THE FLAG

From "Oklahoma Source"

June 24, 2015

Let's be clear. This flag was designed to symbolize racism, as stated by it's creator. 
You may *want* it to represent something else, but it does not, and never will.

MARRIAGE

THE SADDEST PHOTO

REPUBLICANS RIDICULOUS REPLACEMENT

Back in February, Jeffrey Young and Jonathan Cohn of The Huffington Post wrote an insightful piece about the Republican side of our government wrestling with the quandary about what to do if the Supreme Court rules on the side of the plaintiffs in "King vs. Burwell", thereby causing subsidy problems for millions of Americans. That article is here :

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/05/republican-obamacare-replacement_n_6623364.html

Now along comes Jeffrey Young again yesterday with a four month later follow up which basically proves once again that the Republicans cannot or will not do anything except the same tired response, being to repeal the Affordable Care Act in its entirety ! Of course they say they have a plan to replace the ACA with something better, but they use all of the ACA's best parts and try to substitute what they say will give a "free market" approach. That approach is what we all had before the ACA was enacted and no person can be found on the planet that can prove that it worked !

Here is the link to Jeffrey Young's latest piece:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/obamacare-supreme-court-republicans_n_7607436.html

With the Republican Party in such disarray I don't need to make stuff up, they do it for me,

ED

TRUMP TRIES TRUMPING THE TRUTH

How fast can you refute The Donald's phony facts in his Presidential campaign ? Less than twenty four hours later, Factcheck.org rips his stuff apart. Line by line you can see the absurd statements dissected, viscerated, and done with ! I cannot take the time to go over all of the absurdities in The Donald's speech. It is much easier to direct you to YouTube for the video and to this link for the fact autopsy !

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/17/donald-trump-2016_n_7602754.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

He makes it all up as he goes along, we do not have the privilege,

ED

SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE BEING MADE A JOKE

This is the best article that I have read about the constant attempts to blur the lines between the separation of church and state. Some of the arguments presented by these lawmakers are beyond a " little sketchy ." I would direct your attention to this comment by Rep. Sam Johnson (R-TX) "Let me be clear: Americans have the freedom of religion – but not freedom from religion. "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/16/separation-church-state_n_7594272.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

Sadly, I wish this was made up, but it is not,

ED

COLIN POWELL (REPUBLICAN), BLAST FROM THE PAST

He said it, I didn't. I was thinking it, 

ED

WHEN THE LAST TREE FALLS

“When the Last Tree Is Cut Down, the Last Fish Eaten, and the Last Stream Poisoned, You Will Realize That You Cannot Eat Money.”

Please take a few minutes to look at these pictures at :

http://www.hefty.co/truth-in-pictures/

FOLLOW UP ON TRADE DEAL

Firstly, my bad feelings about the Trade Deals trying to wriggle through congress last week were made real when Nancy Pelosi bravely stepped into the well of the House and declared that she too had bad feelings about the deals ! The subsequent vote shot down the secret little entities in the bills that our President and the Republicans claimed were "good for the country." In the case of the Republicans, use of that phrase "good for the country" usually means "good for the corporations and Wall Street bankers." In the Presidents case we are unsure what he wants !

I now lead you to a link that says a lot about what the confusions are :

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-kuttner/the-real-meaning-of-obamas-trade-defeat_b_7582178.html

 

My truth is still this, we need FAIR Trade, not FREE Trade !

I hope you can get unconfused,

ED

TRADE BILLS ARE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN

This will be disastrous for the nation, millions will lose their insurance, costs will go up, Doctors will be forced to close their practices, there will be death panels that decide when you should die, hospitals across the country will declare bankruptcy and close, poor people and the elderly will not be able to find a Doctor ------------ Oh wait, that was about the Affordable Care Act six years ago !

Now on the right train of thought, the Trade bills working through Congress this week, with a final series of votes expected today, are garnering strong arguments on both sides. It is extremely difficult for the common man ( me ) to figure out the end result of these bills, ( which are secret by the way ). I do believe as I have stated many times that the term FREE TRADE is a terrible thing for the workers of the United States. The only way we can compete as a country is to establish with other countries a policy of FAIR TRADE !

Until we address the problems of product dumping ( see CHINA, steel and drywall ) , currency manipulation ( various countries ) , slave labor ( see Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia ) , low wages ( practically every country ), FREE TRADE IS NOT FREE !

My call is for FAIR TRADE,

ED

MEDICARE FUNDS TO BE TRADED FOR TRADE

Labor unions and senior citizens' groups are launching efforts to lobby House members against a bill that includes $700 million in proposed cuts to Medicare reimbursements for doctors and hospitals. The cuts would be used to fund a $2.5 billion extension of Trade Adjustment Assistance funding, which aids workers who lose their jobs as a result of trade deals.

Only Republicans could come up with an idea like this !

I'll have to cogitate on this whole Trade Adjustment Assistance thing. Right now it appears that an assumption is made that the Trade deal is so good for the American people that some people will lose their jobs. 

I can't make up anything more bizarre!

ED