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Our Biggest Creditor {China} Tells Us "The good old days of borrowing are over"
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Birthplace o Independent Conservatism Liberty -vs- Tyranny As the chickens come home to roast... Unbelievable we have been this stupid. ( Reuters ) - Global leaders on Saturday arranged a round of emergency calls to discuss the twin debt crises in Europe and the United States that are causing turmoil in financial markets . After a week that saw $2.5 trillion wiped off global stock markets, they are under pressure to show political leadership and reassure markets that Western governments have both the will and ability to reduce their huge and growing public debt loads. French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who chairs the G7/G20 group of leading economies, conferred with Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of a call planned for this weekend by G7 finance ministers and central bankers. "They discussed the euro area and the U.S. debt downgrade. Both agreed the importance of working together, monitoring the situation closely
As the Liberal/Progressive Media and Blogosphere Attempt To Destroy Governor Chris Christie...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth As the liberal/progressive media and bloggers attempt to trash Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey over the George Washington Bridge lane closings, ostensibly because he is a formidable threat to their darling would be 2016 democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton, there remains NO EVIDENCE he had any involvement or was aware of the actions by his underlings. If Governor Christie indeed had no involvement in the closings, and at this point is is prudent to assume he didn't, the valid question is... should he have known? If we believe an executive sets the tone and culture for his administration then indeed the actions of his loyal staff at least become somewhat understandable. Wrong, but understandable. From NorthJersey.com Nothing in the approximately 2,000 documents released on Friday by the Assembly committee investigating the matter suggest that Christie knew of the lane-closure scheme beforeh
Race Baiting at the Highest Level of the Federal Government...?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib e rty -vs- Tyr a nny I listened to the full Presidential news conference this afternoon. Obama said some things that made sense. Then he made the following remarks that IMNHO told the nation in full agenda with respect to said issue. Having a in depth discussion of race relations might very well be appropriate and a general discussion is something that MOST American's would welcome. Using the Zimmerman verdict ks simply the WRONG event at possibly the right time. However, don't expect the President, the Department of Justice, or the liberal media or ultra liberal populace to understand what this means. If I can find a video of the full and complete news conference it will be posted later. Via: Memeorandum Update : via You Tube. Your views and thoughts are most welcome. Left and or Right leaning...
The ObamaCare Divide Creating Two America's...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Red and blue state map, based on returns in last four presidential elections. (Wikimedia Commons/ Angr) This site is not a supporter of the mechanisms of ObamaCare and questions whether it in fact will ultimately make health care either more accessible r affordable. Except for those receiving a subsidy or are getting it free. All that aside I do agree with following Moyers & Company article stating that ObamaCare is widening the gap between red America and blue America. Something needed to be done with our health care and insurance system. Most agree that the pre ObamaCare system needed some work. Unfortunately reason failed American politics and what we have achieved is an ever more polorized country with no end to the polarization. Perhaps it is time to officially form a Blue United States of America and a Red United States of America. Because in reality we are moving ever closer to the breaking point. Th
It's Going To Be Close, Brace Yourself For Continued Polarization of America, Especially if Obama Loses...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny The race is close, very close, with the momentum shifting to Romney. However, my take is the shift, as significant as it has been, came too late and too little. Progressives no doubt are biting their nails because as much as they prefer not to acknowledge it, this one is a real cliff hanger. Reminiscent of 2000. It is true if Obama loses this one progressives throughout the land will be wailing and gnashing their teeth. For them it will be a great undoing of their greatest hopes and dreams. Of course the other fifty percent of America will view it quite differently. So, as the polls close tomorrow, and the tabulating of the vote goes late into the night, we can be sure of a few thing... The nation will remain polarized, the puppet masters behind the curtains will continue calling the shots, the debt and deficits will continue, no mater who wins. And America will continue to ask why. Tomorrow, as I visit my polli
The No Self Teaching...
Obama the Socialist, or Is He? Listen to the Voice of One Who Knows...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny at the 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Every so often we have our views called into check. Whenever this happens the wise person considers the perspective, as well as the experiences of the person calling the entrenched views into check. In doing so one learns and therefor grows. At least that is how it should work. Milos Forman , the immigrant from Czechoslovakia who later won Academy Awards for best director for the films “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus”, provides just such a check for America. He clearly, and accurately describes American politicians misunderstanding of totalitarianism and western European democratic socialism in his July 10th op-ed piece in the New York Times . He ends the article with a very poignant warning. Mr. Obama, and politicians of both major parties, as well as every American citizens ought to consider his words... and warning. The New York Times - WHEN
Humor in Truth...
Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Eleven days into 2016 and still recovering from the hustle and bustle of the preceding year end holidays I was looking for something to get me back to normal and give me a great belly splitting laugh. But that laugh needed to be a laugh caused by something that was funny because of the great truths it held. Today that great belly splitting laugh happened. June 28, 2015 Jeff Landry, an aide to Donald Trump, scratched the back of his right leg with his left shoe, stalling. You have to answer just right , or he goes apeshit . Jeff remembered grimly what a pleasant change he’d thought this job would be, but now he looked back on those six harrowing weeks working for Harvey Weinstein like a long-ago Hanukkah. The question Trump had put to him was “How do we close this?” Jeff played it safe: “I say go big.” Trump lit up. “I can do big,” he said. “This whole thing, which was my idea, incidentally, and a very good idea, really a very gr
How to Set Up a Non Profit Business...
"Buddhanature is the innate primordial freedom of the mind, which is naturally imbued with wisdom, compassion, power, and bliss." Karl Brunnholzl Today's guest post is by Karyn Winrich. She is a personal accountant with over 20 years of experience in the field. She believes that with some strategic planning, anyone can take charge of their financial wellness. This is the reason why she created Financial-Literacy , to offer helpful and practical advice to people from all walks of life to establish a more financially secure present and future. Without further ado, on to the informative article. Image via Pexels 14 Simple Steps to Setting Up a Nonprofit Organization Do you want to start a nonprofit organization? Maybe you’re thinking about ways you can improve the lives of people in your community, or perhaps you want to help people going through crises nationally or internationally. Whatever your goals, it’s essential to know what you’re getting into so
..and the resulting reduced revenues will produce "the largest, most powerful army the world has ever seen" and the Great Wall?
ReplyDeleteMaybe the following has something to do with it?
ReplyDeleteWhat Trump's tax plan means for Trump's taxes
999!
ReplyDeleteJMJ
Now don't go all spiritual on me Jersey!
ReplyDeleteRe the last line of RN's post: of course trickle down benefits those at the top. Although that is something I'd have thought that RN, as a Libertarian, would be OK with. It is a lie, of course, but (setting the lie aside) the actual tax policy does allow people to "keep more of their own money".
ReplyDeleteA Rational, Reasonable, and Fair (equitable) tax policy has always been my position Dervish. My issue has always been individual liberty, reduce and eliminate graft band corruption, eliminate special interest lobbying, nix crony capitalism and corporatism. Start with getting rid of Citizen United. And yes, at one point I supported CU, mistakenly so. call it a process of evolution. It worked for Obama in the eyes of many liberals/progressives.
ReplyDeletePolls show Kasich is the man who could beat Hillary. Republicans seem to be confused about the reality that Trump and likely Cruz as well will lose in head to head match up with either in the general. There is a reason for this. But folks like those at the Stench Trench are in a state of perpetual denial.
ReplyDeleteIt is debatable that Kasich could be Hillary.
DeleteFrom "America's most widely read and influential magazine and web site for conservative news, commentary, and opinion", the National Review: Kasich's appeal to Republican voters and activists is so anemic that he has taken to joking he's in the wrong party's primary and posturing himself as a compromise between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. That's why he has never topped 6% in a single national poll, why he finished below 2% in Iowa despite being the only Midwesterner on the ballot in the caucuses, why his favorables with GOP voters have been consistently among the worst in the field (and sometimes have trended downward the more Republican voters get to know him), why he got squashed like a bug when he ran in 2000, and why his poll standing in NH is dependent almost entirely on his appeal to independents. A candidate who fares that poorly with his own party's voters is simply never going to draw the marginal voters out in November that the party needs. Even Kasich's landslide re-election win in 2014 relied more on depressed Democratic turnout than excited Republicans — fewer people voted for Kasich in 2014 than voted against legalizing marijuana on Election Day 2015, in an election with no statewide candidates on the ballot. (2/8/2016).
Anyway... if Kasich SOMEHOW becomes the nominee... I say BRING ON the Trump 3rd party run... and guaranteed overwhelming Hillary victory.
.... if Kasich SOMEHOW becomes the nominee... I say BRING ON the Trump 3rd party run...
DeleteHm, sounds like you might be a bit concerned. :)
I say, whatever. So long as it isn't Drumpf or Cruz.
He has to be the nominee before he can run. I'm going to hold off being "concerned" until he meets the first requirement to actually face off against the Democratic nominee (likely Hillary). As Rinse Prebass said, the likelihood of a contested/open primary is next to nil.
DeleteRinse Priebus would of course sing that line.
DeleteHe knows there is a possibility and the RNC is preparing for it.
He did say there wouldn't be an entrance of an individual who's not currently running. He knows the possibility exists and it is a real one.
We shall see. I can't see how there won't be some negative fallout that would effect Kasich's chances (if he steals the nomination from Trump). Do these polls that supposedly show him beating Hillary that that into account? Especially if Trump runs 3rd party (which I absolutely believe he should).
DeleteDo these polls that supposedly show him beating Hillary that that into account?
ReplyDeleteDon't know. You'll have to ask the pollster.