tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post6994803921378348755..comments2023-08-05T10:10:14.345-04:00Comments on The Flamenco Chuckwagon: Unleash The FuryChuck Wagonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06418906274684022977noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post-49659677285735094022008-03-08T10:20:00.000-05:002008-03-08T10:20:00.000-05:00You must be thrilled about Congressefforts to brow...You must be thrilled about Congress<BR/>efforts to browbeat the POTUS into accepting a government bailout of anybody with a 'troubled mortgage.' As one of our major candidates might put it, *I* am the mortgage bailout they've been waiting for. <BR/><BR/>And I, for one, am thrilled to be in the barrel. I'm here sitting in my modest townhouse purchased on a 30year fixed, paying my bills, having achieved financial stability for the first time in my life... and looking to maybe wind up behind the eightball again when the tax hike hits. Can't tell you how we are looking forward to bailing out our neighbors just up the road, with their troubled 3/1 ARMs, $800k detached on one acre, $100k kitchens, hummers and escalades in the driveway. Yeah, a government bailout of the people who bought big screens and luxury sport utes and houses *way* over their income potential is just what people like you and me should be made responsible for. You know, I make as much as they do thanks to an immense investment in my own education (still paying it off at $1200/month) and busting my butt at a tough job. Yet my wife and I live a lifestyle way below their posh lifestyle because we spend responsibly and pay our bills on time. Yet we're going to be forced to subsidize these sybarites, and if we speak out against the government looting us we will be called immoral and mean-spirited for having the nerve to complain. <BR/><BR/>I'm pissed about this, and think that if the government's primary business is now looting, I probably made some bad life choices by choosing military and public service, and by living responsibly. Shoulda gotten on the side of the pirates a lot earlier in my life. Hey, I wonder if it's too late to assume the "troubled" mortgage of one of my ersatz-wealthy neighbors? <BR/><BR/>JimTCR Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09010062647237661783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post-70105638046128596092008-03-07T13:46:00.000-05:002008-03-07T13:46:00.000-05:00I prefer the kind that is sold in brown bottles an...I prefer the kind that is sold in brown bottles and tastes like beer.Chuck Wagonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418906274684022977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791205829167373593.post-10305055533631577482008-03-07T12:51:00.000-05:002008-03-07T12:51:00.000-05:00I'm gonna get you fat this weekend to slow you dow...I'm gonna get you fat this weekend to slow you down. Get ready for some WeightGainer3000 mixed into your pasta sauce, buddy.Drew Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751862732220089425noreply@blogger.com