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March 22, 2009
Buyer's Remorse
Selected Quotes from around the web:
- There's also anger at Democrats. Brokers who supported Barack Obama, some voting for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time, feel betrayed by bill.
- “Fuck Obama,” one person said aloud on the floor, giving voice to the feeling of political betrayal.
- "This is the most profoundly anti- American thing I’ve ever seen.”
Boo hoo. I'm finding it hard to feel bad for you guys, especially since you came out so strong for Obamessiah. It looks to me like you guys got just what you voted for. I hope this is enough to put a fright into you, and I hope you learn a little something about what happens when you put the liberals in charge.
But I'm not so sure this warrants all this panic, because I doubt this nutso tax will really happen. At least, not now, not yet. I'm sure Congress is that dumb, but I'm not so sure Obama is that dumb. This is not the time. I could be wrong, but, he is staying neutral, and I think he'll avoid it in the end.
Although I have say, it would serve you right if it does. You deserve the government you voted for, even if we don't deserve the government you voted for.
So, even though it would serve you right, and even if politically, it would sink those damn liberals once and for all, we simply can't let such a thing happen here in America. The democrats must be made to know that the United States Government may not be allowed to use the Tax Code as a weapon against the citizens of the United States. No true American will stand for it, it is an outrage that cannot be tolerated. Pelosi, Reid, Dodd, Frank, they may be too stupid to see that, but Obama, I think he knows.
Still, we must make no mistake about how and why we got into this mess in the first place. We didn't arrive here by accident. U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry put it all together neatly and sweetly when he said: “We got here because the Democratic majority insisted on passing a 1,000-page bill which nobody read and which was not exposed to the light of day. And in the hundreds of provisions in that bill was one that allowed bonuses to be paid.”
That's right, and the provision that gave AIG the ability to hand out those bonuses was part of a closed door deal negotiated by U.S. Senator Chris Dodd, a Connecticut Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Banking Committee. Senator Dodd has admitted that he played a primary role in negotiating the provisions that allowed the bonus payouts. Dodd made sure no one was looking and he slipped it in.
Funny thing about those closed door negotiations, they were duly reported and objected to by Republicans and other people of conscience and those reports and objections were glossed over and ignored by Congress, the media and the general public.
No objections to the closed door negotiations were raised by the same people who are now up in arms, objecting to the end result and calling for blood.
Just think, there are over a thousand pages of provisions in that bill, provisions negotiated in the same manner and spirit as the bonus payouts, no one knows the extent of what's in the bill, no one. This is just the beginning. As the fruits of these closed door negotiations come to light, as the end result of the double dealing becomes obvious, as mainstream America begins to see where its money is going, we can expect more outrage and more congressional bait and switch of emotions, because that's all this is, a bait and switch of emotions.
You see, you're not supposed to be mad at Chris Dodd, who snuck around behind closed doors and did a deal to make it possible for $165 million of your money to be given away as bonus payouts, and you're not supposed to be mad at the other democrat party elite in congress who took part in the closed door negotiations and you're not supposed to be mad at the rest of the democrat congress who voted for the stimulus bill without bothering to read a single provision. Oh no. They're only the ones responsible but you're not supposed to be mad at them. You're supposed to be mad at the poor schmuck who signed a contract that provided for that bonus to keep him in what can only be described as a dead end job. You're supposed to drive by the poor schmuck's house and intimidate him, you're supposed to want him to commit suicide, not the senators.
In any event, when it comes to the stimulus bill, $165 million is chump change. You want to something to complain about, how do you feel about paying $150 million to insure honeybee farmers? When you get mad about that, remember to be mad at the damm honeybee farmers and not the government that gave them your money. How dare those honeybee farmers take your money for insurance? Let them buy their own insurance. Who pays for your insurance? They have no right to that money, and they should give that money back, all of it. How about a bus tour of honeybee farms?
What's $165 million in bonuses compared to $650 million for TV coupons? When you get mad about that, remember to be mad at Oprah, and Geraldo, and the executives at ABC, NBC, and CBS, after all, it's their shows on the TV that people are going to be watching, they make money when people watch, they get the benefit, not you! They're already rich, why don't they pay for the damn TV coupons? Do a bus tour, drive by their homes, see how they live, and intimidate them into paying.
How about $600 million for the federal government to drive new cars? When you get mad about that, remember to be mad at the people who are driving those cars, not the government that bought them. Go to your federal buildings, find those new cars and the people who drive them. Follow those people home, why are they driving the cars home anyway? That's not government business, that's an abuse of taxpayer money. Harass them into giving those cars back, after all, how old is your car? Who is buying you a new car?
How about $335 million to prevent sexually transmitted diseases? When you get mad about that, remember to be mad at the people who have sex with a different person every nite without bothering to use a condom, and don't get mad at the government who rewarded their sexual misbehavior with $335 million of your tax dollars. Ask yourself, is that getting you a job? Hell no! We should get that money back too, I don't know how, but I do know they can keep their legs closed for free. We'll have to wait for congress to tell us who to chase down on that one, or maybe those bastards at ACORN can help, hell, they probably got some of that money themselves, I bet they did, they're just the type.
Oh, there's also that $54 billion that will go to federal programs that the Office of Management and Budget or the Government Accountability Office has already criticized as "ineffective" or unable to pass basic financial audits. How do you feel about that? Ineffective or unable to pass basic financial audits and they're getting $54 billion! Now, who do suppose Congress will blame for that screw-up? and how do we go about getting that money back? Any suggestions?
Using the Congressional Punishment Method, these are just some of ways you can fight being taken advantage of by evil people who are using the recession and government programs to enrich themselves. Fear and intimidation, we saw it work with AIG, some of those guys returned the bonus when they had every right in the world to keep that money.
It's a good thing so many of us are unemployed, because if Congress is going to use American citizens as a mob to intimidate stimulus recipients into returning money, it looks like we have our work cut out for us. But don't be discouraged.
Hopey changey.
Is this a great country or what? Makes you proud to be an American, don't it?
Posted by LindaSoG at March 22, 2009 10:00 AM
Comments
David Copperfield makes a good living doing this; diverting your attention with his left hand while his right hand is doing the trick.
In this case the kerfluffle about the bonuses was a screen for the sideshow: The "Steal Your Children/Obama Youth Act"
Posted by: rickn8or at March 22, 2009 04:50 PM
I love you, Linda! I love your blog and your wit and well, I just loves you!
Posted by: nora at March 22, 2009 06:58 PM