Inflation? What inflation?

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John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday. Though it's a long shot, he still might could switch parties and win.
- No Republican ever had hair that good

The Fed cut interest rates another half point Wednesday. That's a point and a quarter in the last week. At that rate, by Presidents Day, savers will have to pay banks to keep their IRAs.
- In Pennsylvania, Phil the Groundhog already sent word he can't afford to come out this year. He's had to take all his savings and bury them in his hole, and he'll shoot any reporter who comes near.
- Even groundhogs have a right to protect their savings.
- Too bad seniors can't.
- AARP would do something but they're so busy selling insurance and cruises they haven't heard about it yet.

You get the idea sometimes the Republican plan to save Social Security is to lower interest rates so much, inflation will take seniors' savings so they go without medicine or starve to death years before they collect anywhere near as much Social Security as they paid in.

Of course, everybody knows now there is no inflation. You can still eat at Dairy Queen for $5, if the two of you split a burger and only get one order of fries. And drink water.

And catch a ride there and walk home.

And only take one Walmart aspirin a day for the arthritis.

Kind of makes me want to bring back Jimmy Carter. His 16 percent interest rates paid my daughter's college tuition and bought her books. I'm not sure Mr. Bush's 3 percent would pay my granddaughter's way through second grade.

I'm not that worried about the economy. Democrats can take care of that next year, just like they always do. Just like Roosevelt and Truman did, and Kennedy and Johnson and Carter and Clinton.

Hey, aren't you glad we have a two party system?

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Love & Learn

This Week's Dream Trips - #11 -- An Aegean sojourn with Alexander the Great & Paul the Apostle #12 -- Enjoying Albuquerque without leaving the ground #13 -- Maya mysteries revealed at Copan, Honduras #14 -- Divers love the Bay Islands in Honduras, and they aren't alone

Just Plain Dumb:
Just Plain Dumb is a lot like Shallow Thoughts only not as deep.

If Hillary wins, where do they put the Presidential seal on the pants suit?
- Sounds like a good question to ask Rush Limbaugh.

I never listen to Rush Limblahblah. I can't. I only listen to radio when I'm driving and I don't want to doze off.

Our Precious Tax Cuts

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So now, after his final State of the Union Address, is George W. Bush a lame-duck President? After the speech it seemed maybe his strut had turned into a waddle.

Poor George. I don't think he ever wanted to be President anyway. It's just that he was born with silver boot up his butt.

The thing that bugs me about Republicans is their first priority is keeping their tax cuts.

You know, the ones Bill Clinton stuck them with to balance the budget and start paying down the national debt so our grandkids won't hate us.

I've never understood it. You are a Republican with all the money in the world and you can't stand the thought of having to give any of it away.

Some poor slob making 40-grand a year with a kid in college and another in Iraq scrapes to pay his taxes. He's proud to do his part.

I have a dream. I dream Republicans will some day volunteer to give up their tax cuts and pay an extra 10 percent so everybody can have health care, we can balance the budget, and we'll be such a happy nation nobody will want to attack us.

And the millions of Republicans who have never given one cent to charity will at least match the millions of poor folks who give 12 to 15 percent to church and charity every single year.

When my dream comes true, I guarantee all those grouchy old people (GOP) will have a big new smile and be happier than they ever deamed was possible back when they were fretting their lives away over keeping their precious tax cuts.

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The going rate for a Super Bowl end zone seat from a ticket broker is now more than 25-hundred dollars -- and climbing. Anybody who'd pay 25-hundred dollars to see a football game needs to rent Dr. Phil for a couple of days.

Love & Learn

Smart Fortwo may look like a toy, but the engineering behind it isn't kid stuff - Whole lotta jokin' goin' on, but the "Smart Fortwo" is a serious 'city' car that travels comfortably on the Interstate and is stable in evasive maneuvers. Top speed is 90 mph, cruises easily at 80. .... 33 mpg city, 41 highway. Learn more.

Just What the Doctor Ordered - Do you ever get the impression that your doctor is rushing you through his examination while you still have a few more questions?

Hardiness Zones; Check the Source - There are several maps being used in garden catalogs, and they are not based on the same data.

Private Lies - Valentine's Day doesn't just keep florists buzzing. The holiday also keeps private detectives busy trying to catch cheating spouses.

Non-Partisan Political Information - As the 2008 presidential campaign heats up many voters want to look deeper into the candidates, their supporters, and their voting records. Five non-partisan sites can be very helpful.

Shallow Thoughts

Will this country ever get national health care? I mean, we can't ALL marry Canadians!

I am not going to come right out and say I'm ready for heaven. But I AM looking forward to not flossing after ever meal.