Little Wards Almanac

1. No Tenure / No Pension. A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office. 2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose. 3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do. 4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. 5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people. 6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people. 7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are v...

Electoral College The President-elect won the election with less than 40% of the popular vote but had the majority of electoral votes. The Republican Party had put forth a candidate to win several crucial states that could swing the electoral college. The election was a bitter one with the Democratic Party fractured between two candidates. The incoming President received so many death threats that he chose to arrive in Washington in secrecy. The security for the inauguration was the tightest ever with troops stationed on buildings throughout the day. This was an unprecedented amount of protection for any President-elect. Many members of Congress chose not to attend the ceremony. Despite all this Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as our 16th president on March 4, 1861

Dear Senators: I have tried to live by the rules my entire life.  My father was a Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, who died of combat related stresses shortly after his retirement. It was he who instilled in me those virtues he felt important - honesty, duty, patriotism and obeying the laws of God and of our various governments. I have served my country, paid my taxes, worked hard, volunteered and donated my fair share of money, time and artifacts. Today, as I approach my 79th birthday, I am heart-broken when I look at my country and my government. I shall only point out a very few things abysmally wrong which you can multiply by a thousand fold. I have calculated that all the money I have paid in income taxes my entire life cannot even keep the Senate barbershop open for one year! Only Heaven and a few tight-lipped actuarial types know what the Senate dining room costs the taxpayers. So please, enjoy your haircuts and meals on us.    Last year,...

On   Jeopardy the other night, the final question was "How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns" ---- All three contestants missed it! -- This   is really an awesome sight to watch if you've never had the chance.   Very fascinating. Tomb   of the Unknown Soldier 1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? 21   steps: It   alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which   is the highest honor given any military or foreign   dignitary. 2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return   walk and why? 21   seconds for the same reason as answer number one.  3. Why are his gloves wet? His   gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his   grip on the rifle. 4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time   and, if   not, why not? He   c...

This is supposed to be a true story, proving how fascinating the mind of a six year old is.     They think so logically. A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class. She came to the part of the story where first pig was trying to gather the building materials for his home. She read. 'And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said:  “Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?” The teacher paused then asked the class:    'And what do you think the man said?' One little boy raised his hand  and said very matter-of-factly... 'I think the man would have said’   –  “Well I'll be a son of a bitch!!   A talking pig!” The teacher had to leave the room.

Packed Bus Husband and wife are waiting at the bus stop with their nine children. A blind man joins them after a few minutes. When the bus arrives, they find it overloaded and only the wife and the nine kids are able to fit onto the bus. So the husband and the blind man decide to walk. After a while, the husband gets irritated by the ticking of the stick of the blind man as he taps it on the sidewalk, and says to him, "Why don't you put a piece of rubber at the end of your stick? That ticking sound is driving me crazy." The blind man replies, "If you would've put a rubber at the end of YOUR stick, we'd be riding the bus, so shut the hell up."

President Reagan is credited with warning us about the dangers that can surface when government tries to help. Why do health care costs continue to spiral upward with no end in sight?  Why do some drugs cost so much here in the states and far, far less just across the border?  How do some countries with economies much smaller than ours pull off Universal Health Care? Why do we get screwed by big pharma time after time? 20 great ideas to improve Health care

A SHORT, BUT BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY A man and a woman who had never met before, but who were both married to other people, found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a transcontinental train. Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room, they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly, he in the upper berth and she in the lower.   At   1:00 AM , the man leaned down and gently woke the woman saying, 'Ma'am, I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold.'   'I have a better...