From the land of rhetoric comes some "active" democrats who have been shoving George Lakoff's book Don't Think of an Elephant. They don't seem to get it.

I'll start off with a disclaimer...I bought the book. Read it. It's good. He makes some good points and has some good advice. But here's the thing...people who "frame" taxes as an "investment" in roads, schools, hospitals, etc, aren't living paycheck to paycheck. I actually have extra in taxes taken out of my paychecks and I STILL owe $2K! Yep, I don't have a house, kids, etc. Don't have those deductions. And I don't have $2000. But to expect me to not bitch about paying taxes all year...pay extra...then still owe? Sorry, dems...that's not an investment. That's a reeming.

And if you could promise me that my tax money is not going to pay for our illegal invasion of other countries or to pay tools like Armstrong Williams...then I wouldn't bitch. And if my money wasn't being used to make up for the taxes corporations and the criminals who run them don't pay, I wouldn't bitch. Hell, I may even advocate for paying more...no...I wouldn't. I work for a living.

It almost makes one want to go libertarian.

So as I'm going to this useless meeting with an accountant, I'm listening to Air America. By the way, their only good shows are on in the morning. Morning Sedition & Unfiltered have talented radio people. I can tolerate them. They need to put Al Franken on a UPN sitcom and take Randy Rhodes and...I don't know...put one of those red ball gags in her mouth and leave her in the corner. I can't listen to her laugh like a trainable. I dub her "Corky".

Where was I?

Oh, yeah. So on Unfiltered, they have the head of SEIU, Andy Stern. And he's down on the democrats and blaming them for some working people voting for the War Criminal. But his only thought was "that's it". Two parties. Those are your only choices. That's pretty much labor's opnion all around. Locally, the Greens have been doing nothing but backing labor...we walk picket lines, we help organize the labor day parade, we're always there when asked to be...actually, we're not usually asked, we show up anyway. And we continually get shut out when it comes to endorsements or other help.

Don't believe me...you know my boy, Jim has the scoop. I e-mailed that guy and he never replied. Who does he think he is, Ann Coulter?

(Yeah, I know. It's getting old. But I have so little in my life.)

OK...nap time. Then I have to go turn tricks at the bus station to pay my taxes. My new business, Love You Long Time, Inc.