I’m going to use mine to pay a portion of this years real estate TAX INCREASE. I now pay more on a per month basis for real estate taxes, than all the house payments I’ve ever made COMBINED!
Guess where I live? That’s right, Illinois, a prolific breeding ground for political corruption, and Senator Obama’s home state.

Floyd: OUCH!!!

You have my sympathies. The same is true for all too many here in your sister state of Misery, home of a Republican House, a Republican Senate, and a Republican Governor, all of whom working together can not solve the problem of sky rocketing real estate tax bills, (inspite of several bills passed to suppossedly address this situation) instead only finding new ways to aid and abet developers in the taking of property form people like you and me, in the interests of higher profit margins.

It is the politicians only that get to play the game and are willing to wear the other team's jerseys if need be -even if it means scoring TDs for the opposition. Just look at team McCain -

The fans, alas, don't seem to care very much, and continue to pay (vote) for the lousy players.

“Under the guise of protecting us from ourselves, the right and the left are becoming ever more aggressive in regulating behavior.”

The argument that McGovern has become more "conservative" does not really hold water. The people who pass as conservatives today have waged an aggressive battle against freedom in this country. Threats to freedom come from both the far left and right. I think that is Sen. McGovern's point.

As for history, well, he is just one more combat vet who was slimed by the right for political gain...

My tax credit is going towards health care and property taxes, both of which went way up here in Texas.

In addition to saving for their college, we are hedging our children's future employability by teaching them Chinese.

BTW, I think we will see fewer politicians in both parties who served their country in the military (though I expect to see more republicans who have served than democrats as a percentage). McGovern was of an age when it would have been very much an exception not to have served.

Agreed, definitely... tho maybe for different reasons.

Question: Are there any conservatives left out there? (I mean "true" conservatives) Because all I see are "faux" conservatives. I know you guys are out there, and I respect you, but you are becoming increasingly hard to find.

For instance, I found myself in a some what heated discussion yesterday with a "so called" conservative yesterday. And yet, as I was complaining about the trillions of dollars of debt incurred during the Bush Admin, he was making excuses for it.

He said (beleive it or not) "What would you have us do? Pay a 75% tax rate?" and I was talking about the fact that my sons would be saddled with this debt,(and maybe pay a 75% tax rate) and that that was WRONG. In other words, fiscal responsibility is out the door with so many of today's "conservatives". (just lower taxes, NOW)

"As long as I don't have to pay for it!!!"

We "liberals" may not agree with you "conservatives" about what the proper role of gov't is, but by God, I would think we can agree that somebody has to pay for it.

And I would hope that we could agree that our children shouldn't have to. (personal sacrifice, and all that)

tom

ps: A small challenge... What are you going to do with your tax credit? This is not my money, it belongs to my sons, I will not spend it. I am giving it to them. They will do with it as they see fit.

pss: should any one care, my sons are 19 and 21. For anyone with children between the ages of 0 and 18, I would put it into their college fund. That might actually help our economy... as opposed to China's.

That's the big fallacy, that we don't know what "yes we can" means. The only ones who don't are those liberals and unintelligent people who turn a blind eye

You and I knows what it means. He believes in liberalism, and will raise taxes, raise spending, increase government regulation, and deal kindly with terrorists as they sneak into the country to blow us up. That is what Obamessiah supporters are voting for.

Perhaps McGovern's economic conservatism is explained by the end of your fist sentence.

became more conservative after leaving public life and starting his own business

If so, that would say that it is McGovern who moved at least as it relates to economic conservatism.

BTW, I think we will see fewer politicians in both parties who served their country in the military (though I expect to see more republicans who have served than democrats as a percentage). McGovern was of an age when it would have been very much an exception not to have served.

McGovern is absolutely right. Government's effort to make life fair to everyone has resulted in less fairness overall. Government's desire to solve all problems has created problems. Government's role as the tool of the people has been reversed to the people serving the government.

A little more libertarian thinking would serve us all well.