I couldn't believe what I was reading. There was actually a congressman from CA(I need not disclose his party, as you will guess it) who thought the "very rich" should be taxed 90%. Well, as much as I strive to be in the "very rich" category, I for damn sure don't want to fall into his definition of "very rich".

 

   I scratch my head and wonder when this country got to the point in which success was punished. The Constitution guarantees us "life, liberty, and the PURSUIT of happiness", NOWHERE does it say we are guaranteed equal results. I guess I yearn for the days where people envied the rich instead of wanting them to be punished. Not that I condone envy, but its hard to want someone else's wealth and ignore their tax bill.

 

   Though I am not the best debater in the world, nor am I the most eloquent, there is a "sure-fire" argument that I have found works against those "punish the rich" liberals. Just pose this hypothetical situation:

             Imagine you went out and spent $1 on a lottery ticket and won. You win a million dollars. Now, how much in taxes do you

   feel you should pay on that? If they answer honestly, they will say ZERO. Now ask them how much they should pay if they went

   out and busted their butt for that money. Some will say ZERO(which isn't realistic), others won't answer, then the rest might come

   up with some obsecure percentage. But I guarantee you that NO ONE will say 39%.

 

   Why did I choose 39%? Well, that is the amount our wonderful new president wants to take from your paycheck if you fall into his definition of "rich". "Rich" is relative. Now that this stimulus bill is passed and in it are millions of dollars in tax breaks to Hollywood, isn't it only fair that the government puts a cap on how much an actor or actress can make? Since we are telling CEO's how much they can make,  why should we stop there?

 

   Speaking as a person who by no one's definition is "rich", that I realize I cannot grant the goverment the power to put me in a class. I don't want to be labeled as "rich" or "poor". I control my future, the goverment needs to just step aside and let me succeed or fail on my own.

   

   The Lord may strike me dead for saying this, but for once in my life, I actually can relate to Chris Matthews. *watches for lightning bolts* As ridiculous as it sounded coming from Matthews in reference to the feeling Barack Obama gives him, I must say that I felt the same thing listening to Sarah Palin on Wednesday night. As a conservative, I must say McCain was my third choice in the primaries: right after "Mike Huckabee" and "pass". It can be said that my support of McCain was tepid at best. But the instant Sarah Palin's name was added to the ticket my support went into overdrive. She is the epidome of the American dream. She is what I would like to tell my daughters they can become. I must control myself because I can't stop gushing about her. As a married man, I almost feel guilty about how much I like her and the crazy thing is, my wife likes her even more. Maybe I should be more worried about that! But after years of calling myself a conservative and waiting for the rebirth of the Reagan Revolution, I believe we have found our leader. I have heard pundits refer to her as the next Margaret Thatcher and I must concur.

 

   Now, I must issue an edict. We as conservatives MUST defend her with every fiber of our being. When she gets insulted, we get insulted. When her name gets dragged through the mud, we get dirty as well. We cannot sit back and let this great woman get ripped to shreds by the media elite and the Washington crowd. STAND UP! FIGHT!