2010 Election Platform

I saw an email the other day that had some interesting thoughts in it regarding things the public would like to see in a bill introduced in Congress as soon as the power shifts from the traitorous sludge currently in office. I like the ideas and thought you would too. I have listed them below along with my comments.

1. Term limits:

12 years only, lifetime limit. Serving in our government was never intended to be a lifetime job.

2. No tenure/No pension:

Our representatives collect a salary while in office and should receive no pay when they are out of office.

3. Congress, everyone (past, present and future) participates in Social Security:

All funds currently in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system. Congress participates along with the American people. How long do you think it would take Congress to "fix" Social Security if their retirement was contingent upon its solvency?

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do:

It makes no sense that we have to purchase our own private retirement plan and also have to pay for their retirement plan.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise or any other benefits:

What efficiently run company allows the people in charge to propose and vote for their own pay raises, benefits, exemptions, etc.? What a nutty system! Congressional pay should rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. No more than that, ever.

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people:

No more Cadillac system for the Elites and something different for We The People.

7. Congress must abide by all laws they impose on the American people:

No more exemptions from what they force on us. If it's good enough for us, then it's good enough for them.

8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/Senators are void effective 1/1/11:

The American People did not make any contracts with their representatives. The representatives made all of these contracts for themselves. Rather self-serving, isn't it? What a conflict of interest. No wonder they all lose their common sense when they arrive in Washington. It becomes a self-perpetuating job.

SERVING IN CONGRESS IS AN HONOR, NOT A CAREER. THE FOUNDING FATHERS ENVISIONED CITIZEN LEGISLATORS. THEY SHOULD SERVE THEIR TERM (S), THEN GO HOME AND GO BACK TO WORK.

I know many will say passing something like this is "impossible." But Congress has the lowest approval rating of any entity in Government in the history of this country. Americans are angry and the balance of power is likely going to change with the next elections.

NOW IS THE TIME WHEN AMERICANS SHOULD JOIN TOGETHER

TO REFORM CONGRESS

THEY REPRESENT US - WE THE PEOPLE

Email, call or write your representatives, both Senators and Congressmen and demand that they introduce a bill like this in both Houses. Contact the campaigns of candidates currently running for office and ask them to pledge to introduce a bill like this as soon as they get to Washington.

It's guaranteed that whoever does it will become American heroes.

Max Baucus doesn't know how to Read

Hey, did you read about this? Max Baucus, a very high-up-the-food-chain Democrat, admitted at a town hall meeting a week ago that he didn't read the health care bill. He said "You don't want me to waste my time reading" the bill "We hire people to do that."

Well guess what, folks? Max Baucus WROTE the bill. So isn't it ironic that he admidts now that he never read it? Sure makes sense to me.

Similar to Pelosi stating "We have to pass the bill to know what's in it."

These people are all absolutely, without a doubt CRAZY!

I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL NOVEMBER

THROW THE BUMS OUT OF WASHINGTON

VOTE, VOTE, VOTE - IT'S YOUR DUTY!

Will Work For Food - A Job Please?

This morning the jobless report came out - another 500,000 first time claims were filed last week. I thought the Stimulus Bill was supposed to solve the jobless issue? But let's look at the stats. 18 months ago the Stimulus Bill passed at a cool $787 billion, but including interest on that debt the total comes to over one trillion dollars. 18 months later this is what we have: Unemployment hovering at 9.6%; around 7 million unemployed for 6 months of longer; 17 states have unemployment over 10%; around 4 million jobs lost since the Stimulus Bill was signed; 21% of homes in America are underwater with more owed than they are worth; 27 million are underemployed; home prices are down anywhere from 30-50% depending on where they are located; and Obama has spent even more - 34 billion on extending unemployment; 26 billion bailing out teachers and unions; 3 billion for home mortgage help and a myriad of other spending bills that have driven our debt over 10 trillion. And unemployment is still at 9.6%.

I would like to tell Obama and crew, IT'S NOT WORKING! STOP SPENDING!!

But then, I'm just an American citizen. Why would they listen to anything I have to say?

Obese Feds watching Obesity

The battle of the bulge is about to become public knowledge for Unlike Sam. BMI (body mass index), which is supposedly an obesity indicator, is now required to be part of our health records, in addition to height and weight. And ALL of our health records are required to be electronic by 2014. Our records will be available for access by the national health exchanges that are mandated by Obamacare. Health professionals who don't meet this reporting requirement will face reduced Medicare and Medicaid payments.

The BMI reporting requirement is part of the stimulus bill that was passed. It is not part of Obamacare. The problem, of course is that BMI is very arbitrary. What's obese for one persons height, weight and body structure may not be obese for someone else.

Big Brother is coming for us, folks. And once our health record are electronically in the hands of the government nothing will be private. Ever heard of identity theft? There's no way the feds can protect these records.