Red Dog's Fleas of the Week

I'm a day early this week because I am leaving for a brief trip to California tomorrow. Probably won't post anything until I get back, but in case I find time and a computer and some news I will leave that option open.

There were a lot of fleas this week, but one major flea for all of us.

1. The IRS - Yes, it has Red Dog scratching the fur off. Does anyone understand the tax code? Way too complicated for the average taxpayer. Filing electronically is nice, but you are never sure if what you are filing is right. That's not the biggest flea though. It's the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax). The Stealth tax, the one the Republicans want you to forget about as you receive your tax cuts. It used to be called the "millionaire's tax", but you don't have to make a lot of money to owe it, just have a lot of deductions. It's part of the middle class squeeze this administration is pushing on the American public. "One for you, nineteen for me....TAXMAAAAANNNNN"
2. Tom Delay - a repeat, but won't go away. Becoming an infestation. Could become the mange. Republicans would do themselves well by getting rid of this flea.
3. The TSA - Ok, I'm still pissed that I can't fly with my BIC.
4. The DDT Editorial Page - What, can't anyone there write an editorial? If it weren't for the McComb Enterprise/Journal and an overblown cartoon there wouldn't be an editorial page. Whatever happened to the good 'ol days when Hodding would really piss the establishment off? I guess no one cares any more. Even the letters are lame.

There were other fleas but many were just circling and not biting yet. If anyone reads this before the Moment of Truth or To Tell the Truth meeting at GHEC, please attend and find out what is going on in Greenville and what these people think can be done. Don't let them give you the everything is looking up and is rosy routine, you know it's not. Hold their feet to the fire.

Red Dog says, "If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes!"

KEEP SCRATCHING