Politicians better live within budgets

Well, now when I can’t pay my bills, I can just call my creditors and tell them it’s Tim Eyman’s fault. It seems he’s to blame for all Washington’s problems. Everyone says so.

I think maybe now our elected officials will just have to show what they are made of. No more free money for them to throw around and then say “look what wonders I did.” Maybe they could take a look at my budget. I’m a senior and unemployable because I am so. I have to make do with what I have and guess what? I can. We have been paying through the nose for years. Maybe Boeing left because we need such a large tax base. Why does Washington need the largest tax base in the nation? Wake up, Washington. Elect some good people who are not just in it for the money.

I hope Tim Eyman keeps on going. He seems to be the only one who does not have his hand out for your money.

If you really looked at us, you would see that our roads are never good, no matter how much money is put into them. We clean up a few streams. Our electricity will never go down again, but now they can sell more. I do wonder how dumb the people in my state really are. We must be the laughingstock of the nation.

The only thing left to be proud of is our beauty. I wish the liberals would all go someplace else, but who else would just hand over their money?

Sultan

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