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Spoken Like a True Dyed In the Blue Statist...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Ever hear of or read Mother Jones ? Well I just did, and as near as I can figure she must be Woodrow Wilson's or Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Mother. I say this because she sure as hell is pro statist and pumped up for growing the government bureaucracy. The article is short so it is being reproduced here in full. This site appreciates Mother Jones candor in expressing the statist credo and the desire on the part of the left for an ever larger and more intrusive presence in our daily affairs and lives. January's job numbers were fairly dismal, but the bad cheer wasn't equally spread. Private sector employment, as usual, increased—by 142,000 jobs last month. At the same time, public sector employment declined. Government employment at all levels was down 29,000 in January. Aside from the brief census blip in early 2010, this has been the usual state of affairs for the past four years, ever since the rece
2015 Could Be a Bad Year for Liberals...
Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth 2015 is going to be a very busy year for the Supreme Court of the United States and one that will result in defining moments on several fronts or issues. In just the first six months the SCOTUS will hear issues major that have divided political and social spectrum for some time. Topping the list are: 1) Obama care 2) Same-sex marriage equality 3) Religious freedom 4) Freedom of speech For details on the above short list and more GO HERE . Via: Memeorandum
Is Our Democratic Republic At Risk From Forces Both Foreign and Within?...
We are moving this running post up to front page this evening where it will remain until January 3'rd 2017 when we will return to single posts, hopefully on a daily basis. There is much to do in getting the TRUTH out about Donald J Trump, a dishonest, totally self absorbed, and dangerous individual. He may be the president on January 20th but that does not mean thoughtful and concerned people shouldn't challenge Trump at every turn and fight his agenda whenever it runs contrary to their interests and those of their family. More to come. BTW, be sure to read today's entry, 12/28/16, below. this is just one example AND, it is just the beginning. You've probably noticed the brief posts of late. Posts with very short commentary by the weblolg administrator followed by an article that goes into the subject in much greater detail. This has been done purposefully following the rancorous 2016 election, and because its Christmas Time, soon to be a New Year. This posting f
April Job Numbers Appear Improved... Are They Really?
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Lib erty -vs- Tyra nny The April job reports are out. The good news is unemployment fell to a four year low, certainly at year six in Obama's Presidential tenure strikes a positive note. Or does it? At the same time the number of people employed part time rose as well as strong indications are showing the Affordable Care Act (ACA aka ObamaCare) will have a long term negative impact on the USA economy. The following is an interesting analysis and one that certainly has some credibility. AEI - US job growth in April beat economist expectations as nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000, and the jobless rate fell to a four-year low of 7.5%. But the report contained worrisome signs that President Obama’s health care reform law is hurting full-time, high-wage employment. While the American economy added 293,000 jobs last month, according to the separate household survey, the number of persons employed part time for economic reasons — “involuntar
Jon Stewart and the Babbling Nancy Pelosi...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Jon Stewart actually asking some reasonable questions. Because the "Babbling and Time To Retire" Pelosi failed to address Stewart's questions and concerns effectively there seemed to be a bit of frustration displayed by Stewart. Or perhaps its just me? The Daily Show Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes , The Daily Show on Facebook Representative Pelosi just may have a future retirement career in comedy playing opposite the straight guy or gal. Story below the fold .
Artur Davis Calls Biden Remarks 'Racial Visiousness'...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny Artur Davis, articulate, intelligent, honest, and spot on in his criticism of both Vice President Joe (Dufus) Biden and President Obama. ( CNN ) - Artur Davis, the former four-term Democratic congressman from Alabama, said Wednesday that Vice President Joe Biden was propagating "racial viciousness" when he said Mitt Romney's regulatory policies would "put y'all back in chains." Biden made the comments Tuesday to a predominantly black crowd in Danville, Virginia, a city with a long history of racial tension. In May Davis announced he was switching to the GOP, leaving the door open to a future political bid as a Republican. Skip Davis, who is black, said the comment smacked of a type of divisiveness he said was all too common in the South. "It brought back memories for me," Davis told Wolf Blitzer on CNN's "The Situation Room." "It brought back memories of th
From the Tea-Publican Right...
Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Seen today on a rightwing tea-publican weblog. When "their side" has nothing of substance to offer, and they known it, posters such as the one below become popular. Such posters are considered intellectual by the teabag folks on the right. To be balanced such posters do find their way onto left-wing weblogs. The difference? Posters on left-wing sights generally carry a valid message and the commentary factually supports the message of the post. Some random commentary from the tea-publican weblog follows. They adequately explain the reason for the poster at the top of the main page. The Debonair Dudes World October 26, 2015 at 6:46 AM I think that most Americans, be them Democrats, liberals, conservatives and or independents alike have had more than enough of President Obama’s No Strategy, No Plan, No Idea of what he is doing nor what he should be doing... . I think there are enough Americans who remember how things were in Am
Small Businesses Can Improve the Health of a Community...
"Buddhanature is the innate primordial freedom of the mind, which is naturally imbued with wisdom, compassion, power, and bliss." Karl Brunnholzl Today w e feature a guest article by Eva Benoit . She is a life coach who specializes in helping others who experience the suffering of anxiety. More about Eva in her own words: I began my career as an office manager, which actually started my journey to becoming a life coach. I was constantly bombarded with employees telling me about their work stress, which naturally turned into a conversation about everything — work-related or not — that took a toll on their mental well-being. I found that my most satisfying workdays were those that allowed me to help someone take control over their stress, whether it was something I was able to do in my role as the office manager or just as a compassionate listening ear. It wasn’t long before I scheduled monthly lunch meetings where the entire office practiced stress-fighting techniq
Looking To 2016...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Purveyor of Truth Following last nights rather mundane and short on specifics SOTU by President Obama I started thinking about the future and if there is anyone in the current ranks of the GOP or the Libertarian Party who could possibly be elected to the presidency in 2016. Frankly given the crop of malcontents and loonies(Christie doesn't fall into that group but he has shot himself in the big toe) that seem to be getting attention in the GOP it appears unlikely. Tonight while browsing the net the following article popped up and given the headline was along my line of thinking last it was a must read. Got me thinking again and if the GOP can find the intelligence to act along the lines of thought presented in the article there may just be a real race in 2016 rather than a shoo in for the democrats. NationalJournal - For a party that's accustomed to nominating the next-in-line presidential candidate, 2016 promises to be a very un
It's said that Reagan and JFK could not get their party's nomination for president today. I'm not sure about that, but I am sure the politics of today is different for both parties than when either of those men were leaders of their respective parties.
ReplyDeleteI'm not into labels and politics is so fractured that I don't even understand the meaning of such labels in today's politics. I have considered myself a JFK liberal, which doesn't match up with the positions of today's Democratic party, or even the Democratic party of Jimmy Carter.
I suspect you have found yourself with similar thinking.
I tended to vote for the man I thought had character, values, and honesty. I voted for Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter. Whatever their mistakes, I still think they were both men with those traits. I have also voted for 3rd party candidates. Mr. Trump could never meet my standards and I think he is an embarrassment to America (IMO).
In American history when the country was in times of partisanship like these days, we don't really find an answer to regaining commonality. The party in power got their government and only time, or national emergency changed people's voting habits and thinking. I have to admit that I don't see such partisanship as today since before the Civil War.
Divided government does seem to give check and balance to the danger of group think and one sided ideologies. Examples would be the Republican mantra of cut taxes no matter what it did to the debt, or the Democratic mantra of the nanny State which is causing huge spending.
Between majority in Congress and holding the White House over the last 40 years Republicans have had their way more often than Democrats and that reflects much of our 20 trillion dollar debt.
Prior to that, the people did vote to raise taxes on themselves to pay for their spending. Ike's highway bill (the largest government spending bill at that time) was fully funded and paid for with higher taxes. That made the tax rate the highest in American history, but we also had the highest growth rate in American, or world history. High taxes do not mean slow growth.
When JFK cut taxes to boost the economy it worked, but by the time Reagan tried the same thing the economy was so large it didn't bring in nearly enough to counter spending. Without spending cuts, the debts started and Republicans held onto that fiscal (tax cuts) policy for decades and still today. At least Democrats told Americans taxes had to be raised to avoid deep debts. Mondale was right. Bush was right, it was Voodoo economics.
The tricky part is to understand the mistake and correct it going forward. That means accepting fault and changing ideology. The Republican party has to accept tax hikes and the Democratic party has to accept spending (program) cuts. Only the two together can help solve our financial problems and still keep our value of promises to our people and needed spending to improve our country.
I am not optimistic. Our gun problem is a good example. If all we can agree on after decades of massacres is a bump stop ban, we have lost the strength needed to help stop such a deep problem. Trump (and the Republicans) have offered the largest tax cut in American history in their newest budget plan. How do we pay for that? Where are the spending cuts? This is the best we can come up with while our debt is already 20 trillion?
Well stated. There is little, if anything we here would disagree with.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the definition of insanity? To continue doing the same things over and over again expecting different results.
America exemplifies insanity.
Perhaps someday in the distant future America will find the values to be had in unity. When the nation finds common cause and works for the equality of opportunity for all not just the privileged, when affordable quality healthcare is available for all, when gun violence is no longer a topic of national discussion, when leaders actually lead and their leadership is grounded in truth and ethical standards not lies and deceit, when we can look upon our nation's actions both at home and around the globe with pride knowing we are doing the right thing, when Americans can once again believe fufulfilling the Promise of America is indeed possible.
ReplyDeleteThis in unlikely to happen in my time. I hope it will during our grandchildren's time.
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