YOU WERE WRONG, MOM!

The server network I use on my computer stated today that a recent check of tax records determined that over 1400 millionaires paid no taxes. (Let's not even waste energy now reviewing the bank and oil company tax records).

And, its legal?

This country's citizens voted overwhelmingly for the Republican party in the last election. The majority in the House changed overnight.

What were we thinking?

The big holdup in the recent settlement regarding raising the debt limit were the very same "Tea Party" members we were so sure would make things right when this country decided to vote them into office.

Their mantrum in this last political battle was "no more taxes". And, their stand takes place at a time when we're experiencing some of the lowest taxes in years?

Youth may be something to admire - but also to fear - at the same time.

As a political party - the Republican's almost pushed us into financial ruin by their unbending partisan position that there would be no reworking of the worst tax system we may have ever known.

I sat with another life long Republican the other night while we commiserated with each other over our mutual stupidity.

We agreed our voting record in the next election will be considerably different than it was in the past. Neither of us ever voted straight ticket, but, we were so upset with the socialism approach of the Democrats, we overlooked the other side of the coin.(pun intended)

Let's see. You have "minimally" 1,400 millionaires (based on 2010
income)not paying taxes (if you believe the report).

Most would agree they are the same millionaires who probably are big supporters of any political party that refuses to raise taxes or close the loopholes that allow these folks to avoid taxes.

Now let's see, "who would that be?"

Quid-pro-quo?

I don't give a !@#$ what anybody's excuse is for this tax and campaign financing travesty that has been allowed to continue - and that includes the conservative majority in the Supreme Court.

To allow this to go on year after year is to perpetuate fraud!

Someone suggested that the Republican party has outraised 2012 campaign money by two-to-one over the Democrats.

S-U-P-R-I-S-E!

When I was a kid -- and had an unusual amount of birthday coins in my pocket - I once insisted on being the big spender down at the ice cream counter of the neighborhood Reiner's drugstore.

I treated all my "almost" friends.

Later, I was admonished by my Mom.

Her words continue to ring in my ears, "Barry, you can't buy friends."

Mom, if you're looking down on me right now- I gotta tell you:

"YOU WERE SO WRONG, MOM!"