This is your Captain speaking: As you all can feel, we are in a downward spiral and the only hope we have is to Toss the Big 3 out of the aircraft. There should be enough Golden Parachutes that the executive staff will recover nicely. We figure once that dead weight is out of the cabin, and the printing presses are calmed down, we should be able to level this bird off at 1984 levels, what Reaganomics giveth, Reaganomics with a little Bush taketh away. We are sure that those of you with 401Ks will be fine, if you are under 40, and contribute the maximum until the day you retire from here on out. We hope you have enjoyed the party, the hang over should pass in about 12 years. Watch where you land—it’s your ass.

Margo, Thanks for another insiteful or insightful ariticle depending upon the reader. Republicans are supposed to be the fiscally responsible, family values and christian party. What I see is spending for wars and wall street, family values and christianity when convenient. Mean spirited and illogical people. When talk turns to health care we have no money but for war and wall street always money available. Don’t let the environment get in the way of capitalism. Take dirty manufacturing to another country- that really solves the problem . Hello people we all live on the same planet.

Margo writes, “Excuse me?” There is no excuse for you. * demure smile * Margo adds without first doing her homework, “I beieve it was the government who made many of you casino-owning Americans. And rich ones.” You hold on there you red headed city slicker. Our government did not make possible our Indian casinos. We American Indians made this possible. This is our industry with no or very little help from our government. However, our government has its greedy hand deep in our pockets grubbing around for whatever money can be grabbed. Some quick statistics from 2002 - 2003 years: “…total revenues of approximately $15.9 billion.” “…hospitality, restaurant and entertainment…$1.8 billion….” “…created almost 500,000 jobs.” “…generated $4.7 billion in Federal taxes….” “…reduced Federal government unemployment benefits and welfare payments by $1.2 billion.” “…generated $1.6 billion in state government revenue….” “…generated more than $100 million for local governments….” “…build basic community infrastructure, such as schools, hospitals, roads and water and sewer systems…police and fire protection, education, health care, housing, child and elder care, cultural preservation….” http://www.indiangaming.org/info/Final_Impact_Analysis.pdf You claim we American Indians are becoming wealthy thanks to our Federal government? You have this backwards, Margo. Easy to see we American Indians are helping to bailout our government and helping our American peoples regardless of ethnic background. We American Indians are contributing a thousand times more to America than our country is contributing to us. We are working for America, all peoples of America, which includes you Margo; you, personally, are enjoying benefits of our American Indian hard work. None of us American Indians are becoming wealthy off casinos. This is a complete myth and I am disappointed you have not performed your homework to discover truth. Those numbers I cite are from 2002 - 2003 years. You can almost, not quite, but almost double those revenue numbers for more recent times. We are doing this on our own. We are tending to our own and we are tending to your own. We are hard working Americans contributing much to our country, despite how we are treated. A four part series for you Margo and for readers who want to learn truth about how my peoples are being treated. This is one of very many sad stories, heartbreaking stories. This series is a “must read” for truth seekers: http://www.denverpost.com/lawlesslands Spend a half hour or so reading that Denver Post report; you will be shocked, absolutely shamed. Hey! You readers want to learn more truth? Research Jack Abramoff. His story will provide a good notion of how our government views my peoples. Ok, Margo, you tell me again how my peoples are becoming wealthy off Indian Gaming. We are doing our part to benefit our country and benefit our American peoples. Are you? Oh yeah, Groucho Marx, his brothers, they are all American heroes to me, they are my admired role models. I love the Marx brothers! You have problem with this, Margo? Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

F P adds much reader value, “Watch where you land—it’s your ass.” Correct me if I am wrong, you are the famous “Frank” of this blog, yes? Dang! What a work of art is your parody. You have gifted me with a smile and some giggles, and I do not even know you. Thank you. You catch the big three being grilled for their flying into our nation’s capitol, each aboard their own luxury private jet? I read one report for one excutive, I think the GM boy, his flight to testify cost his company twenty grand. I suppose a Budget rent-a-car is out of the question for those boys. Those democrats on Capitol Hill want us taxpayers to bailout boys flying around in luxury private jets? I am with you, toss those bozos out at ten-thousand feet with a martini but no golden parachute. I read an interesting comparison a few weeks back. This trillion dollars in bailout money for Wall Street, our government could have bought a home for every American family and have money leftover. I mean pay cash for a home for every family in America, and still have money remaining. Can you imagine the economic stimulus of American families suddenly having no mortgage payment to make? I bet this would add a trillion dollars a year in spending to our American economy. Thanks for your wonderful sarcasm, very entertaining! Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

Starry Nite quips, “You are so smart and funny just like groucho marx. Are you chief of the Women ?” Say, have I told you about the time I shot an elephant in my pajamas? No, I am not the chief of women, I am the Queen of Pots and Pans, formerly Princess of Poopy Diapers and Snotty Noses. Reminds me of a story. I am teaching our loving and agreeable girl how to blow her nose. She is about two or three and has one of those snot bubbling, nose booger hanging colds. “Child, blow your nose,” while holding a tissue to her nose, after showing her how to blow with my own nose, “blow your nose just like momma.” She turns her head back and forth, “Me do! Me do!” I blow through my nose, “No, no, like this, just like momma,” we try again. I cannot even touch her nose with her tissue, “Me do! Me do!” By now, she has a big slimy green juicy booger hanging from her nose, which I pick off quickly using her tissue. She is enraged, “Me do! Me do!” I try a few more times; no dice, no snot. “Alright, fine then, blow your own nose,” and I wad up her tissue, big booger and all, then toss her tissue at her. She picks up her wadded tissue, carefully unfolds and opens her tissue. With talent, she picks out her big booger from her tissue then promptly shoves her big booger back up into her nose. I am mad. She looks at me, grins, then holds her tissue to her nose and blows like a proper little lady. She holds her tissue out and there is that big booger back in her tissue, “Me do! Me do!” Yeah, she is just a tad bit headstrong and ornery, like her momma. Starry, when you, or other people, step out under the limelight on the stage of life, you make a freewill choice to subject yourself to both praise and critique from those out in the Peanut Gallery. You are accountable for your actions and some will remind you of your accountability. Our girl reminded me she is quite capable of blowing her own nose, but she did not enjoy a sufficient vocabulary to tell me this. She held me accountable for my assuming her to be less capable. I was in the wrong, just as wrong as people of high social status assuming those of our unwashed masses to be less capable. I am rather snotty, yes? We are not snotty nosed brats. We are adults, presumed to be responsible adults. You and I are adults. Margo is an adult along with Candice, Liz and even Whoopi. Our participation here is by freewill choice. We are willingly stepping out under the limelight. You and I, this limelight does not shine quite as bright upon us. Others are constantly under a hot harsh limelight. My expectation is those who seek the limelight are thick skinned enough to handle someone periodically poking them with a sharp stick and thin skinned enough to appreciate a gentle pat on the back. If not, you are bound to booger things up. Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

Me thinketh the Okpulot Taha doth protest too much.

Dana Jae comments, “Me thinketh the Okpulot Taha doth protest too much.” I think head buried ostrich often make prime targets of their butts. Okpulot Taha Choctaw Nation

I just uncovered this. Now I get it completely: The Choctaw sided with the Confederates during the Civil war of 1860 - that’s all I need to know. Find another site to hound. You are neither a woman, nor Choctaw. Stop your deceit and let us carry on with real debate.