Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Queen Christine: Making an Ass of You and Me

Well folks, after several months of (thankfully) Queen Christine out of the headlines - probably by orders of Bobo & Co - she finally emerges today with this dire warning to her constituents:


Gregoire says she'll consider tax increase

published in the News Tribune 9/29/09


Gee, are we shocked? At ten months into her second term, I'm surprised she had this much self-control. I figured she'd be going for a tax hike within 90 days.


A QC quote from the same article: “At some point, the people, I assume, don’t want us to make any more cuts,” she said.


"I assume"??? This is a very revealing statement. QUEEN CHRISTINE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON 'WANT'. She "assumes"?
Notice to my state senator and representatives: If I EVER hear you saying that you "assume" what the people "want" is the day you lose my support. But, I've lucked out by living in the 2nd LD and my elected officials Sen. Randi Becker, Rep. Tom Campbell and Rep. Jim McCune actually seem to care what "the people" of our district want.


QC is the GOVERNOR. Who the hell does she think put her in office for a second, bloodletting term, the Russians? She "assumes"? Sorry folks, I just can't get past that one. Even her own party has got to be a little disturbed about this. She basically just admitted she doesn't know what they want either.



So, the queen laments cutting education budgets. “I mean, I’m already hearing about, ’Why did you cut education?’ Well, there weren’t any options. We’re without options.” she says. Without options? This statement proves QC and her courtiers - oops I mean staff - can't come up with any options. Wonderful legislature we have, huh.



Another quote in the article from a Rodney Tom, D-Medina, "consumer spending is still not rocking and rolling.” Hey! That's a wonderful reason for a tax hike! We consumers don't have any money to spend, so QC will just steal what little we have left from us instead! Tell me Mr. Tom... are you current on your mortgage in Stuffy Ol' Medina? Can you pay your water and power bills on time? Do you have to put a week's worth of groceries on your credit card like I had to do? Do you have a family and are they well fed? Do you have to eat things like rice and beans for dinner? And since you think the answer is to implement yet another tax on tobacco and alcohol, will you still be able to serve a nice wine at your next dinner party? Cigars for the boys afterwards? A little brandy nightcap, perhaps.



When I first became involved with politics, I was told by half a dozen people that I should "slow down" my enthusiasm lest I burn out and quit. That was five years ago. As an American that believes the Constitution is the second most amazing, intelligent and inspiring document ever written (the Bible being the first, of course), I will not quit. I am far from burned out. I have a voice. A genetically LOUD voice, both written and spoken. I know it, and I use it. I have to. I'm compelled to speak up and 'rage against the machine'.


Somebody has to.

Take good care everybody. God Bless America.
Wendy

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

My ears are ringing and my eyes are crossed, but I managed to sit through Bobo's speech tonight. I'm glad I did, because it was the funniest thing I've seen on TV all week!

A large group of the Republicans were acting up, the bad boys that they are. One guy had crafted a sign out of his notebook paper that simply said B U L L . Oh my gosh, I laughed so hard. If anybody knows who that guy is, please let me know! I want to send him a fan letter. Those sitting with him either held up their 1000 page-plus HR3200's or their own hand made signs.

After 30 minutes of Bobo lecturing we peons about the history of health care in 1935, he finally got to his sales pitch oops I mean specifics of his plan. The only "specific" I could understand was the part where he admitted that every single American will be "required to carry proof of health care insurance much like most states require auto insurance". How do you like that one, people? Isn't he sweet? What if you never get sick? Will the Health Care Czar come to your house and whack you on the knee so you can whip out yet another government issued ID card to prove you exist? How the heck do you regulate something like that? He attempted to "right some wrongs" that were being reported about HR3200, like the clause for free care for illegal aliens. Yes, he actually said ALIENS. Whoa! Isn't that racist? It was when George Bush said it. Anyway, that earned him a huge BOO and calls out of "Lies!" and "BS!" from the troublesome Republicans (bad boys that they are). Another LOL moment!

Ol' Swivel Neck lapsed into what sounded like yet another eulogy for Ted Kennedy, then switched to reverand. I thought he was going to recite the whole "I have a dream" speech for a minute there, substituting MLK's famous words with "I believe ..."! He scolded the Republicans specifically for not bringing him "something serious" for ideas on the health care plan and they are bad boys and girls for doing nothing - but trying to stop the bill entirely. DUH. He tried to be authoritative looking and even did the Podium Fist Pound and Pursed Lips to express his displeasure with the rogue Republicans. Problem is, while he attempted to talk to the audacious hoodlums directly, he continued to swivel his neck left and right. He finally caught himself and had to reposition his body so he wasn't appearing to bitch out the whole congress. The camera panned to the disruptive Republicans to get their reaction to the verbal spanking their president was dishing out. Several were snickering or dare I say - did I see a couple of them suddenly have to scratch their nose with their middle finger?

And what's this business of calling his own party's peeps "Progressive Friends" instead of Democrats? Hmm - do I recall the petty crap the D's were flinging around last year and in 2004 about the R's also calling themselves the GOP in order to "confuse" the voters?

In the end, there was something very satisfying about watching Bobo squirm tonight. I know some of you think I'm too hard on the guy, but no matter how I try, I can't come up with one positive thing to say about him. Okay, I didn't try that hard. But I do know I have zero respect for both him and his wife.

They say history repeats itself, and I am beginning to buy into the idea of a second revolution. Why not? We Americans seem to fight all of our wars in twos: World War twice, Southeast Asia twice (Korea and Vietnam), and Iraq twice. I pray every night that if we have to be stuck with Bobo, that he will just SHUT UP, stop trying to be a celebrity and tough guy, get the heck off my TV and out of my newspaper, and GET TO WORK.

Thank you God for making me an American. Regardless of our troubles right now, the USA is still and always will be the GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.