Showing posts with label government incompetence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label government incompetence. Show all posts

Monday, December 19, 2011

From the Mailbag

This isn't new, but it's still good...
Alan Simpson, Senator from Wyoming, Co-Chair of Obama's deficit commission, calls senior citizens the Greediest Generation as he compared "Social Security" to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats.

Here's a response in a letter from PATTY MYERS in Montana ... 
I think she is a little ticked off! She also tells it like it is!

"Hey Alan, let's get a few things straight..

1. As a career politician, you have been on the public dole for FIFTY YEARS.

2. I have been paying Social Security taxes for 48 YEARS (since I was 15 years old. I am now 63).

3. My Social Security payments, and those of millions of other Americans, were safely tucked away in an interest bearing account for decades until you political pukes decided to raid the account and give OUR money to a bunch of zero ambition losers in return for votes, thus bankrupting the system and turning Social Security into a Ponzi scheme that would have made Bernie Madoff proud..

4. Recently, just like Lucy & Charlie Brown, you and your ilk pulled the proverbial football away from millions of American seniors nearing retirement and moved the goalposts for full retirement from age 65 to age 67. NOW, you and your shill commission are proposing to move the goalposts YET AGAIN.

5. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying into Medicare from Day One, and now you morons propose to change the rules of the game. Why? Because you idiots mismanaged other parts of the economy to such an extent that you need to steal money from Medicare to pay the bills.

6. I, and millions of other Americans, have been paying income taxes our entire lives, and now you propose to increase our taxes yet again. Why? Because you incompetent bastards spent our money so profligately that you just kept on spending even after you ran out of money. Now, you come to the American taxpayers and say you need more to pay off YOUR debt.To add insult to injury, you label us "greedy" for calling "bullshit" on your incompetence.

Well, Captain Bullshit, I have a few questions for YOU.

1. How much money have you earned from the American taxpayers during your pathetic 50-year political career?

2. At what age did you retire from your pathetic political career, and how much are you receiving in annual retirement benefits from the American taxpayers?

3. How much do you pay for YOUR government provided health insurance?

4. What cuts in YOUR retirement and healthcare benefits are you proposing in your disgusting deficit reduction proposal, or, as usual, have you exempted yourself and your political cronies?

It is you, Captain Bullshit, and your political co-conspirators called Congress who are the "greedy" ones. It is you and your fellow nutcases who have bankrupted America and stolen the American dream from millions of loyal, patriotic taxpayers. And for what?

Votes.

That's right, sir. You and yours have bankrupted America for the sole purpose of advancing your pathetic political careers. You know it, we know it, and you know that we know it.

And you can take that to the bank, you miserable son of a bitch.
Pretty much defines "politician"....remember, never fall in love with one, he will absolutely break your heart.

The Gunslinger

Friday, June 11, 2010

Some Answers

Hot Air's  Doctor Zero....On the Table

Pretty much sums up what we have to do. And the first thing is stampede all the Progressives to the ash heap of history.

The Gunslinger

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Gummint and Bridges

From the AP
"The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has been closed indefinitely after a rod installed during last month's emergency repairs snapped, causing a traffic nightmare for the 26,000 motorists who cross the landmark span every day."
I only bring this up because it's a big deal where I live.  (And after all, this IS all about ME!)

Commuters who regularly cross that bridge in the 100's of thousands, and scrambling for other routes, further clogging the roads for all the people that don't use the bridge.

I can testify. I drive southward and inland from very near the San Francisco border on the coast, to the central peninsula. People from my area who need to get across the bay, typically go north to the Bay Bridge...but now are using my route in order to get to the next bridge south.

Not fun. Seriously.
The bridge was closed last month over the holiday weekend while long-planned earthquake safety upgrades were being made to the bridge. When the crack was discovered, state transportation officials initially feared it would prevent them from reopening the span in time for the start of the work week.

But the unexpected work only ended up taking a few extra hours.
Caltrans, a California State government entity, was responsible for the original repair. I guess it took only a "few extra hours" because they used duct tape and chewing gum.

More evidence of the gummint at work.

And I can't help wonder if their "structural engineers and inspectors" (see below) are the same ones that certified the original work acceptable.

Now we can't trust the bridges. The State is so busy making sure we are legally required to hire and admire transgender people, teach our kindergarteners about gay sex, voting to create a Harvey Milk day, stealing water from the valley, tracking ammo sales....they don't have the time to make sure the bridges remain standing.
California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans, officials had nothing to say Tuesday about what might have caused the repair job to fail. The department issued a brief statement saying only that "structural engineers and inspectors are onsite to assess the damage and will make a determination as to how long repairs will take.
America, take a look...this Marxist train is coming straight at you unless you wake up and derail it.

The Gunslinger, E.O.T.I.S.
Para Bellum