July 10, 2009 - Miscellaneous ramblings!

MISCELLANEOUS REMARKS about a lot of things that get my "dander" up.

1) $18,000,000 spent on upgrading (not a brand new site) but I repeat "upgrading" the government web site recovery.gov that was established to keep us informed as to where our money is going. It is supposed to make the web site look better. It would look better if the pie shaped chart on the site reflected a reduction in our deficit by not spending $18,000,000 on this ridiculous project.

2) Sarah Palin is being made the butt of David Letterman's jokes again. Can you believe it? What is sad is that it is probably improving his ratings. The people who do things like this seem to actually enjoy inflicting pain. Isn't there some kind of psychiatric diagnosis for people who like to inflict pain? To cover their tracks, they go into comedy where it seems to be all right to say and do just about anything...and it is supposed to be funny.

3) Michael Jackson is in a better place right now, away from the media who attacked him so viciously that he became somewhat of a recluse, and made his life miserable. Now that he is dead, they have attempted to elevate him to a level just one notch below God. Go figure!

4) Mystery of the week is...who is telling the truth Nancy Pelosi or Leon Panetta? Either way, they both hold high offices that affect our lives and the truth needs to come out. Does anybody really think that will happen?

5) Our economy is being driven by the actions of our lawmakers and it seems to be going "down the drain" with the talk of another stimulus package in the works. Why don't they spend the 90% of the first stimulus package before venturing out to pass another one. What can we do to change things? Well, we voted and where did that get us? We can write to our Senators and Congressmen but what good would that actually do? They don't even read the bills that they pass in our behalf before they vote. Our "hope" for a better future for ourselves, children and grandchildren has been eroded and many people are now living in "despair."

6) My pet peeve, the money going to the salt water marsh project in California (Nancy Pelosi's pet project), has been making the news frequently. There has been some discrepancy in reporting the amount of money being spent, but whatever the amount is...the mice needs to stand in line behind a lot of hungry human beings in this country. I have developed another pet peeve...the money spent on providing a turtle crossing tunnel so that some turtles can get from one side of the road to the other. I say to the turtles that "the grass is not greener on the other side," so just stay on the side you find yourselves on and you will stay alive.

7) Last but not least, the news that has bothered me the most today is the coverage of the social security department meeting at a luxurious resort (costing over $700,000.00 of our tax dollars) to go over the present management of the social security in order to improve it. I assume that they are working? between golf, swimming, massages, and gourmet dining. What galls me is that my mother died on June 19th and they did not send her check so that I could pay her bills. I called the S/S and was told she would not get one and that they did not prorate the checks even though she was alive over 1/2 of the month. When one of the higher ups was questioned about the cost (standing in the resort), with the interviewer comparing it to the AIG trips, he replied, "But we didn't get any stimulus money." The dummy! Where does he think the money came from (a fairy?) and not realize that we taxpayers paid for the trip and everyone's salary while staying at the resort. That is the reason the S/S department needs improvement because it is being run by the likes of him.

That's enough rambling for one day...