There has got to be a Silver Lining somewhere in this ShitStorm!

The run-off election is over and Saxby Shameless has won re-election. At this time all I can think of to explain this is that in GA They Likes Their Stupid!!

After thinking about it for a while, I came to the conclusion that there really is a Silver Lining somewhere here. This means that that Quisling Joe Lieberman doesn't have the power to swing things in the Senate. If Shameless had lost and if Franken were to win in Minnesota, in theory that would have given the Dems 60 in their caucus. That would have given Quisling Joe way too much power, he would have been the 60th vote and could have controlled a lot of the agenda in the Senate. Now the Dems have to get several Repukes on their side and if they are smart, they will get one more and not bother with Lieberman.

Someone once said "It is always darkest before it goes totally black"!!

Campaign Ads

Last night while watching TV, the Old Lady said that she wished there was someway we could hit a button like a mute button that would eliminate the campaign ads now that we have already voted. During the day, I usually have the TV on CNN and whenever they go live to a campaign event, I change the channel. While watching shows in the evening, it's not so practical as you might miss part of the program you are watching.

One of the ads that gets to me is Saxby Shameless saying his opponent will work with Obama to raise your taxes. Shameless at one time introduced a bill for the mis-named FAIR tax. (Fucking Americans In the Rear) Not only would it let the Corporations and the rich off the hook, it would put a 23% national sales tax on everything you buy. This would be on top of any local taxes. Of course the rich would be all in favor of this plan. Instead of paying taxes on the money coming in, you pay tax on what you buy. For those on the lower end of the scale, adding that much to the cost of everything would be disastrous.

It's bad enough as it is with hedge fund managers paying capital gains taxes on their income and paying a lower percentage than their Secretaries. How in the hell they were ever allowed to do that is a mystery to me. Of course their buddies in Congress had something to do with that.