They really do think we're stupid

The examples of comments from our elected officials show how little regard they have for our intelligence and concerns are astounding.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stated what she proposed was not a tax increase; it was merely an elimination of the previous tax reduction.

Gee, how stupid of me not to realize that.

So, my taxes are not going to be raised, they are merely going to return to the higher rate before the tax cut. Since I am not as intelligent as our representatives, I thought when my paycheck was smaller, taxes must have increased. But I must have been wrong.

How stupid of me.

She also said the "government option" in the health care bill is no longer valid; it is the "public option." This sounds more and more like "1984" every day. Change the word and no one will be the wiser. We are too stupid to know the difference.

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, was speaking about the swine flu and was asked if she would consider closing schools if there was an outbreak.

She said as long as they had people to operate the schools, they would keep them open because the schools were the safest places and if the children were not in school, they would not be fed.

Where do these people live? Perhaps the people whom she associates with do not feed their children, but not the ones in my family or my neighborhood.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has now presented a Senate proposal for the health care bill that will allow states to "opt out" if they do not like the terms.

Yeah, sure! I'll bet it is much like the 55 mph federal speed limit imposed by President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s when states could opt out if they did not care to participate.

Unfortunately, if they did opt out, they lost all federal highway funds. I don't recall any states doing that.

When U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., was asked about his part in preventing an investigation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, he berated the student for not knowing what he was talking about.

The implication was that "I am a congressman" and you are merely a student who knows nothing, and yet you have the audacity to challenge me. At another time during a Town Hall Meeting when he was asked a question, he retorted it would be more beneficial talking to a piece of furniture than the individual asking the question.

I doubt that Frank has ever done anything other than serve in Congress, but one would think he was an expert on any topic under discussion.

This week, Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Calif., waxed eloquent before Congress about the swine flu, the health care bill and poor children. In her view, passage of the health care bill will ensure those poor children will not be contaminated because of the bill.

I suppose if this bill does not pass, then anyone who did not vote for it could be considered an accessory to murder.

These are some of the comments that come to mind when I say elected officials think we are stupid. I am sure many of you can recall many more.

I tire of listening to so many of these individuals lecture us about topics they know little about.

In fact, we now know they do not read the bills that have such an impact on all our lives and cost a fortune.