The Affordable Health Care Act has passed the Supreme Court test for constitutionality and the right goes beserk. I even heard one bright comment, "Just because the Supreme Court rules on it, it does not mean it is Constitutional." Yes it does! That is their job, but when they rule differently then the right wants them to, it is wrong. If the ruling had gone the other way, then it would have been proven unconstitutional. This reminds of a small child, wanting to quit playing because they did not get their way. The conservatives want to take their ball and go home.
I have listened to the Republicans try and persuade the American public that what Mitt Romney did in Massachusett, is totally different then what the Democrats and President did with health care. It is identical and any attempt by the right to position it any other way is just playing the semantics game. The Massachusett mandate is considered a penalty, where the AHCA is considered a tax. I do not care how they phrase it the intent in both cases, was to make free loaders have to share in their cost of health care. In the past the Republican party, the conservatives and the right have embraced the idea of personal responsibility, however since it became a Democratic agenda, they are running away from people being responsible.
The court and the opinion of Chief Justice Roberts, stated that the mandate would be acceptable if it is a tax. Fine. The tax or penalty would affect less then one percent of Americans and they can avoid that "tax or penalty" if they act like adults and purchase affordable health care insurance.
Romney and the Republicans are pushing to repeal the AHCA and then replace it with their own health care act. Lets look at the highlights of what they propose to replace the President's plan with. First they would extend health care to more people. That is already in the AHCA. They would permit children to stay on their parents insurance until age 26. Whoops, that is in the AHCA. They would prevent insurance companies, the ability, to decline coverage based upon pre-existing conditions. Humm, already covered under the AHCA. They would not allow health insurers to stop coverage due to limits. You guessed it, already there in the AHCA. Are you starting to see a trend here. What is it they are really looking to repeal, Democratic success? The Republicans are really upset because they didn't think of this first.
I heard house majority leader Eric Cantor say that the Republicans have had a health care plan for sometime, and will give details shortly. Really Mr. Cantor. You guys have a plan and did not share it with the public. Sorry I have to declare that, bullsh**. The problem is the only plans the Republicans, conservatives and the right have had in place or have worked on is to decieve the American public and to defeat Barrack Obama. Maybe it is time they start to look at what is in the best interest of the country and stop the devestating game of partisian politics.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Why So Called Conservatives Are So Wrong!
A couple of days ago I was engaged with a couple of men, on Face Book, who call themselves Conservatives. They happen to be in the same family and thus their views were completely in lockstep. Over the next couple of days I will be addressing the Conservative point of view and how on so many levels they have no clue. Will this piss them off ? I certainly hope so.
First off, what does the right support? That changes, based upon whether the current President proposes something that they support. They are solidly second Amendment supporters and would rather be killed, along with their entire family, then to restrict any gun laws. Assault weapons, mutiple clips, piercing bullets, mentally deranged buyers. It does not matter. No restrictions what so ever. We have murders everyday at rediculous rates and they will give the same response. People kill people, but guns do not. In a certain, twisted way they are right. People kill people, but cars do not. Knifes, fires started by arsonists, clubs, baseball bats, etc, do not kill people, people kill people. I am being saracastic, for those on the right that are not able to recognize it, but as with all sarcasm, there is an element of truth. Without the weapon there is not a murder.
What else do they believe in? ALL LIBERALS are socialists, communists and every other ists, they can think of. Medical care and more specifically the Affordable Care Act is a step toward Socialized medicine. I prefer to call it single payer, but if they insist on Socialzed medicine, fine. Call it what ever you want to demagogue it. It would be less expensive and better for the people of this country.
They believe that the former Soviet Union sent agents here in the sixties and seventies to infiltrate our country in order to change it. Remember the movie "Salt" with Angelina Jolie, that is where I think they got that idea.
They believe the President was not born in America and is not our legal President. This fits their conspiracy theory.
Maybe worst of all they do not believe that anyone who disagrees with them is not a true American. Listen to how they attack and are always telling people to, "love it or leave it." They feel there opinion is the only one worth listening to. Well, I hate to break it to them, but I happen to feel that disent is the backbone of America. Hell, our country was founded by a revolution. Did they forget that?
This is just the beginning of how wrong I feel the extreme on the right are. Over the next several days I will continue to try and make some sense of where they stand and point out the stark differences between the bullies on the right and the rest of America. I happen to believe that most Americans are in the middle, Sometimes we lean a little more conservative and sometimes a little more liberal. As I write this. please join in with your comments. Whether you agree or disagree, as always I will not edit or delete your remarks as long as it is not vulgar or completely offending.
First off, what does the right support? That changes, based upon whether the current President proposes something that they support. They are solidly second Amendment supporters and would rather be killed, along with their entire family, then to restrict any gun laws. Assault weapons, mutiple clips, piercing bullets, mentally deranged buyers. It does not matter. No restrictions what so ever. We have murders everyday at rediculous rates and they will give the same response. People kill people, but guns do not. In a certain, twisted way they are right. People kill people, but cars do not. Knifes, fires started by arsonists, clubs, baseball bats, etc, do not kill people, people kill people. I am being saracastic, for those on the right that are not able to recognize it, but as with all sarcasm, there is an element of truth. Without the weapon there is not a murder.
What else do they believe in? ALL LIBERALS are socialists, communists and every other ists, they can think of. Medical care and more specifically the Affordable Care Act is a step toward Socialized medicine. I prefer to call it single payer, but if they insist on Socialzed medicine, fine. Call it what ever you want to demagogue it. It would be less expensive and better for the people of this country.
They believe that the former Soviet Union sent agents here in the sixties and seventies to infiltrate our country in order to change it. Remember the movie "Salt" with Angelina Jolie, that is where I think they got that idea.
They believe the President was not born in America and is not our legal President. This fits their conspiracy theory.
Maybe worst of all they do not believe that anyone who disagrees with them is not a true American. Listen to how they attack and are always telling people to, "love it or leave it." They feel there opinion is the only one worth listening to. Well, I hate to break it to them, but I happen to feel that disent is the backbone of America. Hell, our country was founded by a revolution. Did they forget that?
This is just the beginning of how wrong I feel the extreme on the right are. Over the next several days I will continue to try and make some sense of where they stand and point out the stark differences between the bullies on the right and the rest of America. I happen to believe that most Americans are in the middle, Sometimes we lean a little more conservative and sometimes a little more liberal. As I write this. please join in with your comments. Whether you agree or disagree, as always I will not edit or delete your remarks as long as it is not vulgar or completely offending.
Friday, June 29, 2012
Yes, You Are Entitiled to Your Opinion, However!
People are absolutely entitled to their opinions, but do not be surprised or offended if I express mine in return. I have a friend on Face Book that is constantly whinning that he is entitled to his opinion. Every time I disagree with his "wrong" thought process, he cries, "that he is entitled to his opinion". I have never said he couldn't have one, I just state mine in return. People like this man, is not worried about their opinion, they just do not want you to have one in return. Listen to them and just accept what they have to say. Yesterday I called this man out and he started to cry, like a little child, about leave him alone and he was only stating his opinion. Well Doug, I am stating mine. You are some type of psygology doctor, and my opinion is that you should place yourself on the couch to find where your deep seated problems lie. I am secure in who I am and do not have to cry about my opinion. I will give it to you even if you do not want it. Call me wrong. Call me an idiot. Call me stupid. I do not care, primarily because people that do not agree with me are the morons of the world. See, simple. He has called me narrow minded and I have stated that he is also. He is right. I am. I look at the facts and then I narrowly interpret them into my thought process. I then state my opinion and whether you think I am right or wrong, does not matter. In my narrow mind I am right. So Doug grow up. According to your picture on Face Book you are at least twenty one, so act like it. Accept the fact that everyone is not going to like or agree with you, and if you can't accept those facts, I have a couch here for you to tell, me all about your latent problems.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The President Gave The Order and Bin Laden is Dead!!!
When will a Republican give President Obama the credit he deserves for his decision that lead to Osama bin Laden being killed. The last several days I have listened to the biggest bunch of cry babies I have ever heard. WAAAA! Obama is taking too much credit. WAAAA! The President did not pull the trigger. WAAAA! WAAAA! WAAAA!
Let me ask, one question. What would the Republicans be saying if the mission had failed and would they have made it into a political issue? ABSOLUTELY!
The right would have been attacking President Obama, just like they used the failed mission against President Carter. They would have used it just like they attacked Senator Kerry and tried to destroy his military service. They would have used it, just like John McCain tried to suggest that Barrack Obama would face and not be able to handle a foreign crisis. Republicans have perfected the attack politics that have become so fashionable and now are crying, foul when they no longer can claim to be able to protect our country.
I listened to the right complain that the President is being divisive. They claim that he has not thanked the proper people.
Did any of them listen to his speech on the night bin Laden was killed? If they missed that one, did they listen to his State of the Union Address? Between the two speeches, President Obama constantly , thanked and gave credit to everyone from the Seal Team 6 members to his staff, and included President Bush. It is definitely time for the Republican party and members to say thank you to the President. He made the tough decision and had to live with the results. The problem is that bin Laden is dead and the mission was a success. In true new Republican and right wing fashion they would rather have bin Laden alive and still killing innocent people then have to admit that a Democrat gave the orders to get him. Once again politics is more important then country.
Let me ask, one question. What would the Republicans be saying if the mission had failed and would they have made it into a political issue? ABSOLUTELY!
The right would have been attacking President Obama, just like they used the failed mission against President Carter. They would have used it just like they attacked Senator Kerry and tried to destroy his military service. They would have used it, just like John McCain tried to suggest that Barrack Obama would face and not be able to handle a foreign crisis. Republicans have perfected the attack politics that have become so fashionable and now are crying, foul when they no longer can claim to be able to protect our country.
I listened to the right complain that the President is being divisive. They claim that he has not thanked the proper people.
Did any of them listen to his speech on the night bin Laden was killed? If they missed that one, did they listen to his State of the Union Address? Between the two speeches, President Obama constantly , thanked and gave credit to everyone from the Seal Team 6 members to his staff, and included President Bush. It is definitely time for the Republican party and members to say thank you to the President. He made the tough decision and had to live with the results. The problem is that bin Laden is dead and the mission was a success. In true new Republican and right wing fashion they would rather have bin Laden alive and still killing innocent people then have to admit that a Democrat gave the orders to get him. Once again politics is more important then country.
Friday, April 27, 2012
To All Of The Obama Haters.
Let me start this one right. If you hate the President and just want him to fail, please line up in an orderly fashion and leave our country. Understand me when I say this. Disliking the President and disagreeing with him is one thing. Hoping for him to fail is another. Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, stated, "My number one priority is to make Barrack Obama a one term president." He and a large group of Republican lawmakers then set out to do this. At what cost? They did not care if American people suffered, as long as their goal of winning the White House and control of the Senate, was accomplished. Now it comes out, and no surprise to me, that while the Inaugural balls were being conducted a group of Republicans were meeting and discussing tactics to defeat the President. House leader Eric Cantor and presidential candidate to be, Newt Gingrich along with various Republican Senate and House members were in attendance. They spoke of the way to defeat Obama was to block any legislature and nominees they could. If the president had a plan to move America forward they were going to work and defeat it.
It is one thing to have a different plan or strategy. It is completely different to find a way to just oppose everything for political gain. How many Americans have suffered because they wanted to defeat Obama this year?How many Americans lost jobs or health care? How many children were pushed into poverty, while this arrogant group of elitists sat around laughing and supporting this plan to destroy America, if needed, to win the White House.
So back to my original statement. If you support this fashion of government, then please join this group of, so called leaders and move someplace else. Find a place that will accept your monarchy and leave the rest of us to find solutions for our Democracy. This is how other countries operate. Not how America should operate. So when you decide who to vote for in the upcoming election, remember this one fact. Their number one priority is to win the White House, not to serve Americans. Their number one priority is to protect the wealth of the elite, not create jobs. Their number one priority is their own power, not the power of the people. Now go and make an intelligent decision. I happen to believe the choice is very clear and easy.
It is one thing to have a different plan or strategy. It is completely different to find a way to just oppose everything for political gain. How many Americans have suffered because they wanted to defeat Obama this year?How many Americans lost jobs or health care? How many children were pushed into poverty, while this arrogant group of elitists sat around laughing and supporting this plan to destroy America, if needed, to win the White House.
So back to my original statement. If you support this fashion of government, then please join this group of, so called leaders and move someplace else. Find a place that will accept your monarchy and leave the rest of us to find solutions for our Democracy. This is how other countries operate. Not how America should operate. So when you decide who to vote for in the upcoming election, remember this one fact. Their number one priority is to win the White House, not to serve Americans. Their number one priority is to protect the wealth of the elite, not create jobs. Their number one priority is their own power, not the power of the people. Now go and make an intelligent decision. I happen to believe the choice is very clear and easy.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Respons to Danny Concerning Firearms.
First, good to hear from you, Danny. I always enjoy, even when I disagree, your comments. Do I really believe that NOT everyone should have the right to arm themselves. Yes. There are convicted felons. I do NOT believe they should be able to purchase weapons. There are the mentally unstable that have been evaluated as such, that should NOT have the right to weapons. There are people that even though not convicted of a crime with a firearm, that have shown a definite lean toward violence and have been convicted of lesser charges of violence or threats of violence, that should NOT be allowed to bear arms. We have more firearms and more firearms deaths each year then any country. There is a correlation between our open sale of firearms and the number of deaths they cause each year.
When I speak of intelligence to own weapons, part of it is general intelligence and the other part is the ability to show that you know the weapon that is being purchased and know how to safely handle and store that weapon. Intelligent people do not leave their firearms in an area that children have access to. How many times do we see where a child gets a weapon in their hands and kills or wounds another child. The adult that leaves the weapon available to the child may pay the price of prison, but the damage is already done. Many firearms are accidentally fired and people are killed because of stupidity. Is there a connection between general intelligence and the misuse of firearms. I believe there is. The ability to think and the ability to handle a firearm correctly do both come into play.
The question of our founders giving the right to firearms based only on the point of feeding there families, was somewhat tongue in cheek, Yes they wanted the ability to form a militia, which is stated in the second amendment, but you should remember that in those days we had no central army, they were militias formed, mostly by the wealthy, to fight. The British came to take the weapons because they wanted to stop the revolution, there intent was to disarm the citizens. That I am aware of. However I hate to deflate every one's bubble but comparing us fighting the British, during the revolution to us fighting our own Army today, just does not compare. Remember the British were fighting overseas, far from their supplies and in unfamiliar land.
Danny, I am not and have never advocated for good, law abiding citizens to not be able to have a weapon if they choose. I just happen to believe that we have so many unnecessary killings in our country every year because guns are readily available. There has to be a control to keep more guns out of the criminals hands. 195,000 stolen weapons each year. Honest citizens do not steal them, criminals steal them, but honest citizens make them available to the criminals because they lack the intelligence to secure them and register them.
Lastly the Travon Martin killing. You ask if I believe it was a racially motivated murder. I have to ask you. Do you believe that it was not? I feel George Zimmerman was a police want to be. He saw an opportunity, in his mind, to be a hero. It went terribly wrong. The racial part was the fact that he racial profiled Martin. It is only my opinion, and we may never know the whole truth, that if this were a white man walking down the street, he would not have followed. Zimmerman has racists qualities within him and I believe we all have certain racial qualities in all of us. We all fear anyone or anything that is different then us.
I hope that I have shed some additional light on the subjects. Again I am glad to hear from you and look forward to your, sure to come, rebuttal.
When I speak of intelligence to own weapons, part of it is general intelligence and the other part is the ability to show that you know the weapon that is being purchased and know how to safely handle and store that weapon. Intelligent people do not leave their firearms in an area that children have access to. How many times do we see where a child gets a weapon in their hands and kills or wounds another child. The adult that leaves the weapon available to the child may pay the price of prison, but the damage is already done. Many firearms are accidentally fired and people are killed because of stupidity. Is there a connection between general intelligence and the misuse of firearms. I believe there is. The ability to think and the ability to handle a firearm correctly do both come into play.
The question of our founders giving the right to firearms based only on the point of feeding there families, was somewhat tongue in cheek, Yes they wanted the ability to form a militia, which is stated in the second amendment, but you should remember that in those days we had no central army, they were militias formed, mostly by the wealthy, to fight. The British came to take the weapons because they wanted to stop the revolution, there intent was to disarm the citizens. That I am aware of. However I hate to deflate every one's bubble but comparing us fighting the British, during the revolution to us fighting our own Army today, just does not compare. Remember the British were fighting overseas, far from their supplies and in unfamiliar land.
Danny, I am not and have never advocated for good, law abiding citizens to not be able to have a weapon if they choose. I just happen to believe that we have so many unnecessary killings in our country every year because guns are readily available. There has to be a control to keep more guns out of the criminals hands. 195,000 stolen weapons each year. Honest citizens do not steal them, criminals steal them, but honest citizens make them available to the criminals because they lack the intelligence to secure them and register them.
Lastly the Travon Martin killing. You ask if I believe it was a racially motivated murder. I have to ask you. Do you believe that it was not? I feel George Zimmerman was a police want to be. He saw an opportunity, in his mind, to be a hero. It went terribly wrong. The racial part was the fact that he racial profiled Martin. It is only my opinion, and we may never know the whole truth, that if this were a white man walking down the street, he would not have followed. Zimmerman has racists qualities within him and I believe we all have certain racial qualities in all of us. We all fear anyone or anything that is different then us.
I hope that I have shed some additional light on the subjects. Again I am glad to hear from you and look forward to your, sure to come, rebuttal.
Monday, April 2, 2012
America's New Motto, Land Of Hatred!
We used to proudly proclaim we were the, "Land of the free." Today we are the land of hatred. Look at the posts on face book. Read the newspaper. Watch any news or political program. Watch a sporting event. Listen to your kids. Go to the store. Drive in traffic. What do all of these things and just about every other activity we do have in common? The dislike and pure hatred that flows out of Americans today.
I listen to people talk about how much they hate President Obama. Not just dislike and disagree with his policies, but actually hate him as a person. Why? Disagree, that is absolutely fine but why hate? Democrats hate the Republicans and vice versa. Why? I disagree with the premise that Mitch McConnell started the new legislative session with. Their number one priority was to make Barrack Obama a one term President. They have gone on to block and do everything they could to make this a reality. Why not the needs of America being their first priority? I don't hate Republicans, I just disagree with them.
I have a young lady on my face book, that constantly states how much she hates the President. When pressed for why, she blames him for things that he either did not start or has no control over. I have watched Obama be blamed for everything from the great flood of Noah fame to the future demise of the planet earth, twenty million years from now. Have we arrived at the point, where we have set unobtainable expectations of our Presidents? We ask much from the leaders of our country and yet we do not look at the actual problem or source of the problems. We then automatically assign the blame to the President. Then we hate him when problems are not solved yesterday.
Let's get back to the hatred our whole country exhibits. We hate every aspect of our lives and then strike out at the people around us and blame our leaders. Where do we take responsibility for our actions? Why do we not get angry at ourselves for not changing our lives? Yes, some things in this country need to change. We have to get quality education for everyone. Infrastructure needs to be rebuilt. Everyone should have access to quality, affordable health care. People should be able to get secure, good paying jobs to support their families. However none of this is going to happen if we all just sit back and complain about everyone else. Nothing will improve if all we do is hate, the people that have success or anyone that has a different opinion. We have to return to doing what is in the best interest of America. We have to return to the ideal of hard work, good education and leading the world in innovation. We all need to take responsibility to be involved in our Democracy and take the time to help our leaders, to lead America back to greatness. Lastly we need to stop hating and start loving America.
I listen to people talk about how much they hate President Obama. Not just dislike and disagree with his policies, but actually hate him as a person. Why? Disagree, that is absolutely fine but why hate? Democrats hate the Republicans and vice versa. Why? I disagree with the premise that Mitch McConnell started the new legislative session with. Their number one priority was to make Barrack Obama a one term President. They have gone on to block and do everything they could to make this a reality. Why not the needs of America being their first priority? I don't hate Republicans, I just disagree with them.
I have a young lady on my face book, that constantly states how much she hates the President. When pressed for why, she blames him for things that he either did not start or has no control over. I have watched Obama be blamed for everything from the great flood of Noah fame to the future demise of the planet earth, twenty million years from now. Have we arrived at the point, where we have set unobtainable expectations of our Presidents? We ask much from the leaders of our country and yet we do not look at the actual problem or source of the problems. We then automatically assign the blame to the President. Then we hate him when problems are not solved yesterday.
Let's get back to the hatred our whole country exhibits. We hate every aspect of our lives and then strike out at the people around us and blame our leaders. Where do we take responsibility for our actions? Why do we not get angry at ourselves for not changing our lives? Yes, some things in this country need to change. We have to get quality education for everyone. Infrastructure needs to be rebuilt. Everyone should have access to quality, affordable health care. People should be able to get secure, good paying jobs to support their families. However none of this is going to happen if we all just sit back and complain about everyone else. Nothing will improve if all we do is hate, the people that have success or anyone that has a different opinion. We have to return to doing what is in the best interest of America. We have to return to the ideal of hard work, good education and leading the world in innovation. We all need to take responsibility to be involved in our Democracy and take the time to help our leaders, to lead America back to greatness. Lastly we need to stop hating and start loving America.
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