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 matter 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.
only The President  can  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 of the House?  John
Boehner. He is the leader of the majority party. He 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 cannot
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.

         If the budget is in the red, it's because  they want it in the
red.

         If the Army & Marines are in Iraq  and Afghanistan it's because
they want them in  Iraq and  Afghanistan ...

         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!

         Charlie Reese is a former columnist of the  Orlando   Sentinel
Newspaper.

         What you do with this  article now that you have read it... is up
to you.
         This might be  funny if it weren't so  true.
         Be sure to read all the way to  the end:

                                        Tax his land,
                                        Tax his bed,
                                         Tax the table,
                                         At which he's fed.

                                         Tax his tractor,
                                         Tax his mule,
                                        Teach him  taxes
                                        Are the rule.

                                        Tax his work,
                                        Tax his pay,
                                         He works for
                                         peanuts anyway!

                                         Tax his cow,
                                        Tax his  goat,
                                        Tax his pants,
                                         Tax his coat.

                                         Tax his ties,
                                         Tax his shirt,
                                         Tax his work,
                                        Tax his dirt.

                                        Tax his tobacco,
                                        Tax his drink,
                                         Tax him if he
                                         Tries to think.

                                         Tax his cigars,
                                        Tax his beers,
                                        If he cries
                                         Tax his tears.

                                         Tax his car,
                                        Tax his gas,
                                        Find other ways
                                         To tax his ass.

                                         Tax all he has
                                         Then let him know
                                        That you won't  be done
                                        Till he has no dough.

                                        When he screams and hollers;
                                        Then tax him some more,
                                        Tax him till
                                         He's good and sore.

                                         Then tax his coffin,
                                         Tax his grave,
                                        Tax the  sod in
                                        Which he's laid...

                                        Put these words
                                         Upon his tomb,
                                         'Taxes drove me
                                        to  my doom...'

                                        When he's gone,
                                        Do not relax,
                                         Its time to apply
                                         The inheritance tax.

                                         Accounts Receivable Tax
                                         Building Permit Tax
                                        CDL license  Tax
                                        Cigarette Tax
                                         Corporate Income Tax
                                         Dog License Tax
                                        Excise  Taxes
                                        Federal Income Tax
                                         Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
                                         Fishing License Tax
                                         Food License Tax
                                         Fuel Permit Tax
                                        Gasoline Tax  (currently 4.75 cents
per gallon)
                                         Gross Receipts Tax
                                        Hunting License  Tax
                                        Inheritance Tax
                                         Inventory Tax
                                         IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties
(tax on top of tax)
                                         Liquor Tax
                                         Luxury Taxes
                                        Marriage License  Tax
                                        Medicare Tax
                                         Personal Property Tax
                                         Property Tax
                                        Real  Estate Tax
                                        Service Charge  Tax
                                        Social Security Tax
                                         Road Usage Tax
                                         Recreational Vehicle Tax
                                         Sales Tax
                                        School  Tax
                                        State Income Tax
                                         State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
                                         Telephone Federal Excise Tax
                                         Telephone Federal Universal
Service Fee  Tax
                                        Telephone Federal, State and  Local
Surcharge Taxes
                                        Telephone  Minimum Usage Surcharge
Tax
                                        Telephone  Recurring and
Nonrecurring Charges Tax
                                         Telephone State and Local Tax
                                         Telephone Usage Charge Tax
                                         Utility Taxes
                                        Vehicle License  Registration Tax
                                        Vehicle Sales  Tax
                                        Watercraft Registration  Tax
                                        Well Permit Tax
                                         Workers Compensation Tax

         STILL THINK  THIS IS FUNNY?


         Not one of these taxes existed 100  years ago, & our nation was
the most prosperous in the world.
         We  had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class
in the  world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

         What in the heck  happened?  Can you spell 'politicians?'

         I hope this goes  around THE USA at least 545 times!!!  YOU can
help it get there!!!

                                                   GO AHEAD. . .  BE  AN  AMERICAN!!!