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Charlie Rangel Preaches Jesus
“What would Jesus do?” is a popular question posed by Christians facing moral dilemmas.
However, the man using it over the weekend was none other than Charlie Rangel, the disgraced slick-talking New York congressman who was caught cheating on his taxes while chairing the committee responsible for the tax code.
No, Rangel hasn’t found religion but he isn’t above using it when it suits his purpose. He’s been doing nonstop press interviews trying to prevent Republicans from following through on their promise to cut the size of our bloated government and get federal spending under control. Read the rest of this entry »
The Takeaway from the Weiner Scandal
It would have been a cold day in hell before Anthony Weiner resigned on his own. He tried to make it appear as if he were doing the right thing by falling on his sword. However, everyone on the planet knows that the sword was at his back and he was forced by his party to “walk the plank.”
Why did it take so long? Answer these questions: Where will he go? What can he do?
Apart from politics, Weiner has no real world experience. He is what you would call a professional politician – a member of the privileged ruling class. Read the rest of this entry »
Beyond the Weiner Scandal
You can’t make this stuff up. An arrogant, 46-year-old New York Congressman, who imagines himself to be above reproach, accidently broadcasts a picture, intended for a college coed, of his erect private part to his Twitter following and spends a week lying about it. The demanding egomaniac, who has never had a real job in his life, actually thought he could get away with it.
Now, it’s human nature to try to wiggle out of one’s wrongdoing when boxed into a corner, but this guy didn’t stay in the corner. He was out holding press conferences and sending out news releases claiming his account was “hacked.” Even that wasn’t enough for this twerp. He had his staff call all the major television networks to arrange one-on-one interviews where he lied and lied and lied some more.
Washington: Definition of a Budget “Cut”
There are a few simple words in the English language that are universally understood.
In 1998, President Clinton, caught in the Lewinsky scandal, strained our imagination when he uttered this now infamous line: “It depends what the definition of ‘is’ is.” Is, is the 3rd person singular, present indicative of the verb, “be,” and no amount of presidential posturing can change that.
There is another simple little word that is almost universally misunderstood, at least as it is applied in the nation’s Capitol. It is the word “cut.” Unlike the word “is,” cut has many definitions. However, all of them are quite simple with one big exception.
The definition of cut that is fraught with complexities inside the Washington beltway is “to lower, reduce, diminish, or curtail.” Read the rest of this entry »
Getting the Country out of Debt (It’s not Rocket Science)
The country is teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Getting our fiscal house in order is not just an economic imperative. It’s a matter of national security.
We now have competing budgets offered by President Obama and House Republican Budget Chair Paul Ryan. When faced with all the numbers and the sheer size of the federal budget, the average citizen may be tempted to throw up his or her hands. Don’t despair! It’s not rocket science. Read the rest of this entry »
