It is a myth that has gained control of many on the Right in this country that the law is not on the side of the people. It is an outright lie to claim our nation is anywhere close to communism. The worst force to hit the USA has been Fox News because of the way it forced the news industry to become entertainment instead of informational. As a result, the more outlandish the story, the more some are willing to believe there is a secret conspiracy to overthrow our freedom by liberals. What has now happened is the most uneducated people in our country have the loudest voice in the Republican Party. When the rising tide of dumb drowns out all reason, our nation is in peril.Those who wear the badge take on a special responsibility and because they are human many fail to uphold their oath. The news is filled with stories detailing those failures. Some choose to see those stories as a condemnation of all law enforcement but I see it as a reaffirmation that our system works. In a true police state no such accounts would be published and those who spoke against those in...[More]
Power in the hands of man is always subject to abuse and corruption but only under our system of government do the people have a voice in bringing it under control. Too many hide behind flourishes of rhetoric in condemning the last, best hope of mankind which is our government. For those who have grievances against the system, and I am sure there are many, our Founders provided an effective way for the people to address and correct them. But it requires true Patriots who are willing to roll up their sleeves and wade into the political arena to make it work. Life is what we make it; not what we wish it would be. Sitting on the sidelines chanting a “Pox on both your houses” neither solves anything nor inspires others to rise up to a higher level.Grade school tactics used by the Right-wing in this country such as substituting derogatory words in the place of the correct ones in titles such as Clinton News Network or National Propaganda Radio is no substitute for ideas and fails to illicit legitimate ideas of reform from those who choose to take up such a challenge. The folly is not in... [More]
Ron Paul and his simplistic view of the world certainly doesn't scare me but his positions on too many issues are not based on reason. For example, look at his positions on healthcare. Paul rails against Obama's plan as if the government backed program would diminish the quality of our healthcare system. Yet, it was the private-market system that has been driving our country to bankruptcy sucking one out of every five dollars into its gluttonous abyss. There are certain areas which should be within the public realm; such as, national defense, police, fire, EMS, and many believe, medical. He favors allowing citizens to purchase insurance across state lines but fails to articulate how he would address the problem which has prevented it from being done in the past which deals with regulation. Currently, states regulate the policies provided within their borders but by allowing them to cross state lines that will require federal regulation. His opposition to mandatory catastrophic insurance coverage means that those of us who have insurance will continue to have to subsidize the freeloaders who do not. I agree with many of his foreign policy positions but I believe he is wrong about Afghanistan. Iran and...[More]
Not surprisingly, the minions at the Fox Infotainment Division continue to champion the repeal of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, and every other program created by the Democratic Party to protect the poor and middle class in this country. The Murdochites proudly call for increased protection for billionaires at the expense of everyone else in our nation.
