I Never Liked Long Division

I don't watch State of the Union Addresses. They bore me and I have plenty of old "South Parks" to keep me entertained until I pass out in my recliner. However, I do pick up a snippet or two the next day just to make sure that Obama is still scamming the weak-minded. I was not let down. His Warren Buffett/Warren Buffett's Secretary scam was a beauty.

Here is the ruse. Obama is claiming that "It's just not fair"  that Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than his secretary. He knows that is all he needs to say to help divide the providers from the providees even further. Class warfare is a term that we have come to dismiss as just another political catch phrase. I think "Divide and Conquer" is more appropriate to describe Obama's agenda to assist his total takeover of our economy. His diversionary tactics are working too well for our own good. There is more division of ideals in this country than I can remember. All the past presidents from both parties since I was born, talked of bringing Americans together in one, unified effort to make America strong. Somehow, I feel that he wants to divide us to weaken our resolve and make it easier to slide his Socialist programs through. What scares me the most is that it has been working up to this point.

The fact is, Warren Buffett pays the same exact tax rate as his secretary. All Americans use the same tax calculator in the back of the 1040 booklet. Nearly all of Buffett's taxes are capital gains which are taxed at 15%. Any capital gains that his secretary has would also be at 15%. Income taxes are paid based on income. And both Warren Buffett and his secretary would pay the same rate based on the income tax schedule.

On the brighter side, I think in spite of the abject failure of government schools to educate our children, America is beginning to catch on. I strongly believe Obama will be ousted in November. It will not be because the Republican candidate beats him with great oratory and charisma, but rather because we are listening more and liking what we hear less. Maybe you can divide us only so much. Then we come back together even stronger with a will and a purpose that defines who we are; Americans.

Just a note.

Not long ago, a close friend passed away. I am reaching the age now where that is not as rare an occurrence as it once was. This is different. This time my friend decided to hurry up the process and took his own life. I have experienced the death of friends and family in many forms. But suicide is a new one for me. Wrapping this one around my simple mind has been, to this date, unsuccessful. I feel somehow injured by the event. He didn't just take his life, he took himself away from friends and family and me. I have decided that the famous opening song to "Mash" is surely wrong. Suicide is not painless.

I don't want to spend a lot of time on this except to say, no matter how tough things are or seem to be, why not just wait and see? How much worse can tomorrow be than today? And tomorrow, if you are still here, you haven't hurt anyone; not even yourself.

Doing What Comes Natural

"You should write a blog." "Who  . . .me?" That's a typical conversation after several drinks with friends Usually, I have been talking too loud in a bar and expounding on something that I'm sure my friends need to know. I have no doubt that they feel that telling me to put it in a blog is their meager attempt to shut me up.

So . . .now I have a blog. It will not shut me up in a bar, but it does give me a chance to expound to a much larger audience. Maybe I should stay home, get drunk and do my expounding on YouTube. Then I would have the opportunity to talk loud too. At any rate, this is going to have to suffice for now.

Since I have a tendency to be a bit quirky, it's difficult to get a grasp on just who or what I am, or am not. So I thought I had better help by making a list.

1. I am not a brilliant Conservative thinker.
2. I am not a brain-dead Liberal
3. I love to burn fossil fuels.
4. I put catsup on everything.
5. I think everyone, except me, should own a gun.
6. I can't get mad at a panda.
7. I believe that on Dec. 21, 2012 the sun will come up in the East.
8. I have decided not to run for public office.
9. I rarely do illicit things anymore.
10. I do not care what other people think . . unless they are wrong.

So, there you have it; the 10 most important things to know about me.

I will actually write something of great importance very soon. If you hold your breath long enough, you will not be around to read it. I hate to commit to a regular day each week etc. That's for people who actually make money at this. Please sign up/join my blog. That way I will know if you exist. It will also let me know if this is at all worth the effort. If you wish, you may email me at cdrake1@hotmail.com and I will put you on the list of misfits who want to keep up with my musings. Then I will email you when I have posted another entry. Comments are always welcome.

I'm just saying.

Chuck