Wasteful Spending

Is any one out there sick and tired of hearing about stimulus bills and "pork" which is wasteful spending? I know I sure am. We the public are very well aware that our economy is going to hell in a hand basket and everyone is scared to death when vocabulary is being used like the media is using. It is bad enough worrying about losing your jobs, but then we are constantly reminded how much President Obama is doing and how little everyone else has done for us. I'm sorry, but he hasn't done that much other than offer a $800 billion dollar stimulus solution. I follow politics closely, and feel very confident in my information on a daily basis. So could someone explain to me how we spend large amounts of money in order to SAVE money? I don't understand it at all. This isn't the answer we, the country, needs right now. I just got done reading an article about the earmarks in the stimulus package and how Obama stated that there were none. After reading about the roaring laughter that broke out on the floor of Congress when our President claimed that we just passed a bill without earmarks in it, I had to investigate which earmarks they were talking about. Now, for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, earmarks are the "pet projects" that Congressmen throw into the bill before the signing process. These projects are things that their particular states are in need of. Some of the list was somewhat understandable such as a natural history museum in Las Vegas and a convention center in South Carolina, however, Iowa got $8 million dollars of the taxpayers money for pig odor research. Yeah, you heard me right, pig odor research. What is that? Who cares about pig odor anyway? Ugh, just makes me crazy that we are all shaking in our boots with fear of losing our jobs and having to loose everything we have and they are giving $8 million dollars for something dumb. If we are just going to waste the money, give it back to us. I could waste money and have something to show for it! Maybe I need to run for office and head to Washington which would be a dream job by the way. Of course, I am not corrupt so I wouldn't be able to obtain funding to get there. Anyways, I just couldn't believe that. Speaking of things I couldn't believe, Michael Jackson is going on tour for the last time...... Seriously? Seriously. My Mom actually called laughing because they were following his tour bus over head much like the O.J. chase. My question was and still is, is he going on tour for the sake of the music or is he simply out of money like the rest of us. There is no telling these days.
Other than teething, Grey baby is doing great. He is so bright eyed lately. When I come in from working all day it is so nice to be met with a smiling face of a sweet baby boy. He has been crawling more and more in his bed and on our beds when we have him. They grow too fast. Not to complain, but my work load has tripled. We are so busy we can barely accommodate all of our patients and their paperwork. Kyla is keeping me hopping that's for sure ;) Taylor is coming to stay with me Friday night and Saturday, so I am sure the next blog entry will be a humorous one because that girl cracks me up. She has been really sick this week with a sinus infection and inner ear infection. No one thinks any of that is fun I'm sure. I looked at the weather for the weekend and I smiled thinking it is going to break 70 degrees. We are coming up on pool time weather! I'm so excited. Until next time, enjoy the weather and hang on to you money because the government is looking for ridiculous ways to spend it these days.