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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
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 .
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
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
The Ignorance and Arrogance of Obama...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Liberty -vs- Tyranny In my opinion the President, in his attack on the United States Supreme court belies both his basic ignorance of our republic as well as his arrogance. His last uttering in and of itself is enough to deny the man, and I use the term loosely in this case, another term as President. Forgive me my rational liberal friends but his recent statement is more telling of his statist leanings than anything he has heretofore said. With this last he has proven beyond any doubt he is indeed clueless. The Washington Post - There was something rather unsettling in President Obama’s preemptive strike on the Supreme Court at Monday’s news conference. “I’d just remind conservative commentators that for years what we’ve heard is the biggest problem on the bench is judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint — that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law,” Obama said. “Well, here’s a
Wonder if that takes into consideration Biden getting 15,000,000 more votes,
ReplyDeleteTrump declaring fraud, Barr backing him, Putin sending help and the evangelicals
urging Democrats-Lock Them Up? Wouldn't surprise me..not anymore.
Nothing suprises me in the age of chaotic confusion and trumpism deludions BB Idaho. Nothing at all.
DeleteDon't count the chickens too early RN... across the rust belt and in Florida, the GOP is killing the Dems with New Registered Voters.
ReplyDeleteHere's the numbers... Florida +100K, PA +60K, North Carolina +40K. Last election, HRC won black women at a 98-1 margin. Now? 92-6 in polling. Black and Latino men are going Trump in bigger numbers than 2016.
All to say, they sky is not falling for Dems, but the race is tightening and if a challenger is going to win and beat an incumbent, he's got to win big. Carter won by 50 electoral votes, Reagan by over 400, Clinton by 200...
Oh I'm not counting chickens Dave.
DeleteHowever, I do believe that a clear majority of Americans realize trump is a disaster for America as well as the world. During any prior time in our history trump would likely be defeated in a landslide. Today is not a normal time in our history.
If all folks that believe trump is wrong for America VOTE trump will lose. It remains to be seen whether they turn out in sufficient enough numbers to effect a trump loss.
I merely post the possible for encouragement. That and it is an opportunity to feel hopeful for a brief moment. A welcome breif moment to interrupt the pervasive dispair that trump offers daily.
America is smarter and better than trump and his administration. November 3, 2020 is the time to PROVE IT.
Here in bright red Idaho, there is an encouraging trend. Over 10,000 mostly GOP women who
Deletevoted Trump first time around, have started a facebook group in support of Biden. They,
including the wife of a GOP state legislator, claim their cause, despite their strong
support for Right To Life, and the judges they thought Trump would appoint, state that
although they hold their values on that, human dignity is more important. ..they note
that Trump lacks in that common asset. If red Idaho is trending.....?
It looks like some of the sleeping trump sheeple are waking up. A very good thing. I hope the numbers grow and the wake up isn't too late. We'll soon know. Although trump will not go done quietly and peacefully if he loses IMO.
DeleteLet's hope election day is a good day for America, and Trump is not reelected. I mean, by his own words, he knows nothing about a perverse cult all over the news in America, doesn't know when he's tested for Covid, retweets stories from satirical sites as truth and then is mad when he's called on it. By his own words he disqualifies himself because he's either too stupid to know better, or is lying.
ReplyDeleteOf course, no conservative, troll or not, will proffer a real response, because they all know the truth, the truth that Senator Ben Sasse shared in a recent erified conference call...
"The way he kisses dictators' butts. I mean, the way he ignores that the Uyghurs are in literal concentration camps in Xinjiang right now. He hasn't lifted a finger on behalf of the Hong Kongers. The United States now regularly sells out our allies under his leadership. The way he treats women and spends like a drunken sailor. The ways I criticized President (Barack) Obama for that kind of spending I've criticized President Trump for as well. He mocks evangelicals behind closed doors. His family has treated the presidency like a business opportunity. He's flirted with White supremacists..."
Here's what Sasse said about Trump's handling of Covid...
"The reality is that he careened from curb to curb. First, he ignored Covid. And then he went into full economic shutdown mode. He was the one who said 10 to 14 days of shutdown would fix this, and that was always wrong... So I don't think the way he's led through Covid has been reasonable or responsible or right."
Now people can attack Sasse, but I'll wait to see if any conservatives offer a defense that refutes the points Sasse made. And that's the real question... can anyone in the GOP credibly refute Sasse?
RN, don't get me wrong, I'm no Sasse fan. To me, he's an opportunist posturing for the 2024 election. If he believes what he said on that call, why didn't he say it in the primary when he was challenged? Because he would have lost his primary. He's trying to have his cake and eat it too. He needs to be asked if he just came to this realization, or if he's held this belief for awhile.
And if he's held it for awhile, why didn't he say something, or go public before?
We need some serving GOP members to step up and publicly say what Sasse would only say in private. So that on November 4, we can once again say "It's morning in America!"
With rare exception there no longer exists republicans in office at the federal level with any integrity IMO. They've been lying for so long it is natural for them at this point. I'm not sorry I cut no republican any slack whatsoever. They simply deserve none IMO.
DeleteWhen and if republicans regain some self respect, once again put country ahead of party and its leader, return to acting fiscally responsible (Ike comes to mind), and start to respect ALL Americans regardless of their race or sexual orientation I will acknowledge we truly have achieved morning in America. As long as there is darkness he sun cannot really shine through.
Given that he failed by quite a bit to win the popular vote first time
ReplyDeletearound, and that he has not added to his base (maybe has some women, older
and younger 'trumpists' souring on his baseless rage) he will not win that.
So the key is the swing states and they are looking more and more iffy for
him. Now a 'Stable Genius' would concede, offer transition help and make a
show of at least minimal unity, it is hard to say what an 'unstable nitwit'
would do.
I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed but given the nefarious mind of trump I'm sure he's working on many monkey wrenches to toss into the working of the system if it appears he's losing.
DeleteI do not trust the bastard or his sycophants or the court.