++One fact that tells a lot about the United States.
68 million Americans do not have checking or savings accounts.
++This fact emerged in the discussion of Senator Warren's proposal that the Post Office provide paycheck cashing and same day loans to Americans. It is estimated that poorer Americans spend over $2,200 on checking cashing privileges and interest on same day loans per year. Her proposal would put a huge dent in the usury business.
++Elizabeth Warren's idea dates back to Theodore Roosevelt's view of the function of the Post Office.
++Meanwhile,for the strict constitutional Teabag crowd, if you really want smaller government, why not wait until 2017 when one third of Federal employees are eligible for retirement. They are demoralized as of now.
++John Boehner said this morning the United States will not default. If he let the whole house vote, they would pass a clean debt ceiling bill. I doubt it.
++The Speaker of the House also announced the House was creating a new website and releasing all the documents on Benghazi--since this will be an issue in the 2014 election for the right-wingers.
++Unlike the Washington Post and commentators on the Left,I support Obama signing the Farm Bill because a veto would plunge Congress into a morass. The Bill actually took 3 years to do.
++Dana Millbank has a column in the Post about his attending the House hearings on Obamacare and another on the IRS. He says the GOP are still devoid of reality.
++But that doesn't seem to matter much. The Koch Brothers' created Americans for Prosperity have already spent $20 million in ads against vulnerable Democrats.
++James Carville has now signed up as a Fox News Contributor.
++kos of the Daily Kos beat the drum again today that the Democratic base outnumbers the GOP and should vote this year. It is actually true and Democrats really become fatalistic on off-year elections. But Virginia should feel them that a mini-Obama coalition can be organized in an off-year and win.
++Harry Reid wants President Obama to sign an executive order to end discrimination in federal hiring. Unfortunately he can't override restrictions in the majority of the States.
++In Georgia,the big rumor is that the federal government created the snowstorms that hit Atlanta.
++The Great Dictator Obama has signed the fewest executive orders of any President since FDR, who was the King of executive orders.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014
Happy Year of the Horse!
++I guess it didn't start so well for the Broncos.
++My Superbowl Ad favorites:
**Bob Dylan's Chrysler "America's Import"
**Coca-Cola's "Beautiful" with its multilingual singing.
**Doritos "Time Machine"
**Cheerios
++Best Ad not shown--"Pride" by the American Indian Nations.
++Chris Christie didn't get his Super Bowl box. More aides have resigned. The papers are beginning to pour in on Bridgegate. Christie's state trooper was arrested for shop-lifting in Pennsylvania. The New Jersey situation is now in meltdown. CPAC decided to invite Christie to their confab anyhow.
++Because readers complain about my bias,I took the celebrity personality test this weekend. The closest match for me using their Jungian categories was Ronald Reagan, which provoked howls from my former conservative friends.
++In case you missed it, the New York Times reports that all of Libya's chemical weapons have been destroyed in a secret program of the Obama Administration.
++Hillary Clinton answered Senator Levin's letter concerning additional sanctions against Iran. She wrote back that she opposed additional sanctions because the United States has the high ground and that this would be lost by passing such measures, which would fracture the international alliance.
++John Kerry warned Israel that if they don't move on the Palestinian talks the "divestment movement" would pick up steam. The ultra-right in Israel now say John Kerry is an anti-semite.
++Iran says it would negotiate with the EU on human rights. Howard Dean last week said that the nuke talks should be conditioned on human rights progress. I see the two as separate.
++President Obama gave about his 400th interview of his Presidency this time to Fox News. Donald Trump was outraged that the President didn't wear a tie.
++The Guttmacher Institute released a study that showed abortion rates in the United States are at the lowest since just after Roe v Wade. The reason is not the restriction by state's on abortion rights but rather the use of contraceptives.
++The Senate is going to vote on cloture for the Farm Bill today. Besides the foodstamp cuts, it is unique this year to prohibit the public from finding out how much farm subsidies congressional members receive from the bill.
++Paul Ryan said yesterday that the Presidency was "lawless". He also said that immigration reform can't happen because the GOP doesn't trust Obama to reinforce it. He has only deported 2 million undocumented aliens during his Presidency. So how much border security do you need?
++Treasury Secretary Lew says time in running out on the debt ceiling. The House GOP has not decided what ransom they want.
++The House is preparing two more bills to repeal Obamacare. The two elements are to favor employers.
++Janet Yallin took her oath of office this morning and thereby became the most powerful woman in the world.
++Miley Cyrus posed nude.
++My Superbowl Ad favorites:
**Bob Dylan's Chrysler "America's Import"
**Coca-Cola's "Beautiful" with its multilingual singing.
**Doritos "Time Machine"
**Cheerios
++Best Ad not shown--"Pride" by the American Indian Nations.
++Chris Christie didn't get his Super Bowl box. More aides have resigned. The papers are beginning to pour in on Bridgegate. Christie's state trooper was arrested for shop-lifting in Pennsylvania. The New Jersey situation is now in meltdown. CPAC decided to invite Christie to their confab anyhow.
++Because readers complain about my bias,I took the celebrity personality test this weekend. The closest match for me using their Jungian categories was Ronald Reagan, which provoked howls from my former conservative friends.
++In case you missed it, the New York Times reports that all of Libya's chemical weapons have been destroyed in a secret program of the Obama Administration.
++Hillary Clinton answered Senator Levin's letter concerning additional sanctions against Iran. She wrote back that she opposed additional sanctions because the United States has the high ground and that this would be lost by passing such measures, which would fracture the international alliance.
++John Kerry warned Israel that if they don't move on the Palestinian talks the "divestment movement" would pick up steam. The ultra-right in Israel now say John Kerry is an anti-semite.
++Iran says it would negotiate with the EU on human rights. Howard Dean last week said that the nuke talks should be conditioned on human rights progress. I see the two as separate.
++President Obama gave about his 400th interview of his Presidency this time to Fox News. Donald Trump was outraged that the President didn't wear a tie.
++The Guttmacher Institute released a study that showed abortion rates in the United States are at the lowest since just after Roe v Wade. The reason is not the restriction by state's on abortion rights but rather the use of contraceptives.
++The Senate is going to vote on cloture for the Farm Bill today. Besides the foodstamp cuts, it is unique this year to prohibit the public from finding out how much farm subsidies congressional members receive from the bill.
++Paul Ryan said yesterday that the Presidency was "lawless". He also said that immigration reform can't happen because the GOP doesn't trust Obama to reinforce it. He has only deported 2 million undocumented aliens during his Presidency. So how much border security do you need?
++Treasury Secretary Lew says time in running out on the debt ceiling. The House GOP has not decided what ransom they want.
++The House is preparing two more bills to repeal Obamacare. The two elements are to favor employers.
++Janet Yallin took her oath of office this morning and thereby became the most powerful woman in the world.
++Miley Cyrus posed nude.
Monday, January 27, 2014
The State of the Union
++As we said last year,all we expect from Obama's last term is immigration reform. I don't expect any of his jobs initiatives to be approved by Congress and the next President will have to deal with the issue of poverty.
++I happen to agree with E.J. Dionne when he urges Obama to establish the language of debate for the next decade in our politics like Reagan did.
++Yes, we will see proposals on the minimum wage,unemployment insurance and other goodies that are now playing their way into our political debate.
++President Obama's aides are saying that their ambitions are small and that the President will outline what he will do through executive action.
++He will also set the tone for this year's elections for the Democrats.
++We should remind everyone that the long-term unemployed have been screwed since no one on the Hill seems capable of addressing the issue.
++The Farm Bill, originally passed by the Senate two years ago, may--or maybe not--be taken up by the House this week. The lack of action by the House Republicans has eroded the staunch support of the Farmers Bureau for the GOP and threaten their rural vote.
++Jon Karl interviewed Jay Carney on ABC yesterday and raised the issue that only 37% of Americans believe Obama will do the right thing. Jon asked whether Obama will get his Mojo back. Someone should ask Karl is he knows that Mojo is.
++The CBS poll has Obama at 46-47% approval rating. And again I happened on a poll about Obama's like ability, which is at 59%. As long as he hangs there, he is in decent shape.
++The GOP will have three responses to Obama's State of the Union address. Mike Lee for the Teabaggers,Rand Paul for Rand Paul, and a House woman.
++The Media meme is that Obama had a terrible year and how can he have a better one. I explained last year why I felt it was not a terrible year for Obama. But Billy Kristol said it was a good year for the Republicans because it was a bad year for Obama. I guess he forgot the government shutdown.
++Speaking of which, Mitch McConnell and Tan Man Boehner have said there will not be a clean debt ceiling hike. They said this on the tenth anniversary when both men gave George W. a clean debt ceiling hike.
++I happen to agree with E.J. Dionne when he urges Obama to establish the language of debate for the next decade in our politics like Reagan did.
++Yes, we will see proposals on the minimum wage,unemployment insurance and other goodies that are now playing their way into our political debate.
++President Obama's aides are saying that their ambitions are small and that the President will outline what he will do through executive action.
++He will also set the tone for this year's elections for the Democrats.
++We should remind everyone that the long-term unemployed have been screwed since no one on the Hill seems capable of addressing the issue.
++The Farm Bill, originally passed by the Senate two years ago, may--or maybe not--be taken up by the House this week. The lack of action by the House Republicans has eroded the staunch support of the Farmers Bureau for the GOP and threaten their rural vote.
++Jon Karl interviewed Jay Carney on ABC yesterday and raised the issue that only 37% of Americans believe Obama will do the right thing. Jon asked whether Obama will get his Mojo back. Someone should ask Karl is he knows that Mojo is.
++The CBS poll has Obama at 46-47% approval rating. And again I happened on a poll about Obama's like ability, which is at 59%. As long as he hangs there, he is in decent shape.
++The GOP will have three responses to Obama's State of the Union address. Mike Lee for the Teabaggers,Rand Paul for Rand Paul, and a House woman.
++The Media meme is that Obama had a terrible year and how can he have a better one. I explained last year why I felt it was not a terrible year for Obama. But Billy Kristol said it was a good year for the Republicans because it was a bad year for Obama. I guess he forgot the government shutdown.
++Speaking of which, Mitch McConnell and Tan Man Boehner have said there will not be a clean debt ceiling hike. They said this on the tenth anniversary when both men gave George W. a clean debt ceiling hike.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Look On The Sunny Side Of Life*
*Monty Python--Life of Brian
* In the beating the dead horse department, the House repealed Obamacare for the 67th time. This fact is courtesy of Dana Milbank. Marco Rubio promises he will shut down the government unless Obamacare is totally defunded. In other news, New York state projects health insurance costs for the self-insured will drop 50% because of Obamacare. A pilot project of Obamacare has reduced Medicare costs significantly. Even if you live in states that didn't expand Medicaid to benefit poorer citizens, you will be able to get cheap health insurance.
*Richard Cordrey was finally confirmed as the new head of the Consumer Protection Agency after a nearly two year wait.
*The Senate finally agreed to temporarily solve the student loan crisis.
*Nelson Mandela is 95 today and apparently is recovering from his illness.
* Mariano Rivera wins his second All Star MVP and retires with a 0.00ERA in his all star appearances.
*AEI's Norm Ornstein floated an idea about a 21st century Voting Rights Act, which would expand the franchise and apply to the whole nation.
*The NRA accuses President Obama of using the Tayvon Martin case to make his case against gun violence.
*The NRA claims "Stand Your Ground" is a basic human right.
*A Florida woman--naturally black-- was sentenced to 20 years for shooting a ceiling to chase away her abusive husband.
*Elizabeth Warren submits a 21st century Glass-Steagall law to remove speculative investment from normal banking. She was joined by John McCain.
*Terry McAulliffe leads the Cooch in Virginia 43-39. The "Cooch" has doubled down on his attempt to reinstate the anti-sodomy laws, now claiming it is meant to protect children.
*Voters in North Carolina oppose the latest anti-abortion laws and over 80% were against the way it was passed. Kay Hagen now enjoys double-digit leads for the U.S. Senate race.
*It's legal to carry concealed weapons into the state capital in Texas but not tampons and maxi pads because they may be thrown at legislators.
*Liz Cheney has announced her campaign to run for the Senate in Wyoming. Senator Enzi doesn't understand why and she says because he is 69 he is confused.
*The Prop 8 crowd lost another attempt to stop same sex marriages.
*The United Kingdom approved same-sex marriages. Ireland approved a bill, allowing abortion in extreme circumstances.
*The House's immigration took the high road yesterday when one member argued Donkey DNA didn't mix with thoroughbred DNA to produce race horses.
*Tom Marino, R-Pennsylvania, wants to sue President Obama for delaying the implementation of the individual mandate for Obamacare, saying it is unconstitutional.
*The House passed a farm bill and voted down Food Stamps, the first time this has ever happened in the history of food stamps. Ironically,over 50% of food stamps are received by non-Hispanic white. The % is even higher in Republican districts in the South, where sometimes it reaches 70%.
*The Beltway pundits are skeptical that John "The Tan Man" Boehner can even get piecemeal immigration bills passed. The Club of Growth, Grover Norquist, the Chamber of Commerce, David Brooks are all saying if the GOP doesn't go along with this then it is political suicide. Yesterday Boehner and Eric Cantor claimed they were for some type of DREAM kids legislation. Even this is jeopardized because there is no motivation for any movement among the House GOP because of gerrymandering.
*Stevie Wonder says he is boycotting Florida until they repeal their "Stand Your Ground" law. He also said he would not play in any states where such a law exists.
*George Zimmerman's brother is off to Hollywood to try to launch an acting career.
* In the beating the dead horse department, the House repealed Obamacare for the 67th time. This fact is courtesy of Dana Milbank. Marco Rubio promises he will shut down the government unless Obamacare is totally defunded. In other news, New York state projects health insurance costs for the self-insured will drop 50% because of Obamacare. A pilot project of Obamacare has reduced Medicare costs significantly. Even if you live in states that didn't expand Medicaid to benefit poorer citizens, you will be able to get cheap health insurance.
*Richard Cordrey was finally confirmed as the new head of the Consumer Protection Agency after a nearly two year wait.
*The Senate finally agreed to temporarily solve the student loan crisis.
*Nelson Mandela is 95 today and apparently is recovering from his illness.
* Mariano Rivera wins his second All Star MVP and retires with a 0.00ERA in his all star appearances.
*AEI's Norm Ornstein floated an idea about a 21st century Voting Rights Act, which would expand the franchise and apply to the whole nation.
*The NRA accuses President Obama of using the Tayvon Martin case to make his case against gun violence.
*The NRA claims "Stand Your Ground" is a basic human right.
*A Florida woman--naturally black-- was sentenced to 20 years for shooting a ceiling to chase away her abusive husband.
*Elizabeth Warren submits a 21st century Glass-Steagall law to remove speculative investment from normal banking. She was joined by John McCain.
*Terry McAulliffe leads the Cooch in Virginia 43-39. The "Cooch" has doubled down on his attempt to reinstate the anti-sodomy laws, now claiming it is meant to protect children.
*Voters in North Carolina oppose the latest anti-abortion laws and over 80% were against the way it was passed. Kay Hagen now enjoys double-digit leads for the U.S. Senate race.
*It's legal to carry concealed weapons into the state capital in Texas but not tampons and maxi pads because they may be thrown at legislators.
*Liz Cheney has announced her campaign to run for the Senate in Wyoming. Senator Enzi doesn't understand why and she says because he is 69 he is confused.
*The Prop 8 crowd lost another attempt to stop same sex marriages.
*The United Kingdom approved same-sex marriages. Ireland approved a bill, allowing abortion in extreme circumstances.
*The House's immigration took the high road yesterday when one member argued Donkey DNA didn't mix with thoroughbred DNA to produce race horses.
*Tom Marino, R-Pennsylvania, wants to sue President Obama for delaying the implementation of the individual mandate for Obamacare, saying it is unconstitutional.
*The House passed a farm bill and voted down Food Stamps, the first time this has ever happened in the history of food stamps. Ironically,over 50% of food stamps are received by non-Hispanic white. The % is even higher in Republican districts in the South, where sometimes it reaches 70%.
*The Beltway pundits are skeptical that John "The Tan Man" Boehner can even get piecemeal immigration bills passed. The Club of Growth, Grover Norquist, the Chamber of Commerce, David Brooks are all saying if the GOP doesn't go along with this then it is political suicide. Yesterday Boehner and Eric Cantor claimed they were for some type of DREAM kids legislation. Even this is jeopardized because there is no motivation for any movement among the House GOP because of gerrymandering.
*Stevie Wonder says he is boycotting Florida until they repeal their "Stand Your Ground" law. He also said he would not play in any states where such a law exists.
*George Zimmerman's brother is off to Hollywood to try to launch an acting career.
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