Romney proposes some (issues) health-care ideas

"Prevent discrimination against individuals with pre-existing conditions who maintain continuous coverage"

This is one of Romney's planks. If you read it in a hurry, you'll think he wants to protect folks who have lost health insurance or who can not get health insurance due to "pre-existing conditions".  He is simply saying that your insurance company can't cancel your health insurance if they are selling you health insurance in spite of "pre-existing conditions".  This is rather pointless...
http://www.mittromney.com/issues/health-care

a Brit remarks on Mitt...

So, what does one Brit think about Mitt Romney, in the aftgermath of his British visit:

Romney subscribes to the ravings of a 19th century charlatan, wears magic underpants, believes the dead can be baptised and can't have a cup of coffee so who gives a toss what he thinks about anything?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/oliver-burkemans-blog/2012/jul/27/mitt-romney-britain-angered?newsfeed=true

Those are definitely some harsh remarks about Mormons. I don't agree with his remark about Joesph Smith.

Economic simulation

For decades, the Republicans have contented that raising the personal income taxes on the top 5% income "earners" will reduce the money available to create jobs. The converse is that decreasing these personal income taxes will increase the jobs created. But, the personal income taxes have gone down and the unemployment rate has gone up. This suggests that if decreasing taxes increases the unemployment rate then increasing the personal tax rate will decrease unemployment.

It should be possible to test this conclusion with computer simulation. If these simulations have been done, then either the results were published in obscure journals or the folks doing the simulations did not like the results and didn't work very hard to get them published.

MItt Romney, Diplomat?

I was appalled by former Governor Mitt Rooney's performance in London yesterday.  He was asked his opinion on the Brit's Olympic preparations. Instead of simply pointing out the good items and praising them, he pointed out flaws and possibly weak points. I did not hear him praise the Brits. This pissed them off and left a very bad impression on the Brits.

If Romney can not deal with so trivial a diplomatic matter as the Olympics, then how can he be expected to deal with War and trade disputes, etc.

He embarrassed himself, those who support him politically, those who oppose him politically and all Americans, for that matter. He simply made us look bad and I'm glad I won't be running into any Brits for a while and those I come into contact with will have forgotten the Mitt-gafs. (I hope.)

Mussolini on Fascism

Mitt Romney is a successful business man who reportedly wants to "run the [US] government like a business". This leads directly into the first quote by the master of fascism, Benito Mussolini:

"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power."

"Fascism is a religion. The twentieth century will be known in history as the century of Fascism."

Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/b/benitomuss386804.html#tMu6iV3F7iCyQLsp.99

"It's good to trust others but, not to do so is much better." 

"All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state."

Carl Segan on Evolution

"We humans also have a palpable devotion to exchanging segments of DNA today."

"Cosmos"

Carl Segan

Dr. Segan had quite a way with words!  He was talking about evolution.

great service at Walmarft

When I went to Walmart last week to buy my wife a Kindle Fire, I simply walked up to the clerk. He was hussling around but finally noticed me and said "Can I help you?"

I said, "I want to buy my wife a Kindle Fire."

He reached under the counter and pulled out a box marked "Kindle Fire" and put it in front of me.  I made sure is still have the seal on as I did not want to buy a demo and told him so. The clerk wasn't bothered by this.

"I'll need a carrying case for this."

He nodded, wondered off, and came back with five choices. I checked them all and decided the one I liked best and which I hope Kathie would like. I bought both.

This young clerk gave me outstanding service. He was eager to help and I fear this won't last.

Liberal Court?

The Roberts Court has been one of the most conservative in history.  They made decisions that had many puzzled, such as:

• Citizens United, which removed the fiscal limits on how much a perrson can donate,
• Refused to give women full pay parity with men when they performed the same work,
• Put a limit on the Merranda Rights for those facing prosecution (from what I've read)

To me, this is very Conservative. Yet, their unexpected decision to allow all of the "Affordable Health Care Act" has got a number of Tea Baggers convinced the Supreme Court has gone flaming liberal (per various news reports).  It sounds like the tea baggers and other conservatives can't accept that the Supreme Court had legal grounds for their decision; they see this decision as being "liberal".  They can not accept the idea the Supreme Court is supposed to rule based on the law and not political prejudice.

What a bunch of bullshit!

Although, to be candid, it really does seem like this Court decides on party lines...







































he Roberts Court has been one of the most conservative in history.  They made decisions that had many puzzled, such as:

Citizens United, which removed the fiscal limits on how mucfh a perrson can donate,

• Refused to give women full pay parity with men when they performed the same work,
• Put a limit on the Merranda Rights for those facing prosecution (from what I've read)

To me, this is very Conservative. Yet, their unexpected decision to allow all of the "Affordable Health Care Act" has got a number of Tea Baggers convinced the Supreme Court has gone flaming liberal (per various news reports).  It sounds like the tea baggers and other conservatives can't accept that the Supreme Court had legal grounds for their decision; they see this decision as being "liberal".  They can not accept the idea the Supreme Court is supposed to rule based on the law and not political prejudice.

What a bunch of bullshit!

Although, to be candid, it really does seem like this Court decides on party lines...