HUMORESYAMORES.WORDPRESS.COM 4 Hours Ago She survived Hitler and wants to warn us "I am a witness to history. "I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. If you remember the plot of the Sound of Music, the Von Trapp family escaped over the Alps rather than submit to the Nazis. Kitty wasn't so lucky. Her family chose to stay in her native Austria. She was 10 years old, but bright and aware. And she was watching. "We elected him by a landslide – 98 percent of the vote," she recalls. She wasn't old enough to vote in 1938 – approaching her 11th birthday. But she remembers. "Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force." No so. Hitler is welcomed to Austria "In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25 percent inflation and 25 percent bank loan interest rates. Farmers and business people were declaring bankrup...

Budget Week in Washington Even in Washington, miracles can happen. For the first time since 2009, the Democrat-led Senate Budget Committee actually met to discuss their budget proposal, and it is scheduled to be debated.  But not all talk is cheap. The Senate budget would increase spending by $265 billion and increase taxes by $923 billion – and their budget never balances. When looking at this proposal, it's clear that we've yet to see leadership from the Democrats in the Senate or President Obama. Last year, the president's budget didn't receive one single vote of support in the House or Senate, which could be why he's yet to submit his budget blueprint to Congress. The president says it's important that we address our mounting debt, but how can we take these claims seriously? Each year, the president is required by law to deliver his budget for the upcoming fiscal year to Congress the first Monday in February. But for the fourth time in five years his budget ...