The Math About DFL Tax Increases

This is a piece written by a friend of mine from Crosslake, MN.
Used with permission.

Based on what I can find and read on the Internet, and based on my math, we find the following:
The BIPARTISAN efforts and hard work of the United States congress, after studying and analyzing the current economic situation, decided to send approx. $150,000,000,000 (150 billion dollars) to U.S. taxpayers. The bill was approved by president George Bush. IRS estimates show that 130,000,000 (130 million) taxpayers will receive a check from the IRS. (130 million families/individuals paying taxes as compared to a US population of 302 million people, or 43% of the US population constitutes a taxpayer/family.)
This means that each taxpayer/family will receive, an average of $1154 as a rebate from the IRS to stimulate the economy.

At almost the same time, the partisan, DFL controlled legislature of Minnesota, after studying and analyzing the current economic situation in Minnesota, passed a "transportation bill" that increased taxes by $6,600,000,000 (6.6 billion dollars.)
Governor Pawlenty vetoed it, but the democrats and six moronic Republicans made it law by over-riding the veto.
This increase comes from a combination of increased gasoline taxes, a sales tax increase and an increase in vehicle registration fees and excise tax on new vehicles.
Since the population of Minnesota is 5.5 million, and using the 43% figure to calculate how many tax payers/families there are in Minnesota, we find that 2.36 million taxpayers/families will be saddled with this new burden.
That works out to $2796 per MINNESOTA taxpayer/family.

So we owe the democrats and the 6 turncoat Republicans that voted to overturn Pawlenty’s veto, a huge thank you (?)
Not only did they nullify the federal government's effort to stimulate the economy by "stealing" the rebate from all Minnesota families, they exceeded even this by forcing and expecting all of us to pony up an extra $1642 each, on top of it.
So much for improving the economy in this state.

How is it possible that the Democrats and turncoat Republicans in the Minnesota state legislature can even consider, let alone pass, a bill like this, especially after the governor's veto?
Are they better informed, or do they have better judgement than the BIPARTISAN wisdom of the Congress of the United States?
Do they think we live in a different country and economy?
What country do they live in?

All Minnesota tax payers, please remember this in November.

This Just In

Sounds from the Crow Wing County Republican Convention indicate that there will be another GOP challenger to DFLiberal incumbent John Ward for our State Representative.

GREAT!
You see, Mr. Ward, among other blunders, had the "courage" (?) to give us a tax increase- the largest in state history- during one of the worst economic situations we Minnesotans have faced for some time. It's time to show Mr. Ward just how we feel about his "gifts" to us.

Pretty hush- hush on the GOP candidate's name, but watch for more news later this month.

Time to take back Minnesota. Time to take back America.

Stay tuned...........

Reminder:

Please see blog post from December 13, 2007.

Thanks:)

Thanks for Nothing

Holy cow! I have just learned, via the Brainerd Disgrace, that we should be thanking our DFL legislators (along with the Republican rogues who voted with them) for their courage in passing the Gas Tax!
Pardon me if I don't dash out to buy "thank you" cards.

Let me see:
Thank you for making it more difficult each day to keep up with the cost of living the Minnesota Good Life?
Thank you for completely ignoring ANY other solution to the problem?
Thank you for wasting the money on social projects that was supposed to have gone to infrastructure maintenance all along?
Thank you for pouring billions into light rail which we now have to bailout, and for building more light rail, to be bailed out at a later date, with more tax increases?
Thank you for spending more instead of trimming somewhere else in the budget?
Thank you for making us among the highest taxed states in the nation?

If you love social re-engineering, then thank them. If you like someone telling you what you can and cannot do with your personal life, thank them. If you think a few thousand riding light rail will in ANY way improve your life, thank them.

You know, I just don't think I will send any thank you notes to these people.

I only hope that when you are driving to the polls in November on roads that are still bumpy and pot hole- filled, and still crossing unsafe bridges, you will REMEMBER just who tricked you into thinking they were going to do anything about the problem.
And just who has been squandering your money and your trust so dangerously for so long.
Tell the liberals "THANKS FOR NOTHING."

Whaaaaaaat?

You mean Obama says he will consider keeping troops in or sending more troops to Iraq IF al-Qaida appears in Iraq???
Are we to believe that al Qaida isn't already in Iraq??
Barack HUSSEIN Obama is a lying, deceptive fool.
He (and Hillary as well) refuse to make their stances a matter of public record. One day, we need to fight the war on terror, the next day we don't. One day we have an enemy, the next we should wait until an enemy is identified. Bullshit.

This man is a socialist. A communist.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.

Grow up and recognize that we, as Americans, are under attack.
From within.

Fallout? Let's Hope So

The news is abuzz today with reports of the override of Governor Pawlenty's veto on the Transportation bill. The GAS TAX.

Six GOP legislators turned their backs on state conservatives by voting to override.

So will there be "fallout" as the news outlets claim?
I certainly hope so!
But not just like the fallout claimed by the Minneapolis Trib, where rogue GOPers would lose party jobs, lose support from within.
I am talking about the Representative Marty Seifert kind of fallout. House Minority Leader Seifert points out that when the CITIZENS finally see and feel the financial impact of this bill, they will revolt and reject the liberal tax and spend legislature of today. They will send in a conservative replacement team in the November elections.
Let's hope so.
Let's hope all voters (conservative and Democrat) finally see liberals for what they are and the damage they have done.

No Room For Racism- No Sympathy For Segregationists

Barack Obama's church affiliation has been under public scrutiny the past few days.
A Christian church, he proudly proclaims.

Great. People should have a faith to ground them in their thinking, to guide their morals, and foster their ideals.

Except in this case, his church only admits blacks to become members of the congregation.
You see, it is a black church. It supports and promotes, he claims, black values, black society, and black progress.

This sounds unbelievable. I cannot even imagine the furor that would erupt if any white candidate (for any office) announced that they were Christian, but attended a church closed to blacks.
But I must also admit that I am baffled at how exclusionary groups like the Black NCO clubs can exist in the armed forces. How the Black Police Officers Association can be allowable. Or the Congressional Black Caucus (please see my post from August 28, 2007.) The list of other examples goes on and on.

Racism has and IS being used as a political tool. Oddly enough, it is being held out an an example of the evil the liberals are trying to defeat.
So how come this liberal (Obama) is safe even though he engages in exclusionary practices?
Before you get excited, this is not about being Baptist. Or Methodist. Or Catholic.
This is about why it is OK for one group to be segregationists, but not another.
I for one am sick and tired of double standards.
For instance, if the "N" word is so despicable and deplorable, then why is it not universally condemned in both black and white society? Yet we all know who can and who cannot get away with using the "N" word.
If discrimination is also so deplorable and condemned, then why do we allow IT to go on anywhere?
Certain groups of people want to have their cake and eat it too: they want equality. They want fairness. They want the same things as everyone else.
But at the same time they want special considerations. Special rules. Special treatment.
That is NOT equality. That is NOT fairness.
This system is a disgrace and we all know it. I am done with Political Correctness.
Right is right and wrong is wrong.
This is clearly wrong.
Obama should condemn the 'blacks only' policy of his church.
Don't count on him doing so.

Do Not Be Alarmed

Don't be alarmed.
I thought I would just reassure you that there is a Republican running for the Presidency.
Yes, I admit it. You would never know that by watching the television.
But don't let them fool you, someone other than Obama or Hillary is actually running.

Some "Thank You's" Are In Order

A big THANK YOU to all you conservatives who came out and made the Crow Wing County Republican Fundraising event a success!
It was well attended, and guests had a chance to visit with many of our elected GOP officials. THANKS AGAIN!

And yet another THANK YOU to all of you who came out for the Caucus meetings in your areas. It was a huge turnout, and many new faces were enlisted as volunteers, election judges, and delegates to the County Convention.
Don't forget: the convention is 9:00 a.m. March 8th at the Central Lakes College.
See you there!

Dedicated Spending Wastefulness

The DFLers have succeeded in placing the amendment to permanently fund "conservation" on the November 2008 ballot.
I sincerely hope that voters will recognize this call for an amendment for what it is: another attempt by the DFLiberals to get in our pockets and in control of yet another aspect of our lives.
Budgetary issues, like how much we should spend on conservation, should be handled by our elected officials in real time. Depending on what financial resource options are available at the time.
Budget issues can and will be volatile. That is the reason why budgets are created (or at least, allegedly...)
So why does the DFL- controlled legislature want this amendment?
Because it will empower them to spend money on 'conservation' and the 'arts,' even if they do not need to.
Because it will require them adding more and more layers of rules, restrictions, and provisos on the public. After all, (key soothing piano music) "it's for the environment."
Minnesota has a long history of irresponsible spending. But rather than attempting to find even ONE program that could be trimmed or eliminated, our officials in St. Paul choose to look for more and more ways to generate revenue. To spent carelessly on pork and social re-engineering efforts.
A few years ago, the citizens of Minnesota were talked into having a state lottery, whose proceeds were supposed to fund conservation efforts.
THAT money mysteriously found its way into the general fund.
POOF! Never to be seen again.
Rather than fixing the problem of how that money got waylayed and preventing it from happening again, our legislature wants to now simply pull more money from your wallet to pay for it!
The DFL claims we are in danger of losing our culture and heritage. That claim, ladies and gentlemen, is truly bogus.
I firmly believe that Minnesotans are smart enough and proud enough of their heritage to not let it slip away.
Do not be swayed or fooled by innocent- sounding language and emotional tugs are your heartstrings. We can and we will fund conservation in Minnesota without a need to "over-spend by law."
The DFL's history of irresponsible spending does not have to become our legacy.
Vote "NO" in November on the Dedicated Funding Amendment.

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An Example of Waste In Minnesota

I recently enjoyed two trips to South Dakota to go pheasant hunting.
I was traveling with a friend of mine who happens to be a retired Minnesota Department of Transportation bridge crew worker.
His job, as the title suggests, was to go out on assessment visits, and then complete repairs as needed to bridges. (And, no, he was not assigned to the district where the I- 35 bridge collapsed.)

As he and I drove along the South Dakota interstate, he suddenly asked me, "What do you notice about these bridges?"
I had to reply like any other layman; "Nothing in particular."

He went on to point out that every bridge was identical in structure to the others.
So what? you might ask.
He continued by adding that by making these bridges structurally identical, they were able to mass produce components economically, thus saving a lot of South Dakota tax dollars.
Great, I thought.
But what really got my attention was when he told me that, in Minnesota, each and every bridge is a separate, uniquely- designed piece of work.
Each one has to have an engineering firm design it and sign off on it's integrity, and so on.
As you can imagine, this customization quickly adds up on the bottom line.
It struck me as yet another example of how Minnesota's Legislature has gotten very good at over- spending, and very bad at fiscal responsibility.
You will NOT find the DFL-led legislature bragging about this one.
Demand more of your Legislature. Vote for a return to a Conservative Minnesota next time around!

Certain Truths Certainly Become "Inconvenient"

President Bush held a press conference today to discuss the late- in- the- year budget bill from Congress that he signed.
Several important details were mentioned, but two of them really stood out as signs of what people in Congress really think. Including liberals.

First, and most obvious, was the continued funding for the U.S. War On Terror.
In spite of all the posturing and incredible waste of time liberals spent chest thumping, insisting NO budget would pass without an arbitrary withdrawal deadline, it passed easily, and the fight against terror goes on.
Why?
Because it is the best thing to do. Because it HAS to be done. All gum- flapping aside.

The other topic was the new energy bill that passed.
It calls for, among other things, more alternative fuels research, higher economy standards for the auto industry, and vastly more bio fuels available for use by the year 2020.
This is fine. Rather conservative in its approach.
What it quietly does not speak to and cater to is all of the ballyhoo and hype over Al Gore's green house gas and carbon footprint crapola.
Why?
Because the extremism of the liberal alternatives offered as solutions are not effective, meaningful, or popular.

These two issues clearly point out that all the liberal grandstanding, all the socialist rhetoric is all about one thing, and one thing only:
Control of peoples' actions, and therefore, control of peoples' lives.
The war and the environment are simply being used as liberal propaganda tools to divide the country. If the liberals succeed in manufacturing a sense of chaos and doom, they have a greater chance of seizing ultimate control in America.
IF liberals in Congress really believed in the socialistic nonsense they claim to promote in public, it would be displayed in their VOTING.
It is not. At least on the issues of great importance like security and energy.
Even the liberals know and demonstrate, by way of their votes, that the primary purpose of all their 'anti' message is not to build anything positive. It is merely to unsettle what exists today, amid their hope to come out on top when the dust that they have created finally settles.
Liberal Congress would not have allowed an energy bill, sans a stronger global warming element, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED IN IT as deeply as they claim.
Liberal Congress would not have funded the war on terror, without a troop withdrawal clause, to pass IF THEY BELIEVED it to be the solution as they claim.

This does NOT mean socialism is not a threat to our country. It is indeed. Liberals still want to have a Big Brother government to tell its citizens what's best for them.

What it clearly demonstrates is that liberal politicians put the control over citizens above the greater good of the nation.
They are willing to risk YOUR future to gain complete political control in America.
This is politics at its very worst. Shame on them.

Enough, Already

I saw a news headline today concerning the turmoil of the I-35 bridge collapse.

I, for one, am really sick and tired of our liberal media dragging out the same old, tired, dog- eared phrases to propagandize a story.

I refer to the reporting on the DFL- led Legislature and its non- stop quest to turn the bridge nightmare into a political issue, with a Republican in the hangman's noose.

Because the FEDERAL investigation failed to produce a suitable GOP fall- guy, the state DFL wants to pursue their OWN investigation. Such action will surely produce a witch to burn.......

So, the liberal media, with its rank and file staff of dinosaurs from the 60's, cranks up the presses and PROCLAIMS the issue as (are you ready for this?)

TRANSPORTATIONGATE.

Good God. Do you think the media could be any more obvious?

By putting "gate" at the end of any topic, the media immediately attempts to create the notion of scandal. Of wrong- doing. Of a culprit.

Transportation money has not been available in the past budgets mainly because DFL focused its efforts on finding new and unique ways to waste our tax dollars, instead of paying the infrastructure bills when due. Now it's a game of finger pointing, and the media lap dog is doing all that it can to continue the game.
Enough, already.

Remember:

Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

Liberal Lip Service? part 2

In a post made yesterday, 12-12-07, I referenced an apparent turn- about in official government sentiment towards religion and Christmas.

"Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets."

My point about lip service is that politicians, particularly liberal politicians, have a funny way of pretending to agree with you right before an election. They tend to say what people want to hear. They make token gestures to pacify the public. To distract them, so to speak.

The current salve is religion and the Christmas season.
(THIS should keep them quiet!)

Skeptic? You bet I am.
In the recent past, the balm-of-the-day has been
- gun control/ Second Amendment issues: (John Kerry "crawling on his belly with his trusty shotgun, looking for deer?")
- support for the war on terror: (who could be the most forceful on the issue?)
- immigration reform: (which of them could run in place fastest without ever getting anything done?)

I just say this as a reminder. Don't be so quick to think liberals have suddenly gone melancholy. Their socialist agenda remains firmly in place.

Go Figure

DFL Secretary of State Mark Ritchie, it appears, will not be investigated by the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board.
Ritchie had used his official government website to solicit campaign contributions, and sent them to a few Republicans by mistake(?)
That is a no- no, banned by state and federal law.
It was reported in rather terse form that "none of the allegations would violate state campaign laws, so the board doesn't have jurisdiction to investigate." End of story.

Funny.
Something tells me that if a Republican held the office and did the same thing, the coverage and the public outcry (by the media) would have been different.
Why, I'd bet that if Ritchie was from the GOP, and his part-time secretary's roommate's boyfriend's best buddy got a DUI, it would be THOROUGHLY investigated in the mass media.
Can you spell B- I- A- S ?

Hi'ya, Mike!

This just in

From the USELESS (and who cares?) INFORMATION DEPARTMENT:

This blogger is very pleased to see the recent surge in the strength of the Mike Huckabee campaign.
I was hoping Mike would enter the fray more than 3 years ago, based on his public position and comments on welfare reform, the Second Amendment, immigration reform, and personal responsibilities.


And as always, remember

Term Limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

"Thank You, and Merry Chistmas!" to Our Soldiers

Please, friends, take a moment to say a personal "thank you" to our soldiers, Marines, and sailors serving overseas this Christmas season.
You can do it in a simple personal prayer.

Or here's another idea:
Send a note or a Christmas greeting card to one of our wounded and recovering young men or women in service.
You can send them to the following address:


We Support You During Your Recovery!
c/o American Red Cross
P.O. Box 419
Savage, MD 20763-0419

Be sure to affix adequate postage. Cards must be received no later than December 27. Cards received after this date will be returned to the sender.

Remember who, and what, they are fighting for:
All of us, and our way of life.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Liberal Lip Service?

I hear lately that different levels of governments around the nation are quickly passing resolutions to officially recognize the value and existence of Christianity and the positive nature of Christmas in America.

Well, well well.

Let me take just a moment to stop whistling and applauding....... you fumbling, waffling, self- serving professional office holders.


Am I supposed to feel good about this? At least feel good YET?
Let me remind you, representative, senator, congressman, mayor, governor, president:

WE, THE PEOPLE, NEVER NEEDED YOU TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE THE VALUE AND EXISTENCE OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA!

Sorry, but you are hearing this from a skeptic. One who has seen socialists scrambling to cling to their footholds before. Socialists trying to placate the masses with some 'positive strokes' from their puppets.

Is this a trend? I don't know. Yet.
Let's welcome this departure from the ridiculous political correctness that has plagued our country for too long. From the profoundly idiotic attempt to "separate" church and state by destroying all vestiges of religion.
But let's watch the future actions of our elected leaders. Let's see whether or not they keep rejecting the nonsense of the secular progressives.
Let's see what happens from now until the 2008 elections.

And most importantly, what happens AFTER the 2008 elections.
THAT will cast them all in the true light.

As always, please remember:
Term limits
US out of the UN
UN out of the US


MERRY CHRISTMAS

It's About Time!

Hello again. Been away for a while, but back in the saddle. Here goes:

I listened with great interest to folks like Bill O'Reilly and Joe "Garage Logic" Souchery recently.
As well as entertaining, it was, I must admit, absolutely DELIGHTFUL to hear both of them express some outrage and, well, rage, Period.
Both seem to have reached the limits of their composure over subjects dealing with the ridiculous "political correctness" of the new, liberal viewpoint on religion in general, and Christmas in particular. And about the absurdity of people like Albert Gore receiving the Nobel PEACE prize for for merely flapping his gums.
Well, about that I can say two things:

1.) IT'S ABOUT #$@*&&*$#@!! TIME!

2.) I HOPE AMERICA IS LISTENING!

PS.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!