Getting Porked

Well, "Spendulus," the new stimulus (now a stimulus and spending bill) package is about to make a debut. Kind of reminds me of people who max out their credit cards then run out and apply for a new one so they can keep on buying crap, but our First African American President assures me it will make everything all right, so who am I to argue, aside from one of the schmucks that will wind up picking up the tab. Interesting to see how free the gov't is with our money, as well as my grandchild's money because it will take a very long time to pay this debt off and that is considering the gov't doesn't decide they need yet another stimulus package down the road. I understand tax cuts don't work, but I don't see how throwing money at a problem will help either. If the gov't was serious they would push to abrogate NAFTA and nay other trade agreement we have blundered in to and go back to only trading with countries that will give us the same breaks we give them. If the gov't was serious about fixing the problem where is a cut in the payroll tax that would put more money in my pocket, where is the ire over the present illegal immigrant situation and the passage of a tough Buy American clause that would put more jobs out thee for us.

The present package is nothing but a big steaming pile of partisan pork, much of it liberal desires that have been thwarted over the past eight years or so. Why aren't the American people up in arms over their representative'sintransigence? And above all what has happened to the independent revolutionary spirit in this country, the work ethic that dictates you work hard to make your way up the ladder?

I do hope some good comes of Spendulus, but I have some severe doubts. I do believe a little revolution now and again helps keep a republic healthy and that we are long overdue.