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MY THOUGHTS ON GAYS IN THE MILITARY

First of all, I want to say that sexual orientation does not matter to me. People can be whoever they are with whomever they choose. My sexuality is MY business and yours is YOURS. Don't flaunt it in my face, no matter how you swing.... keep it in the bedroom and we will get along just fine.

EVERYONE in the military should follow don't ask - don't tell. It's NOT relevant to job performance, and what a soldier does in private is hisher business and no one elses.

Having said that, I see letting gays serve openly NOT as a morale problem, NOT a command problem but a legal problem...... and I use 'legal' in the sense that.... the chain of command will have to walk on eggshells to avoid discrimination suits, which WILL be detrimental to everything military. The first time an openly gay man slips into his little black dress and fishnet stockings and hoop earrings and heads to the base NCO/OC and gets the living shit beat out of him along the way..... let the lawyers gather like vultures, because there WILL be lawsuit after lawsuit... EERs/OERs that aren't perfect will said to be such because the military member is gay. And that's only two examples. It's a Pandora's Box that needs to remain closed.

Male or female - keep your junk to yourself.... I welcome any patriot who wants to serve this country and I will be the first to thank him/her for that service.... but sex belongs in the bedroom, NOT on the PT field or on the firing line. Just saying...

MORE ON NPD... or less?

NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY DISORDER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED AS A PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER - just wondering if this was done by a presidential executive order?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stop-walking-eggshells/201012/end-narcissistic-personality-disorder-in-dsm-5

IT'S GOOD TO BE CHARLIE!

Wesley Snipes Goes to Jail

He has finally given up on appealing his tax evasion conviction, and earlier today (December 9) Wesley Snipes went to jail.

The “Blade” actor turned himself in to McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Lewis Run, Pennsylvania where he’ll spend the next three years.

Back in 2008, Snipes was found guilty of three misdemeanor counts of willful failure to file income taxes, and after a period of time in McKean, he’ll transfer to a minimum security facility.



Charlie Wrangle goes back to work

Ever notice that those who endorse high taxes and those who actually pay them aren’t the same people? Consider the curious case of Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel, who is leading the charge for a new 5.4-percentage point income tax surcharge and recently called it “the moral thing to do.” About his own tax liability he seems less, well, fervent.

Exhibit A concerns a rental property Mr. Rangel purchased in 1987 at the Punta Cana Yacht Club in the Dominican Republic. The rental income from that property ought to be substantial since it is a luxury beach-front villa and is more often than not rented out. But when the National Legal and Policy Center looked at Mr. Rangel’s House financial disclosure forms in August, it noted that his reported income looked suspiciously low. In 2004 and 2005, he reported no more than $5,000, and in 2006 and 2007 no income at all from the property.

The Congressman initially denied there was any unreported income. But reporters quickly showed that the villa is among the most desirable at Punta Cana and that it rents for $500 a night in the low season, and as much as $1,100 a night in peak season. Last year it was fully booked between December 15 and April 15.

Mr. Rangel soon admitted having failed to report rental income of $75,000 over the years. First he blamed his wife for the oversight because he said she was supposed to be managing the property. Then he blamed the language barrier. “Every time I thought I was getting somewhere, they’d start speaking Spanish,” Mr. Rangel explained.

Despite getting the support of the Queens congressional delegation, the U.S. House voted 333 to 79 last Thursday to censure U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Astoria) for improperly soliciting donations, improperly using a rent-stabilized apartment and tax evasion.

METHINKS I SHALL RUN FOR CONGRESS!

INTERESTING NUMBERS HERE.... NO WONDER GETTING RE-ELECTED IS THE #1 PRIORITY!


President’s Salary:

Effective January 1, 2001, the annual salary of the president of the United States was increased to $400,000 per year, including a $50,000 expense allowance. [ummmm do you think maybe Obama has exceeded his expense allowance?]


Presidential Pension:

Former presidents are offered a taxable lifetime pension equal to the annual rate of basic pay for the heads of executive branch departments, like the Cabinet Secretaries. This amount is set annually by Congress and is currently (in 2009) $193,400 per year. The pension starts the minute the president officially leaves office at noon on Inauguration Day. Widows of former presidents are provided with a $20,000 annual lifetime pension and mailing privileges, unless they choose to waive their right to the pension.


See the following link for things like transition expenses, medical, travel, secret service, staff and office allowance after leaving office.


http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepresidentandcabinet/a/presretirement.htm

Vice President’s Salary:

The salary of the vice president is currently (for 2009) $227,300



Congress: Leadership Members' Salary (2010)

Leaders of the House and Senate are paid a higher salary than rank-and-file members.



SENATE

Majority Party Leader - $193,400

Minority Party Leader - $193,400



HOUSE Leadership

Speaker of the House - $223,500

Majority Leader - $193,400

Minority Leader - $193,400

A cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) increase takes effect annually unless Congress votes to not accept it. [yeah, right!]



Rank-and-File Members:

The current salary (2010) for rank-and-file members of the House and Senate is $174,000 per year


Members of Congress receive retirement and health benefits under the same plans available to other federal employees. They become vested after five years of full participation.


Members elected since 1984 are covered by the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS). Those elected prior to 1984 were covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). In 1984 all members were given the option of remaining with CSRS or switching to FERS.


As it is for all other federal employees, congressional retirement is funded through taxes and the participants' contributions. Members of Congress under FERS contribute 1.3 percent of their salary into the FERS retirement plan and pay 6.2 percent of their salary in Social Security taxes.


Members of Congress are not eligible for a pension until they reach the age of 50, but only if they've completed 20 years of service. Members are eligible at any age after completing 25 years of service or after they reach the age of 62. Please also note that Members of Congress have to serve at least 5 years to even receive a pension.

WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE - 5 YEARS AND A FULL PENSION! YUP! THINK I'M GONNA RUN!