Things to do with your $100 insult, uh, I mean, gas rebate checks

First off let's be clear, this ISN'T a rebate. A rebate is money you receive after buying something. And you never have to give it back. Republicans NEVER give you anything of benefit, and certainly not for free with no strings attached, we all know that.

This is a loan. A loan is something you have to pay back, and that's precisely what you will do with this. You will see an increase of $100 you owe the Feds on your 2006 taxes. Actually you'll see a little more than $100 because you will be charged interest on the money "rebated" to you.

What's more you can't say "NO." This is a loan from the Feds, actually Republicans, that you will be forced to accept.

So while you are pondering if you can squeeze more than a week's worth of driving from the $100 "relief" bribe, uh, I mean check you will receive, let me offer some other suggestions of what to do with the money:

• Give your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to Habitat for Humanity. Katrina victims still need our help. You can even do it through the Randi Rhodes show



• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to Democracy for America



• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to help our veterans by giving to the Disabled American Veterans.



• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to Greenpeace



• Give your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to American Progress Action Fund



• Give your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to MoveOn.Org



• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to Heartland PAC




• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to FAIR



• Donate your $100 bribe/insult/"relief" check to Media Matters



• Donate to any of the organizations in the right column

Oh there are more worthy organizations than those I've listed, just donate your bribe help those the Republicans have left behind, or to help our progressives candidates get into office and take back the house and senate, etc. etc.