Not much to say anymore. I've made a decision, which I will not disclose as of yet, which will possibly change everything. Or nothing at all.
Friday will be a busy day. School trip to the aquarium in the morning/early afternoon. We not only got a very discounted rate, but we get to go 'behind-the-scenes'. And our 'behind-the-scenes' is going to be much more in depth than the one that is offered to the public, as in we get to go into Necropsy (if there's something going on there) and other off-limits areas. After riding in the van back to Athens, a group of us are hopping in cars and driving BACK to Atlanta. We're going to Six Flags. I haven't been in years, so I'm all over it.
I have been receiving these mailings from Paul C. Broun, M.D., the member of congress representing the 10th District. I get about 3 a week, and I really want them to stop. I didn't vote for the guy, and he's obviously a raging Republican. Here are some quotes from the letter I got today:
-"Our nation's enemies hate us, our freedom, our values, our religious heritage, and our very existence."
-"God forbid, but if a suitcase nuclear bomb were detonated in a major American city, what difference would an array of government social programs make?"
-On whether or not we should be in Iraq: "Frankly, the best exit strategy is victory. The arm-chair quarterbacks should stop blaming America first and start putting America first!"
-" "Illegal immigration" poses a serious threat to national security."
The one I got yesterday was even funnier. It's about tax reform.
-The first sentence: "The IRS is akin to a shark tearing large chunks out of our wallets, and I am a committed shark hunter."
-"The present system punishes success."
-"It is very important to restore the idea that ours is a society that rewards personal initiative, hard work, and success."
-"At minimum, we must: Lower tax rates. Make the tax cuts enacted under the leadership of President Bush permanent. End the death tax. Lower capital gains taxes."
This guy's for the Fair Tax. I'm not a fan of taxes either, but every letter I get from Paul C. Broun, M.D. talks about what a waste all social programs are. Here's the end of the letter:
-"I am a fierce advocate in Washington for cutting taxes and for cutting federal spending. Tax and spend public policy is poor public policy. Spend, spend, spend- as Congress has been doing for decades is disastrous public policy. Every year for decades Congress has been on a spending spree! And it has to stop. One of the worst examples of the government wasting your money is pork-barrel earmarked spending that faces no objective scrutiny and no competition. Billions of dollars are literally thrown away on stupid projects like the "bridge to nowhere," tea cup museums, studying the growth of grape vines, etc. The plunder of the treasury is facilitated with "earmarks" or "pork-barrel spending". I have not engaged in this pork-barrel spending. I want to get rid of this wasteful nonsense in Congress."
The best part? In small print at the bottom of each letter is this phrase: "This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense."
Friday will be a busy day. School trip to the aquarium in the morning/early afternoon. We not only got a very discounted rate, but we get to go 'behind-the-scenes'. And our 'behind-the-scenes' is going to be much more in depth than the one that is offered to the public, as in we get to go into Necropsy (if there's something going on there) and other off-limits areas. After riding in the van back to Athens, a group of us are hopping in cars and driving BACK to Atlanta. We're going to Six Flags. I haven't been in years, so I'm all over it.
I have been receiving these mailings from Paul C. Broun, M.D., the member of congress representing the 10th District. I get about 3 a week, and I really want them to stop. I didn't vote for the guy, and he's obviously a raging Republican. Here are some quotes from the letter I got today:
-"Our nation's enemies hate us, our freedom, our values, our religious heritage, and our very existence."
-"God forbid, but if a suitcase nuclear bomb were detonated in a major American city, what difference would an array of government social programs make?"
-On whether or not we should be in Iraq: "Frankly, the best exit strategy is victory. The arm-chair quarterbacks should stop blaming America first and start putting America first!"
-" "Illegal immigration" poses a serious threat to national security."
The one I got yesterday was even funnier. It's about tax reform.
-The first sentence: "The IRS is akin to a shark tearing large chunks out of our wallets, and I am a committed shark hunter."
-"The present system punishes success."
-"It is very important to restore the idea that ours is a society that rewards personal initiative, hard work, and success."
-"At minimum, we must: Lower tax rates. Make the tax cuts enacted under the leadership of President Bush permanent. End the death tax. Lower capital gains taxes."
This guy's for the Fair Tax. I'm not a fan of taxes either, but every letter I get from Paul C. Broun, M.D. talks about what a waste all social programs are. Here's the end of the letter:
-"I am a fierce advocate in Washington for cutting taxes and for cutting federal spending. Tax and spend public policy is poor public policy. Spend, spend, spend- as Congress has been doing for decades is disastrous public policy. Every year for decades Congress has been on a spending spree! And it has to stop. One of the worst examples of the government wasting your money is pork-barrel earmarked spending that faces no objective scrutiny and no competition. Billions of dollars are literally thrown away on stupid projects like the "bridge to nowhere," tea cup museums, studying the growth of grape vines, etc. The plunder of the treasury is facilitated with "earmarks" or "pork-barrel spending". I have not engaged in this pork-barrel spending. I want to get rid of this wasteful nonsense in Congress."
The best part? In small print at the bottom of each letter is this phrase: "This mailing was prepared, published and mailed at taxpayer expense."
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