545 People

By Charlie Reese

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?Have you ever wondered why, 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 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? She is 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.It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not 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.

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, it's because they want them in IRAQ.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 545 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 545 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!

Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.
What you do with this article now that you have read it is up to you, though you appear to have several choices.

1. You can send this to everyone in your address book, and hope they do something about it.
2. You can agree to vote against everyone that is currently in office, knowing that the process will take several years.
3. You can decide to run for office yourself and agree to do the job properly.
4. Lastly, you can sit back and do nothing, or re-elect the current bunch


By D. Walker
This has been posted here for all to read and give thanks there are people like Mr. Reese to point out the what we have all forgotten.

Fannie & Freddie

After watching the Republicans and Democrats on TV about the vote for the bailout it is very sad. For Nancy to blame the Republicans for this problem is just a joke and not accurate. I am sure all parties need to take some heat but to pick on one party isn't honest.

If I remember correctly, Republicans tried to pass some regulations that would have created more oversight for Fannie/Freddie and the Democrats felt it wasn't needed. Democrat after Democrat spoke up for Fannie/Freddie stating how wonderful they are and well run. Now we know better and We the People pay.

Check the facts and see who said what and when about Fannie/Freddie. Where do the leaders of those companies work now? Not sure but they are advisers for the Messiah Barack H. Obama.

Reid & Dodd

If the truth bit them in the ass they would never know as they both are brain dead. To stand in front of the cameras and lie as to who caused this, they must have balls the size of basketballs. They need to see who was warning the American people as far back as 2005 (Greenspan-McCain-Bush) but the Democrats said Fannie/Freddie were being run in an excellent manner, watch the tapes of them doing so.

Dodd, Obama, and John Kerry received more funds from those two then any one else. Dodd got a sweetheart deal from Countrywide.

These are the same people that are trying to bail out our butts. They act like they never heard of Fannie/Freddie now. Trusting these people is like trusting Putin to keep his word. Reid now claims he is not responsible for these problems. LIE, LIE, LIE along with the other Democrats who voted AGAINST OVERSIGHT for Fannie/Freddie when they had the chance to prevent this.

REPUBLICANS VOTED FOR OVERSIGHT

AND

DEMOCRATS DIDN'T

WAKE UP AMERICA AND GET THEM OUT WITH YOUR NEXT VOTE

the Root - Another Mouth Opens

Found a site called "the Root" today and here is another example of the double standard from a lib writer. They are already writing about Republican Operatives that have been sent out doing terrible thing to poor Obama and his legion of voters. One of the first items to appear is to Challenge Voters list. Didn't Obama do the same thing in IL to get elected? Seems he had his "Operatives" challenge list of ALL his opponents until enough had been removed he faced no competition to be elected.

Does the name"ACORN" ring any bells about voter fraud? Seems I remember the Messiah working with or for them at one time. The stink of dirty politics is stuck to Obama and try as they might, it won't go away. ACORN is the leader in voter fraud and a strong supporter of Obama the Messiah. The Messiah part is a joke but do some reading about the man of no change (Obama) and you will see what you think your getting isn't there.

The man is a fraud, wouldn't know the truth if it bit him on the ass, and political opportunist. People love him as he is a very good reader, notice I didn't say speaker as he isn't that. He can read a monitor better then anyone before him but he can't think on his feet to save his life.

When will America wake and see he is a hollow politican who voted present while serving in IL, accepted help from crooked politicans in Chicago, and only dumps them after being into the light so all American can see.

Obama the Double Talker

Sitting here listening to him talk is like listening to a man that has no idea what to say without a script. He has been talking now for 10 minutes and has said nothing that we already don't know. Some of his ideas are years old and we have all heard it before. Tax reform, lower taxes for the middle class, stick the big oil companies with more taxes, and yet I hear nothing about stopping wasteful spending by government.

This mess has been created by the Dems. in office and years of them burying their heads in the sand while their buddies have been getting rich. Fannie/Freddie, look at who was receiving the majority of funds, Dodd and Obama were the top two. When Paulison stated that congress was at fault, he was dead on and they hated hearing it. Additionally, when the head of these companies were cooking the books to get a bonus and where was congress? Dodd and Barack Hussein Obama had gotten the largest donations and they were supposed to protect our interest, not hardly. The boys are owned by whoever gives them the most and it makes no difference if Republican or Democrat. Just look at Obamas past history and who he protected after getting political donations. Does the Chicago Political machine sound familiar?

Our loan mess was caused by greed, loans made to people who shouldn't have had them to begin with. Why should we bail them out? I once managed a finance company and anyone with an ounce of sense knows loans can not be made without verifiable income. Why should we be surprised to find they can't make payments with raising interest rates?

To all the companies that made these loans, I say goodbye as you need to go under. For those that made loans knowing those people couldn't make payments, you should be in jail or on the way.

D. Walker

Need a Loan - Go Fish

That is a joke as no one can get a loan today. Due to greed by all parties (Speculators, Builders, Mortgage Companies, Banks, & Investment Banks) our country is loading up so much debt the bill won't be paid until sometime in 3003. Just joking, I hope, but I wouldn't be surprised as our government is bailing out firms that should be allowed to go bankrupt. When I say "Our Government" I mean us as we are the government but have no say in how they spend our money.

How many leaders of these firms are going to jail for their actions? When the smoke clears we will see very few if any behind the bars and hear the clink each day. They will take their millions and go home to live while the average American watches their funds disappear. Many Americans have lost their business and homes because of the greed of a very few.

I know of Home Builders in Florida who accepted down payments with credit cards as low as $5,000.00 and when the economy started south, they walked leaving homes started that had to be completed. In some of the upscale developments like "Plantation Bay" I saw house after house started and in various stages of construction during the last year with no buyer. I think some were Spec Homes and this just increased the problems as no buyers were coming to buy.

Some of the largest Florida Builders left the east coast due to the over building and a large number of spec. homes they had. KB Homes, Centex, Holiday and Mercedes Homes are just a few who didn't make it in that area. Greed flourished as I saw it first hand with lot owners buying at $9,000.00 and trying to sell within months from $36,000 to $65,000. This went on for over two years and now We the People are having to bail out companies who loaned the funds to people with no Verifiable Income. Lenders were pushed to make loans to people that otherwise couldn't qualify and We the People are paying the bills.

Greed by Builders, Lenders, and Investment Banks along with Liberials who pandered to people who shouldn't have been given loans to begin with caused this.

Now We the People Pay.

The Story Tellers

Wasserman-Schultz – Is this women Hugo’s Sister?
Nancy Pelosi – Is this women Hugo’s Mother?
Maurice Hinchey – Is this man related to Hugo?

Listening to the dribble from these three shows how out of touch they really are with the American people. The story telling about oil and how it all the fault of the evil republicans is just wonderful. You would think these people were having been on another plant for years.

Over 70% of the American voters want the congress to allow drilling offshore and Alaska so we are no longer subject to high oil prices. Somehow in their own little world they (congress) believe they know what is best for ALL Americans. Remember Nancy saying she is Saving US. I don’t need saving from some lib who is out of touch with the average person. Somehow they have forgotten they work for US and are not some almighty gods that dictate to us what is right and wrong. They remind me of the time Clinton made the statement about us (the average person) not knowing how to spend our own money and Washington could do a better job.

We have put up with the libs and there arrogance long enough as to how we should conduct ourselves. Now we are paying the price for allowing them (libs & environmental wackos) to control this country. No (within 50 miles of coast) drilling, no refineries, reduce coal use, use only solar, wind and other energy programs that are not ready to power our country. To tell us that we can’t drill for oil now is just another story they are telling and it is being done without moving their lips. Makes you wonder what lips are moving??????????????????

D. Walker

Another Crook in Government

Don’t you love the Democrats and the two different standards they have for crooks in government. When a republican is indicted they want his head and make no bones they must leave now. We have watched as they twisted with Jefferson and what to do. Maybe the $90,000 found in the freezer two years ago was just some pocket change or I could say some “Cold Cash”. The leaders of the Democrat party at one time wanted Jefferson to serve on the intelligence committee. What do you think he would have sold from that position? What has happened since the freezer raid, nothing. If that was you or I we'd be counting the bars in our cell.

Don’t we love having a bribe taker on the Homeland Security Committee? Think of the brides he can take from that position and we can thank Nancy for this. She may not be the brightest bulb in the government, but she does know how to be two faced when it comes to crooks in her party.

If you take bribes and you are a Democrat, it is alright and you can continue getting a committee position. She knew he was dirty two years ago and buried her head in the sand instead of doing what was right. He should have had no committee appointment and left to twist in the wind until he was cleared.

Just the appearance of wrong doing is enough to make the American people sick and it continues our belief that most politicians are crooks.

We had the “Countrywide Funding” group that got special rates terms or whatever. Dems strike again and we are supposed to believe it was all innocent. If you believe that I have a Banana mine in Alabama for sale.

Our elected leaders better straighten up as WE the American people are tired of the activities going on in OUR government.

Remember, YOU WORK FOR US and most of US don’t trust you any longer.

D. Walker

Our Elected Officals

I want to thank you our elected officials for their total inaction in drilling for oil for America. Both parties are failing to increase oil production in America. All I hear is we must cut our use by going to solar and the others that are not ready for prime time energy production. Until the time arrives we can utilize solar, wind and the others, we must increase our oil production, increase fuel standards and conserve. Aren’t you tired of seeing the price rise because the American people are damn tired of it? If you think the bill the Democrats just passed is going to help, think again. Nancy and her cronies aren't fooling the people as they are working for themselves and not us.

As one of the silent majority, I can no longer believe that any and I repeat any elected official gives a tinkers damn about the people of this country. You spend OUR MONEY NOT YOURS and we the American people have no control to stop the nonsense our elected offices do with it. If I ran my business like the government, I would fail.

We need to drill off Florida, drill Alaska, and drill where ever we need to so we can become independent of the middle-east and the world. I remember all the lies about the last time we drilled in Alaska and I hear the same ones again. Who the hell made you and the other elected officials God deciding what is best for the entire country. The ones who claimed terrible things would happen when the pipeline and drilling were built were wrong then and they are wrong again. Get some courage and do what is right for this country as the silent majority is getting very tired of paying for your health care, your pension, your fuel, and your inflated salary for the small amount of time worked.

We the average American can’t get health care like you do, WHY?
We the average American can’t get a pension like you do, WHY?