Posted by
The Patriot on Wednesday, February 11, 2009 9:01:49 AM
“Obscene:
1: disgusting to the senses: repulsive
2 a: abhorrent to morality or virtue; specifically: designed to incite to lust
or depravityb: containing or being language regarded as taboo in polite
usage <obscene
lyrics>c: repulsive by reason of crass disregard of moral or ethical
principles <an obscene
misuse of power>d: so
excessive as to be offensive <obscene wealth><obscene waste>”
This is how Webster’s defines the word, and I
can find no better to describe the two Congressional spending bills floating
around Capitol Hill. One of the main
reasons that I haven’t written much since the election is that I have truly
been at a loss for words most of the time. What can I possibly say that has not already been said?
You can read any number of authors, pundits,
economists, and other experts who can enumerate the multitude of reasons that
the $1 trillion+ spending proposed by our government is beyond gross in its
incompetence; beyond crooked in its duplicity and deception. Read almost anything by Thomas Sowell or Walter E. Williams,
and you will get it. Still, I suspect
that if you are on Townhall.com and reading this blog, you already do.
So…what now? The cynic in me (who seems to carry the most
weight lately) says that
there is no way that Congress is not going to pass some sort of
spending bill,
and that it is going to be big. Can it
possibly be stopped? Probably not. Can it be somehow trimmed or
reduced? Maybe. I have contacted the offices of both my Representative
and Senators, and
made my thoughts on the matter clear. I
oppose any sort of pork-packed spending bill intended to “jump start”
the
economy with a massive influx of cash (in a couple years). The only way
to stimulate the economy is to
allow businesses and individuals to keep more of the money they earn in
the
first place, through reductions in tax rates. Call your elected
officials and tell them no.