Are you actually paying your bills? Sucker!
To the editor:
I pay my bills. That's what I am doing wrong. I do not qualify for any of the Obama's administration's mortgage bailouts because I pay my mortgage.
Bank of America closed a credit card account I have had for 20 years because in the past year I was late twice -- even though I called the credit card company and straightened it out, and moved the due date so it did not fall on my pay day,
What infuriates me is that I know people who have deliberately stopped paying their mortgages so they could by a bigger house cheaper, declared bankruptcy after knowingly lived above their means, and are now enjoying motorcycles and vacations. I know others who cannot pay their bills because they are over extended, but have cell phone companies and bill collectors bending over backward to "help" them in their time of "need." I guess I'm the stupid one for paying my bills, saving money and living within my means.
There are a lot of things I need and would like to do. But I do without because I could not walk away from my debt and let the American people pay for it.
But maybe I should. That is what everyone else is doing these days with the Obama's administration blessing.
Meggan Glimp
LAS VEGAS
I want my free TV
To the editor:
As an avid college football and basketball fan I am, to put it mildly, very disappointed in the way which these games are distributed on TV.
On any given football Saturday, I find myself in the position of needing to be a subscriber of at least four or five TV outlets in order to watch certain games I am interested in. Invariably, because I have just one outlet which I can afford to have, I might be able to see one of these games, if I am lucky.
For instance, we have the strange situation which has developed whereby the more channels which are available, the fewer games one can affordably watch. Couple this with the ABC-ESPN hookup which broadcasts only certain games in certain areas (the so-called regional game plan) in which if you live in a certain area you may see a game in another area only if you pay a hefty fee for doing so.
Then there's the proliferation of fly-by-night channels such as Versus which might be available on certain networks such as Dish or one cable network such as Cox (in this area). Then there are some channels carried only by Direct TV. So right there in order to see the game you have to subscribe to Direct TV, Dish, Cox, Cablevision or another cable network. And then if you should happen to have the right network you still might have to live in a certain area or pay through the nose.
In other words, the poor guy is out of luck on most games and only a Wall Street banker can afford to be sure of seeing any certain game on any certain Saturday.
At the risk of being called a "malcontent cheapskate," I will hereby suggest that the FCC step in and institute a rule which says any national game of interest carried in one part of the country be carried in all parts of the country (Ohio State-Michigan or Texas-Kansas, for instance) free of charge and that all games carried by one network be carried by all providers.
I will be accused of trying to stifle competition and choice. But to the contrary, I am merely activating competition that includes choice for all, not just for the Wall Street banker.
DANIEL F. OLIViER
BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZ.
Evil Republicans
To the editor:
Most of us at one time or another have experienced disapproval from people around us. It could be a parent, family member, spouse, teacher, boss or co-worker. No matter what we do, you're met with a frown and expressions of disapproval.
If you've had this experience, and who hasn't, now you know what President Obama and congressional Democrats are facing.
The economic difficulties we have now started during President Bush's watch, but many Americans, not just Republicans, want the problems to be fixed immediately. If the Democrats had the cooperation of Republicans, progress could be made, but there isn't a program, bill or suggestion by the Democrats that Republicans approve of. At every turn, they try to block Democratic efforts to bring about economic recovery.
It's not a stretch to believe that they want President Obama to fail, which of course means America will fail as well.
It's time for Americans to wear that frown and express disapproval toward Republicans, who seldom make attempts to improve the lives of their fellow Americans.
Richard J. Mundy
LAS VEGAS
Left leaning
To the editor:
On Nov. 24, it was reported in the Review-Journal's Nevada section that Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto's husband was going to hold a fundraiser for one of Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki's opponents -- and this was four days before the attorney general is set to prosecute Mr. Krolicki on felony charges.
Ms. Cortez Masto claimed that she was completely unaware of the event. Yeah, right. Now just why does that sound so familiar?
It's bad enough that she has shredded an honorable man's political career on a trumped up charge alleging the mishandling of the College Saving Trust Fund even though no money was found missing by a state legislative audit.
On this same day, neither Review-Journal cartoonist Jim Day, who was attacking Sen. John Ensign, nor columnist John L. Smith, who has made a career out of excoriating lawfully protesting Tea Party types, top Republicans and Gov. Jim Gibbons in particular, commented on this strange turn of events. Apparently only Republicans, Tea Partiers and the governor are fair game to these gentlemen.
So, what is wrong with this picture? Tilted a little to the left?
Norman Yeager
HENDERSON
