"We need to rebuild the wall of Glass-Steagall so banks will stop diverting resources to Wall Street speculation and get back to more business lending to main street," Maria Cantwell
I would like to applaud Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and John McCain (R-AZ) for introducing legislation to rebuild Glass-Steagall. Banks need to stop diverting resources to Wall Street and act more like banks. “If enacted, the bill would mean that J.P. Morgan Chase Co. would have to give up the Bear Stearns trading operations it acquired earlier in the year, or separate its Chase retail-banking arm.”
They will be trying to restore this legislation that, was imposed in the wake of the Great Depression, put a wall between commercial banking and investment banking and insurance. In 1999, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act passed by a huge majority in Congress and was signed by Bill Clinton which led to a lot of deregulation. This is what caused the Great Depression and what caused what ever you want to call this era (some say recession some say depression) we are in today? This is very important not only to pass this bill but to offer more regulations to the institutions that have bankrupted us.
Let’s hold them accountable. President Barack Obama argued on the campaign trail that Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, which repealed part of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, led to deregulation that helped cause the crisis. Now with this bill being proposed the White House has been quiet on this issue. Those who have spoken have said that these firms have already merged their banking and investment activates and it would be too difficult to separate them now. Hold them accountable write your congressman. Write your Senator. Write the President. Tell them to support this bill. Be a part of the Democratic system that we hold so dear. Tell them that we can’t let this fiasco happen again. Businesses should never be too big to fail!!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Health Care Bill
The health care bill has become a joke and needs to be scraped. President Obama is trying to pass any bill just to claim a victory. The Republicans are trying to water it down to nothing so they can claim victory and Joe Lieberman is even blocking clauses that he believes in, like allowing 55 year olds to but into Medicare. Lieberman said he would vote for that and when they tried to appease him he said he wouldn’t vote for that. Somewhere along the way these Politian’s forgot one small detail, the people. Any “victory” at this point would be a Pyrrhic victory, because this bill will not help the people. That’s why I think we need to start from scratch and hold each of our representatives accountable.
I am in favor of a one payer system but without at least a public option there is no reform. Reform would benefit the people, not the insurance companies and not the politicians that these insurance companies own. The reform that the insurance companies want is to mandate that every citizen has to purchase insurance. That would help there investors on wall street, but that will not guarantee that prices will go down, they will most certainly go up because there is no reason to lower their prices. What ever happened to cutting the cost? In many of the discussions about healthcare reform, it has been said over and over that we need to lower cost. We need to lower premiums. How do we do this when the industry creates their prices? Without any competition they have no incentive to lower prices. This is evident by the soaring cost of insurance that goes up annually.
Now I’m not economics major, but I know if you give a drug addict some money there is a good chance that money will be used to buy drugs. There is no difference better these corporations and a drug addict. They are both doing what they need to do. What this drug is making them do. The only thing that will stop them is intervention. We can’t keep giving these power hungry industries blank checks and hope that they grow a conscience. This is lunacy and until we stop it this same blatant disregard for human life will prevail.
I am in favor of a one payer system but without at least a public option there is no reform. Reform would benefit the people, not the insurance companies and not the politicians that these insurance companies own. The reform that the insurance companies want is to mandate that every citizen has to purchase insurance. That would help there investors on wall street, but that will not guarantee that prices will go down, they will most certainly go up because there is no reason to lower their prices. What ever happened to cutting the cost? In many of the discussions about healthcare reform, it has been said over and over that we need to lower cost. We need to lower premiums. How do we do this when the industry creates their prices? Without any competition they have no incentive to lower prices. This is evident by the soaring cost of insurance that goes up annually.
Now I’m not economics major, but I know if you give a drug addict some money there is a good chance that money will be used to buy drugs. There is no difference better these corporations and a drug addict. They are both doing what they need to do. What this drug is making them do. The only thing that will stop them is intervention. We can’t keep giving these power hungry industries blank checks and hope that they grow a conscience. This is lunacy and until we stop it this same blatant disregard for human life will prevail.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Fox News: Fair and Balanced
It is a shame that this "news" organization is still on the air. They need to fire the entire staff and start from scratch. Once again they get caught fudging their story. This time they took a poll and changed the numbers to equal 120 percent. Way to Fact check watch:
And Bill O’Reilly’s no fact zone lies and says Obama’s approval rates are the lowest ever. Bill Clintons approval ratings were 36 percent after only 5 months into his Presidency while Gerald Fords approval ratings was 37 in 4 months. A little Journalism would help Billy. Do some!
Fox news at its best. The dumbing down of America
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And Bill O’Reilly’s no fact zone lies and says Obama’s approval rates are the lowest ever. Bill Clintons approval ratings were 36 percent after only 5 months into his Presidency while Gerald Fords approval ratings was 37 in 4 months. A little Journalism would help Billy. Do some!
Fox news at its best. The dumbing down of America
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Liberty and Justice for some.
Today the New York State Senate voted down a bill that would legalize gay marriage. I don’t understand what the big deal is honestly. If two people want to get married why should we stand in the way? I have to admit I don’t know a lot of gay people but I know a few and I don’t see how and why they are treated any differently then any body else. We can’t help or change our genetics any more then we can stop the sun from rising. To say you are doomed in life because of the way you were born, is the same bigoted mind state that helps nations oppress people through out history.
Being gay isn’t a choice. I am a firm believer in that. I didn’t wake up an say, hey I’m going to be heterosexual. I was born this way. I challenge any one to say they woke up and decided to be attracted to someone. I knew at an early age that I liked girls from as far as I can remember. And the few gay people that I have talked to say they had their feels, albeit most tried to suppress it because of religion and society constraints. I can’t imagine any one putting themselves in a situation to be discriminated against on purpose. Why would someone choose to be bullied, spit on, and made to be an outcast on purpose?
“I've always tried to analyze things because I want to be lawyer,” Will said. “I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all.”
This was said by a 10 year old who disagreed with the treatment of gays in this country so he decided not to stand for the pledge. I applaud this kid who made a decision not to dignify this hypocrisy. I didn’t stand for the pledge in school either. It didn’t make the headlines back then shows you how times have changed. This is what brave people do, they stand up for what they believe. I hate discrimination. And I am appalled by people that discriminate. That is way I didn’t stand the and thats why I'm taking a stand now. I will never take an oath or pledge of hypocrisy. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t gay. What matters is we have no right to tell someone how they should live their lives.
The vote was 38-24. All 30 Republicans voted against. The latest polls show 51 in favor and 42 opposed. New York politics at it’s best.
To Be Continued…..
Being gay isn’t a choice. I am a firm believer in that. I didn’t wake up an say, hey I’m going to be heterosexual. I was born this way. I challenge any one to say they woke up and decided to be attracted to someone. I knew at an early age that I liked girls from as far as I can remember. And the few gay people that I have talked to say they had their feels, albeit most tried to suppress it because of religion and society constraints. I can’t imagine any one putting themselves in a situation to be discriminated against on purpose. Why would someone choose to be bullied, spit on, and made to be an outcast on purpose?
“I've always tried to analyze things because I want to be lawyer,” Will said. “I really don't feel that there's currently liberty and justice for all.”
This was said by a 10 year old who disagreed with the treatment of gays in this country so he decided not to stand for the pledge. I applaud this kid who made a decision not to dignify this hypocrisy. I didn’t stand for the pledge in school either. It didn’t make the headlines back then shows you how times have changed. This is what brave people do, they stand up for what they believe. I hate discrimination. And I am appalled by people that discriminate. That is way I didn’t stand the and thats why I'm taking a stand now. I will never take an oath or pledge of hypocrisy. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t gay. What matters is we have no right to tell someone how they should live their lives.
The vote was 38-24. All 30 Republicans voted against. The latest polls show 51 in favor and 42 opposed. New York politics at it’s best.
To Be Continued…..
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I just don't know
Unlike Dick Cheney’s absurd assessment, I appreciate the length of time it took to come to this decision. President Obama listened to many opinions and made a decision. His decision was to send 30,000 more troops in to Afghanistan to “win” this war. With the Generals praise of the President, I think it would be safe to say that he listened to their expertise and made his decision based on their knowledge. That’s shows sound judgment when it comes to winning a war. And it has pissed off both the right and the left so it sounds good to me.
But after further review I didn’t see a good out come in Afghanistan. This is the third poorest country in the world so you can’t expect the inhabitants to be educated enough to govern themselves. Even though the Democrats are good at throwing money at a problem this will not work here. So what do they mean when they say “win” and how do we “win”? These are the questions that nobody has an answer to. Even if we are successful at pushing the Taliban and Al Qaeda out, then what? We can’t educate the whole country, we can’t build their infrastructure, and we can’t even train them to build an army. So how long will it take to “win” and after we are gone then what? Some other group will come in use fear and take over. Say old story just different oppressors.
But after further review I didn’t see a good out come in Afghanistan. This is the third poorest country in the world so you can’t expect the inhabitants to be educated enough to govern themselves. Even though the Democrats are good at throwing money at a problem this will not work here. So what do they mean when they say “win” and how do we “win”? These are the questions that nobody has an answer to. Even if we are successful at pushing the Taliban and Al Qaeda out, then what? We can’t educate the whole country, we can’t build their infrastructure, and we can’t even train them to build an army. So how long will it take to “win” and after we are gone then what? Some other group will come in use fear and take over. Say old story just different oppressors.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Tea Baggers show there true colors
Chicago Tea Party Patriots sent out a flyer to encourage attendance at the event, saying Lipinski had “sold us out!” by voting “to pass socialized medicine.”
This is what we have become? A nation so consumed in our own lives that we have no compassion for anyone else’s life. Laughing and heckling a grieving woman. Even if I agreed with your cause they lost me with your delivery. Do any of the idiots realize how ridiculous it is to laugh at someone who is grieving a loss? How can people that are against abortion laugh at the loss of a child? Hypocritical! Look its ok to disagree but this is over the top.
Saturday, November 28, 2009
I would hate to sit next to this guy
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Before the Mother came the Child
Before Rosa Parks made history by refusing to give up her seat on a bus, Claudette Colvin a 15 year old high school student did the same thing. She refused to give up her seat to a white women and was arrested. This sparked outrage in the community and planted the seeds that would birth the civil rights movement. Though her name doesn’t appear in any history books, her strength and ability to keep her story a secret were key elements to the success of the movement. Now her story can be told thanks to the persistence of Phillip Hoose in his work “Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice,” published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
How do we claim to be a free nation when our choices consist of left or right, blue or red, Conservative or Liberal? How can we consider these choices when our options are picked for us? In every election people get excited to vote. Excited because they get to put their man or woman in office, but is that really their man or women? Is that the person you would pick if there were more options? Would there be more accountability if there were more competition?
I know I’ve listed a lot of questions but these questions need answers. Both parties are scared to death when a viable third party gets to run. That is why in most districts it is so hard to get on the ballot. The politicians (both Democrat and Republican) work very hard not to allow their lively hoods to be tested by chance. So they act like they are, for the people, like they feel your pain. The problem is these parties don’t represent the people. These are life long politicians that are living under the umbrella of the elite, protected and shielded from the people they are suppose to be serving.
We can do better. We must do better. As the divide between the rich and poor grows exponentially the middle class is disappearing. This represents the biggest problems for us as a people and as a country. We can not afford to let these same ole politicians with these same ole ideas to keep destroying the country. Help me in supporting a third party. I feel we need a strong third party to get new ideas in and to scare these guys into action. We need more reasonable conversation not screaming from the left and the right. These are the only people being heard, not because they have any thing good to say, only because they scream the loudest. It’s not he who screams loudest. Let’s change this now!
Who ever your elected official is, up to President Obama, reach out to them, lets them know your feelings and concerns. If they don’t follow through get them out of there. They work for us bank bailouts and things of that nature should not be tolerated. Let’s become more proactive and hold all the elected officials accountable.
I know I’ve listed a lot of questions but these questions need answers. Both parties are scared to death when a viable third party gets to run. That is why in most districts it is so hard to get on the ballot. The politicians (both Democrat and Republican) work very hard not to allow their lively hoods to be tested by chance. So they act like they are, for the people, like they feel your pain. The problem is these parties don’t represent the people. These are life long politicians that are living under the umbrella of the elite, protected and shielded from the people they are suppose to be serving.
We can do better. We must do better. As the divide between the rich and poor grows exponentially the middle class is disappearing. This represents the biggest problems for us as a people and as a country. We can not afford to let these same ole politicians with these same ole ideas to keep destroying the country. Help me in supporting a third party. I feel we need a strong third party to get new ideas in and to scare these guys into action. We need more reasonable conversation not screaming from the left and the right. These are the only people being heard, not because they have any thing good to say, only because they scream the loudest. It’s not he who screams loudest. Let’s change this now!
Who ever your elected official is, up to President Obama, reach out to them, lets them know your feelings and concerns. If they don’t follow through get them out of there. They work for us bank bailouts and things of that nature should not be tolerated. Let’s become more proactive and hold all the elected officials accountable.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
OH NO THE TERRORIST ARE COMING!!!!!
Can the Republicans find one sane person to speak on their behalf? How is it that the most idiotic statements keep coming out of their mouths? Then they blame the media for bashing them. There are so many logical arguments to be made about the Obama administration, but they have to reach for the farthest most ridiculous talking points. Like this crazy guy Rep. John Shadegg of Arizona who uses babies as props to discuss healthcare.
Now,this guy is taking on Bloomberg. " Well, Mayor, how are you going to feel when it's your daughter that's kidnapped at school by a terrorist?” Really, is that the best explanation you have against trying a man accused of terrorism? What about Aimal Kasi sentenced 1998 for the 1993 deaths of CIA agents or the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, four people were tried and convicted in 1994. Shall I go on? The ridiculous nature of this and other dumbfounded statement is they are believed. I'm sure there are people that really believe he was talking on the little babies behalf. Maybe he should go back to quoting babies and leave policies to the grownups.
Now,this guy is taking on Bloomberg. " Well, Mayor, how are you going to feel when it's your daughter that's kidnapped at school by a terrorist?” Really, is that the best explanation you have against trying a man accused of terrorism? What about Aimal Kasi sentenced 1998 for the 1993 deaths of CIA agents or the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, four people were tried and convicted in 1994. Shall I go on? The ridiculous nature of this and other dumbfounded statement is they are believed. I'm sure there are people that really believe he was talking on the little babies behalf. Maybe he should go back to quoting babies and leave policies to the grownups.
Monday, November 16, 2009
In an interview, Representative Bill Pascrell Jr., Democrat of New Jersey, said: “I regret that the language was the same. I did not know it was.” He said he got his statement from his staff and “did not know where they got the information from.”
The New York Times: In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’
Where is the accountability? How does a Lobbyist get his words into Congressional Record and Representatives not be held accountable.
Representatives that don’t know where they are getting their information from should not use that information. This is where “We the people” need to take a stand. We need to stop listening to the politicians and make them listen to us. We need to hold them accountable and make them realize that representative means they serve us. This goes to show you Republicans and Democrats are all cut from the same cloth.
The New York Times: In House, Many Spoke With One Voice: Lobbyists’
Where is the accountability? How does a Lobbyist get his words into Congressional Record and Representatives not be held accountable.
Representatives that don’t know where they are getting their information from should not use that information. This is where “We the people” need to take a stand. We need to stop listening to the politicians and make them listen to us. We need to hold them accountable and make them realize that representative means they serve us. This goes to show you Republicans and Democrats are all cut from the same cloth.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
It is time
It is time to stop waffling and take action in Israel. This is where the greatest threat lies for the US. Because of the United States blind alliance to an oppressive, criminal state of Israel it has put us all at risk. The Muslim nations don’t hate us because of our freedoms; they don’t hate us because of our perversions, they hate us because of our involvement in this illegitimate state. It is time to right the wrong. Israel is running out of allies, with the public outburst in Turkey. Turkey’s government has taken an about face. Turkey has long been Israel’s biggest ally in the Mideast it has played the part of mediator in that region. With them gone Israel is in a bad state. Now, if the US joined in and put more pressure on Israel we could see real change in the region. A Jewish State doesn’t benefit anyone. It will only continue the violence.
What really baffles me is Israel wants to be acknowledged as a Jewish State, which would mean that everyone else (Palestinian or Christian) would be a second class citizen. Why would the US (who always talks about freedoms) back an oppressive state hell bent on keeping everyone that isn’t Jewish as a second class citizen? Any time anybody questions Israel they are called anti-Semitic or if they happen to be Jewish they are called self hating Jews. This is asinine, it is possible to disagree with someone without be a bigot, but how could a bigot call someone else a bigot and think that there words carry more weight than the person they are calling a bigot. Israel was a stark supporter of apartheid in South Africa (what a shock) and now they have their own (albeit different) apartheid.
The United States has always been involved in other countries polices, it is time to get really involved in this one. If the US wants to police the world then start with Israel. The argument for Israel is always the same “they have a right to defend themselves” that is true if that is what they are doing, but it’s not and we know it. What they are doing is criminal. They could stop this atrocity if they wanted to, but they don't want too. They have no business in the West Bank or Gaza so get out. But they have a right to defend themselves, really in territory that they are not supposed to be in. Would they need to defend themselves if they weren’t constantly breaking international laws? The World Court, the UN and the international Court of Justice has said they are breaking laws and what happens the US always backs them. I want people to grasp this concept. These criminals have been occupying these territories since 1967. They do not want peace that died with Rabin. The Politicians won't try what he tried so it's up to the world (and yes the US too) to intervene, but that will not happen. And you wonder why they hate us.
What really baffles me is Israel wants to be acknowledged as a Jewish State, which would mean that everyone else (Palestinian or Christian) would be a second class citizen. Why would the US (who always talks about freedoms) back an oppressive state hell bent on keeping everyone that isn’t Jewish as a second class citizen? Any time anybody questions Israel they are called anti-Semitic or if they happen to be Jewish they are called self hating Jews. This is asinine, it is possible to disagree with someone without be a bigot, but how could a bigot call someone else a bigot and think that there words carry more weight than the person they are calling a bigot. Israel was a stark supporter of apartheid in South Africa (what a shock) and now they have their own (albeit different) apartheid.
The United States has always been involved in other countries polices, it is time to get really involved in this one. If the US wants to police the world then start with Israel. The argument for Israel is always the same “they have a right to defend themselves” that is true if that is what they are doing, but it’s not and we know it. What they are doing is criminal. They could stop this atrocity if they wanted to, but they don't want too. They have no business in the West Bank or Gaza so get out. But they have a right to defend themselves, really in territory that they are not supposed to be in. Would they need to defend themselves if they weren’t constantly breaking international laws? The World Court, the UN and the international Court of Justice has said they are breaking laws and what happens the US always backs them. I want people to grasp this concept. These criminals have been occupying these territories since 1967. They do not want peace that died with Rabin. The Politicians won't try what he tried so it's up to the world (and yes the US too) to intervene, but that will not happen. And you wonder why they hate us.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Stewart Does a great Glenn Beck
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