Bush's Top Ten Tax-saving Tips

[Rohirrim]

(from the Letterman Show)

10. "Reduce White House electric bill by spending more time vacationing on ranch"

9. "Armed forces only defend America during normal business hours"

8. "Start charging Saddam Hussein for all them Doritos we're giving him"

7. "Endangered species need to get off their asses and protect themselves"

6. "Sign endorsement deal renaming the country 'The United States of Applebee's'"

5. "For 'Hail to the Chief', you really only need one guy with a clarinet"

4. "Switch to domestic beer"

3. "Instead of foreign aid, Hallmark cards that read, 'Good luck with your country'"

2. "For a million bucks, offer Bill Clinton one night with Laura"

1. "Don't start a new war until you're done with the old one"

[BroncoInferno]

7. "Endangered species need to get off their asses and protect themselves"

ROFL!

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

:laugh: ^5

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Economy Could Add to GOP Woes

WASHINGTON - Things are going so badly for President Bush and his fellow Republicans that it is hard to imagine what could come along and make it worse. Think recession.

With Bush's approval ratings near a low point, he is running near empty on political capital and finds himself presiding over a restive GOP.

A recession could hasten his status as a lame-duck president ahead of the 2006 midterm elections and jolt the party that controls both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.

The "R" word is being heard more often among economists, especially after recent reports showed tumbles in consumer spending and confidence.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051002/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_economic_jitters;_ylt=Atvv_smk04m.et_jQZMoS4S s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

I have a feeling the spike in winter energy costs is going to be the final straw. When people start opening their fuel bills with the increase included the doo-doo will strike the revolving air moving apparatus.

Don't forget the new bankruptcy law takes effect 10/18. AND Credit Card Companies are increasing their minimum monthly payments next month too.

You have folks with high credit card debt, gasoline near $3, heating oil through the roof, and an adjustable mortgage - and it is really going to hurt a lot of people.

The middle class gets smaller every day.

[epicSocialism4tw]

Good one here:

8. "Start charging Saddam Hussein for all them Doritos we're giving him"

[Rascal]

There should have been one about moving to Canada....never mind that's health care.

[Rascal]

an adjustable mortgage -

Why you would get an ARM in the first place is just stupid. Even the monkeys at the zoo knew interests rates would start going up soon. If you couldn't afford to pay house payments at 6%-7% but had to rely on 3-4% for 1-2 years to afford it; that should have sent off an alarm that maybe you shouldn't be buying a house.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

...that should have sent off an alarm that maybe you shouldn't be buying a house.

A LOT of things should've set off alarms over the past five years.

Too bad the BushCo bandwagon didn't start emptying before it was too late.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

Troubled Waters

War, storms, leak probes—and a growing array of ethics clouds. Dark days for the Republican Party.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558564/site/newsweek/

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[Rascal]

A LOT of things should've set off alarms over the past five years.

Too bad the BushCo bandwagon didn't start emptying before it was too late.

I wasn't talking about Bush but instead about people actually being accountable for their own screw ups.

You want to bash Bush...fine go ahead he deserves a lot of his criticism. But it's getting really old how people expect the government to bail their ass out because they were stupid. The situation in NO really examplified that.

[L.A. BRONCOS FAN]

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