Corruption Alive and Well in PG County

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As I have mentioned before, I live in Bowie, MD which is a part of Prince Georges County.  I don't pay too much attention to county politics, because the county is a Democrat stronghold.  In most county elections, the Democrat candidates frequently run unopposed.  During the most recent elections, the Democrats received nearly 90% of the county vote.

Big news broke on Friday though when outgoing county executive Jack Johnson and his wife Leslie were arrested in an FBI corruption sting.  Currently, the couple have been charged with evidence tampering and destruction of evidence, though the FBI has stated that they expect additional charges and arrests.  Leslie Johnson is accused of flushing a $100,000 check from a real estate developer down the toilet on the instruction of her husband.  She also managed to stuff nearly $80,000 cash into her bra.

During the week during my commutes, I listen to WMAL630 talk radio, in the morning it is former Congressman Fred Grandy, and in the evening Sean Hannity and Mark Levin.  On the weekends, they primarily have financial programming, however, they recently added another former Congressman to their talk radio lineup.  On Saturday evenings when I am out delivering pizzas, I get to listen to former Arizona Congressman J.D. Hayworth.

Hayworth was having a grand old time with the news that Leslie Johnson has somehow managed to stuff nearly $80,000 into her bra.  A large part of program was inviting callers to call in with suggestions of what to call her bra.  It was an entertaining bit of radio.  Some of the particularly memorable suggestions are listed below:

• Melon's Bank
• Fort Knockers
• The Pay for Playtex Bra
• Money Bags
• The Over the Shoulder Money Holder
• Double D Depository

I think you get the idea.  I would welcome any other suggestions that you can list here.  
  

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Health Care Summit

Just a short little comment on the Barack Obama's farcical health care summit.  According to Webster's Dictionary, the word bipartisan is defined as "of, relating to, or involving members of two parties ; specifically : marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties."  Seems pretty straightforward to me.

Before, during, and after the summit, the Republicans asked that the current bills on the table be scrapped and that both sides begin working on a new bill.  They want to find the areas of agreement and work on crafting a bill that incorporates those ideas.  Sounds pretty close to the definition of bipartisan to me.

Apparently the Democrats have a different definition of bipartisan. The Democrats on the other hand, feel that bipartisanship involves taking their ideas and accepting those ideas.  Since the GOP would not agree with Obama's plan, the Democrats plan to push forward their ideas and use reconciliation.

Every major poll shows that most Americans do not want the current Democratic bills being considered.  Nearly everyone agrees we need some reform.   It was interesting to watch a focus group on the Sean Hannity show tonight.  The group was half Republican and half Democrat.  They were nearly unanimous in agreement that the folks in DC are not listening to the public.  They were also nearly unanimous in agreement that they did not want the Senate to use reconciliation to pass a bill most do not want.

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Scott Brown:Senator Elect Massachusetts

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It is about 9:15 as I begin writing this. I am watching the election results coming in on FOX and it is looking more and more likely that the Republican, Scott Brown will defeat the Democrat, Martha (Marcia) Coakley. One would think that the Democratic leadership would take this at a sign that the people in general are unhappy with the direction that the Democrat leadership; Pelosi, Reid, and Obama are taking the country.

Instead, in an amazing show of how arrogant and out of touch the leadership is, my Congressman, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) has an unbelievable quote.  According to The Hill, Hoyer is quoted as saying that "I think what the public is angry about is they see, first of all, an opposition for opposition's sake."

Are you fucking kidding me??!!  Massachusetts, a state where Democrats have a 3-1 edge in registered voters and has not had a Republican Senator since 1972 has elected a man who will break the Democrats fillibuster proof margin in the Senate.  This will make it harder for the Democrats to further their far left agenda and Hoyer actually can make a statement like that with a straight face?

So now we have a Republican win a Senate race in a heavily Democrat state like Massachusetts.  This comes after a Republican won the gubernatorial race in New Jersey, another heavily Democrat state, and a landslide Republican gubernatorial win in Virginia.  Somehow the Dems don't seem to get that the people are angry.  It will be interesting to see what types of shenanigans that the Democrat leadership will come up with now to force through an agenda that the people don't want.

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Pelosi Wants to Raise Taxes on EVERYTHING

Yesterday, I gave Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi a small bit of praise for honoring the Dalai Lama for his humanitarian efforts.  Today, I am reminded of why I can't stand the woman.

In an interview on the Charlie Rose Show, he asks her about the possibility of implementing a Value Added Tax.  Pelosi looks positively giddy (or dare I say it, aroused) in saying that the VAT tax should be on the table.  She, like most Democrats, never met a tax increase they didn't like.

A VAT tax adds a tax at every stage of the manufacturing process where "value" is added to the item.  This tax is in addition to personal income taxes and corporate income taxes.  The chief problem with such a tax is that all of the burden for all these additional taxes falls on the final consumer, and is highly regressive as it impacts the lower and middle income folks the most. 

Take a look at this video and just watch how her eyes light up at the prospect of raising taxes.  Also, listen to the example she uses of the automobile industry.  Does she make any sense at all?

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