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http://www.quotegarden.com/government.html ^ | 03/06/09 | Lucky9teen

[Lucky9teen]

 

Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage. ~H.L. Mencken I don’t make jokes… I just watch the government and report the facts. ~Will Rogers If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free! ~P.J. O’Rourke In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. ~Voltaire (1764)   Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you! ~Pericles (430 B.C.)
	No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session. ~Mark Twain (1866 ) Talk is cheap…except when Congress does it. ~Unknown A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have. ~Thomas Jefferson “If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.” ~Mark Twain Suppose you were an idiot.  And suppose you were a member of Congress….But then I repeat myself. ~Mark Twain
I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ~Winston Churchill A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. ~ George Bernard Shaw A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. ~G. Gordon Liddy Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ~James Bovard, Civil Libertarian	Tip o the hat to Freeper april15Bendovr
Props to Lady Jag	Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. ~Douglas Casey, Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ~P.J. O’Rourke, Civil Libertarian   Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. ~Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801~1850)
Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. ~Ronald Reagan (1986)T The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal:  a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. ~Ronald Reagan
	The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings.The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. ~Winston Churchill The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. ~Mark Twain The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. ~Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820~1903) There is no distinctly Native American criminal class…save Congress. ~Mark Twain What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. ~Edward Langley, Artist (1928 ~ 1995)

[Lucky9teen]

This describes our situation pretty well censored

[Lucky9teen]

[al_c]

What song titles reflect our current "economic" situation today?

For our friends over at DU ... "Money for Nothin'" by Dire Straits

[Darksheare]

For the great folks over at DU: Alice in Chains “head creeps”

[Lucky9teen]

[paulycy]

“Funeral for a Friend.”

[Lucky9teen]

[Lucky9teen]

[lilylangtree]

Definitely “Darkness on the Face of the Earth”, “I’m A Worried Man”, and my favorite (since I own blue eyes & everytime I look at the stock market) “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain”—all by Willie Nelson

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Lincoln v. Obozo

1. Lincoln placed his hand on the Bible for his inauguration. Obama used the same Bible.

2. Lincoln came from Illinois. Obama comes from Illinois.

3. Lincoln served in the Illinois Legislature. Obama served in the Illinois Legislature.

4. Lincoln had very little experience before becoming President. Obama had very little experience before becoming President.

5. Lincoln rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration. Obama rode the train from Philadelphia to Washington for his inauguration.

6. Lincoln was a skinny lawyer. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

7. Lincoln was a Republican. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

8. Lincoln was highly respected. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

9. Lincoln was born in the United States. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

10. Lincoln was called Honest Abe. Obama is a skinny lawyer.

[sunny48]

A man and woman got married,, and the man was so in love with his bride he had her name, “Wendy “ tattoed onto his penis,, when he was hard ,, you could see the full name,, but when he wasn’t, all you could see was WY.. so,, the man and Wendy took their honeymoon in the Bahamas and one day the man was laying on a nude beach ,,

He noticed a black man with WY tattoed onto his soft penis,, suprised that some one else had the same idea as he did,, he walked over to the black guy mentioned that he also had a tattoo and asked if he had a wife or girlfriend named Wendy,,

The Jamaican man looked up at him and said ,,,

” oh Noooooooo Mon,, mine says,,,, Welcome to Jamaica, Have a Nice day

[a fool in paradise]

“Depression is when you’re out of work. A recession is when your neighbor’s out of work. Recovery is when Carter’s out of work.” - Ronald Reagan

[Darksheare]

I am here to break minds and lay waste to souls.
Not yours though, sorry about that.
Maybe next time?

[a fool in paradise]

Hope this brings a smile...

It's FRIDAY!!!

Eat more tacos and dance in your BVDs!!!

[a fool in paradise]

What song titles reflect our current "economic" situation today?

[a fool in paradise]

“What’s the website number, Kenneth?” - Joe Biden

[a fool in paradise]

Makes you wonder if we'll see a resurgence of metal big-hair Bands as the economy tanks.

Big Hair Rap Nu-Metal.

[Lucky9teen]

“How does anyone justify some of these earmarks: $1.7 million for pig odor research in Iowa; $2 million “for the promotion of astronomy” in Hawaii; $6.6 million for termite research in New Orleans; $2.1 million for the Center for Grape Genetics in New York.”

Here are some more earmarks included in the bill.

$1,049,000 for grasshoppers and Mormon crickets - sponsored by Sen. Bennett

$1,049,000 for the Jack Berryman Institute and Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station, Utah and Mississippi - sponsored by Sens. Bennett, Cochran and Wicker

$5,024,000 for Sugarbeet/Avian Disease and Oncology Labs - sponsored by Sens. Levin and Stabenow

$2,494,000 for Climate forecasting - sponsored by Sens. Martinez and Bill Nelson, and Reps. Brad Miller, Allen Boyd, Mario Diaz-Balart, and Lincoln Diaz-Balart

$4,602,000 for Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research - sponsored by Sen. Specter and Rep. Tim Holden

$9,534,000 for Minerals Dietary Requirements for Good Health - sponsored by Sens. Conrad and Dorgan, and Rep. Earl Pomeroy

[Lady Jag]

Obama is Bad With Money

You're probably constantly broke - or you will be soon.

You spend like there's no tomorrow, and for you, tomorrow is looking pretty grim.

Put off some purchases, get out of debt, and stop living above your means.

You could be rich someday - but you need money to make money.

Are You Good With Money?

[BenLurkin]

[a fool in paradise]

"A penny saved is almost not worth taxing..." - Barackman Franklin.