WINNING THE LOTTERY

This morning I saw a report about the latest lottery winner of $250 million. He said the money would not change him. He said he is already retired and has a very good income and he feels blessed. He also said he would use the money to help fund educational programs. I say BULL! Should I ever get even a small pittance of a windfall, say $5 million, I would immediately change. I'd have at least two brand new cars, pay off all of my debts, buy a house on St. George Island for a mill or so, give some to my church and keep the remainder to live on.

But imagine $250 million! Even if the taxes eat up 50%, that still leaves $125 million. That's more than our President "saved" us taxpayers in "cuts" from the federal $2 trillion budget.

Oh, well, I guess I'd actually have to play the lottery to win it.

GOOD USE FOR INSURANCE SALESMEN (NO OFFENSE)

I saw a report on the news this morning that California congressman Henry Waxman and one of flunky cronies wrote official requests for information to fity-two large insurance companies. Some of the information requested was their financial dealings, policy rates and executive pay scales.

My first reaction was astonishment as it took some real "guts" to overstep their authority. Then I was angry that these two numbskulls actually did it with straight faces in order to obtain data for health care reform. My first suggestion for the insurance companies was to write on the companies' letterheads, on their fanciest paper a two-word, six-letter response, beginning with an "f".

Then I thought a little more about it (I do have an hour drive to work and need some distraction on occasion). Why not send the request down the line to the lowest level and answer with a form letter. the letter could thank them for their inquiry of insurance information and that a sales professional will contact them for a personal consultation at their earliest convenience. Then assign the task to the most aggressive sales reps the companies have in the Congressmens' areas. If you have ever made insurance inquiries, you are aware of how this works, and, you have my deepest sympathy.

This may end the inquiry all together, though I believe that , should this scenario take place, the two numbskulls would most likely sig the IRS on the companies. But it was a nice daydream.

WE'RE DOOMED (STILL or AGAIN)!

In a speech before a group of interested parties of the United Nations at its recent (08-11-09) economic summit, its Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that we have four MONTHS, or else http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocus/sgspeeches/statments_full.asp?statID=557). In his remarks Ban stated that "climate change" "is the fundamental threat to humankind" and it "will intensify droughts, floods and other natural disasters" and "[w]ater shortages will affect hundreds of millions of people. Malnutrition will engulf large parts of the developing world. Tensions will worsen. Social unrest – even violence – could follow". Yadda, yadda, yadda. I've heard this on and off for all of my adult life! But the biggest inanity was this: "We have just four months. Four months to secure the future of our planet.".

He goes on to give his stupid, exorbitantly expensive and scientifically and technologically impossible Marxist "solutions" to avoid catastrophe. I say, screw it! Let's just live like there are only four months left. As the great philosopher of our time, Jimmy Buffett, says: "The bad news is the world is ending. The good news is there's a party"!

I'VE REPORTED MYSELF TO THE GOVERNMENT

Last week, our President, of all people, invited us to rat out each other if we heard "fishy" statements about HR3200 aka the health care (Obamacare) reform bill in Congress. In order to save you readers from having to submit your email addresses to the federal government, I've reported myself. I did include a copy of the actual bill for the President to read at his leisure. After all, I'm in that process right now and I wouldn't expect to have him read the bill if I wasn't willing to do it myself. I've read 260 pages of the 1,017 page document. I'm discouraged by the government speak in it, but encouraged by the absolute audacity of the bill that is attempting to supersede IRS, Social Security and labor laws already on the books.

So far, no repercussions from the feds, but, then again, it is the feds and their process is usually v e r y s lo w, unless they are attempting to really pull the wool over the publics' eyes as with the porkulous bill.

It is also amusing that this administration that ran on being THE administration that would be truly open and bipartisan is calling anyone who dares to oppose them everything from extremists to un-American to Nazis. Bring it on!