Timely Quotes and Comments

Hello Readers,

To my subscribers, I swear that I have written a post since Feb 2nd. I just forgot to post it!

Here are a few of my favorite quotes that are old but certainly timely today. I, of course, have my take.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
-- Will Rogers

If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read
the newspaper you are misinformed.
-- Mark Twain

Talk is cheap...except when Congress does it.
-- Anonymous

The last few days, the Phoenix news is filled with the "historic" presidential trip by Obama. Something we should all think about for a minute. The stimulus bill is 638 pages in length. The completed bill was given to the House and Senate members just minutes before the final vote (after it was given to the press). How many of the members of our congress actually read the bill?

Answer -0-! So the most expensive legislation in history was passed without the voters reading the entire bill on which they were voting. Amazing.

Why could they not agree to a stimulus package, have Obama and the congressional leaders (oxymoron here - we are talking Pelosi and Reid) prioritize the needs, and then debate them and pass them on an individual basis?

The aid would be better targeted, the speed of execution would be faster, and the cost to the taxpayers (you and I) would be far less. See quote 3 above.

Maybe we would not be paying to construct new schools in Milwaukie, where they already have 15 empty school buildings. Maybe we would not be allocating construction money by congressional district but by actual need.

Let's talk about the presidential visit to Phoenix. Some of the interviews of people attending the gathering at Dobson HS were astonishing (although also sad). How can anyone believe that a new president, in his first 30 days in office, can flip a switch and put them in a position of prosperity?

I obviously disagree with the way the "stimulus plan" is crafted. But that said, the expectations put on the president are unreal. The pressure on him is tremendous. I pray for him because I fear his followers will turn on him without giving him the time to accomplish anything. Then America loses.

And Pelosi - why the hell is she in Italy seeing the Pope. Did we pay for the trip? Is she on vacation? What economic gain does the USA get from this trip.

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Do at least one positive thing each day, both in your personal life and business. A wise old coach once said, "Practice winning habits everyday and pretty soon you have a champion". If we all grasp this, the planet will be better off.

Until next time,

Chuck Trautman