THE TEA PARTY.... WHAT A JOKE!

Illustration, Tea Party from Alice in Wonderland

I know and understand that we need a fresh start from the republican and democrat way of doing things in this country. As a matter of fact i honestly feel that most if not all members of congress should in fact be voted out and replaced. I like a lot of Americans do not feel that congress represents us the way they should.I have often felt as if our law makers have forgotten that they indeed do work for us the American people and, they also seem to feel that they need to vote party almost every time they gather to vote on a bill. Take the health care reform bill that was just passed. NOT one republican voted for it. There were some republican law makers that liked the health care reform bill but, they would NOT dare vote against their party. Believe me when I tell you that when congress acts like this, it is never a good thing for the American citizen no matter what bill is being voted on. Never should anyone ever vote a party line because when that happens then whoever is voting cares not about the people they serve. All that law maker cares about is his/her political party and not the good of the American people.

Now we have a new group on the scene. This group calls themselves The tea party. Now the idea of the tea party is not a bad idea at all. There are some very knowledgeable and caring people involved with the so called tea Party. However, I as well as many others are in no way convinced that the tea party is the answer to any of this country's problems. In fact I feel that the tea party might is some ways be very dangerous to the well being of this country. I myself feel that Sarah Palin is a danger to this country (That however is a different blog )You all might not like to hear that but that is my opinion.

Allow me to share with you what just a few of the samples I have collected with regular Americans thoughts on the tea party. I have removed the person's name and city for privacy reasons. Below are a few of real Americans thoughts on the tea party

1 They may be grassroots people, but they suddenly have $250,000 in ad money to defeat U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak? They have a caravan of big buses bearing entertainers, and they lack no amount of professionally printed signs and placards to wave at TV cameras. They have a fairy godmother named Sarah who, for a five-figure fee, will show up, mouth the banalities they want to hear and wink as necessary.

Such a sophisticated array requires money, planning and a leadership that can quickly generate a target and elicit a fast response. Where did these good sincere folk acquire such money and style? Who in the background turns them on and out?

They scream socialism, evidently not knowing that under a socialistic government, they would first be herded into a concentration camp. No socialistic government would tolerate them or their invisible leaders.

Our great need now is to be united. Rabble-rousing divisiveness is what we can least afford.

2 think people are getting riled up by a political party that wants to be back in control so they can continue their grand old lifestyles and those who don't have won't get.

3 So Tea Party activists believe that national health care is another government handout that they don't want any part of? Really? Are Tea Party activists paying taxes on their employer-provided health care benefits? Aren't these benefits income that is not being taxed? Isn't that a government subsidy of their health care benefits? Why aren't these Tea Party activists complaining about their own government-subsidized health care? When will these Tea Party activists stop accepting such government handouts? When will these Tea Party activists really embrace free market capitalism?

4 Where were all the Tea Party people when George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, et.al, were lying through their teeth to get us into Iraq, losing billions of American dollars, lives, minds and limbs? Generations of future Americans will be paying for that hideous mistake for years to come. The money spent on that fiasco could have paid for a national health care program and fixed our infrastructure. The one constant of the Republicans, neoconservatives, conservatives and nut cases like the Tea Partyers is their hypocrisy. All along, the people screaming opposition to health care reform have been those who have health care, including those on Medicare, a national health care system

5 If we are to believe the prevailing wisdom, we are to assume that these Tea Party people are good, solid, down-home style Americans suddenly angered and patriotically aroused. Instantly gifted with the infallible power to assess every nuance of government, they see only corruption, deviousness, lies and threats.

Now I myself feel that the tea party has no laid out goal as to where they want to be. They make issues out of everything because they have no one thing that they think should be addressed first or foremost. They say they want no more taxes. Well I hate to tell you this people but this country is in bad finical shape right now and, no matter how it git that way or who is to blame it will NOT get much better without some sort of new tax or at least an increase in taxes we already have.

Another reason the tea party is a joke is simply that they have no leader. I think we all know that for any organization to be successful that organization must have a leader who shows real leadership and I also believe that the tea party down the road somewhere will produce a leader or someone who is the head of their so called organization. I think at this point the tea party could be dangerous to this country simply because well, I think Bill Clinton described itbest so here is a link to a video as to how he described it. And also, on the same page Rush Limbaugh responds to Mr. Clinton words on this. I am not overly concerned with what Rush has to say because I think he is out of touch with so many issue we face today.

Until next tie my friends take care and stay healthy

Census or Not ?

Every 10 years we all receive a new census form to fill out. To some of us this seems like an evasion of our privacy and a waste of our time. All the census form should ask you is 10 simple questions. Providing it is an actual census for all you should really be asked to input on the form is:

The 2010 Census will ask for name, gender, age, race, ethnicity, relationships, and whether you own or rent your home — just 10 simple questions. That's it ! Nothing more.

Also please be aware that a fake census can indeed cost you plenty. A fake census form can be responsible for ID theft and even responsible for cleaning out your bank account. One thing to remember is this! The census bureau does NOT conduct it's census on the internet ! If you think you have been scammed by filling out a fake census form on the internet, the best thing you can do is report it to the following email address: ITSO.Fraud.Reporting@census.gov. Also if you think you received one in he mail you should call your local post office and make a complaint. This information and more can be found at the doughroller personal fiance, section for census scams site.

Finally, we have one of the biggest scams of all. The Republican National Committee has sent out FAKE census forms asking for donations. Yes my friends, GOP Sends Out Fake "Census": just go's to prove that the republicans will stop at almost nothing to make a nickle.However, I never thought they would stoop this LOW!!

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has sent out fund raising mailers that mimic the appearance of the 2010 U.S. Census forms, which started going out this week. The letters are sent in plain white envelopes bearing the words "2010 Congressional District Census" and "Do Not Destroy, Official Document." They word "census" is spelled with a capital "C," the same as the U.S. Census Bureau. The letter says it contains a "Census Tracking Code," and asks leading political questions, like "Do you think the record trillion dollar federal deficit the Democrats are creating with their out-of-control spending is going to have disastrous consequences for our nation?" and, "Do you worry that the Obama administration is committed to greatly expanding the government's role in your life?" A RNC spokeswoman defended the document, saying it was clearly marked as an RNC mailer and it was not an attempt to mislead voters. Democrats claim the letter is part of a deceptive pattern by Republicans. The U.S. Census Bureau spokesman, Michael Cook, said he has received several complaints about the forms from voters who thought it was misleading. The U.S. Postal Service declined to investigate the matter. One recipient of the letter was the Democratic governor of Montana, Brian Schweitzer, who got his at the governor's mansion.

Until next time my friends take care and stay healthy oh.... and watch out for the census forms in the mail.

Thanks to sen. Coburn...NO unemployment benefits

Well my friends it seems as if some folks in our country will not be receiving their unemployment checks anytime soon. Thanks to Sen Tom Coburn Oklahoma (REP.) he alone blocked the unemployment benefit for Americans who have been out of work for more then 6 months. Now, I do think Senator Coburn had a right to ask if the 9 billion dollar cost would add to the national debt and to try to figure another way to come up with the money needed.

However to block it and cost many Americans their benefits is just inexcusable. I also though it was inexcusable when Senator Jim Bunning Kentucky (REP) did the same stupid stunt just a few weeks ago. Senator Bunning changed his mind again a few days later under pressure from both republican and democrats in congress. Hopefully, Senator Coburn will do the same. But this time it is a bit different because this time congress is on their Easter vacation and will not be able to try to fix Senator Coburn disregard fro the well being of the American people so fast as they could with Senator Bunning's case of bad judgement. Once again my friends it seems that when the American people who are unemployed and need help, can not depend on the republicans to offer help.

Now I am NOT saying that the democrats are a perfect party. Believe me when I tell you that I have had my problems with the democrats too. However, I must admit that I have never seen the democrats mess up and put the American peoples well being in jeopardy as I have just seen the republicans do these past 9 months. It seems as if the republicans are showing their true colors it can not be a very pretty color to look at. In my own personal opinion with comments like the one Senator john Mccain made a few days ago in a speech that made me cringe when i heard it, Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

As you can see McCain , Coburn, Bunning and other republicans are so angry that the health bill passed. they do things and say thing as to where one would wonder if they care at all about America and it's people or just their own well being and if they will be elected when election time rolls around again.

I can promise you that these three morons do not give a damn about unemployment funds running out. I can also promise you that if any senator had to live and depend on unemployment to pay their bills and feed their family , If that were the case the unemployment fund would NEVER run out! They would see to it that there was always enough money in the fund. if congress had to have the same health plan we have, we would have the best plans available. At least the democrats have it that we can go into a pool and get the lowest prices there are for health insurance under the new health care law. I do not think if the republicans had their way that would not happen .

All I can say for now is the republicans in congress are acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. they are calling names and are angry that they did not get their way. This writer thinks they need to grow up and act like adults.

At this point I would not want any one of the republicans in congress leading the country.

Until next time my friends take care and stay healthy

SENATORS MUST DEAL WITH DEATH THREATS

Now that the health care reform bill has been signed into law, we have at least 10 senators that have received threats and even some death threats. What bothers me most of all is that the American people should NOT have to have this happen at all.

Instead of congress working the bill and changing things that should be changed and working together, they are all acting like spoiled brats. The republicans in congress are making themselves look really bad to the American people and they are too stupid to know it ! Also the tea party are not doing any better.

The way some members of congress have acted is (in my opinion) causing other people to go out and make these threats and throw rocks threw glass windows and so on. There are a lot of things in the health care bill that were republican ideas. I honestly think they are just mad because IF this health care reform works it will not look good on the republicans at all come November. So, I think what they are doing is trying to destroy the bill as much and as fast as they can.

Take a look at this video and then read on to see how this conflict with the health care law should work. Now that you have seen the video please allow me to tell you in my way of thinking what should be happening at this point in time

1. Any member of congress that is acting like an idiot and whining and calling other senators names such as baby killer and whatever else they are doing needs to stop! Also, Senator McCain's comment that the republicans will not corporate for the rest of the year with the democrats on any legislation because the republicans are upset about the health care bill, should not be tolerated and Mr. McCain should be fired for such a stupid remark. Senators both republican and democrat should sit down together and work this thing out

2. As it stands now, the republicans will try their best to change so much in this bill that it will destroy it and the health care bill or at what is left of the health care bill will be of NO use to the American people. i admit the bill was not perfect by any means but, no legislation ever is and at least tis bill is a step in the correct direction

3. We all need to remember and understand that 45,000 people die each year in this country because they can not have access to proper health care. that is a lot of people to die just because of no health care and we all need to stand together and do what we can for these people and see that their health care needs are being taken care of. Doing so is not only a good thing to do. It is also good for our country.

So, congress... get the lead out and stop acting like a bunch of spoiled brats. If you all need to make changes to this bill then, work together and do it. All we ask is that when making changes to the bill, Please let something in the bill that will be good and benefit the people who need it most The American People !

Passage of the Health Care Bill

It seems that now the health care bill is passed. If you were all for the bill then that is a good thing. if you didn't want it to pass then I guess you are a not a happy camper. As with any bill that congress takes on there are good parts of the bill and there are parts that are not good.

What I can not understand is the way the republicans in congress are acting. They have said many times that they had their own health care bill to be considered. If that were the case then, maybe the republicans should have brought the bill fourth and lay it on the table for all to see. They didn't do that! One reason they did not do that may be because maybe they didn't have one in the first place. I can tell you all right now that some of these republican congressmen/women make me sick to my stomach when I hear them accuse the democrats of so called arm twisting and back room/closed door deals to get enough votes to pass the bill. Not that I do not think maybe some of that didn't take place because it probably did take place. However, I feel that the republicans have done that sort of thing many times to get what they want and nobody will convince me otherwise. I hate to say it but that kind of deal is just part of politics.

Now lets all take a look at Senator John McCain... John McCain is a senator that I always had respect for. He is a man that loves his and has served it well for many many years. Yet this very same man said in a article, that democrats should not expect any corporation on any legislation for the rest of this year.

Democrats shouldn't expect much cooperation from Republicans the rest of this year, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned Monday.

McCain and another Republican senator decried the effect health reform legislation has had on the Senate, a day after the House passed the upper chamber's bill.
GOP senators emerged Monday to caution that the health debate had taken a toll on the institution, warning of little work between parties the rest of this year.

"There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year," and "They have poisoned the well in what they've done and how they've done it."
 McCain said during an interview Monday on an Arizona radio affiliate.

Now to me his threat sounds like just that a threat. It also sounds like a spoiled child that didn't get want he wants and is striking out in anger. Most of all it makes me feel uneasy about the republican party not voting in favor of any legislation that might be good for the American people all because the republicans are upset with the democrats. Now, tell me is that the kind of people we want making laws for us? I hardly think so and anyone with a brain can see my logic on that statement.

I have often wondered if any of the republicans and any of the 34 democrats really care about the more then 45,000 people who die each year in this country because they are not covered with any health insurance? A lot of the uninsured are honest, hard working people that are not covered by employer health insurance or they can not get health insurance due to pre existing condition. Maybe they are not covered at work and they just can not afford health insurance on their own. Do these people deserve to get sick and die just because they can not get health insurance? The answer to that question for anybody who has a brain and a heart is NO!

This health care legislation will indeed take care of the ones that can not take care of themselves. and it will make life a lot easier for families that can not afford to have their children covered with health care . Yes it will cost money however, the United States government has wasted much more money for bull crap things and now money can be spent for something worth while.

AARP has stated the health care bill will indeed do a lot to help our senior citizens. And why not because the senior citizens in this country have already paid their dues now it is time to give back to them.

The one thing I have always felt is that republicans represent the wealthy. they really do not care about the average citizen and the way they handled during this health care bill just proves it. They used scare tactics in hopes to get this bill defeated and it did not work. Now they want to try to sue the federal government to get some aspects of the bill gone. Well, good luck to them because I really do think that as far as this law is concerned, federal law would supersede state law. Most of the time that is the case.

Even if you did not want this bill to become law, you should be happy it passed. the reason why is this... You either wanted or did not want health care to become law' either way the passage of this bill has done one thing. That thing is... This bill if nothing else has opened the eyes of the American people. if nothing else, the American people will be watching our elected officials a lot more closely now then ever before! As well as if the American people do not like what any of our law makers are doing ( such as the republicans making threats to not cooperate in any legislation be it good or bad) then at that time the American public will have the right to get them fired!!

If you are in favor of the health care reform legislation and you want to co sign the bill just click here to go to the site and co-sign the health care bill.

Until next time my friends stay healthy and take care.