Entries Tagged as 'Concern'

Does John McCain’s temper concern you?

Temperament
Journalist Adam Clymer notes of McCain that, “There is no question that he sometimes loses potential allies by his penchant for telling off other senators.”[31] Todd Purdum remarks upon a “temperament that routinely put[s] him atop insiders’ lists of the most difficult senators on Capitol Hill.”[11] A 2006 Washingtonian survey of Capitol Hill staff ranked McCain as having the second “Hottest Temper” in the Senate.[32] Former Senator Rick Santorum says that, “John was very rough in the sandbox. Everybody has a McCain story. If you work in the Senate for a while, you have a McCain story. … He hasn’t built up a lot of goodwill.”[33] Writer Elizabeth Drew quoted a senator who admired McCain as saying, “Dealing with John McCain is kind of like dancing with a cactus.”[34]

In 1989, McCain screamed at Senator Richard Shelby an inch from his face, during a heated cabinet nomination battle for McCain’s friend John Tower.[35][36] In 1992, McCain and Senator Chuck Grassley got into a heated argument, with shoving and profanities, over a POW/MIA committee issue and did not speak to each other for two years, before reconciling.[35][36] At a meeting in 2007 on immigration legislation, fellow Republican Senator John Cornyn objected to McCain: “Wait a second here. I’ve been sitting in here for all of these negotiations and you just parachute in here on the last day. You’re out of line,” to which McCain replied, “Fuck you! I know more about this than anyone else in the room.”[37][38]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_and_political_image_of_John_McCain

…I believe there is a BIG difference between having strength as a person and having a bad temper, Part of being a strong leader is being able to control your emotions and deal with situations properly.

Cashing in a savings bond — Tax Concern?

When I was young, my grandma would buy me (and my brothers) US Savings Bonds. I am now a grown man, and I am still holding on to them. Well, I have some home improvements coming up, and I could take out a home equity loan or line of credit to pay for them. But I’ve got these savings bonds sitting there just collecting dust. So I could cash them in and offset the amount of equity I’d have to use for these improvements. But here is my concern. I know that if you cash them in, you have to claim the interest earned on your federal taxes. So let’s say I have a $2500 savings bond that is now worth $5000 (so it has earned $2500 in interest). If I would cash that in, how badly would I get hurt come tax time? Can anyone tell me approximately what percentage of that $2500 I would end up having to give back to Uncle Sam? I am just trying to avoid getting myself into trouble, where I’ll end up owing $2000 next year. That would pretty much defeat the purpose of cashing them in.