More questions I've asked of Ben Cline No answers yet

To Ben Cline: As you and I both know, Republicans, when in control of government, have never refused to raise the debt ceiling, even when the policies of Ronald Reagan, G.W. Bush, and Donald Trump were sending America into regions of unprecedented debt, mostly because of “trickle down” tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations (many of whom get out-right subsidies paid for by middle cast taxpayers like me). Therefore, I have no doubt that you will break with your Mike Johnson “led” party and vote to raise the debt ceiling and protect our economy and your constituents from the negative impacts of defaulting any time in the future. After all, why be a representative of people in your district and collect a salary if you don’t vote to fund the government that PAYS you? By the way, spare me the “conservative fiscal wisdom” of paying as you go. Our government has already spent the money that these budgetary bills address. Have YOU ever borrowed money for a car, tuition, or a house? Did you pay it back, or did you decide that you’d default on your already accrued debt and somehow, just “start over”?

I wrote my Congressman Representative Ben Cline today

I wrote: Hannibal Lector. In your opinion, is donald trump sane? Ben's "contact me" form requires a whole lot of information about me. It is onerous to fill out. I really don't think he's interested in hearing from his contituents.

Why is the economy so bad for the little guys?

I am the CEO of a washing machine factory. We made a lot of money last year and as the brilliant “architect” of our success, I took about 40% of the profit as my salary and bonuses… As a very good leader of our financial balance among where our money is spent, earned, and “entrusted to us” by investors, I presided over 70% of the remaining profits being remanded to those investors. We of course, had business expenses… you know, materials and such… But I guess the lawyers took their share too… somewhere in the CFO’s report. Who cares? Anyway, after that money was gone, as a good businessman, I reinvested 5% of our net profits back into the business. So do the math. What was left: 10 % ? I don't know; numbers are hard. Of this I gave a 0.02% raise to my labor staff… leaving me an extra “bonus” of 23.05% of the original total for myself and the investors who I like the best (and the Congressmen who regulate my business). I can’t understand why the economy is so bad and why my employees can’t afford to buy our washing machines. It just has to be Biden’s fault. I just heard from my good friend… he owns a microwave factory…… I just remembered! He has a brother who owns a diaper factory...

Open Letter to Ben Cline, U.S. House of Representatives, Virginia 6th district.

Dear Sir: After recently hearing Donald Trump speak at length about: “Abortions being conducted in Blue States ‘3 days’ after the child’s birth”. “Batteries, boats and sharks”. “Pitching tents (four days) at airports”. “Windmills” “Faucets no water, ‘they’ don’t want to you to have water”. “Washing machines and toilets”. I googled: [Representative Ben Cline, Virgina: comments about donald trump]… I got: Representative Ben Cline (R-Va.) said former President Trump discussed pop star Taylor Swift during his meeting with House Republicans, saying that the former president was “surprised” she did not endorse him. Cline told The Hill that the former president talked about how “he did sign legislation during his administration to help the songwriters, and that he was surprised that Taylor Swift didn’t — didn’t support him.” We can all see that you, Representative Cline, have your intellect laser focused on what is important to the USA and your constituents.

The Washington Post, where “Democracy Dies in Foxiness”

My response to learning that Fox News paid $787,500,000 because they lied to their audience is as follows: I do not watch/listen to Fox News. I do not trust Rupert Murdoch nor the people he hires. Now, I don’t trust the Washington Post. They have made quite a few changes in the last year or so. They may think they are doing things that will increase readership, but they have lost me. I wrote this to their OP-ED page, the only way I know of to communicate with them (they got rid of an ombudsman years ago). They’ll never print it, but I feel better.

Single use plastic

I have been keeping a sour dough culture for pancakes and bread making since 1979. I feed it once a week and keep it in my fridge between uses. I keep it in a one quart “single use, disposable plastic yogurt tub”. The tub I use is now more than 49 years old. I guess, in a way, I’ve only used it “once”.

Snakes: Sung to “For What It’s Worth” CSN&Y

There’s something happenin; here And what it is, is exactly clear There’s a snake climbin’ up over there Chickadees, they better beware Chickees Chickees what’s that SOUND? One snake two snakes hangin’ around. The snakes they smell Chickadee But that nest is just too tricky. Their desires to eat are real deep But you know they ain’t got no feet. Chickees Chickees what’s that SOUND? One snake two snakes hangin’ around. Snakes are climbin’ pretty long But their necks, they just ain’t that long. Two snakes, don’t know what to do These Chickadees ain't on the menu. Chickees Chickees what’s that SOUND? One snake two snakes hangin’ around. Chickees Chickees

what’s that SOUND? One snake two snake hangin’ around.