Disrespect for leadership
01.27.12 (10:37 am) [edit]Doesn't Arizona have a standard of behavior for it's elected leaders?. Aren't they taught anything about protocol and etiquette when in the presence of public officials?. If this lady is as temperamental as she behaved, Arizona is in bad shape when it comes to leadership because she is obviously 90 percent temper and 10 percent mental. Why don't somebody explain to her that simply because you're ugly you don't have to act that way. She really think she's disrespecting President Obama but she's really disrespecting the office of the President and it deserve better. She accosted him and has the audacity to say that she felt threatened, how ludicrous is that. She illustrated to the world how crass and low class she is.
positive effects of infidelity
01.27.12 (9:33 am) [edit]In one of the interviews with the focus on the family Newt Gingrich stated that hard work and love of America were the cause of his infidelity. Now he states to the Christian Broad cast net work that infidelity made him more normal. My question is compared to what?.
My image of the American voter
01.24.12 (11:52 am) [edit]IN trying to discuss the condition of American politics with some voters you would believe that our government was created in a vacuum. While at a breakfast rally listening to some people complain about government you would not believe that it is created by the American public and that it is the way it is because of the people we elect. One lady came up to me and begin talking about the problems at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and believed that Senator Dodd and Representative Franks was the sole cause of it's mortgage problem. And the bill was legislated to provide home owner ship to the poor who could not afford homes. I was alarmed by her ignorance and explained to her regardless of how bad she thought the legislation was that 60 Senators and 218 Congressional Representatives voted for the bill to become law. All three of our representatives for the bill and if the bill was so bad why did they vote the way they did?. Our Representative not only voted for the law but took advantage of the provision that provided preferable terms to elected politicians. Our representative complained loud about the problems of Freddie and Fannie but he reminded me of a little boy who had thrown a rock and was now trying to hide his hand.
The mythology of GOP social conservatives
01.20.12 (9:58 am) [edit]The GOP social conservatives have been hypocritical and regressive in their social stance. They claim to have a deep abiding faith in God,apple pie and the American way. Yet they are supporting a candidate Newt Gingrich who has a large bag filled with a long history of moral and bad professional behavior. If I remember correctly it was at a wedding where Jesus performed his first miracle. The wedding vow reads in sickness, in health,for better or for worse till death due us part. What is it about this vow that social conservatives republicans take so lightly. Also I must play the race card, when Herman Cain's sexual peccadilloes were exposed the republican social conservatives discarded him like used tissue with snot on it. When ABC news exposed Newt sexual transgression he received a loud standing ovation then he preceded to blame the media.
Happenstance of being born in America
01.11.12 (8:09 pm) [edit]Read this sad story in the local section of the news paper this morning regarding two young people who met disaster in the prime of life. Jeff and Christine two bright promising Americans who did things the right way, finishing their education and looking forward to contributing to the American way of life. Jeff with a degree in personnel administration and criminology and Christine with a degree in education. By all accounts the wedding was breath taking beautiful. They had planned on pursuing their married life as an all American couple. Three months later Christine fell suffering a head injury, the medical examination revealed that she had an inoperable brain tumor and was not able to continue working. A month later Jeff received a pink slip from the police personnel department, now they are not able to continue to pay the health insurance premiums or a doctor and is now at the mercy of doctors who decide to volunteer their services but this is limited because they can't afford to pay for the treatment or lab test that must be done at a medical facility. They have also lost their apartment and car and had to move back in with their parents whose house is not equipped to take care of a person with a terminal disease. IN the mean while Jeff is looking into all the programs that should provide relief assistance for a family in their condition but the bureaucracy is over whelming and very slow in responding. We pride ourselves on bearing the torch of liberty and freedom and we boast about our independent nature when in fact most of us are in the same predicament as Jeff and Christine one pay day away from disaster. I believe that health care should be as much of a right as freedom of speech religion and assembly. What kind of nation are we when the only people who can afford health care are those who are rich or lucky enough to have jobs that provide health insurance coveraqe. Our present system puts profit over humanity because it is controlled by corporations that has purchased our political institutions. Every other developed country in the world provides health care to it's citizens cheaper than our market economy model. As dire as Jeff's and Christine situation is, just think there are 50 million more Americans without health insurance with the potential to be just like them. Life is slowly ebbing from Christine and Jeff will be saddled with more medical debt than he can ever pay.
Ronald Reagan Legacy Myth
12.31.11 (12:14 am) [edit]If you listen at the Republican rhetoric about their mythical legend you swear that he was able to walk on water and calm the ragin seas but when you examine the facts of his administration you will discover that nothing could be farther from the truth. 1. He talked about family and family values but he was divorced and remarried. The only vow you make where you place your hands on the bible is the marriage vow and entering the military. 2 He talked about faith in God but was not an active member of a church while he was govenor of california or president of the U.S. 3. He advised men to take care of their wives and children yet he is the only president to call a dallop of catsup a vegetable when served as a school lunch to kids. 4. He is described as being a conservative yet he raised taxes 11 times and there was no war going on. He raised the debt ceiling 18 times, how is that for controlling spending 5. Ronald Reagan was the first president to quadrupled the national debt. 6. Obviously all the accolades imputed to him are mythical except for a mellifuous sounding voice. He was not our Santa Claus by any stretch of imagination. So let's let the dead past bury it's dead regardless of how mythicalogical and move forward rather than wallowing in a jaundice view of our past. Think on this, If Reagan was such a panacea for the country during his presidency why did George W. Bush have to raise taxes and violate a promise that he made of no new taxes within 2 years of his administraton?.
Absence of a well regulated militia
12.28.11 (10:44 pm) [edit]Gun lovers will quickly quote you the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution when it comes to owning a gun, which supposedly gives every citizen the right to bear Arms. In a 75 mile radius during the Christmas season 17 people were murdered by people who had a back ground of violence including robbery, murder,stalking and domestic violence. All the assailants owned a gun even though they had prior prison records. The second Amendment states that we have a right to bear arms as part of a well regulate militia. When a violent felon can purchase a gun with little or no background check who's doing the regulating, since when did one person become a militia, Militias are illegal that is why we have Federal, State and local police forces. If we are going to say one person is a militia we need to do some serious examining of our regulations,
We aren't free loaders after all
12.22.11 (4:40 am) [edit]Remember when the Republican rhetoric was that 53 percent of Americans pay no income tax and saying it as if the 47 percent was bearing the entire debt burden of the country. If that were the case how come the 53 percent of free loaders will get a tax increase if the payroll holiday tax is not extended. I was feeling bad about myself because I felt all those deduction on my pay stub was going for naught. Now I find out that I am a team member and a pretty valuable one at that. so cheer up you hard working individuals who can only pay by a pay roll deduction you are not a free loader.
Historian Really
12.21.11 (11:23 am) [edit]Has there ever been a more selfish, self absorbed and self servient individual than Newt Gingrich. He claims to be an historian but does not realize that we have three department of our federal government and each is independent. Newt talks about bringing federal judges who affirm decisions that he does not agree with before the Congress to explain their decisions. Doesn't he realize what the word independent means Newt begins every sentence with I and let him tell it he was part of everything positive accomplished in this country. He helped Reagan destroy communism and yet none of Reagan former staff gives him any credit. Former Reagan press secretary John Sununu could not recall any important meeting held or any summits with Russians that Newt was a part of. He helped Clinton reform welfare but no one recalls any important idea or solution submitted by Him. If you listened to him without consulting his past record you would be ready to crown him as Jesus Junior who was at the creation of the world, gave life to Adam Free the Children of Israel from Egypt and parted the Red Sea until you examine all the baggage he's carring he was forced to resign as a congressman due to unethical behavior. He was made to pay a 300 thousand dollar fine for taking government material writing a book and lecturing in college for a salary without paying for the material or getting permission to use it for his own personal gain. He reminds me of some old guy who looked in a trick mirror and said what a great guy am I.
What was it good for
12.18.11 (1:16 am) [edit]I watch the President welcoming the the troops from the Iraq war home. After listening to all the accolades given for their service I begin to wonder what did we accomplish and was it worth it. Consider after decimating Iraq, killing 2 million of it's citizens, destroying it's infrastructure through bombing and killing Saddam Hussein, In part we inflicted 45 hundred fatalities, 32 thousand seriously wounded and 1 trillion dollars expended from our treasure which we could ill afford. So we leave Iraq with no democratic form of government Islamic in it's governing and worship. Former President Bill Clinton predicted that the U.S. would lead a whole world of democracies but he did not state it would be through invasions and war. We invaded Iraq under the false pretense of them possessing weapons of mass destruction. We like to brag on America's exceptionalism but if you consider the condition we left Iraq in the only thing we are exceptional in is being the world's most destructive force.
Heads they win tails we lose
12.17.11 (9:46 am) [edit]The American public just can't win, first they pay the salary of crooks and then are required to pay the lawyers that defend the crooks. The SEC sued the former heads of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for doctoring and lying to investors who bought sub prime mortgages that had been secured and sold on the open market. The portfolio should have had only 4.3 billion dollars in sub prime loans when it fact it contained 44 billion in sub prime loans and 90 percent of them went into default and foreclosure. The SEC found that during their investigation this was a real attempt to defraud investors. All of the suspects had changed the application forms raising the applicants worth and financial stability to enhance their commission. None of the heads of the firms made less than 16 million from 2005 to 2007. The entire deal cost the Federal government a 160 billion dollars. Now here is the kicker even though these crooks played by their own rules due to the way their contract were written the federal government is responsible for 58 million dollars of their legal fees. The injustice as I see it is in California any crime over 5 thousand dollars is filed as a felony and you are tried in criminal court, these individuals cost our government over 160 billion and are only required to go to civil court and we pay for their defense. Heads they win Tail we lose.
Hard workers need not apply
12.14.11 (2:10 am) [edit]When questioned about his promiscuous and adulterous life stile Newt Gingrich did an unbelievable meaculpa by stating that hard work and love of this country and time spent legislating caused him to go astray and violate his marriage vows. Now that we know that hard work was the causitive agent for his bad behavior maybe now we can forgive Bill Clinton for his extra marrital escapades since his job was more difficult with more responsibilities than Newt's.
Debtors prison are in our future
12.14.11 (1:55 am) [edit]According to a report on yahoo two ladies in different states awoke this morning with the county sheriff at their door with an arrest warrant for unpaid medical bills from local hospitals. The article stated that both medical procedures done were of an emergency nature and that both victims were unemployed for at least 6 months. These ladies were incarcirated immediately forced to leave their children at home unsupervised. The hospital stated that their assistance from federal and state government had been reduced by 50 percent and the burden of taking care of those who failed to pay had become to much for the hospitals to bear so they are now turning unpaid bills over to debt collectors who swear out warants on those who cannot pay. This is the dilema, you are unemployed with no medical insurance but you get injured or sick and because you seek medical services you end up in jail for your debt. What are the poor and unemployed expected to do.
Once was enough
12.10.11 (12:01 am) [edit]A few months ago all the Republican Presidential candidates were flocking to New York to kiss Donald Trumps rear end to enhance their winning potential. Donald said it felt so nice less try it twice so he scheduled a debate to be facilitated only by him only to further inflate his ego It look's like the candidates none of which are the sharpest tool in the shed came to their senses and said this doesn't pass the smell test and refused his invitation. Oh! they will probably suffer his wrath but at least they will not suffer the indignity of kissing his A-s. Only Newt has agreed to the debate but with the excrementous effluent coming from him you won't missing anything by skipping this date.
What were they thinking
12.09.11 (10:52 am) [edit]Spencer Bacchus a member of the Financial Service committee was informed after trading on a stock from information he had gotten as a result of a congressional inquiry of the possibility of being prosecuted for insider trading, He pleaded ignorance as if he had no idea of what insider trading is. When this information was presented to congress rather than hold an inquiry to see who all was guilty and what the potential consequences would be, the entire congress signed a proclamation to the effect that they would avoid all appearances of impropriety in the future. Nancy Pelosi,John Boehner,John Tierney, Newt Gingrich and Bacchus made big money during the health care debate most of them received stock and stock options from the health care insurance industry for defeating the public option plan that president Obama wanted to bring down health care cost. Martha Stewart,John Abramoff and several other people did prison time for doing what congress did,increasing their worth before the public had access to the same information. Congress did it with impunity, are they that dumb or were they being sly like a fox?. The gullability lack of character of our representatives to be used by corporation for their own personal gains are astounding. The question that John Kennedy ask us to ask our selves, not what our country can do for us but what can we do for our country has been sorely forgotten.
He's finished
12.06.11 (10:49 pm) [edit]Herman Cain the Koch brother by a different mother terminated his march to the white house because he was caught with another, Like all Republican caught in a fault he blamed the media not realizing that a woman scorned can become a man eater. Ginger White exposed his failing and caused the Cain train to come off the railing. Now we know he was like a dull knife who could not cut it even though he was talking loud but he wasn't saying nothing does any body remember 999. Herman claims to be a devout baptist christian but obviously he failed to read the scripture that says your sins will find you out. Good night now Herman and good riddance.
Epitomy of a true hypocrite
11.18.11 (11:17 pm) [edit]Newt Gingrich has been talking about how incompetent the federal government is, now we know it is because he can sucker them in to believing his bs so easy. While talking about smaller government and lower taxes he knew that he was taking our taxes for his private use of buying a million dollars worth of diamonds while trying to influence the tax payer that we had to sacrifice. For his largess of 1.6 million dollars taken from one department he states that he was payed for giving strategic information. Isn't strategic information supposed to steer the client toward success and away from the pit falls that bad information will lead you to. Considering the dismal performance of Fannie and the failure that ensued shouldn't we demand our money back from newt. Newt states that he didn't do anything wrong because Fannie may is not a governmental department and there by he was within his legal rights to accept payment for the job he performed. Fannie Mae is a quasi government department because it's leaders are appointed by the President Newt is splitting hairs.
An Addict in Denial
09.21.11 (6:21 am) [edit]John Boehner in response to the president jobs and deficit reduction plan said it was like giving a cocaine addict more cocaine, he should know because he snorted the tax payers money like it was cocaine when he agreed to the TARP BILL, the Iraq and the Afghanistan war, the monstrous prescription medicare bill, a three trillion dollar tax cut for the rich none of which was payed for. Now he see's the light that we are 14 trillion dollars in debt. Isn't that like a recovering addict he doesn't realize that the horse got away because he left the barn door open.
Ron Paul is not for Real
09.13.11 (11:18 pm) [edit]Here is a doctor who took the Hippocratic Oath to save lives and do the patient no harm would let a 30 year old man die because he didn't have health insurance. According to his libertarian philosophy it is the community, church and family's responsibility to take care of him. This anti government phenom who has lived off the government dole for over 30 years, will retire from congress with a federal pension, social security and medicare has the audacity to say what business the government should not be involved in. He also went to college and medical school on the GI Bill and student loans. Simply because a person has a job doesn't mean that he can afford today's high medical insurance cost. Why does he think 59 million people had no access to affordable health care. His name should mean hypocrite.
Romney's Self Indictment
09.07.11 (10:18 pm) [edit]Romney's job plan to increase employment, cut taxes and stop China from taking the U.S. to the cleaners is a self indictment and mea culpa for his past bad behavior He talked about career politicians being unable to solve the problem because they have no idea of how business work. Thank God for that small favor in that there were no one else like him or we would all be eating with chop sticks and top Ramen would be our main course. While Romney was playing corporation raider for Bain Capital, he fired more American workers and transfered as many jobs to china as any other corporation. Romney is one of the main reasons that China has such easy access to our business operations and intellectual properties. When he was doing his corporation raiding he was not visionary enough to see the potential damage he was doing to America, he was just making money for himself. That is why his rant is nothing more than a self indictment for bad behavior.
Xenophobes be ware
09.04.11 (7:10 pm) [edit]According to statistic gathered from the last census of 2010, the Latino community has become the fastest growing minority community in the U.S.. They number 35.3 million legal residents which is 16.3 percent of the population. They occupy over 10 million homes and provide over 10 million voters to this democracy and their population is growing. South Carolina and Arizona have counties that are predominate Latino, in the south and mid west their population is increasing exponentially. The caveat is that less than 30 percent of them have access to affordable health care. Their average income ranges from 30 to 35 thousand dollars per year. In many states headed by Republican Governors their first order of business was to pass voter restriction laws to stamp out voter fraud, even though incidents of voter fraud in the U.S. is nil. Is this a surreptitious effort to restrict the voting rights of the fasted growing segment of our nation. Will we allow democracy to trampled by these unnecessary acts to deny every American the right to participate.