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Those that pay no federal income tax will vote for President Obama, no matter what it does to the country. I would wager that most are not aware that the Earned Income Tax Credit was introduced in the 1970s by president Ford, and has been expanded by every administration since. I realize that there are too many loopholes for the wealthy. The president harps about “pay your fair share.” I don’t understand how one can get a tax refund if no tax was paid.
It appears to me that the folks who plan to vote for President Obama have not been paying enough attention to what he has accomplished in his first term. He promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term, has that happened? He said that he would sit down with our enemies and negotiate with them, how is that working out?
The president has not attended more than half of his daily intelligence briefings. Could it be that had he attended to what should be top priority — protecting the American citizens — the murder of our ambassador and his aides might not have happened? A Libyan security official says that the administration was warned 48 hours before the attack took place.
The president doesn’t have time to meet with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu but he has plenty of time to hobnob with the Hollywood crowd and Letterman. If there are those that think that President Obama is concerned about you, you need to stop and use your head instead of your emotions.
The president wants to spread the wealth, make the rich pay their fair share. It will start out raising the tax on the rich. The rich will pick up their marbles and go some where else. When the rich are gone or milked dry, guess who will be tapped to pay their fair share?
Those that think that Democrat policies will take care of them from birth control pills to the euthanasia pill for grandpa and grandma will face an inflation rate that will make them wish that they had paid their fair share. I am not talking about the rich.
All the great sounding things that government is going to do for you sounds so good. Your life will be so much better, until the money runs out. Then inflation will make your life miserable. Have you ever noticed that since government got into health care and education that the costs of both have become outrageously high? When folks paid for things out of their hip pockets things were more reasonable.
The size of government needs to be cut in half. I realize that it can’t be done overnight, because it took us many years to get to such a ridiculous place, but it must begin now or this country will go the way of the Roman empire. The Democratic party does not have a clue as how to get us out of this predicament. They want to cut the military, in a time when President Obama’s foreign policy is not working.
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CNHI EDITORIAL: Seizure of AP phone records an insult to independent press
Distrust of government secrecy has been elevated to an exceptional level with the disclosure the Justice Department covertly examined two months of Associated Press phone records to determine who leaked details to the AP about a foiled terrorist plot.
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NOW HEAR THIS: ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’
This famous quote addressing communication failure is a classic line from the 1967 movie “Cool Hand Luke,” starring Paul Newman. Strother Martin, who played the role of the warden in a southern prison, would use this phrase every time he gave Luke a good whack with his baton. The concept resonated so well with moviegoers that it was voted No. 11 of the 100 all-time favorite movie quotes according to the American Film Institute.
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Letters to the Editor – May 19, 2013
Do you remember the “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” sign that the personnel on the USS Abraham Lincoln displayed to greet President Bush when he went out to greet them?
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Guest opinion: Campaign with honor
All politics is local and personal! I hope that you and your family have a wonderful summer, filled with relationship building experiences and times of relaxation. As you do all the things that re-charge us for the next round at work and involvement in community and political activities, let’s reflect on the 2013 local elections for a moment.
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TISCIONE: Woe for calling evil good
You don’t often see “woe” used in an article. It’s a word that has fallen out of usage in our day. But it’s a word that ought to be understood and taken seriously.
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Letters to the Editor – May 17, 2013
As mercury pollution threatens our waterways and carbon pollution-fueled climate change worsens extreme weather, we need someone in Washington who knows how to get things done.
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Letters to the Editor – May 15, 2013
I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to the slobs, idiots and inconsiderate people who continually decorate the beautiful Texas landscape with their trash. I guess it’s really a form of art with beer bottles and cans, boxes, plastic drink containers, food packaging and just about anything else you can think of. It just doesn’t appeal to me. Thank you.
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NOW HEAR THIS: Not by the hairs of my chinny chin chin
I had never really considered this possibility, but every one of the Three Little Pigs was almost certainly a guy. I know that assumption is not particularly popular from an equal opportunity standpoint, but the fact is fairly certain. How do I know? They all three had hair on their chinny chin chins.
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ESTES: Securing a bright future for Texas
Texas businesses have created more than 500,000 jobs since November 2011. Our economy is growing nearly 50 percent faster than the rest of the country and our cost of living remains low.
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TISCIONE: ‘It’s not about me’
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night.”
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