The following was originally written by Charley Reese. Charley Reese is a former columnist of the Orlando Sentinel Newspaper.

Politicians are the only people in the world who create problems and then campaign against them.

Have you ever wondered why, if both the Democrats and the Republicans are against deficits, WHY do we have deficits?

Have you ever wondered why, if all the politicians are against inflation and high taxes, WHY do we have inflation and high taxes?

You and I don’t propose a federal budget. The president does.

You and I don’t have the Constitutional authority to vote on appropriations. The House of Representatives does.

You and I don’t write the tax code, Congress does.

You and I don’t set fiscal policy, Congress does.

You and I don’t control monetary policy, the Federal Reserve Bank do es.

One hundred senators, 435 congressmen, one president, and nine Supreme Court justices 545 human beings out of the 300 million are directly, legally, morally, and individually responsible for the domestic problems that plague this country.

I excluded the members of the Federal Reserve Board because that problem was created by the Congress. In 1913, Congress delegated its Constitutional duty to provide a sound currency to a federally chartered, but private, central bank.

I excluded all the special interests and lobbyists for a sound reason. They have no legal authority. They have no ability to coerce a senator, a congressman, or a president to do one cotton-picking thing. I don’t care if they offer a politician $1 million dollars in cash. The politician has the power to accept or reject it. No matt er what the lobbyist promises, it is the legislator’s responsibility to determine how he votes.

Those 545 human beings spend much of their energy convincing you that what they did is not their fault. They cooperate in this common con regardless of party.

What separates a politician from a normal human being is an excessive amount of gall. No normal human being would have the gall of a Speaker, who stood up and criticized the President for creating deficits. The president can only propose a budget. He cannot force the Congress to accept it.

The Constitution, which is the supreme law of the land, gives sole responsibility to the House of Representatives for originating and approving appropriations and taxes. Who is the speaker o f the House? She is the leader of the majority party. She and fellow House members, not the president, can approve any budget they want. If the president vetoes it, they can pass it over his veto if they agree to.

It seems inconceivable to me that a nation of 300 million can not replace 545 people who stand convicted — by present facts — of incompetence and irresponsibility. I can’t think of a single domestic problem that is not traceable directly to those 545 people. When you fully grasp the plain truth that 545 people exercise the power of the federal government, then it must follow that what exists is what they want to exist.

If the tax code is unfair, it’s because they want it unfair.
< BR>If the budget is in the red, it’s because they want it in the red.

If the Army & Marines are in IRAQ, it’s because they want them in IRAQ.

If they do not receive social security but are on an elite retirement plan not available to the people, it’s because they want it that way.

There are no insoluble government problems.

Do not let these 545 people shift the blame to bureaucrats, whom they hire and whose jobs they can abolish; to lobbyists, whose gifts and advice they can reject; to regulators, to whom they give the power to regulate and from whom they can take this power. Above all, do not let them con you into the belief that there exists disembodied mystical forces like ‘the economy,’ ‘inflation,’ or ‘politics’ that prevent them from doing what they take an oath to do.

Those 545 people, and they alone, are responsible.

They, and they alone, have the power.

They, and they alone, should be held accountable by the people who are their bosses provided the voters have the gumption to manage their own employees.

We should vote all of them out of office and clean up their mess!

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This diamond encrusted car costs 4.8 million dollars and if you want to touch it, it will cost you $1000! It belongs to Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia.

Think about this car next time you are struggling to fill your tank or your local government representative tells you “Americans just need to get used to not doing the traveling they have come accustom too” or that “cheap, affordable transportation” may be a thing of the past. I want you all to think about this scumbag, his car and everything you had to sacrifice to give it to him.

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This is too true to be funny.

The next time you hear a politician use the word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending YOUR tax money. A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but here is a list that does a good job of putting that figure into some perspective.

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

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It’s a sad day in Hollywood as Director/Producer/Actor Sydney Pollack has lost his battle with cancer. He was 73. First diagnosed nine months ago, Pollack died Monday night surrounded by friends and family.

Having lost my own dad to cancer in 2005, I am very sympathetic to the plight of his family and friends. My heart goes out to them all as these loses are never easy, no matter how “prepared” you might think you are for it. God bless you all and may he guide and comfort you in the days ahead.

Sydney Pollack first caught my attention after watching “Three Days Of the Condor” starring Robert Redford, Cliff Robertson and Faye Dunaway. Originally released in 1975, I first watched with baited breath in 1980 as a wide-eyed 10 year old. While I admit that first viewing left me with many a question, I have since re-watched this fine film many times and have come to truly appreciate the level of story telling this film possesses. Two years later, Sydney blew us all out of the water with a little film called Tootsie.

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Today I thought I’d share this letter allegedly written by Donald Ruppert of Burlington, IA to his congressman, Tom Harkin. While I have no idea if this is letter represents truth or more internet fodder, I am very intrigued by the sentiments voiced.

As a Hispanic American, I find myself at odds with most of my fellow Hispanics on this issue. Unlike the vast majority of Hispanics in this country, I do not support the notion that illegal aliens should be handed over rights and privileges many, many American citizens do not enjoy.

While I do not propose we round up every last illegal and simply ship them out, I think it equally ridiculous to argue that we should just hand over citizenship, licenses and such. I don’t claim to have a great idea for the solution to all our immigration problems but I submit to you that just because I don’t how to fix something DOES NOT MEAN I CAN’T SEE IT’S BROKEN!

I hope you enjoy this letter as much as I did. I found it to be quite humorous.

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As amazing as it may sound, we have the technology to drive our existing cars on water. I first heard of this some 4 to 6 years ago while watching a Discovery channel documentary on cars and the future of cars. I learned many interesting facts about the future of cars…cars that drive themselves, cars that will be able to mend themselves when dented or even change color on command, but by far the one thing I learned that day, that really stuck with me was the fact that there was a man in our own country who had learned to burn water for fuel.

Jimmy Klein was the real deal. I watched engrossed as this man took what looked like an ordinary blow torch and cut or burned several objects of varying size and materials, with far less effort than a traditional acetylene torch would entail. It was like he had trapped the sun at the tip of his torch and even more amazing was that the torch remained cool to the touch even while burning through a think slab of metal or iron. It wasn’t long after he made this amazing discovery that he applied the same principle to his car.

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I love bumper stickers. I would never put one on my own vehicle but I certainly appreciate all the people out there who are willing to be a mobile reading station for my pleasure.

I think bumper stickers, like Tee Shirt slogans, are among the best in the creativity department. There is no telling what piece of mobile wisdom you may find when you hit the road.

There is always the inevitable “My Kid is an honor student at…” sticker which is almost always followed by a “My Kid BEAT UP your Honor Student…” sticker. One of my personal faves was always, “Dial 911 and make a cop come!”. What can I say? I’m a little strange, I admit it.

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Yeah, thats right. Fuck Billy Ray Cyrus too. If you think there is ever a good reason, big or small, to take semi nude pictures of a 15 year old girl for the express purpose of disseminating them to the public at large….FUCK YOU TOO. From where I’m sitting, taking semi nude pictures or any pictures that in any way induce sexual imagery of a 15 year old is totally reprehensible. Bunch of fuck sticks.

What else is Annie Leibowitz willing to do in the name of “art”? Amazing to me that some guy invokes the name of God and Jesus and he is a “freak”. Watch out for that sicko, but Ms. Leibowitz says, “hey today ‘art’ means getting a 15 yr. old naked in front of the camera”…and she is a ‘genius’.

Funny, because when my neighbor tried something similar sometime ago, they didn’t call him a ‘genius’. Nope they had a few other choice words for him…like ‘molester’, ‘child abuser’, ’sick fucking animal’ and my personal favorite…”fucking dead man’.

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