Comments on: ABC Report: The John Murtha ‘Airport to Nowhere’ Boondoggle http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144 “Better to illuminate than merely to shine, to deliver to others contemplated truths than merely to contemplate.” – St. Thomas Aquinas Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Judical Watch’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” Mostly Democrats | The Great Illuminator http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144&cpage=1#comment-6909 Judical Watch’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” Mostly Democrats | The Great Illuminator Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:01:02 +0000 http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144#comment-6909 [...] on this list should be a surprise to anyone, thought the order could be changed around some, like John Murtha is just too low on this list in my opinion. Judicial Watch, the public interest group that [...] [...] on this list should be a surprise to anyone, thought the order could be changed around some, like John Murtha is just too low on this list in my opinion. Judicial Watch, the public interest group that [...]

]]> By: The No Longer Silent Majority | The Great Illuminator http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144&cpage=1#comment-5993 The No Longer Silent Majority | The Great Illuminator Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:51:12 +0000 http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144#comment-5993 [...] Most people are OK with paying taxes to government as long as it is reasonable, fair and see the benefits of doing so. Most would like government to function within its means. Though federal income tax is relatively low as compared to our neighbor Canada or Europe, this is not the only tax forced upon us. Americans are growing tired of an earned dollar being taxed from multiple directions into oblivion. This dollar gets federal tax, state tax, and local tax. Spend that dollar and it is taxed again. Die and leave the dollar to your kids, it gets taxed yet again. Own land? Tax. Ever rent a car? Tax, tax, tax, tax. Want to fish, own a gun or just camp? Need a license – tax. Own a car? Licensing and registration tax, gas tax, town sticker (tax), etc. Smoke? TAXITY TAX-TAX!! I own a small business and needed to register it with the state – tax; in my county three times (divided into three districts = three taxes, one county); and town for a home office fee (tax). My company’s main office is located in another state with a whole other set of taxes. All of these taxes and governments still need lotteries, bond offerings and out of control borrowing to make ends meet and of course to fund political payback, like expensive airports to nowhere. [...] [...] Most people are OK with paying taxes to government as long as it is reasonable, fair and see the benefits of doing so. Most would like government to function within its means. Though federal income tax is relatively low as compared to our neighbor Canada or Europe, this is not the only tax forced upon us. Americans are growing tired of an earned dollar being taxed from multiple directions into oblivion. This dollar gets federal tax, state tax, and local tax. Spend that dollar and it is taxed again. Die and leave the dollar to your kids, it gets taxed yet again. Own land? Tax. Ever rent a car? Tax, tax, tax, tax. Want to fish, own a gun or just camp? Need a license – tax. Own a car? Licensing and registration tax, gas tax, town sticker (tax), etc. Smoke? TAXITY TAX-TAX!! I own a small business and needed to register it with the state – tax; in my county three times (divided into three districts = three taxes, one county); and town for a home office fee (tax). My company’s main office is located in another state with a whole other set of taxes. All of these taxes and governments still need lotteries, bond offerings and out of control borrowing to make ends meet and of course to fund political payback, like expensive airports to nowhere. [...]

]]> By: The Windy City Windbag http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144&cpage=1#comment-1677 The Windy City Windbag Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:07:12 +0000 http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144#comment-1677 So this is where my money is going? I am shocked... SHOCKED... that Democrats like to spend money on things that they have <a href="http://porkbusters.org/hall_of_shame.php" rel="nofollow">named </a>after themselves. So this is where my money is going? I am shocked… SHOCKED… that Democrats like to spend money on things that they have named after themselves.

]]> By: The Arch City Madman http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144&cpage=1#comment-1612 The Arch City Madman Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:56:27 +0000 http://www.thegreatilluminator.com/blog/?p=4144#comment-1612 Here in St. Louis we have an airport that sits more idle than this Murtha airport. Our wonderful boondoggle is thanks to our local US Representative, Jerry Costello. Scott Air Force Base in O'Fallon, IL uses the runways at times, but there may be a flight a day go out of the Mid America Airport for commercial flights. St. Louis has this great big International Airport - not sure why this was needed. Maybe the fine people in Johnstown could just drive to Pittsburgh. It's really not that far away. Just an idea. But it has a nice terminal.... Here in St. Louis we have an airport that sits more idle than this Murtha airport. Our wonderful boondoggle is thanks to our local US Representative, Jerry Costello.

Scott Air Force Base in O’Fallon, IL uses the runways at times, but there may be a flight a day go out of the Mid America Airport for commercial flights. St. Louis has this great big International Airport – not sure why this was needed.

Maybe the fine people in Johnstown could just drive to Pittsburgh. It’s really not that far away. Just an idea.

But it has a nice terminal….

]]>