Screaming Banshee

Screaming Banshee
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Showing posts with label Finances. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Finances. Show all posts

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Why Isn't Everything Fixed Yet?

DISCLAIMER: I am a Republican, a staunch Repulican. I have always voted as such and am not able to picture myself ever doing otherwise. This post is not a slam on Democrats, but on the expectations placed upon politicians as a whole.

Why isn't everything fixed yet? Why is the economy still bad? Why aren't folks getting Cost-of-Living raises for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year? Why are people going into foreclosure?

WARNING: Here's where it may get dicey, but stick with my thought process, okay?

Republicans: Why hasn't Obama fixed everything? He's been in for more than 100 days. I didn't vote for him, so he must suck.

Democrats: Why hasn't Obama fixed everything? I put all of my faith in him. There was some resistance to change. I voted for a new type of administration and for change. I voted for him, but nothing has changed, so he must suck.

So, what were our options:
Young, Black, Male, Democrat
Middle-Aged, White, Female, Democrat
Older, White, Male, Republican
Greenies :)....any demographics....

Those were the dynamics from which we had to choose. I'm not sure that any one of those combinations would have been more successful than the others. Switch them around?
  • Middle-Aged, Black, Female, Republican?
  • Young, White, Female, Democrat?
  • Older, Black, Male..........AnyParty
  • Younger, White, Female.................AnyParty?
  • So many others to create.........
  • Really, what would have been the difference?

Why hasn't EVERYTHING been fixed? Weren't we all expecting more from this President because he was the "Out-of-the-Box" choice? He is black. He is young. He is a male with a strong wife, and two very small children. There is a swingset at the White House. There is a vegetable garden at the White House. There is a newly, adopted puppy at the White House.

Are these the things which make him more qualified? Is that why all of our problems should be fixed? Please fill my paycheck with more money on a regular basis! Please provide COL raises for everyone I know!

Folks - this man is not a miracle worker. He is a man, husband, father. Let's not place it all on his shoulders, just as we should not place all of the blame on Bush's shoulders. He, too, was a man, husband, father. Just breathe...

Sunday, February 24, 2008

Ahhh, The JOY of Taxes..

Thank Goodness I do not have to do my own. Years ago, I left that in the fine hands of a woman who actually enjoys dealing with that kind of crap. All that I have to do is get all of my paperwork together and toss it in a folder for her to deal with. I try to organize it nicely for her, ever the OCD freak that I am.
I organized it this year, I really did..........
There's so much stuff to go through, decide where it all belongs, give it a name or a category. So, here today, are a few of my categories:
Income
Banking
Mortgage.......this is where it all went downhill.....
Child Care CRAP
My Medical CRAP
Kids' Medical CRAP
And, finally, the category in which one sets the rest of it all.....
MISC. CRAP.......
So, here's to the CRAP to be sent to the Local, State, and Federal Government to filter through the CRAP, to give me back what I deserve.
Let's hope it's the JOY rather than the CRAP!