Liberal Republicans

Sometimes I surf other blogs to see what other people are writing about. I find I gain perspective on my writing. I skip over the baby blogs and who's who in Frizmore. I seek blogs of similar interest. I ran across a couple.

One was a Filipino/American man who described himself as a hardcore Republican. He wrote 47 entries in September. Most were centered on Barack Obama who is a Democrat. Interesting, a self described graduate of Rush Limbaugh University would have so much to say about the opposition. Must be what their teaching at RLU. The clip art attached indicated how many ways you can defame one man. Not much substance. Just a lot of well written political theatre. No real solutions, other than slander. No mention of who his candidate might be. And, he did this 47 times in a single month.

The next worthy blog was from a woman who by her admission was older than dirt. Her blog recounted a colleague from her former work place who stayed in touch with her and others against their will. Their former employer closed their doors after the 2008 Financial Holocaust. The entry she wrote was this man who claims to be a Republican sends her all this politically charged E-mails slandering Democrats. One e-mail conveniently contained a link to Snopes to prove authentic. She is a Democrat and he is aware of her allegiance to her party. Her complaint was the Republican platform is basically demagoguing the Democrats. After reading the message she checked the truth-o-meter to see if it had merit.
It was decidedly false. The link provided was forged as well. She then made the big mistake of informing the man of his error. This proves she's a Democrat. Enraged the guy denied the repudiation. This really hit home with me. This woman has been reading my mail too. I get the same crap about Jesus is a Republican yada yada. Never Republican mail proved to be true. I don't get mail from the Democrats. Not on their radar I guess. The Republicans focus on blue dresses and birth certificates and Democrats are concerned about senseless wars and financial meltdowns followed by bailouts followed by obscene bonuses as rewards.

I began blogging at the request of friends who were sick of my e-mails and politics. I decided it best to voice my opinions on the Internet. Raping another persons ear is unkind. So my views are there to read and 100% consensual. I feel better relieving my frustration on the willing.
Every now and again Republicans toss aside the slander and attack viable issues. Now your talking. The latest are the Solyndra Bankruptcy and $16.00 muffins. Both are legitimate issues of discussion. What is left out are the trillions handed to Haliburton and Blackwater no-bid contracts. The $800 billion TARP bailouts under Bush 43 or $180 billion Savings and Loan Fiasco under Daddy Bush 41. Both are wrong, neither are good yet, their mute on Republicans copyable. To say they lack objectivity would be an under statement. Republicans are in complete denial the Stock markets are controlled by the Federal Reserve through bond buys, toxic assets purchase and free investment money to Casino Bankers. They call this a free market and should not be regulated. Too funny!

Republican attack with sophomoric school yard slander and Democrats aren't smart enough to ignore it. Will Rogers said " I don't belong to a organized political party. I'm a Democrat! Very true. The Republicans are unified and wear similar suits. Democrats are easily spotted wearing enormous red shoes, red nose and orange hair.

Personally, I try to be Independent but no ties to an Independent Party. I try to vote my conscience. If forced to chose I would not select Democrat or Republican. I would be a Libertarian. If there is a Libertarian Party. You become a Libertarian after being screwed by Democrats and Republicans every two years. I cast my first vote for Richard Nixon. He cancelled my vote when he resigned in disgrace. I stood in line for this? My second vote was for Jimmy Carter. You would think with a record like mine a normal person would give up, not me. Undaunted, I voted for Reagan twice. This is when I surmised I was doing more harm than good. Reagan had a strong foreign policy. His domestic economics were a disaster. The first steps toward deregulation of Banking, Stocks and Union busting destroying the middle class on the alter of 2big2fail Reaganomics. For the record, my best vote was for Bubba Clinton, twice. Bubba had full employment and all the trains were on time. The worst President was not Jimmy either. Both Nixon and Bush 43 were worse than Jimmy. Jimmy didn't lie and he could pick peanuts. I place Bush 43 between Baby Doc and Idi Amin.
After reading both blogs I speculated that maybe I was to harsh on Republicans. I should broaden my knowledge and widen my scope. This is what I finalized. We should dispense with Elephants, Donkeys, Republicans, Democrats, Liberals and Conservatives. Going forward they should be referred to as Right and Left. These are the only terms that have any real truth. Republicans are not Elephants or Conservatives. Being fair, Democrats are not Donkeys or Liberals. By definition neither should make claims unsupported by facts. Now we have a solid base to work from. Neither party is what they claim to be and have records to back up the opposites. In fact they are much closer to being the same with rhetoric as the only real divide. They do put on a helluva show for us though.

When I buy shoes I always buy a right and a left. Same with gloves. Two rights is as uncomfortable as two lefts. Two rights will make you walk funny. I think there is a message here. Same with politics. If you only vote one way your gonna walk funny. The only time you should always chose right is in driving. Unless your in Europe then Left might work better for you. I think the problem is to much importance on party and not enough on our Union. We get led down the wrong path every election. We cast votes on the important issues and we get Employer Based Health Care in substitution. They deregulate Corporate America and regulate the citizens with Insurance Prisons. Fabricating 2big2fail Corporate Wealth Fare for the richest Americans. Forced retirement plans that guarantee poverty and the Un-Constitutional Patriot Act ignoring the Bill of Rights. Both sides are equally negligent.
If we want to improve we must demand change. Doing the same thing over and over for forty years and expecting a different outcome is Insanity. Forget about party affiliation and vote them all out. Only new blood will cause change. You buy a right and left shoe, politics isn't any different.

Jewel of Denial: Dead

The Jewel of Denial was killed by a US Drone on a Dead End Road in Yemen. The Spirit in the sky strikes again. Like lightning you never hear.

22 Years Ago

22 Years ago Carol Ann passed away in Naples Florida. Carol and I met on Valentines Day 1965 at a Middle School Basketball game. We were both 14 years old. We had a very long run from 65 to 1989.

Blood, Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy

Raising Taxes

Your first impulse when queered on raising taxes on the rich is "hell yes". If you think about what your saying is: I want a bigger central government. What you really want is smaller government. Punishing the rich by handing more money to central government is throwing money out the window. Big Government is 42% of our GDP accounting. So 42% of Corporate America is totally dependant on handouts from conspiracy of Big Brother. 42% of every dollar exchanged occurs between Big Brother and Corporate America. 100% of the $800 billion TARP bailouts went to Corporate America. Ditto for Stimulus Recovery Act. The Audits of the Federal Reserve indicate trillions with a T of additional secret loans granted to American Corporation and also foreign corporations!

We need to increase revenues to balance the budget. Republicans only answer is cut spending. Democrats only answer is raise taxes. Both treat the symptoms and ignore the illness. The answer is to stop all subsidies, deductions, exemptions, grants, gifts and loans. Republicans will confuse this as raising taxes. It really is stopping the practice of giving money away. Will some pay more money? The answer is yes. Will some pay more tax? the answer is no. They will pay the same tax is true. This is considered pure heresy in Corporate America. Corporate America is synonymous with "The Rich"
The direct benefit is less wealth at the top of the food chain. More money for the working middle class. It denies power of congress to control business by offering free gifts. This policy will break the economic cycles that allow big business and big government exchanging wealth as the middle class watch as spectators. This is the reason your poor. Your not even in the game 42% of the time!

The reason we have welfare is to insure "We The People" won't revolt and spoil the whole party. Taking these crumbs falling from the government means you will pay ten times premium for what was always yours in the beginning.

Anytime you offer favoritism to special interest, it's a gift by any definition. Not collecting a tax produces the same results as bailouts. Those selected have more of your money in their pockets. These are special rights not included in the US Constitution. Congress is not empowered by the US Constitution to grant any of the above. The powers of Congress are to impose taxes spend or borrow money as the deem necessary for the good of the Nation.
Another way to increase revenue is too lower unemployment. Putting people back to work equals more tax collected. The more they earn increases revenue. This brings us to how do we increase jobs available.

Republicans answer is handing out tax dollars to Corporate America. This is the debate that takes you right back to the lessens above. I've heard this argument for forty years and don't care to listen to it ever again. All GOP roads lead to greed. This policy produces Company Store Economics and the jobs America does not want or need. These same people poison the air, water for the taxpayer to clean up after they have raped the environment and economy. The exception is government spending for the government. Things like roads, bridges, ship, planes and trains that cannot bleed back to Corporate America benefit. If it's a one way street then it's OK. When it begins to cycle back and forth it's pure corruption!
Policies like paying Exxxon to look for oil when they are already the richest in America. Again the money cycles through government and then to Corporate America. Wrong answer! This policy interferes with supply and demand free markets. Once the cost of gasoline reaches the magic number. Either they will find the oil or America will convert to more abundant energy sources. Government involved at the gas pump confuses the markets. The real value and cost becomes an unknown factor to the consumer. President Ronald Reagan famously said "Government is not the answer to your problem. Government is the problem". This statement is all true but, not all inclusive. The flip side of this story is Government Conspiring with Corporate America is also equally at fault.

I know, I'm riding a dead horse so, I'll move on to the divide in America. I'm an Independent Voter. I change teams all the time. I represent most Americans who are neither party. The Independent Voter is the variable demographic that elects those in office. Right and Left are urged to vote party lines.

That's the reason I like Charlie Crist and Evan Bayh. Charlie is a Republican banished from his party for actually doing what he thought best for his Country. Evan Bayh a Democrat popular in a Red State resigned from the Senate because of the divide in government. This divide is the center piece of government stalemate. I have great respect for both of these men regardless of their politics. These are men of deep convictions to "We the People"
I would like to see these two team up as Independents running in 2012 Presidential Election. Running on the same ticket together. Evan Bayh as President and Charlie as Vice. In 2016 they reverse with Charlie on Top as President. Then reverse again in 2020 with Bayh as President. Charlie would have to run alone in 2024 due to term limits on the President. Still a very long run for "We the People"

Once upon a time Presidents ran as teams. This was changed in the Constitution to prevent having a Republican President and a Democrat Vice. Which is nearly what I propose. It's not new. It's new to you. We need change and the current system is broken..

Fast & Loose with My Money

I caught a sound bite from Arnie Duncan on one of the cable channels defending the Obama Plan to offer free education to criminal illegal invaders. It's a free country and if you want to donate to educate illegal free ranging criminal invaders you may. As long as it's on the Mexico side of the Border.

Obama, Duncan, Perry and O'Donnell can be as philanthropic with their money as they care. Know this" Mine is Not On the Table By Law" As Gov. Perry Texas points out. Children born in another Country have access to Texas State College tuition subsidy. My kids born in America out of State don't qualify. If ever there were a violation of the Preamble Of The United States Constitution this is it baby.

The Department of Education is tied with the Justice Department for wasting money. Further more Department of Education has No input in INS Immigration. Arnie should focus all his attention on education in the classroom. Who sit in the class is none of Arnie's business. Try to teach first. Once you can accomplish your job maybe we might be interested in your opinion. Currently Arnie is getting a F in education. They get an A in destroying education.

MSNBC and their pundits offer a barrage of views in support of free education and college tuition. To those who are here courtesy of Illegal Covert Bush Immigration Policies. All the supporters including President Obama conveniently overlook the obvious line between Legal Immigration and Un-Constitutional Criminal Invaders.

The claim is that it's no fault of their own. Cheers to this we can all agree. It's a purposeful failure to provide cheap illegal labor to the Pharaoh's of Wall Street. We can all dispense with rhetoric of "It's Not Their Fault". The entire problem is dereliction of duty of the United States of America.

We wouldn't have this problem if the first line of defense protected our borders. That line is not a fence or boundary between Mexico and the US. This is pure and simple a economic defense. No barrier will keep them out. What will stop the invasion is not offering sanctuary to illegals in employment, housing, schools and hospitals. Border security is necessary but the economics of no work or housing will stop the infestation. These are States rights under the US Constitution. Most States already have laws against hiring or housing illegal criminals. So the the States may be limited to Amendment 14. They are not helpless and blaming the Fed is a waste of time. Government slackers are to busy down loading porn and sleeping in the Airport. We don't have a government that works. We support a slush fund of bureaucrats like Arnie Duncan who can't perform their jobs. They distract from failure pointing to others who profit in additional failure. We have reached a inefficient level of dysfunction never seen before in government.

Arnie, We know who's fault it is. We know where all the problems lie. The question on every body's mind is: When are you going to start enforcing the laws we have on the books. creating new laws to control broken laws is an exercise in futility. We need to fire everyone in government who say it's not their fault.

Florida's Ridin the Cain Train

Godfather, Herman Cain won the Florida Straw Poll today beating Rick W Perry by a sizable margin. The Cain mutiny of Republicans won with 37% of votes. Perry edged out Romney by a small margin of 1%. Florida supports the 9/9/9 plan of Cain.

Bachman slipped from first in Iowa to worst in Florida. This election is wide open with unpredictable unhappy voters looking for new blood. The Clinton line "That dog won't hunt" is a great line. Cain needs a lot of practice on the Clinton Delivery.

This week we'll see a lot of interest in the viability of his economic plans. Those who are paying zilch aren't gonna play.