Wednesday, May 25, 2011

What is a Republican?


The Republicans are like an extraterrestrial species whose dark spaceship secretly landed in America sometime long in distant memory. 

They seem to walk the walk and talk the talk but deep down in their interior selves they are against everything decent in America. Their goal, as told in so many science fiction stories, is to proporgate their alien kind the same way a plant propagates from stem cuttings. 

The Republicans look upon the rest of us as food, deserving of minimal sustenance as long as we fulfill their needs. 
And in their minds we are not deserving of Medicare, Social Security, aid during time of disasters, minimum wages, public education, clean air & water and the list is endless. 

The Democrats may not have all the answers but at least the Democrats act like they were born on planet Earth and care about the world and people around them. 

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Not A Spoof - GOP Wants Disaster Aid Covered By Budget Cuts


House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that if Congress appropriates funds to help disaster stricken areas  like La Crosse and Joplin, Missouri, rebuild  the spending must be offset by cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. He said “if there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental."

The financial toll is estimated at around $3 billion.  Without significant aid from somewhere Joplin will simply not be able to recover from a tornado that literally ripped the town in half and is now rated as the single deadliest tornado since modern record-keeping began 60 years ago.
The GOP is also on record recommending satellite funding cuts could halve the accuracy of tornado forecasts and in the process save lives. 
We could repeal the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans to cover the costs of helping those who have found themselves affected by natural disasters. We could  even end the Big Oil subsidies. But that will not happen with current mood of the GOP. 
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Will Missouri Republicans Back Funding For Federal Aid For Joplin?

Our hearts and prayers go out to the residents of Joplin in the wake of the second worst storm to strike America. 

In the wake of the horrible tornado devastation in Joplin Missouri, will Joplin Congressman Billy Long and Senator Roy Blunt reverse their stands on funding the U. S. Federal Government. 

Congressman Billy Long tried to defund and attempted to weaken the tornado warning systems that were in place set up to protect people from just this kind of event.


Senator Roy Blunt  said last week he did not support increasing the money the government is allowed to borrow without first making major reductions in federal spending. 


Does he now back using federal money  to help with clean up in Joplin? To do this the Federal Government will have to raise the debt limit. 

President Barack Obama issued a disaster declaration to include Jasper and Newton Counties.Residents may now be eligible for federal assistance. 

President Obama also granted a public assistance declaration for Jasper and Newton counties for costs associated with debris removal and emergency protective measures. 

Senator Blunt has put FEMA's telephone number on his web page.


To Help Go To The Red Cross:

or mail a check to: 
"Joplin Missouri Disaster Relief Fund"
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation 
1055 Broadway, Suite 130 
Kansas City, MO 64105

Monday, May 16, 2011

Donald is Out of the Race

Donald Trump has announced he is calling off his run for president, CNN.com reports. The real estate titan and host of NBC reality show “Celebrity Apprentice” released a statement today saying that even though he remains confident that he could win the election, he will not pursue the office.

As I posted in this blog the Donald's candidacy was a matter of television show promotion. 
If  he wasn't not promoting a new reality series then he was promoting  the ones he already helms.