Iraq is Ending. Where Is The Celebration?

I for one think that the withdrawal  of our combat troops from Iraq, should be met with a great deal of joy and celebration. If a white Republican President had accomplished the elimination of Bin Laden, several other high ranking terrorists and the end of our men and women in combat they would be preparing Mt. Rushmore for a new face. This President was handed one of the worst economic disasters in American history, two wars and a group of politicians that are willing to destroy America, just to defeat him, in his bid for re-election. He has responded with dignity and policies, that has and will continue to turn the tide of America's fortunes. He has ended combat in a war that has lasted for a decade and yet there are idiots, (short term for Republicans) that are sounding off about the disaster that will befall Iraq, with us leaving. I have believed, since Barrack Obama was elected, that the people that attack him do so for one reason and one reason only. The white power base is concerned that if a black man succeeds in the White House, it will open the way for a, shudder, woman to next hold the office of President. He will have proven, what we all should have known, that a person of color, or a female can run this country as well or better, then white men. Bigotry is a despicable trait, but one that has risen it's ugly head, and we need to cut that head off. I personally do not care if a person is black, white, Hispanic, Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, Muslim, male, female, gay or belonging to any other group you may identify, if they are able to move our country forward. Wealthy, white men have had their share of foul ups in running America and have done some great things along the way. One thing they are not very good at is giving up power. That is at the center of all of this. Today we need to celebrate the cessation of combat situations for our men and women in uniform. We need to thank them for doing their duty and our President for finally getting them out of Iraq. We need to tell the people on the right, such as John McCain, Lindsay Graham, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and the big liar himself, Dick Chaney to shut up and be grateful that this war is winding down. They all need to join in the effort to bring peace to all corners of the world and support the idea of strength through compassion. Finally we need to come together as one nation, and once and for all eliminate the disease of discrimination from our land. The Constitution sets the framework and guarantees the rights of all, even our black President.

If Donald Trump Keeps Opening Mouth, Energy Problems Solved

Donald Trump, the P.T. Barnum of our era, holds the secret to renewable energy source. When, "The Donald" opens his big mouth the amount of hot air sent into the environment would be enough to power a city twice the size of New York and still have enough left for Jersey. Oh, wait we already have Governor Christie supplying New Jersey with enough hot air for them. Meanwhile let me get back to Trump. This self promoting, egotistical, fool has stated that Mitt Romney has slid in the polls because he refused to appear at his debate. Newt Gingrich has risen because he will be at Trump's debate. In essence, Donald Trump is the person that all America looks to for advice and direction on how we vote. Please, Donald go away. Our political system is enough of a joke without you. However we could use your BS for fertilizer and of course all of that hot energy.

All Americans Should Be Ashamed

I just saw a statistic that stated that 1 in 45 children in America are homeless! 1.6 million children! That makes me sick and every single American should be ashamed of that fact. We are no better then a third world country. This is what we have become and there are certain people and politicians that is just fine with that. While our leaders sit around thinking of ways to get elected or re-elected, our children suffer. Are you proud of America now? I'm not and after this posting I am going to start by contacting my Congressional representatives and let them know this is unacceptable. If you care about our children you should do the same! Keep calling them and writing them and make it clear that you will not support any politician that is willing to accept this. Maybe we could adopt Newt's stupid idea and put them to work. Where is an old sweat shop factory when you need it. Are there no prisons? Are there no poor houses? Scrooge would be proud. I certainly am not!

Common Sense Should Guide Us! Not Party Politics!

Everyone that reads me knows one thing for certain, I am a proud Progressive. Just because I usually flow in the direction of the Democratic party does not mean I will just be in lockstep with everything on their agenda. The Democrats are not perfect, however the Republicans are pathetic.
Look at the current leader for the Republican nomination. Newt Gingrich is the consummate Washington insider. So my appeal to voters around the country is this. Use common sense! When a politician tells you he received 1.6 million dollars from a company and a thirty thousand dollar a month retainer fee, to be a historian, what does common sense tell you? Are any fire alarms going off in your head? There should be. My common sense tells me loud and clear that he received tons of money to walk the halls of Congress and use his political influence to have votes go the way of his bosses. When a politician tells you he wants to fire union janitors and replace them with children, your mind should be screaming at you, "This guy is a whack job!" Do you think he will stand up for the average working person. Absolutely not. If this politician stands in front of a group of average Americans and brags about the fact, he received sixty thousand dollars for a speech and the price was going up, do you think he can relate to average people or only to the top 1%? If this politician is credited for the beginning of the politics of hatred that has brought the nations work to a grinding halt, shouldn't your common sense tell you this guy would continue and deepen the divides we currently are facing? Every aspect of Gingrich's persona, should have your common sense working overtime, to keep you from supporting or voting for this lifetime politician.
All I am asking of every individual is to look at the garbage the Republicans and Mr. Gingrich are throwing about and apply, common sense. The old phrase, "If it walks, like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck," fits very well in this case. If it sounds like a corrupt politician and walks like a corrupt politician, it must be a corrupt politician.