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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Miscellany: 9/19/12

Quote of the Day 
The truth doesn't hurt unless it ought to.
B. C. Forbes

'Just from one plunderer to another'
WHAT DO YOU  MEAN YOUR GREENBACKS
AREN'T BACKED BY SILVER OR GOLD?  
Have You Read The Constitution?
HT  DRUDGE



I"m Waiting for Romney's Roanoke Moment;
'Obama, you Didn't Pay for That'


There are so many ways Romney should be taking the fight to Obama; take, for instance, Bernanke's decision on QE forever before the election (market manipulation clearly helping Obama), and Senate majority leader Reid is about to make a down payment  by killing the bipartisan-supported Audit the Fed bill. Romney should make more of an issue of savers and people on limited fixed income.bring screwed by near zero interest rates. Ryan should be hammering these points home.

Romney should point out that core inflation is a cruel tax that higher gas and food price instability hurts lower income consumers and the middle class. And Romney should point out that Democrats count  on paying off the debt in cheaper dollars--at the expense of consumers                                                                                                                                                          

It's Time for Straight Talk on Senior Entitlements

I am so sick and tired of seeing self-entitled AARP types, sincerely deluding themselves that they've earned social security and Medicare when in fact both programs have tens of trillions in unfunded liabilities. As I read on the progressive website Huffington Post about some self-entitled  retired RN paying for a plane to display an anti-Romney banner, noting she is not a victim and hands off her government programs. Chances are her unpaid for government windfall will come at the expense of others which is unfair and immoral it's only fair she'll be required to pick up more of her net costs, whether we are talking means-testing, higher deductibles, fewer benefits, and/off lower COLA's

It's time the GOP stops trying to stop vote-buying Democrats from their long-overdue day of fiscal reckoning. See what happened to Scott Walker for pushing back on union greed at taxpayer expense.

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Groups

The Commodores, "Sail On" Hands-down favorite Richie song (well, I also like "Running With the Night').For Maggie wherever she is. Bonus track: dedicated to my beloved niece Emily whom I miss--a pretty Simon & Garfunkel classic. Some lyrics don't fit. Brave Emily at 5 even managed to survive dancing with her untalented uncle.