I don't see any value in any of the stimulus/bailout/welfare packages but maybe a better idea would be to send everyone who has credit card debt the exact amount to pay off their credit cards, only when they prove they have cut them up and cancelled the account, plus would not get another credit card for at least one year. That way the people would be out of that debt, the companies and banks would have their infusion of capital. That seems like true stimulus to me. I have lived without credit cards for almost 10 years now and it is the most liberating experience I have had, other than my divorce!

Pakistan made a deal with the devil, how's that working out now? Think Obama, Clinton, or anyone else in Washington will see what happens when you try to work with and appease terrorists? How'd it work out for England with Hitler?

 The Department of Defense briefed President Obama this morning, during

 which he was informed that 2 Brazilian soldiers were killed in Iraq .

 To everyone's surprise, all the color literally drained from Obama's

 face.

 

 Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in his hands, visibly shaken,

 almost in tears.

 Finally, he composed himself and asked, 'Just how many is a

 Brazilian?'

 

 This question must be seen as especially serious since he obviously

 has no understanding of what constitutes a billion or trillion either.

Dear President Obama,   Thank you for helping my neighbors with their mortgage payments. You know the one's down the street who in the good times refinanced their house several times and bought SUV's, ATV's, RV"s, a pool, a big screen, two Wave Runners and a Harley. But I was wondering, since I am paying my mortgage and theirs, could you arrange for me to borrow the Harley now and then?   Tony USA P.S. They also need help with their credit cards, when do you want me to start making those payments? P.P.S. I almost forgot - they didn't file their income tax return this year. Should I go ahead and file for them or will you be appointing them to cabinet posts?

 

 

The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education.

He argued: "What's a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?" He reminded the other dinner guests that it's true what they say about teachers: "Those who can: do. Those who can't: teach."

 

To corroborate, he said to another guest:

"You're a teacher, Susan," he said.

"Be honest. What do you make?"

 

Susan, who had a reputation of honesty

and frankness, replied, "You want to know

what I make? I make kids work harder than

they ever thought they could. I can make

a C+ feel like the Congressional Medal of

Honor and an A- feel like a slap in the face if the student did not do his or her very best.

 

"I can make kids sit through 40 minutes

of study hall in absolute silence. I can

make parents tremble in fear when I call home.

You want to know what else I make?"

 

"I make kids wonder. I make them question.

I make them criticize.

I make them apologize and mean it.

I make them write. I make them read, read, read.

I make them spell 'definitely' and 'beautiful' over and over again, until they will never misspell either one of those words again.

I make them show all their work in math

and hide it all on their final drafts in English.

I elevate them to experience music and art

and joy in the performance, so their lives

are rich, full of kindness and culture,

and they take pride in themselves and

their accomplishments. I make them understand that if you have the brains, then follow your heart...and if someone ever tries to judge you by what you make, you pay them no attention."

 

"You want to know what I make?

I make a difference. And what do you make?"

 

 

 

THE SILVER SCREW Once upon a time, a young lad was born without a belly button. In its place was a silver screw. All the doctors told his mother that there was nothing they could do. Like it or not, he was stuck with it . . . He was screwed. All the years of growing up were real tough on him, as all who saw the screw made fun of him. He avoided leaving his house . . . And thus, never made any friends. One day, a mysterious stranger saw his belly and told him of a monk in Tibet who could get rid of the screw for him. He was thrilled. The next day, he took all of his life's savings and bought a ticket to Nepal After several days of climbing up steep cliffs, he came upon a giant monastery. The monk knew exactly why he had come. The screwy guy was told to sleep in the highest tower of the monastery and the following day when he awoke, the screw would have been removed. The man immediately went to the room and fell asleep. During the night while he slept, a purple fog floated in an open window. In the mist floated a solid silver screwdriver. In just moments, the screwdriver removed the screw and disappeared out the window. The next morning when the man awoke, he saw the silver screw laying on the pillow next to him. Reaching down, he felt his navel, and there was no screw there! Jubilant, he leaped out of bed . .. . . And his butt fell off. The moral to this is: 'Don't screw around with things you don't understand -- You could lose your ass.' ---- Congress is noted for screwing around with things they don't understand - like the economy. That's why we are all losing our asses!

 

"President says if a teacher doesn't improve, there's 'no excuse for that person to continue teaching'"  How about if the Pres or Congress doesn't improve? I hate politicians, whether national or state, trying to tell educators what to do and how to do it.  Like they are so damn smart. It's like telling taxpayers we are in this economic mess because they did not pay enough taxes in the past few years. I was willing to give this admin the benefit of the doubt when elected and hoped that things would change.  50 days in and they are worse than anything before. I don't want to wait until the next election, how can we start making change now? OK, the blood has stopped spurting from my eyes. Guess I better go to teach class.  Spokeup rules!!

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House.

One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from

Minnesota.

 

All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The

Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring,

Then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job

Will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit

For me."

 

The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says,

"I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100

Profit for me."

 

The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the

White House official and whispers, "$2,700."

 

The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other

Guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

 

The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we

Hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."

 

"Done!" replies the government official.

 

And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.

 

 

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