Posted on 04/13/2005 6:47:52 AM PDT by Matchett-PI
Until you've been "pick-pocketed" by Federal and State agencies every time you turn your back on them.....you will probably never know how "crazy" that can make you.
FWIW-
LOL I'd hardly compare John the Baptist to Rush Limbaugh.
Rush probably has to pay four times a year.
John the Baptist was a holy man; he wasn't divorced 3 times and addicted to pain medicine.
I'm sick of it in Kansas, taxes soaring everywhere, then everyone runs around claiming we, the people, do not "contribute" enough to their plight and the so-called news papers call me a bigot, racist, idiot for being a law-abiding, tax-paying, church-going, white hardworking citizen.
To Rush: I'm sick of it too!
IIRC, professional athletes have to pay income taxes on that portion of their incomes they earn in that state on away games. New York has probably decided to consider Rush an entertainer just as they consider any ball player and has demanded he pay up for broadcasting while he is in teh hilary state.
Shades of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged"!
I was in the car for a couple of hours yesterday and heard most of it. He did calm down and apologize for the B J terminology. But he didn't apologize to any people .
Rush was just saying what most of us are thinking, and he's obviously very frustrated with the idiotic ways of our politicians. And of course he's right. There are absolutely no Republicans in office who are as rabid as Teddy K., Nancy Pelosi, Bob Wexler (from Florida), or even Hillary, so our word doesn't get out. And it's left to Rush to get that message out, since our elected Republicans are such wimps.
And I'm sure hell will freeze over before Bill Frist initiates anything to do with the "nuclear" option. And I bet we don't see Republicans defending Tom Delay, and asking that the focus be turned toward the DEMOCRATS who have spent more in travel $.
The left doesn't have as much guts and determination as they'd like us to think. What they do have is plenty of hypocrisy and fear. They run away instead of voting on judges and issues. They will (and have) turned on their own (e.g. when Soros ragged on Kerry because of the election loss).
I agree, I would like to see conservatives in Congress get some more grit instead of being worried about how things are going to look politically. But I guess if they want to be re-elected (or elected to a new position), they have to play the game.
peace, good fellow traveler - do you want to quit whilst we're winning?
!!! reality check !!!
you know, on the one hand, i'm opposed to excessive taxes,
but on the other hand, my family struggled very hard to save money to buy a farm and to operate it with the county, state and feds taxing us hard. 2 years of every 10 were deficit years.
rush has made $400,000,000 in his career and that he should pay some taxes...well, why not?
Rush didn't sound like he was insane or burning out. He is saying he is FED UP with the spinless excuses who are too damned afraid to do what is right. I feel the same way as Rush. He is right. I wonder even if we need any of these people to represent the states anymore. We have the internet and we could get everything we need from there. These people are riding the fat cow and using money they have no right to use in taking all these senseless trips. Rush is right. As for NY...who knows what he is referriing to but he does and it is none of our business if it is personal.
I have been a fan of Rush since the beginning and have always trusted him to the enth degree and he has ALWAYS said what was on his mind and has ALWAYS put the USA first and foremost.
If he is doing some ranting I say "good for him." He is entitled. He's saved the bacon of this country. Without Rush we would be overrun with socialists. He has spoken out when others were afraid. I hope he continues to take off on some of the spinless wonders who get paid so much to do so little. He's right and I know it and so does everyone else.
I for one will stand tall with him until the last breath. He is a good and brilliant man and we are darned lucky to have him there telling us what is really going on and not the venemous lies and fabrications one gets from most of the other shows and the networks.
Rush is the man and always will be.
Well said, Sir. Thank you.
I am fed up about the same issues. Rick Sanctimonious made me sick about his support for Spectre. Nothing has been done about the borders since 9-11. DeLay is being left out to hang by himself.
I am suprised that Rush has stuck with it so long. Conservatives keep winning the elections but losing the culture wars. They lose the culture wars because they do not fight them.
As I understand it, Delay employed a couple family members as part of his campaign for approximately 14 years. During that 14 years they made a total of about 500,000 dollars.
That seems like a lot until you actually do the math...it's only about a 17,800 dollar a year average.
We all know that Delay could have claimed their work as a campaign expense, but as soon as he did that he'd get hit for "avoiding income tax by hiding income to his family."
Is there anyone here who wouldn't, during a campaign, want their most loyal, supportive people on their staff at any level of government? The House of Reps level is not flush with cash, so, of course, you'd take the cheaper labor that a loyal family member would provide. Why should they do all that work all at their own expense?!!
BTW, Michael Savage was ridiculously demeaning of Rush Limbaugh last night. I lost all respect for Savage.
If you are concerned about Rush it is YOU who is over the top and evidently don't know this man the way you should. Rush knows of what he speaks.
Many people are seeing the bottom line on their tax returns and writing checks to the IRS this week. I don't blame Rush for being angry. He's paying the leaches in NY a big chunk of change, too.
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