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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Random Tuesday Thoughts

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Queen Elizabeth II has joined Facebook! Now that's random! If you decide to LIKE her page, you will get updates with videos, photos and news items covering her and the family!! I think I'll like this just for the sheer randomness of it.

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Texas Republicans are considering opting out of Medicaid to balance their budget shortfall. Seriously Texas? Medicaid covers millions of poor people including disabled and children. How about we change your state slogan from "don't mess with Texas" to "survival of the fittest". Here's an idea - ya'll could consider a pay cut or furloughs to help reduce the budget. Oh yeah, the rest of the country learned about work furloughs and paid it's due.

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Speaking of cutting government salaries, check out this link for a list of what all the governor's make in this country. Okay so it's a little old; let's hope it hasn't gone up too much in the last 10 years because you know we are paying for it! Highlights from 2001:
  • New York Gov. George Pataki is the highest paid governor in the nation with a salary of $179,000
  • The lowest-paid governor in the country is Mike Johanns of Nebraska, whose salary is $65,000
  • The governors of 46 states are entitled to reside in an official residence. The only states which do not have governor's mansions are Arizona, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Vermont.
  • 42 of the governors have access to a state airplane. The eight states which do not offer that official perk are Arkansas, Alaska, Connecticut, California, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon and Vermont.
Oh look, Sarah Palin didn't have access to a state airplane! And I don't think Arnold Schwarzenegger needs a state airplane, he has enough money to own his own fleet! Oh and there's a budget saving for Texas, cut the state airplane and mansion!!!!

7 comments:

Stacy Uncorked said...

I read on the news that Queen Elizabeth II joined Facebook - I might have to follow your lead and 'like' it just for the randomness of it. ;)

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R. Molder said...

Ha ha, it might be fun to get random updates from the Queen!

unmitigated me said...

Does that mean we can write on the Queen's wall?

Anonymous said...

I'm the most anti-political person in the world. I don't read or watch or listen to anything news related but my father is going to have a field day with this one lol.

The Crazy Coxes said...

Interesting...about all of those state planes. I didn't know that.

I, too, read about the Queen having a facebook page. But. she won't let anyone friend her. Really? What's the point?

Happy Tuesday!

Miss Angie said...

That IS random,a nd kind of awesome... I'll have to go find her page too...

That's gross texas, you guys suck! We shoudl seriously cut some governors paychecks... That's ridiculous!


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Amanda said...

Thankfully I was able to keep the tea in my mouth because when I read about Queen Elizabeth II being on Facebook it really didn't make me laugh! :)
Some of the US governors make almost what our Canadian Prime Minister...to run the entire country!