I believe I have figured out why the Democratic Party was so pleased to have Obama nominated for the Presidency. With his looks and charm, he could easily defeat McCain. Then, with a young and inexperienced politician as President, it would ensure that the old line politicians of the Democratic party; including but not restricted to Ms Pelosi, Senator Reid, the Kennedys, Barney Frank and Chuck Schumer could continue to enrich themselves and run the nation at the expense and to the detriment of the working citizens.

The newspapers and television media made a great deal of the “Bridge to Nowhere” in Alaska (something Governor Palin didn’t request), but I have yet to hear them talk about the multi-million dollar “Train to Poverty,” financed by the taxpayers to bring fools from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. A bill inserted and passed with support of Senator Reid, it will help impoverish people in Los Angeles and bring greater wealth to the casino owners and prostitutes of Las Vegas and greater wealth to Senator Reid, if not directly at least through the gratitude of the profiteers in Las Vegas.  Maybe it should be called the Highway to Hell instead of the Railroad to Poverty.

Most interesting, or should I say dangerous, is the creation of a new agency which will have the job of creating a data bank of all Americans’ medical records which would permit Obama’s minions to compare patients’ medical needs with other aspects of their lives. The Stalinist agency will also have the power to approve/disapprove treatment for persons who are ill and the right to “punish” doctors who treat people who have been disapproved. I suspect that when this takes effect members of ACORN will have all needs cared for quickly, but if I were Rush Limbaugh I would be seriously concerned about having a heart attack or even an in-grown toenail.

Christopher Dodd has done something I approve of – finally. In the “stimulus” package he inserted a provision that CEOs and other top administrators of any companies receiving Congressional charity from workers’ salaries would have a ceiling of one-third their salary on bonuses they received. Better yet, it would be retroactive. Looking for something else, I discovered that the salary of the CEO of Ford had a salary of $2,000,000 and a bonus of $4,000,000. If he had asked for a handout at the same time as GM and Chrysler, he would owe the government $2,666,666. I suspect he is glad he didn’t ask for “help” for Ford. As I read it, this not only applies to GM and Chrysler, but to all of the banks and Wall Street firms that have received government help. I love it!

The New York Times complained about the hypocrisy of Prince Charles flying about in a carbon dioxide spewing jet to talk about the dangers global warming from carbon dioxide emissions. The true hypocrisy is on the part of the New York Times. I have yet to see an article by them on the hypocrisy of Al Gore traveling hundreds of thousands of miles by carbon spewing jets in order to complain of those carbon dioxide emissions – or of the millions of dollars in fees he receives in doing this public “good.” 

I commented on this to my son Stephen, who was standing nearby. He responded by saying that if the government were serious about carbon dioxide admissions they would stop talking about taxing cows and ban all carbonated beverages. Champagne, beer, Perrier, and all soft drinks release large amounts of carbon dioxide as they are consumed, and they are consumed in the billions. Also, these are all luxury and vice products, not necessary to anyone’s health or well-being, but harmful to many. The world can do without them. In this, they differ from cattle which produce beef and dairy, which provided daily nutrition.  If the government chooses not to ban carbonated beverages, then it should pass a high carbon or sin tax per bottle. The tax would cut consumption, thereby reducing real damage done to the atmosphere and simultaneously providing Congress with money for important projects such as Nancy Pelosi’s multi-million dollar save the salt marsh mouse project.

Most interesting recently has been Obama’s proclamation that there will be no increase in taxes for the working class. I can reveal now that he has secret plans to issue a special card to all citizens making less than a hundred thousand dollars a year. When we purchase gasoline, beverages or tobacco or any of the other numerous items that swallow our money, we simply present this card and the higher taxes on these items will be deducted from our bill. If it were otherwise, the poor would again be paying a higher proportion of their income in taxes to the government since a higher percentage of their income goes to gasoline and similar luxuries.