This actually happened to me yesterday.  I go  into a store where I always shop to buy 2 specific items each costing $10.25 each.  The clerk/cashier looked distracted and said, "I'm sorry, I can't accept a credit card because our cash register is down."  I said, "Okay, I'll pay cash then."  She replied, "I can't accept that either because I don't know what the tax is." I told her, "Its 6%". She said, "My boss would get angry if I made the sale and didn't use the cash register." I started to write a check but figured, what's the use, even if I figured the amount and tax for her, she would be too frightened to accept the sale.  I walked out.  I doubt if she sold anything all day. I wonder how happy that made her boss. Talk about dumb!!!  She could have put the transaction on a scratch of paper and set it aside and all of this could be entered the next day after the computer was fixed. This person is probably a registered voter and goes and votes. Lord save us all from the super stupid people!!!

       I was, and still am opposed to the National Health care package just voted on my Congress. My reasons are as follows: 1) Illegal aliens will be treated free on my nickel, 2) Persons will be required by law to buy something which is unconstitutional, 3) The bill is over 1000 pages long which is ridiculous, 4) The process leading up to the bill being on the floor of the house was the most sleazy I have ever seen.  Chicago style politics prevailed including bribes, blackmail, etc. The  bills even contains sizeable pork barrel earmarks.  5) The Federal Government is ventured into an area of lawmaking which should be reserved to the respective states.

      In the State of Louisiana, any motorist riding a motorcycle is required by law to both carry insurance and wear a helmet.  Why? Is it because of our concern for the safety of the rider? I doubt it. Mainly, we don't want some numskull to drive recklessly, have a disabling accident, and then be on the taxpayer support for life. By requiring a helmet, at least the injury is minimized somewhat.  Even so, only if one elects to ride a motorcycle must they comply with these laws. This is an individual states matter and each state is at liberty to enact such laws as it sees fit.  Requiring persons to buy health insurance can only be justified on the basis of this example where the populace is protected from the absurdities of the individual.

      Back when Social Security and Medicare were put into play there was no less outcry of protest that we recently witnessed.  In the present day, I must admit that both Social Security and Medicare are a real boon to many and worth the price.  So, who knows, perhaps in the passage of time I will feel the same way about this recently enacted healthcare bill.

      Nevertheless, even if the bill is terrific, the role of the Federal Government should be on to lecture, preach, and advise the individual states to have such laws.  It is the matter of the Federal Government meddling in State's matters that mostly ticks me off.

The Supreme Court has ruled that there cannot be a nativity scene in the U.S. Capitol this Christmas season.

This isn't for any religious reason. They simply have not been able to find Three Wise Men in Washington, D.C.

A search for a virgin continues.

There will be no problem, however, finding enough asses to fill the stable.

 Here are some large companies that do not import Middle Eastern oil:

Sunoco......................... 0 barrels
Conoco.............................. 0 barrels
Sinclair............................... 0 barrels
BP / Phillips................... 0 barrels
Hess. .................................. 0 barrels
ARC0................................... 0 barrels
Maverick......................... 0 barrels
Flying J. ....................... 0 barrels
Valero.............................. 0 barrels
*Murphy Oil USA* ......... 0

Note: Murphy is sold at Wal-Mart , the gas is from South Arkansas and fully USA owned and produced.
*Not only that but they give scholarships to all children in their town who finish high school and are legal US citizens.

      A country preacher had a teenage son, and it was getting time for the boy to start thinking about choosing a profession.  Like many young men his age, the boy didn't really know what he wanted to do and he didn't seem too concerned about it. One day his father decided to try an experiment. He went into the boy's room and placed on his study table 4 objects: 1. A Bible. 2. A silver dollar. 3. A bottle of whiskey. 4. A Playboy magazine.

     "I'll just hide behind the door," the preacher said to himself. "When he comes home from school today, I'll see which object he picks up. If it's the Bible, he's going to be a preacher like me, and what a blessing that would be! If he picks up the dollar, he's going to be a business man, and that would be okay, too. But if he picks up the bottle, he's going to be a no-good drunken bum, and Lord, what a shame that would be. And worst of all if he picks up that magazine he's going to be a skirt-chasing womanizer.

     The old man waited anxiously, and soon heard his son's footsteps as he entered the house whistling and heading for his room.

     The boy tossed his books on the bed, and as he turned to leave the room he spotted the objects on the table. With curiosity in his eye, he walked over to inspect them. Finally, he picked up the Bible and placed it under his arm. He picked up the silver dollar and dropped into his pocket. He uncorked the bottle and took a big drink, while he admired the magazine's centerfold.

    "Lord have mercy," the old preacher disgustedly whispered. "He's gonna run for Congress."

After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said:
'Let me see if I've got this right.
'You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love for learning.
'You want me to check their backpacks for weapons, wage war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, and raise their sense of self esteem and personal pride.
'You want me to teach them patriotism and good citizenship, sportsmanship and fair play, and how to register to vote, balance a checkbook, and apply for a job.
'You want me to check their heads for lice, recognize signs of antisocial behavior, and make sure that they all pass the final exams.
'You also want me to provide them with an equal education regardless of their handicaps, and communicate regularly with their parents in English, Spanish or any other language, by letter, telephone, newsletter, and report card.
'You want me to do all this with a piece of chalk, a blackboard, a bulletin board, a few books, a big smile, and a starting salary that qualifies me for food stamps.
'You want me to do all this and then you tell me. . . I CAN'T PRAY?

       Parasites are a plague to me.   Mosquitoes live off of sucked blood, are annoying, and can carry deadly diseases.   Fleas plague many animals, suck their blood, and can carry diseases. Ticks are just more of the same and can give tick fever. The worst is probably heart worms which actually grow into an animals heart and can eventually kill them.   Then there is the expense. Several times a year I must carry our dog to the veterinarian to have it checked for heartworms, and to purchase expensive tablets which must be given once a month. Cancer and tumors also are parasites.
       As to where they come from and how they originated...I leave that to those of you more courageous than myself lest I be attacked with blocked sinuses or something for my disrespect.
       I've learned to live with the existence of these ancient parasites, but have a problem with the new versions which have cropped up in the human animal. The first that comes to mind is illegal aliens.  Although they are not blood sucking, they do take jobs from citizens, and feed heavily on the free social services which abound in the USA thanks to our mindless politicians. I give my dog a tablet once a month called 'Frontline' which repels flees.  Our government could erect formidable fences and stout border patrols....if only it would.. to reduce our infestation of illegal aliens which live as parasites  Additionally it could oust from our land any illegal aliens which refuse to engage in the simple procedure of becoming citizens...if only it would.

IF the government determines that it is against the law for the words 'under God' to be on our money
IF the government determines that the 'Ten Commandments' are not to be used in or on a govt. installation
IF the government determines that we can't pray to God

Then, I don't believe the Government and its employees should participate in the Easter and Christmas celebrations which honor the God that our government is eliminating from many facets of American life..

I'd like my mail delivered on Christmas, Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Easter.  I'd like the US Supreme Court and Congress to work on those days as well as Sunday.  If Sunday is just another day to them, then why should they necessarily be off from work. 

Just think of the taxpayers' money would be saved if all government employees no longer got paid Holidays (Holy days) off.

        Al Gore produced a movie called about an "Inconvenient Truth".   It was so persuasive to people that nation wide schools made it required viewing.   Congress became hyper about it and came up with a "Cap & Trade" bill which hopefully will never get passed.  These measures would bankrupt the USA and accomplish nothing since China, Mexico, and some other countries would not be participating in this debacle.  I found this approx. 38 minutes long film which totally debunks all of the major premises used in Al Gore's film.  I learned about it on Drudge Report.  It is produced by noted scientists and climatologist from around the world.  To view this just go to this url: GlobalWarmingDebunked

In 1944 Norman Mattoon Thomas (1844 - 1968), a six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America, said this:

The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism But, under the name of "liberalism," they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing how it happened....I no longer need to run as a Presidential Candidate for the Socialist Party. The Democrat Party has adopted our platform.