Random Thoughts on Various Subjects

1. TAXES

There is a lot of horsetrading going on up there on Capitol Hill concerning how much cash the government should filch from the citizenry. The part I find so maddening is how the politicians and their pundit enablers talk as if the government just has an inherent right to our tax dollars. The tax rates are discussed not as a matter of justice or fairness but merely in terms of the effects that it will have on the bottom line of Uncle Sam. Will it provide economic stimulus? Can we afford it?

Imagine this scenario. A gang of thieves breaks into the house of family and holds the family hostage. Then, they argue and dither over what to take and what to leave behind as the family watches helpless. They tolerate this farce because they just want to live. This is what we have happening on a national scale.

2. ASSANGE/WIKILEAKS

I predict Assange will make it to a US courtroom. I predict the ACLU will come to his defense. I predict Assange will win. Of course, the AG probably thinks the same way, so Assange will probably end up in some foreign gulag. So much for democracy.

I am not in favor of the efforts of hacker group Anonymous to bring down websites such as MasterCard because they exercised their right to not to do business with Wikileaks. That activity is simply criminal.

3. ELIZABETH EDWARDS

I did not agree with Elizabeth Edwards on politics, but she had my sympathy as a human being. She had cancer, yet that did not seem as tragic as being married to a narcissistic adulterer. John Edwards did not deserve such a fine woman as his wife, and I hope her tragedy stains his legacy forever. He should do like Madoff's son and go hang himself.

4. TELEVISED SPORTS YET AGAIN

I am back to once again giving up this addiction. Why? Because of the NFL lockout coming next year and Jimmie Johnson winning a fifth championship. Plus, NASCAR wants to put even more contrivance in the Chase. It reminds me that I really need to get a life.

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