I Feel Wealthy. Oh, So Wealthy.

I caught a few minutes of some of the Sunday morning political talk shows today, and it got me thinking about my Friday tryout for "Wall Street Story."

I realize now that some clarification is needed.

To all IRS employees and eager Barack Obama staffers reading this, I'm not ACTUALLY wealthy. I just FEEL wealthy. And really, the feeling didn't last too long, so 'felt wealthy' would probably be a more accurate way to describe my state-of-mind after receiving my economic stimulus check.

After listening to the commentary this morning, I couldn't help but picture Obama sitting around and saying, "Now, I know if we raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, then we can afford to pay for 'Hope,' but I really don't think we'll be able to afford the 'Change' part."

Then, a staffer will ask, "What if we tax the wealthiest-feeling Americans, too? Then, can we afford 'Change?"

All together, they would yell, "Yes, we can."

Really, doesn't it make sense? If wealthy people are bad, then wealthy-feeling people must be worse. At least wealthy people are honest about their circumstances. Wealthy-feeling people are very intellectually dishonest. They think they're wealthy when they really aren't, and lying is no good.

So, let it be known here and now. Next year, save a John McCain victory, I'll be filing both a 1040NW (not wealthy) and a 1040NFWE (not feeling wealthy either). Hopefully, that'll cover my bases.