Category Archives: Politics

Why Wait?

Bob reports on a move in Florida to ban any Floridian from accepting a public health insurance option should it become available this year.

He also mentions Traitor Rick’s move to do the same in Texas. I also read – and I think posted – about a similar move in Arizona.

Bob’s suggestion was for these asshats to go ahead and do away with all public health care in these states. You hate the government that much? Pull your elderly off of Medicare. Take your poor off of Medicaid. Florida, Texas, and Arizona don’t have an excess of elderly, do they? Oh wait! They do!

I’d take it a step further. Kick out the VA clinics and hospitals and forcibly remove your veterans. Close every military base as they have government funded soldier, Marines, airmen, seamen, and Coasties in them. Don’t elect ANYONE to Congress. Or at least, any GOP members as assumption of the job would be hypocritical, now wouldn’t it?

Now, Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY) has gone ahead and called their bluff. Basically, he submitted an amendment to repeal Medicare. No one voted for it. More importantly, no Republicans voted for it. Hypocrites.

Here he is on Rachel Maddow:

Is This About the Fries?

Alright, I know it has been quite awhile since an update. Truth is, it has been an emotional roller coaster here. I still do not have a job but I have a very promising interview next week so wish me luck. Leslie is in training for her job so that keeps her way too busy. And then there is just the regular day to day stuff of both good and bad nature.

My uncle Toño passed away on July 3rd due to some heart complications. I think we have all done a half decent job of coping with that but if you know my mom, please let her know you are thinking of her. We are considering a trip down to Mexico later this year. It has been awhile since we’ve done so as a family.

On some lighter-type notes, I provide you links.

Our president is apparently too good for our email.

The French are taking anti-Americanism to a whole new level. I mean, seriously, you haven’t actually been calling them “freedom fries” have you?

This? I just find it hilarious.

And now on to people who make this world almost unliveable. I don’t know if you’ve heard about that idjut Pat Robertson asking people to pray for Supreme Court justices to basically have a heart attack, but I came across a link that is a response to it. Seeing as I try to get this page at about a PG-13 level, I won’t link it here but I’m willing to send it to you via email. Yes, it is vile, profane, and offensive. So do NOT ask unless you are willing to undertake reading with that in mind.

For those of you who keep harping, rightly or wrongly, about how the Patriot Act is the end of Western civilization, take a moment and read this.

One more parting shot. I can’t quite make out where I picked up this editorial cartoon, but I will credit it as soon as I can. You just hope this is kinda how it played out though. (Update: The editorial cartoonist is Doug Marlette of the Tallahassee Democrat. You can find more stuff from him on his webpage.)

Misinformation

I don’t know how much of the war you all are watching…hopefully not enough that it affects your normal lives. I am a bit of a news junkie myself so I know the symptoms. In any case, if you have been catching any of the lovely speeches given by the ultimate spin doctor, Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the Iraqi Information Minister, you will have noticed something verging on the comical. I mean, this guy should get his own late night talk show when this is over. Al-Jazeera could host it, except that he’s made them mad too. Of all the dire and serious events going on, for this guy to go ranting about anything and expect to be believed in ridiculous.

Which is why the following makes me chuckle:

Also, I managed to get someone at Central Command to send me the world map wallpaper you may see plastered all over the plasma screens at the Doha, Qatar media center. You can download it from here.