Today's Nuze: May 17, 2007

Thursday - May 17, 2007

I JUST DON'T THINK YOU'RE GOING TO BELIEVE THIS

National Review has amazing news from Capitol Hill. Yesterday House Democrats unveiled a plan to rewrite the House rules so that Congress can increase taxes and government spending without having to vote. The House voting rules on tax increases have been in place for 185 years, and little 'ole Nancy and her party want to yank the rug right under all that history. And why? What are Democrats so eager to spend money on, if not on national defense (as they refuse to fund the troops in Iraq)? And who do they want to raise taxes on? Well that would be the rich, because after all they have no right to keep the money that they rightfully earned...

We're going to get into this with Jamie Dupree on the show today ... We'll need his help. Over the years congress has intentionally made so many of their rules vague to the point that the average person really can't understand what's going on up there.

The power of the purse is perhaps the most sacred power that Congress has, and Democrats are going to completely betray that trust by allowing money to be tossed around with absolutely no accountability. At a time when everyone (Democrats and Republicans) is fed up with ridiculous spending in Washington, this is exactly what our country does not need. Thanks but no thanks Democrats. You have demonstrated a hypocritical lack of sense and leadership time and time again, and you sure as hell will not be using any of my tax dollars without a proper vote!

JUST STOP WHINING ABOUT GASOLINE PRICES

My goodness, people! Don't you realize that there are things in your life that you really need to be worrying about? What's all this weeping and moaning over gas prices?

With every single paycheck the Imperial Federal Government seizes about 14% of the money you have earned. This money is put into an income redistribution fund from which you may or may not draw a check when and if you reach a certain age. Die too soon and that money goes to someone else .. not to your heirs. Live long enough and you may .. just may ... get most of your money back, though there is no legal guarantee that you'll get a cent.

Yet here you sit pissing and moaning about gas prices.

We did the math here last week, but let's pull out the calculator again for those of you who don't come here every day.

First, the figures:

According to the AAA, one year ago the price of regular was $2.929. Today that price is $3.114. That's an 18.5 cents per gallon increase over the past year.

Now we go for the average gas mileage for cars in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that as of 2004 the average mpg for new cars sold in the U.S. was 24.7. In 1980 it was 23.1. So, to make a point here, we're going to go even below the average price for 1980. We're going to use 20 mpg.

Now ... for those of you who went to government schools, I'll do the math for you. You're driving your family of four 1400 miles to get to Disney World and back. That means you'll be burning 70 gallons of gas at 20 mpg. The gas is now 18.5 cents more expensive than it was last year. Let's go ahead and round that UP to 20 cents. So, we burn 70 gallons and each gallon costs 20 cents more than it cost last year. That's going to cost you an amazing $14.00.

Oh My God! What an incredible tragedy! What a devastating blow to your finances! You're going to have to spend $14.00 more to drive your family to Florida this year than you did last year! That's $3.50 for each family member! How in the hell are you ever going to be able to afford this? Alert your local radio station news department! Call the newspaper! Sound the alarm! Americans are being crippled by these rising gas prices! Call your politician. Something has to be done about the evil oil companies! Get the government involved! We need more regulation!

Oh .. and you people driving to and from work need to be outraged too! Are you doing your share of the whining?

The average commute to and from work in this country is 16 miles. Now of course we know that cars don't get the mileage on a stop-and-go commute as they do on the road, so we're going to lower the gas mileage figure from 20 to 15. So, you're driving 32 miles (on the average) to get to work and back every day. That is gobbling up about 2.13 gallons of gas. Go back to that 18.5 cents per gallon increase over last year and you'll see that you're spending about 40 cents more for gas for your commute this year than you were last year. That would be about $2.00 a week. Less than the price of a decaf skinny latte at Starbucks. A lot less.

Oh, the humanity! You're spending less than the cost of three text messages on your cell phone every day to cover the increasing cost of gas! Tell your boss you're going to have to quit! You just can handle this any more! Get fired! Go on unemployment! Forty cents a day! That's it! Your back is broken!

Come on people, wake up! Your governments -- local, state and federal -- are stealing money from you every single day to fund vote-buying programs. Your local elected officials are ripping you off to support welfare artists and to study the mating habits of Polish zlotnika pigs. How do you think they feel when they see you griping about gas prices? They LOVE it! They steal you blind and there you sit complaining because you're going to have to spend $14.00 more to drive your family to Disney World and back. They take 14% of the money you earn every day -- money you may or may get back with virtually no interest -- and you're spinning around on your eyebrows because you're spending 40 cents a day more to get to that job and back home again!

COVERAGE OF OUR FAIRTAX RALLY!

FairTax Rally Gallery

It's not easy to find instances of the media covering our Tuesday night FairTax rally in Columbia, but here's one article that showed up this morning. John Boyanoski was more than fair in his coverage of the rally, but take a look at his final paragraph:

The fair tax would do away with individual taxes, but ultimately raise taxes for basic everyday goods. Critics of the tax feel that it would hinder the working poor and be more of a benefit to people with larger paychecks.

There's no malice here. Boyanoski wasn't trying to be critical of the plan .. it's just that he hasn't studied it. He either hasn't read the book or hasn't visited FairTax.org to see what is really going on here. As those of you who have taken the time to become informed know, the price for everyday goods will not go up, and the FairTax does a lot more than just "do away with individual taxes."

Looks like we're going to have to step up our efforts on the "Answering the Critics" book.

MOVING RIGHT BACK TO OUR WONDERFUL EDUCATION SYSTEM

Yesterday, the most recent national educational test results were released. The good news...well, let's just see how we stack up on history and civics, compared to eighth graders nationwide. These statistics are from the National Assessment of Educational Progress reports.

U.S. History:

Can you identify the impact of the cotton gin? (If so, then you are as smart as 64% of eighth graders!)

Can you explain the goals of the Martin Luther King Jr. march? (If so, then you are as smart as 43% of eighth graders!)

Can you explain how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected foreign policy? (If so, then you are as smarter than 99% of eighth graders!)

Civics:

Can you identify a jury duty notice? (If so, then you are as smart as 80% of eighth graders!)

Can you determine an instance of abuse of power? [I assume they mean, in government!] (If so, then you are as smart as 63% of eighth graders!)

Can you explain the historical purpose of the Declaration of Independence? (If so, then, sadly, you are as smart as only 28% of eighth graders!)

I still maintain that my quiz I created, which appears in Somebody's Gotta Say It, is far more useful and telling of the basic level intelligence of any human being (at least in America). If you don't remember, here is an example. Or go buy my book!

REDNECK SCRAP BOOK

Ah, duct tape...is there anything it can't do? More in the Redneck Scrap Book.

READING ASSIGNMENTS

George Will talks of "gas pump posturing" by the Democrats. There are some surprising facts in this column. A good read.

If you are a judge, I would hope that you would be smart enough to know what a "Web site" is...it's 2007! But apparently that's not the case for this British judge.

Uh Oh. This can't be good news for global warming cultists. It seems that many scientists who once were preaching the man-made global warming sermon are now going over to the other side.

John Bolton says that a nuclear weapon for Iran would be just as dangerous as "Hitler marching into the Rhineland."

Byron York of National Review comments on the S.C. debate.

How many times do we have to say it: if you are not a citizen, you need not apply. But the Santa Fe Police Department really wants to hire Mexicans as police officers...well that's just too darn bad!

Average temperatures in April were down!

The latest Zogby poll shows Romney in the lead in Iowa, for Republicans. Edwards leads for Democrats.

A 7th grader gets suspended for cutting his hair too short. It was labeled as a "distraction." But of course, the NAACP jumped right on the "racially motivated" bandwagon (because the kid is black).

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch says that because the Democrats are forcing our withdrawal from Iraq, we need to prepare to fight Islamic terrorism in our own country for the next 20 or 30 years. This is a very good column. Don't pass it buy.

And Chavez continues with the largest forced redistribution of land in history!

Because of the way the U.S. handled terrorist attacks prior to 9/11, the Islamic world views America as weak, even despite the war in Iraq.

I'm still checking this website out, but if you're a political junkie like me you may find it a lot of fun. Unity 08.

You know what would make coffee better? If it traveled through the digestive system of a civet cat, was picked out of its poop, ground up and brewed. Now that's good coffee.

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