Once Upon a Time in America

Once upon a time the government had a vast scrap yard in the middle of a desert.


Congress said, "Someone may steal from it at night." So They created a night watchman position and hired a person for the job.

Then Congress said, "How does the watchman do his job without Instruction?" So they created a planning department and hired two People, one person to write the instructions, and one person to do Time studies.

Then Congress said, "How will we know the night watchman is doing the Tasks correctly?" So they created a Quality Control department and Hired two people, one to do the studies and one to write the reports.

Then Congress said, "How are these people going to get paid?" So they created the following positions, a time keeper, and a payroll officer and hired two more people.

Then Congress said, "Who will be accountable for all of these people?" So they created an administrative section and hired three people, an Administrative Officer, Assistant administrative Officer, and a Legal Secretary.

Then Congress said, "We have had this command in operation for one Year and we are $18,000 over budget, we must cutback overall cost."

So they laid off the night watchman..

NOW slowly, let it sink in.

Quietly, we go like sheep to slaughter.

Does anybody remember the reason given for the establishment of The DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.... During the Carter Administration?

Anybody?

Anything?

No?

Didn't think so!

Bottom line. We've spent several hundred bill ion dollars in support of An agency...the reason for which not one person who reads this can remember!

Ready??

It was very simple...and at the time, everybody thought it very appropriate.

The Department of Energy was instituted on 8-04-1977....

TO LESSEN OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOREIGN OIL.

Hey, pretty efficient, huh???

AND NOW IT'S 2009 -- 32 YEARS LATER -- AND THE BUDGET FOR THIS "NECESSARY" DEPARTMENT IS AT $24.2 BILLION A YEAR. THEY HAVE 16,000 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND APPROXIMATELY 100,000 CONTRACT EMPLOYEES; AND LOOK AT THE JOB THEY HAVE DONE! THIS IS WHERE YOU SLAP YOUR FOREHEAD AND SAY, "WHAT WAS I THINKING?"

Ah, yes -- good ole bureaucracy.

AND, NOW, WE ARE GOING TO TURN THE BANKING SYSTEM, HEALTH CARE, CAP AND TRADE, AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY OVER TO THE SAME GOVERNMENT?

HELLOOO! Anybody Home?

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In his paper, Qing-Bin Lu, a professor of physics and astronomy, shows how CFCs - compounds once widely used as refrigerants - and cosmic rays - energy particles originating in outer space - are mostly to blame for climate change, rather than carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.
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It's Here! The Banned SNL Skit on the Economic Meltdown of Last Year

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Shortly after airing, NBC pulled this video from their Web site. After much criticism and some editing, the video has reappeared. In the edited version, NBC deleted information related to the appearance of actors portraying Herbert and Marion Sandler. The original video had a caption that described the couple as “People who should be shot.” Furthermore, the actor portraying Herbert Sandler stated “And thank you Congressman Frank as well as many Republicans for helping block Congressional oversight of our corrupt activity.” That part was also edited out of the current version of the video.

What you see here is the unedited original version! It’s said that for something to be funny there must be a kernel of truth to it. SNL hit the nail on the head with this one and didn’t pull any punches with Pelosi and Frank, a pleasant surprise given the liberal leanings of many of the cast and the producers. There is not just a kernel of truth here, there is a bushel full.

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