"A government that robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on Paul's support."
-- George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950
"Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely!"
-- Lord Acton, 1834-1902
"There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea
whose time has come."
-- Victor Hugo, 1802-1885
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing!"
-- Edmund Burke, 1729-1797
"I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the
greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load
us with perpetual debt."
-- Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826 (Died July 4th)
"Until the National Debt is paid off, the other problems facing our country will remain
unsolved. Compound Interest is the 'Eighth Wonder Of The World' and it can bring
our nation to its knees."
-- C. Morgan Cofer, 1926-
"O' what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!"
-- Sir Walter Scott, 1771-1832
�But when we�ve practised quite a while, how vastly we improve our style.�
-- J.R. Pope
"I belong to no organized Party. I'm a Democrat."
-- Will Rogers, 1879-1935
"Tis often better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove
all doubt!"
-- Anon
"A friend and I were talking last year about the Income tax system and he said, 'Cheer
up, things could be worse!' So, I cheered up and, sure 'nuf, they got worse!"
-- C. Morgan Cofer, 1926-
"There never has been a problem (no matter how big) but what some smart-ass guy
doesn't have a quick solution for it that won't work!"
-- Anon
"In a world of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
-- George Orwell
"The solution to our country's problems lies N-O-T with either of the two major
Parties... they A-R-E the problem!"
-- C. Morgan Cofer, 1926-
"The battle is not always to the strongest, nor the race to the swiftest, but that's the
way to bet 'em!"
-- C. Morgan Cofer, 1926- (aka BossHoss)
[Some attribute this saying to Damon Runyon, but I wrote it long before I ever heard of the guy.]
For the poem below, Cliff was awarded the coveted Poet Laureate Certificate by "poetry.com". The Masters at that site were able to see (for a small fee) Cliff's hidden talents. He shall always be grateful to them for enabling him to fulfill his lifelong dream as a published poet.
(Hunger is a fearsome force!)
'Twas a dark and stormy night,
Thunder roared, lightning flashed bright!
Wild-eyed, across the room he flew,
From kitchen drawer a butcher knife he drew,
...and with a mighty stroke, cut a banana half in two! -C. Morgan Cofer |
 William Jefferson Clinton |
|---|
Dear Mr. Ex-President Clinton:I recently saw a bumper sticker that said, "Thank me, I voted for Clinton-Gore." So, I sat down and reflected on that, and I am sending my "Thank you" for what you have done, specifically:
1. Thank you for introducing us to Jennifer Flowers, Paula Jones, Monica Lewinsky, Dolly Kyle Browning, Kathleen Willey, and Juanita Broderick. Did I leave anyone out?
2. Thank you for teaching my 8 year old about oral sex. I had really planned to wait until he was older to discuss it with him, but now he knows more about it than I did as a senior in college.
3. Thank you for showing us that sexual harassment in the work place (especially the White House) and on the job is OK, and all you have to know is what the meaning of "is" is. It really is great to know that certain sexual acts are not sex, and one person may have sex while the other one involved does NOT have sex.
4. Thank you for reintroducing the concept of impeachment to a new generation and demonstrating that the ridiculous plot of the movie "Wag the Dog" could be plausible after all.
5. Thanks for making Jimmy Carter look competent, Gerald Ford look graceful, Richard Nixon look honest, Lyndon Johnson look truthful, and John Kennedy look moral.
6. Thank you for the 73 House and Senate witnesses who have pled the 5th Amendment and 17 witnesses who have fled the country to avoid testifying about Democratic campaign fund raising.
7. Thank you, for the 19 charges, 8 convictions, and 4 imprisonments from the Whitewater "mess" and the 55 criminal charges and 32 criminal convictions (so far) in the other "Clinton" scandals.
8. Thanks also for reducing our military by half, "gutting" much of our foreign policy, and flying all over the world on "vacations" carefully disguised as necessary trips.
9. Thank you, also, for "finding" millions of dollars--- I really didn't need it in the first place, and I can't think of a more well deserving group of recipients for my hard-earned dollars than jet fuel for all of your globe-trotting. I understand you, the family and your cronies have logged in more time aboard Air Force One than any other administration.
10. Now that you've left the White House, thanks for the 140 pardons of convicted felons and indicted felons-in-exile. We will love to have them rejoin society.
11. Thanks also for removing the White House silverware. I'm sure that Laura Bush didn't like the pattern anyway. Also, enjoy the housewarming gifts you've received from your "friends."
12. Thanks to you and your staff in the West Wing of the White House for vandalizing and destroying government property on the way out. I also appreciate removing all of that excess weight (China, silverware, linen, towels, ash trays, soap, pens, magnetic compass, flight manuals, etc.) out of Air Force 1. The weight savings means burning less fuel, thus less tax dollars spent on jet fuel. Thank you!
13. And finally, please ensure that Hillary enjoys the $8 million dollar advance for her upcoming "tell-all" book and you, Bill, the $10 million advance for your memoirs. Who says crime doesn't pay!
14. The last and most important point - thank you for forcing Israel to let Mohammed Atta go free. Terrorist pilot Mohammed Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners". However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands. The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released. Thus Mohammed Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified. It was censored in the US from all later reports. Why shouldn't Americans know the real truth?
What a guy!!
If you agree that the American public must be made aware of these facts, pass this on. God bless America and THANK YOU (once again) for spending my taxes so wisely and frugally.
SINCERELY, A US Citizen
P.S. Please pass along a special thank you to Al Gore for "inventing" the Internet, without which I would not be able to send this wonderful factual e-mail.
AND THE REST OF THE STORY
Hillary Rodham Clinton, as a New York State Senator, now comes under the "Congressional Retirement and Staffing Plan," which means that even if she never gets reelected, she STILL receives her Congressional salary until she dies. (Would it not be nice if all Americans were pension eligible after only 4 years?)
If Bill outlives her, he then inherits HER salary until HE dies. He is already getting his Presidential salary until he dies. If Hillary outlives Bill, she also gets HIS salary until she dies. Guess who pays for that? WE DO!
It's common knowledge that in order for her to establish NY residency, they purchased a million dollar-plus house in upscale Chappaqua, New York. Makes sense. They are entitled to Secret Service protection for life. Still makes sense. Here is where it becomes interesting. Their mortgage payments hover at around $10,000 per month. BUT, an extra residence HAD to be built within the acreage to house the Secret Service agents.
The Clintons charge the Federal government $10,000 monthly rent for the use of that extra residence, which is just about equal to their mortgage payment. This means that we, the taxpayers, are paying the Clinton's salary, mortgage, transportation, safety and security, as well as the salaries for their 12 man staff -- and, this is all perfectly legal!
When she runs for President, will you vote for her? Don't be selfish, others may want to vote for Hillary so, how many people can YOU send this to?