Invasion of the Compassion Snatchers

Remember the 1950's movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers? Average people were taken over by alien pods from space. These pod replicants had no emotion or compassion. They had but two goals: The take over of the world and lockstep ideology to be forced upon everyone. Scary how much these aliens sound like today's Republican party, is it not? Look at the pledge all Republicans take, once in office, never to raise taxes. Look at how ancient white men wish to control women's bodies and reproductive functions. Look at how their ultimate weapon, money, is used to take over governing bodies right down to school boards. Their alien leaders even write ideologically pure laws, in secret, and then distribute them to their right wing governors and legislatures. They broadcast their alien propaganda with their own compassionless media to indoctrinate the gullible and uninformed. In the movie, average people were taken over in their sleep. What a metaphor. Don't fall asleep America, don't fall asleep.

Does Greed Trump Patriotism in Today's America?

Is it patriotic to wave American Flags made in China? Is a Chinese factory worker whose average wage is 61 cents an hour, lives in a factory dormitory and works 12 to 14 hour days, really helping Americans by giving us tainted dog treats? If the CEO of an American industry ships American jobs overseas to the lowest bidder, is he an American patriot because he increased his stock price? When newly elected governors, elected with the promise of creating jobs destroy good paying union jobs, are they the new patriots of greed? When bankers make spurious loans to people who will never be able to repay them just to increase their own bonuses, are they the new patriots? When oil companies raise the cost of gasoline to untold heights just because some Iranian starts to shout, are they being patriotic or opportunistic? When an empty head in a sweater vest says he's glad for financial inequality, should we make him president? I thought patriotism meant loving America and Americans and doing what benefits them not some bottom line. Time to throw all the greed mongers out of office.

Those who have the Gold Make the Rules

Living in Ohio I was amazed to find out that the golden rule was not do unto others as you would have them do unto you but, he who has the gold makes the rules. I learned this by reading a letter to the editor from the head of the local Tea Party. His Tea Party felt it should give a local school district their support but only if the teachers agreed to pay cuts and wage freezes. In other words the Tea Party wants to negotiate school contracts in exchange for school levy support. The schools promptly turned them down. This prompted his version of the golden rule. Many years ago the Ohio Supreme Court found the funding process of public shcools to be unequal and unfair. Schools are forced to rely on levies to provide education. Obviously this leads to rich districts getting more and poor districts getting less. The Republican party of Ohio has ignored this court ruling for over ten years. Now we have the Tea Party trying to re-establish S.B.5 the anti union law that was repealed by a massive recall vote. Time to vote out all Republicans at all levels of government.

Is it Time for a full Investigation of Big Oil?

If an industry that is vital to the defense and economic well being of an entire nation decides that profits take precedent over the country's economic survival, shouldn't that companies policies be investigated on a national level? Shouldn't an industry whose CEO's make on average, 9 million dollars in compensation annually give up on it's tax subsidies? We are all hearing that gasoline will be $5.00/gallon by early summer. What effect will this have on our fragile economy? Does greed trump patriotism in today's America? Do you remember the congressional hearing when oil company executives said they believed in shared prosperity not shared sacrifice? How can average people prosper when they can't afford gas to get to work? What political party do you think believes oil company tax breaks and massive pipelines should continue forward? Do you really believe all the oil and gas drilled in America goes to Americans and not the highest bidder on the world stage? Did you know oil extraction executives make over 4 million dollar salaries on average? Once well water aquifers are polluted it's for all time. Think big oil has your best interest at heart?

Women and the Elderly Will decide the 2012 Elections

The most important elections of the last 100 years will definitely be decided by women and people of retirement age. The Republican party has for the first time I can remember taken off its mask and showed us the true face of Dr. Doom. Yes, just like in the comic books it is too horrible to look at but we must not turn away. Whomever gets the Republican presidential nomination has already endorsed the Republican agenda of turning Medicare into a voucher system and giving it to insurance companies. The present Republican house majority have all voted on the record to do so. Republicans have vowed to repeal Obama-care as if appealing to hatred of the president will end a program that bars discrimination for pre-existing conditions and has countless other measures to help working people. Their only solution for sick people seems to be to get on the Doctors without Borders schedule. Think back to those wonderful Bush years when people were lined up trying to see a doctor from Doctors without Borders because they couldn't afford health care. This is right back to where we are headed if Republicans are not evicted from office on a national level.
Listen to their attacks on Women's rights. Rick Santorum has said contraception was wrong. All their candidates have endorsed the idea of personhood at the moment of conception. They could make birth control a crime. Their recent attempts to pit Catholics against Democrats is just a veiled attempt to divide and conquer. Having as many children as possible because a religious tenant says so is ludacris. People do not have sex just to have children. Sex is an expression of love for your partner, not just a religious mandate to proliferate.

Something Old, Nothing New, Lots More Borrowed, Something Skewed

The Republicans are slowing giving us their anointed bride/groom Willard Romney. His ideas are the same old; rob the poor to give to the rich delusions. None of it is anything new that will help average Americans. His call for more tax cuts for the rich which will only expand the budget deficit. These policy jokes all come from a man making over $50,000.00 a day while saying he's unemployed.
Same old rich versus poor garbage. Willard says he's not worried about the poor while his campaign spent over 40 million dollars so far trying to get him to appeal to the average Joe. He says he likes to fire people who provide services for him. He should fire his ad agency and buy a new personality. These babies bawl class warfare and envy when anyone points out their hypocritical agenda. Do you really want to hand Medicare over to the insurance companies? The Republicans already voted to do just that and Willard says he's all for it. Have we as a nation decided the monied corporations are the only ones who matter? Oh yea, corporations are people my friend, yes they are....

Silver Bullets for our Times

It's time to end the reign of the Fat Cats and vote all Republicans, at all levels, out of government. They want to end Medicare and Social Security and have already voted to do so. Can you imagine if they had the presidency and the Senate as well as the house? Americans would have to cross the borders into Canada to stay alive. This is only the first silver bullet. After we rid ourselves of the obstructionists we then get rid of oil and gas company subsidies. Then we tax the rich at a rate closer to the Eisenhower administrations rate. We take the increased revenue and rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and schools. We regulate Wall Street and the big banks so they help the economy instead of raping it. We revamp the military and rely more on robotic drones and special forces. We let it be known any country using nuclear weapons against us or our allies will be turned into an uninhabitable wasteland. First lets vote out the obstructionists.