How to be politically ambiguous just like Kate

TOPEKA (AP) -- Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she won't propose a tax increase to help solve the state's budget problems.

Sounds great with all the ambiguity and clear lack of reality; if not a total knowing, wilful and intentional distortion by Kate. When it comes to taxes and elections, most politicans to get elected all promise no increase in taxes. The problem is these politicans never get specific enough on which tax.

In the Kansas legislature, this typcially refers to your state income tax. While tricky politicans always ensure in Kansas some, or many taxes will be going up. I am not even certain of when all taxes paid to the state of Kansas last went in reverse.

Moreover, what the Kansas legislature has been doing, in addition to raising a host of taxes, is to to also shift the burden to the counties. Taxes are just shifted around politically. Just remember, county governments are merely instruments of the state. So an increase in county taxes is an increase in state taxes.

The next time a politican states they are not going to raise taxes, ask them which ones? Make them be specific instead of ambiguous. Plus as noted by Kate, notice the qualifier-"to solve the state budget". She will merely raise taxes for infrastructure; or some other ambiguous term instead of using the word "budget".

Also note the word "she". Maybe she won't. Instead, she will merely let the Kansas legislature raise several taxes. Regardless, some of your state and county taxes are going to be going up considering the reality of a billion dollar deficit. Plus, if Obama's economic abomination (socialist stimulus package) gives pork to the state of Kansas, Kansas is going to be required to contribute a portion, as well.

So Kate, where is this billion plus dollars going to come from? Not to mention the Kansas legislature still has to comply with the Kansas Supreme Court and Shawnee Co. Judge Bullock regarding increased funding to public education.

So if you want get elected as a politician, you have to master deniability and learn to be really ambiguous.

Just like our governor.

KU scores 0

Good job KU in losing all that money on the stock market instead of distributing those endowment funds to the students as intended by the donors.

"KU Endowment, the official fundraising foundation for the University of Kansas, is cutting its distributions for scholarships, lectures and academic programs by 10 percent next school year. The foundation saw its investment portfolio decline by 39 percent - from $1.22 billion on June 30 to $747 million on Nov. 30."

KU is basically using generous endowment funds to play the market instead of giving those funds to the students. This is outrageous. Losing 473 million dollars. Instead of cutting scholarships, lectures and academic programs, fire people in charge of KU Endowment Foundation.

In addition, I suggest KU stop playing the stock market with the remaining 747 million and use those funds as intended by the donors and reduce tuition and give the the rest to KU students in the form of scholarships not based on race/gender.

How to Build an Abominable Snowman

1. Pull off a huge snow job.

2. Use snow job to con about a trillion dollars to pay for it by calling it an "infrastructure" program.

3. Start a public works program to pay unlawful unemployed workers to build the Abominable Snowman.

4. Call Snowman by proclamation, Yeti.

5. Request four more years and another trillion to finish abominable snowman.

6. Shout after a trillion or so, "yes we can" shave your Yeti at http://shavemyyeti.com/

Abomination Ball

There is a lot to look forward to regarding the upcoming Abomination Inaugural Ball. So, I am going to start making an editable list:

1. Can Oprah really lose 15 pounds in time? Will skipping lunch one day do the trick?

2. How many people will commit civil disobedience by bringing Silly String?

3. How many people will bring their lawn chairs anyway?

4. How many dumb people will spend $50,000?

5. Will Kate Gilligan Sebelius still go despite no cabinet appointment?

6. Will Joe Biden be allowed to speak?

7. What color of pant suit will Hillary wear?

8. If you bring a baby and a stroller, who gets arrested? The baby or the stroller?

9. What is the fine for bringing a baby stroller?

10. Where is it stated in the United States Code that it is unlawful to bring a baby stroller to an inaugural ball?

11. What federal court has original jurisdiction for prosecuting possession of unlawful silly string, lawn chairs, and/or baby strollers?

12. If you are prosecuted, do you get sent to the new federal prison in Europe along with the rest of the transfers from GITMO?

13. Will the Supreme Court be hearing a case next year on unlawful possession of a baby stroller/silly string/lawn chair?

14. Ok, per SCOTUS a person can have a concealed weapon in DC; just unlawful to possess silly string, lawn chairs and/or baby strollers.
What can we expect to be unlawful next?

15. Will Aboma request to swear to uphold the office using the Koran instead of the Bible?

16. Should Oprah be charged with false advertising if she cannot lose 15 pounds in time?

17. Using man-think, can we men merely attach an engine powered by silly string that modifies a baby stroller; and then merely claim it is a new prototype vehicle as a lawful defense when the try to arrest us?

Smiley for attorneys

Below is a smiley to represent your typical cheap lawyer:

(*) asshole.

Here is the smiley to represent better lawyers at screwing you:

(*) huge asshole

Smiley to represent judge you are appearing before:

No font that big available on this blog.

Heck, let's just post Desirada

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly, and listen to others, even the dull and ignorant, they too have their story. Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are the vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter, for their will always be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love, for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Take kindly in the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You are needed in this world. Do not concern yourself with other worlds, for they do not exist. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding in an ordered manner.

Therefore, be at peace with nature and the mysterious process of evolution, whatever you conceive it to be; and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, strive to maintian your own inner peace while you do those things bring you happiness and contribute to the survival of humanity. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.

Author Unknown

The spirit of X-Mas

Due to the holiday spirit, I am taking a blog holiday including no edits.

Our dream is that all of us have a nice, peaceful, non-dramatic, non-political holiday. I like the unknown author of Desirada to help me (and maybe you) to put all things into proper perspective.

Enjoy. Be back soon enough.