1. On Gov Sanford: He’s not my governor, but he was one of the politicians that I believed to be a solid guy. Turns out not to be the case. I was willing to forgive the transgression since he seemed so open and genuine in his confession of it, although the whole thing seemed super weird last week. This week? Gross. And it may be time for him to resign.

2. On Michael Jackson: Sad. His whole life was sad and his death is sad, too. A sad, sad circus freak show.

3. On Congress/The President: They’re all nutso and not paying attention to their constituents. This will come back to bite them on their rears. I’m hoping that happens before they destroy the very foundations of our country. I feel a deep forboding that grows daily.

4. On Tea Parties: We’re considering attending the Northern Virginia Tea Party on the 4th since it’s to be held near home. At this point it is mere consideration since I’m not enthused about being out in the heat in the hottest part of the day, there’s Molly Ann feedings to consider, and we’re going to my parents’ for a cookout that afternoon/evening. I’m totally with the protesters in spirit, though.

On that note, I heard author Brad Thor on the Glenn Beck radio show yesterday say that he thinks that no federal employee should be allowed to vote. They were talking about the special interests and Congress and how politics has gotten crazy lately. I understand where’s he is coming from, but he needs to remember that not every fed employee is a politically motivated bureaucrat with an agenda. Most fed employees are just regular citizens, many of whom feel the way he does about the direction we seem to be headed as a country.

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1. My agency is overwhelmingly Democratic. I once brought to my supervisor a document with an Eisenhower signature, thinking it would merit some special treatment. His reponse was, “It doesn’t matter—he was a Republican—.”

   If you want to disenfranchise us, that would be OK with me.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/01/09  at  01:38 PM

2. Wow.

   I think my agency is mixed - a lot of admin types lean left where the ops folks lean right. That said, a lot of the admin types in my office lean right.

   Also, as you know, not all fed employees are in DC either. So there’s that to consider, too.

   Posted by jen  on  07/01/09  at  02:26 PM

3. I think since we live in America I think EVERYONE has the right to vote regardless of party affiliation or liberal/conservative.  I am a conservative before I am a Republican.

   I am truly distressed with this administration.  They truly don’t care how their constituents feel—they are only interested in their progressive-socialist agenda. That includes destroying this country.  However, as the tea parties are proof that at least we are awake.  Here’s a great link for some perspective:

   http://www.commonsensegovernment.com/article-03-14-09.html

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/01/09  at  03:44 PM

4. I think you should have to earn the franchise. Earn it by voluntary service to the country (not as a politician or where you have personal gain, but where you really SERVE). I’m thinking military for some minimum number of years, or Marshal, Secret Service, Fed Protective, etc. Somewhere you put your life on the line for your country in the front lines. Maybe even local or state police could qualify. Robert Heinlein described it in his SF stories of the 50’s and 60’s. I read it and it stuck with me ever since. His idea was you would appreciate your country more for having served it that way. Most sheeple wouldn’t care, but leaders and visionaries would. He also suggested restricting political offices to those enfranchised, keeping out of office anyone who didn’t put his/her butt on the line.

   Food for thought…

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/01/09  at  05:33 PM

5. How about limting the franchise to property owners only ? Like it was in the good ol’ days.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/02/09  at  08:51 AM

6. Pop, that’s an interesting idea. I remember you mentioning that in a conversation years ago. I definitely agree that would make the leaders more invested.

   Uncle Bill, that’s an interesting idea, too.

   Posted by jen  on  07/02/09  at  09:12 AM

7. Sandi, didn’t mean to ignore you. That’s a good article - I had heard about that circular theory and I think it fits well. And if the cycle is where they think it is, then we’re in for some troubled times.

   Posted by jen  on  07/02/09  at  11:41 AM

8. And don’t forget the 9/12/09 National Taxpayer Protest March on Washington!  http://912dc.org/about/about-the-091209-protest/

   Lots of people from all across the country will be attending.  3 busloads are scheduled to come from my area and picking up more on the way there!  It’s gonna be a convoy!!!

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/03/09  at  03:35 PM

9. There are two threads here that can be tied together—high taxes and Congress not listening to the people.

   First a definition: cognitive dissonance—the sincere belief in two contradictory and mutually exclusive exclusive propositions.

   Here it would seem that all of us exhibit this—(1) we want Government services and (2) we don’t want to pay for them. Congress is not not [sic] paying attention to this—it is paying too much attention.

   Harken back to the 1950’s when taxes at the upper brackets were a confiscatory snd puntive 75-80%

   My take on this, to borrow directly from George Will, is that we are undertaxed.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  07/04/09  at  07:17 AM

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