what your going to get unless you do the research first!!

KH GAL

Bachman getting her foster kids count wrong didn't bother me as much as she came off to me like she was using that point to get votes or to brag. We've probably had just as many kids come through our house or possibly more... I don't brag about the numbers, in fact I never really counted how many kids we have helped....

I have watched fox news in fact I watched it the other night when they had Hank Williams Jr on there.... I have watched all the other talking heads on TV but the one I watch every morning is CNN or HLN or In Sessions..... Evenings I catch our local news and thats about it for me, except for now and then I watch some fun shows or if I can't find any thing I want to watch, I will channel surf and watch a little of this and a little of that...

-- Posted by MsMarylin on Thu, Oct 13, 2011, at 9:12 AM
I see where Senator McCain wants to cut.

According to the Associated Press, Senator McCain (R-AZ) sent a letter to the budget supercommittee in which he reportedly offers his recommendation that the bipartisan committee support the President's proposals to cut retiree TRICARE benefits, introduce new TRICARE for Life enrollment fees and overhaul the military retirement and compensation systems.

-- Posted by skeeter on Wed, Oct 19, 2011, at 6:28 AM

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