My Response to Bush Speech part 1

My snarky comments will be in italics.

Text of President Bush's speech at Hammons Field on Friday, July 30, 2004:

Thank you all very much. Thank you, please be seated. Thanks for coming. It's great to be in the heartland of our country. And I want to thank you all for being here this morning to help kick off our Heart and Soul of America Tour.

There will be big differences in this campaign. They're going to raise your taxes, we're not. Well, not your taxes, but somebody's. The tax cut has not improved the economy so far, and the Dems only want to raise taxes on people making more than $200,000 - probably not most of the audience.

I have a clear vision on how to win the war on terror and bring peace to the world. Maybe you could have started working on that by now, then?
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My Response to Bush Speech part 2

My snarky comments will be in italics.

Text of President Bush's speech at Hammons Field on Friday, July 30, 2004:

We will do more to make America more job friendly and America's workplaces more family friendly. To keep American jobs in America, regulations should be reasonable and fair. To keep the jobs here at home, we must lessen our dependence on foreign sources of energy. To keep American jobs here, we must end the junk lawsuits that hurt our small businesses. And to keep this economy growing so people can find work, we will not overspend your money, and we will keep your taxes low. By "reasonable" regulations, do you mean removing ergonomics, safety, and pollution rules? And we'll only overspend your money on foreign wars, not anything you might benefit from.
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Cadences nobody can use today

Come along and join the party.
Come along and have some fun.
We're the guys from the US Army.
Dropping rounds on everyone.
Throw some candy to the children.
Wait until they gather round.
Lock and load your M-16.
And blow those little suckers down.
Walk up into their school house.
Wait until you hear the bell.
Pull a pin from a grenade
Send those bastards straight to hell.

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Around her neck she wore a studded collar
She wore it in the springtime
In the merry month of May!
And if you asked her
Why the heck she wore it,
She wore it for that soldier
Who was into whips and chains.

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Whip me beat me
I need love
Smack me in the face
With a stiff white glove
Bash me on the head
With a telephone
That's the kind of shit
That turns me on.

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I wish that all the ladies
Were bells in a tower
And I was the bellboy
I'd bang 'em every hour
I wish that all the ladies
Were pies on a shelf
And I was the baker
I'd eat 'em all myself
I wish that all the ladies
Were holes in a road
And I was the dumptruck
I'd fill 'em with my load
I wish that all the ladies
Were bricks in a pile
And I was the mason
I'd lay 'em all in style.

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This has been your politically incorrect interlude for the day.

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Stocks

Since my company has been bought by a publicly-traded corporation, I'm getting a stock payout from the savings plan. As it stands right now, I'll get about 2700 bucks in March, and then some other amount (probably around 1900) a few months later.

That takes care of our vacations next year^[1], and at least a month acceleration in debt repayment. Woohoo!

[1] - We're planning to go to SoCal in the summer, hit Disneyland and San Diego Wild Animal Park, Mexico, maybe Solvang. Then, we're going on a Carribean cruise late in the year.

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Enough procrastinating

I've done my homework, the laundry, and there's nothing compelling on television (Well, the Talented Mr. Ripley is on and I've not seen that)... I'll knock out some floor finishing tonight. Woohoo!

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