Did you hear about the young people in NY (?) who recently bought a used couch at a Salvation Army thrift store? It wasn't long before they realized how uncomfortably lumpy it was, so they opened some of the cushions and found over $40,000 in small bills, along with a deposit slip identifying the previous owner. (Since when do couch cushions give deposit slips?)
They tracked down the lady, a 90-year oldster, and returned her money to her.
Meanwhile mid-term election campaigning is in full swing and the best I can tell that DemoPublican candidate of Chinese heritage, Dung Slung Shit, is comfortably in the lead.
Why can't we put some of those kids in office....someone who still knows how to do the right thing? All we have are crooks vying to give the special interests more tax breaks, and rake off a hefty cut for themselves, too.
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Speaking of....did you see the clip on TV of Senate Majority Leader Harry "Doogie" Reid (D-NV) lambasting the billionaire Koch Bros for setting up their payola kitty....er....political action fund....with $400,000,000 to be spread around Congress.
Doogie was just seething, he was so incensed.
But then when asked about one of his Nevada constituents, Vegas casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, who has a pretty hefty slush fund himself, Doogie said he was a virtual saint. "He doesn't care about the money. He just wants to help people." (Yeah, so long as they're wearing a Member of Congress lapel pin.)
*sigh* Such is politics. I only hope I'm still around to see the revolution. :)
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Supposedly the great Tea Party rebellion is going to happen the 21st or 22nd or something like that. I forget the exact day that this supposed "million man march" will be taking over the government.
ReplyDeleteThe young folks who tracked down the lady give me some hope for their generation.
ReplyDeleteWith more than half of members in Congress millionaires, they have little to worry about the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteHow can any of the 99% have any voice with government? They are bought and paid by corporations. It is a sad time for America indeed.
ReplyDeleteSadly, America is no longer a democracy. Today, thanks to the Supreme Court, we've become an oligarchy--rule by the wealthy. I just finished reading an article examining why Canada is thriving and we aren't. The author of the article stated that the reason is money in Canadian political campaigns is strictly controlled.
ReplyDeleteWhat Stephen said. I think the revolution should start with campaign finance reform.
ReplyDeleteCanada thrives because they got rid of Justin Bieber.
ReplyDeleteLOL at Joeh - well we just need to give him the heck back!
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