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Addition of April 29, 2010 and staying above daily postings for our military to find. Scroll down for daily postings.

I have been contacted and it has come to my attention that American Military Veterans are battling a condition brought on by an environment contaminated/occupied by asbestos that results in Mesothilioma. The website link here is devoted to helping all veterans with this affliction. Click the links in the message below and examine them. There is a list of states to choose from and a lot more. Thanks to Carl Jewett for this information. Here is a message from Mr. Jewett:

Widely used by every military branch, asbestos was highly regarded for its heat resistance and fireproofing capabilities. In fact, asbestos was so valued that the military even mandated widespread usage before eventually phasing out the material in the 1970s. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of these living veterans were exposed to toxic asbestos-containing materials during military service which could develop into mesothelioma (a rapacious cancer that attacks the internal lining of the lungs, abdomen, and heart). Asbestos.com offers complete information on mesothelioma statistics, lists of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put our Veterans at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. Additionally their Veterans Assistance Department offers extensive experience in filing VA claims and can help any veteran coping with mesothelioma receive benefits from the VA system.

Carl Jewett

July 29, 2010...addition
The Honorable Susan Bolton is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Arizona and has ruled on SB1070, a current soon to go into effect Arizona Law addressing THEIR problem which the Federal Government has failed to address as well as dragged it's feet on for FAR TOO LONG!! Yes, there are those who feel this law is unjust, illegal and the state of Arizona has no rite to enact and apply this law. ALL STATES should be paying attention as the Judge's ruling might well be of a nature on any state!!!! Arizona is to illegal immigration as the Alamo was to Texas Independence. One state of a country, that calls itself The United States of America, against an entire country assaulting it by breaking into that state!! Where the Alamo got no help it now appears that Arizona will not get any as well. But they will get adversity and resistance from a litigious legal system more interested and perhaps consumed by the power vested in it in addressing how to approach the hostile actions and ramifications of illegal immigration. The Arizona law is in the hands of it's law enforcement who roam the trenches occupied by those who came in without any respect or consideration of our law(s). But now they find the legal system useful as it comes to their rescue on a claim of misuse of a law!!! Is there more coming to add to this mind boggling, stupifying address of a state's problem issue and dire need of support?

July 26, 2010...addition
It came to my attention via a woman I know who has lived in Arizona for some time of a death that appears to be at the hands of an illegal border crossing alien. Here is a link to the NY Times article;
Ranchers Alarmed by Killing Near Border courtesy of the NY Times
And there are more articles on the internet if you search the victim's name.
And I also include here a World Net Daily article from 2002 on the killing of a 28 year old Arizona Park Ranger;
Border killing points up security lack courtesy of World Net Daily
Please realize that Arizona is not reacting with a knee jerk. They have been absorbing the border dilemma for some time now as you can tell from the above. It has become a serious liability to Arizona and the security of it's citizens. Their actions are not hasty. They have been patient. But patience have run out and they are now taking their own action. From the horrific record of border incidents can they be faulted?

July 25, 2010...addition
To their credit, the company I work for posts a statement in large letters;
AMERICAN EMPLOYEES, AMERICAN MANUFACTURING, AMERICAN PRIDE!

When you depend on someone else you can find yourself in a compromise on most things that become issues due to consequences. That's not freedom. That's influence. We should be reducing our dependency and thus excessive external influence. I have been told that some Scandanavian countries years ago found sources of food from other countries. Therefore they began to reduce farms and the farmed lands by developing them for other non-food producing uses. When the war(WW1 or WW2) came their dependent sources went away for good reasons. Those countries that developed farmland for uses other than food production near starved. So, those countries adopted a plan(possibly law) that saves any farms and farmland from being developed. They keep their sources internal to prevent adverse dependency(ies).

July 20, 2010...addition
With all the news shows such as John King USA and the like you would think our political landscape is rocket science!!! Shows such as JK USA treat you as a simpleton needing to be nursemaided through the stuff. Granted, the politcal lanscape is a maze of useless among the useful. So, it is somewhat complex by confusion from contamination. But, only if you ignore the path of common sense. That path isn't rocket science and not designed to supply extraneous stuff you have to identify. Like a novel that has more in it than is needed you have to get over or around it. Or go for the version that isn't contaminated with all the extra distractions. We need jobs, SUSTAINABLE jobs in a sustainable economy with people living sustainable lifestyles. Last part is our reponsibility. Haven't heard anyone ask where the jobs went? Like building a sandcastle right on the shore. The water comes in and slowly washes it away. So, you keep puting it back up. But, that's not the solution. You just keep doing that over and over forever. People in the castle have to be asking why the castle isn't moved or some action taken to negate the water washing it away and constantly rebuilding. I say fix the problem that is causing the economy to tank and jobs to go wherever they go. I don't like doing something over and over UNLESS, I am getting paid well, have power, my retiremnt is taken care of and the jobs problem doesn't effect me like the citizens I am supposed to represent. Whose profile could that be!!??

July 15, 2010...addition
I listened to a John King USA interview with an NAACP representaive and a Tea Party candidate, Tim Scott. The charge made was that of racism in the Tea Party. Please be aware of the motive behind this. I would be surprised if either Republican or Democrat Parties were devoid of any racism present. In our country we tolerate the good the bad and the ugly until they have to be dealt with. That makes their presence a certainty. Given that we all hae a rite to vote and be informed if not become active members of parties bring their baggage with them. Of which none is necessarily promoted by a party. Unsavory people have access to them polls and do vote. Mr. Scott addressed the charges with his own defense and I do not speak for him here. But, after seeing what the media and organizations can do to movements in politics as well as emerging parties I feel a measure of anger that needs an outlet. Please be mindful of the efforts that are afoot to destroy the competition. Go to a Tea Party event. Find out for yourself. And if you see someone you might think is unacceptable keep in mind that our elections are open and as such our rite to assemble, be informed and vote. Be advised however that the accepting of funds from sources can be problematical as it may well encourage future decision(s) regarding the source!!!

May 17, 2010...addition
Lot of talk about the 'remove the incumbent' attitude on the pundit shmooze shows in the media. Here is the skinny on this from my view; The only incumbency in OUR elections is US,'WE THE PEOPLE'. By that I mean when an election declares the person with the most votes that person wins for US, not themselves, not for the party, not for corporate America, not for anyone except US. But, if they are allowed to cogregate and form party's, connect with corporate America and find themselves seduced by another aspect of America other than you and I they will be winning for reasons other than us. Oh they'll say they won for us but we will be down the list. Much of this is because as a re-lected incumbent time after time they begin to act with an overdose of confidence. And for their organized party as well. The identity that they are winning for US, serving US and must reject any other intruder who causes us to be backburnered can only be reinstated by voting out incumbents voting in new leaders with a fresh and less contaminated attitude.

May 16, 2010...addition
Ever find yourself living with something you don't like? Say for example you like(not love) cats and have some you chose(invited) but some other cats find their way in(uninvited) and your spouse strongarms you into living with them. Maybe when you express your dislike for those uninvited cats your spouse jumps to the claim that you are now a cat hater. To make the situation more like the illegal immigrant situation add the fact that the cats are illegal/uninvited due to an agreement with your spouse about how cats come in. But your spouse and family all come down on you when you cite the agreement(law). Of course what you don't like is the cats being uninivited and in violation of the agreement and not a cat hater. Lets say the people down the street were found to be trying to cleanse the world of a certain type of cat but were thwarted by families allying themselves against them. Your family then stoops to use slander tactics that put you in with those people and charge you with being a cat hater. There you have the situation. The added cats will need attention in addition to those there already. There are some consequences that your family intentionally ignores. When you feel you have no control you can become frustrated. Frustration can then move to taking actions.

May 7, 2010...addition
I would like to pass on a perspective. When watching and listening, taking in, network news shows such as CNN, Fox or any networks who have a specific host/commentator be aware that they are unlike any campaign infomercial where the subject steps up and states they approve of the message. These networks will sport network correspondences, Republican and Democratic Strategists and sources they approve of. Even former yadda yadda yadda if they are considered fuel for their cause. And one of their causes appears to be to trample on 3rd party equal rights by ignoring them!!! They never have 3rd or alternate party strategists, representatives or the like in equal amount. So, be very cautious about giving those network stations who schmooze you to seeing only 2 parties and tossing out an other consideration. The media itself might be a 3rd party who works for the only other 2 parties. John King of CNN is enough, maybe too much!!

May 6, 2010...addition
I heard it reported on a major network about the Stock Market dropping/falling 600 points in 7 minutes. The intent of this is to draw some feeling of alarm.
May I state that a jump of 600 points in 7 minutes would likely be reported by the networks as something to celebrate? But my feeling is it too is cause for alarm!!! Someone is likely tampering with the controls!!! And it is a signal of economic devastation en masse. Are we smart or what?

May 5, 2010...addition
Here is a link to a response to a question presented to my Representative here in District 2 of Connecticut, Rep. Joe Courtney. I place a link to it here for you to read. As you read down you will come to the following staement;
When I took office I promised not to accept taxpayer subsidized health insurance, a benefit offered to all Members of Congress, until Americans had access to affordable quality care. Three years later, I have kept that promise and have not enrolled in taxpayer subsidized Congressional health plan. Throughout the course of the debate on this legislation, I committed to joining those I serve in the health insurance reforms created through this legislation -- even promising to enroll in the public option that was included in the House-passed version. While the final bill contains no government run "public option," like many Americans I, along with my staff, will seek out private health insurance coverage from an Exchange beginning in 2014.
For me to place oneself where I am Rep. Courtney would have to sign a legal document along with witnesses stating that he is permanently removed from the list of eligible Congressional members who have the CHOICE to take or leave taxpayer subsidized health care with no option to undo this and return his name to that or any list of such. This would place him where we are. As long as he stands there with a taxpayer subsidized health care plan as an OPTION and I'm standing there without the same thing then no matter what he chooses he has special health care treatment as a CHOICE. His option not to take the plan does NOT place him where I am. I am on a bus I cannot get off of. While he may be on my bus he CAN get of it. We are NOT THE SAME.

Here is the link;
Rep. Courtney Response to Constituent Question: "If the recently passed health care bill is so wonderful and everyone is required to buy in, why are members of congress exempt? I would think they would jump right in to prove to the American public what a great bill this really is."

May 02, 2010...addition
Does anyone feel about immigration the following way? For years the laws have been intact about immigration. So, how did this get this way? We had responsible elected representation, right? Our neighbors who have the greatest respect for us certainly wouldn't think of needing us to have these laws, right? So, my question is, where are the apologies for bringing this situation on so I can express my concern on it and be smeared by the media and others as if I WERE THE BAD GUY!!!! Of all the protests have any of the protesters stated that in spite of their strong feelings about the Arizona law just passed they offer the state of Arizona an apology for that state to have to deal with this situation which should not have evolved to this?!!! That state and all Americans who feel that the solution to this is to stand firm and apply law didn't deserve this to happen. Amnesty is a surrender. To those Americans who have found themselves supporting Arizona and whatever it takes to correct this ignorance and negligence of government only to find themselves slighted and smeared as hateful and of an anti-immigration belief we deserve an apology for being placed in this undeserved position. On that I believe there should be no amnesty or forgiveness on elected officials and they must be voted out. Voting them back is an amnesty on their irresponsible lack of actions on this now major conundrum that attempts to make me the fall guy when the government is the real culprit. Government heal thyself or I(we) will!!!

April 28, 2010...addition
The news is reporting about McGrath Alaska and a gas station owner charging $9/gallon, a jump of $3!!! Let's recall that the media charges BIG TIME for their(our) airwaves time and rake it in during elections. Remember that before you donate or who you donate to!! Very self serving. I find it hypocritical that they are reporting this story along the lines of excessive charging.

April 22, 2010...addition
Here's the latest. Keith Oberman, who I have held in a positive light, now has dimmed the light. He had an Arizona Representative commenting negatively about an Arizona law passed that enables law enforcement to request a person to produce documentation justifying and qualifying their residing in the United States. I hope I have that accurate? He appeared to agree with the AZ. Rep. that it would invite racial profiling. If you look at the situatiion and the landscape it presents an unavoidable situation where the problem addressed has shown a pattern of dominating appearance. Therefore, profiling is produced by the landscape and the problem situation and ignoring it is counter to the evidence.
Arizona also has now passed a law requiring candidates to include evidence of their status to verify their qualification for candidacy. This has been likened, along with the 1st paragraph here, to World War II where our enemy asked for your papers. Be it known that the bad guys aren't stupid and they do employ acceptable smart actions. If they didn't they would have lost the war quickly and be called stupid for not asking for someone's papers. I can't tell you how many activities require identification for purpose. Both Mr. Oberman and John King appear to support immigration reform but don't agree with the Arizona laws. I have no problem being asked for my identification. In fact as I came home from work one day the news vehicle was parked on the street along with a policeman who wanted to see my identification. I willingly complied as I saw no reason for opposition and to protest. The formula that targets against addressing our immigration problems denies it having any real fix.

April 21, 2010...addition
It's easy to watch stuff you agree with. So, I watch what the adversity is up to. John King USA on CNN likes to tell you the most important person you don't know. May I feed off that and respond with my version of The Most Important Person You Don't Know. The answer is YOU, the VOTER. And the media and polls try like the blazes of h__l to know you(us) because for that one day, election day, we(you and I) are The Most Important Person They Don't Know, but would like to. After that one day you go from The Most Important to the nuisance I have to explain myself to. Polls on the other hand are like a rash that won't go away. Having said what I just did why do we give credibility to the Republican and Democrat? You might think you're voting for the best person but if they come in the Republican or Democrat container then it's the basic fundamental party template you(we) have gotten and will get. The only thing they are bipartisan about is keeping 3rd parties away or distant and keeping their monopolistic status in running the show their way. Please keep this in mind. Don't be led by polls and statistics. The R's and D's get a whole lot of help from the media and the polls in sculpting 3rd parties as demons and painting the R's and D's as saviors.

April 16, 2010...addition Letter To the Editor(New London Day)
I read this 'Letter To the Editor' in the New London Day. It struck me!! So, I am reposting it here with a link to the New London Day page They get credit as well as Mr. John Alexander of Old Lyme for the composition.
The New London Day
All citizens need a little skin in the game to fund U.S.

I've contributed to the Social Security Trust Fund for 60 years, even while Congress changed the trust fund to a debt fund - an unfunded liability of $16 trillion.

AARP was effective in gaining Medicare protection from health expenses and prescription drug expenses - another $88 trillion of unfunded debt. My elderly entitlements became the third rail of politics and remain so.

From 2003-06, the number of people paying no federal income tax increased from 31 percent to 41 percent. What will our democracy be like when a majority of citizens pay no taxes?

In the current economy, April 15 could be considered "Freeloader's Power Day."

President Barack Obama tells us that national "wants" should be paid for by those with high incomes.

It will be too late when freeloaders become the majority, grant themselves their wants and pass the check to us.

All they need is a community organizer. Or do they already have one?

Every citizen must have some "skin in the game" of funding our nation. We must progressively flatten our progressive tax code, move from some contribution to the nation's expenses to something like Steve Forbes' "flat tax."

And returning Congress to the constitutional scope of its legislative mission could bring necessary frugality.

April 15, 2010...addition
CNN's John King states that 47% of Americans don't pay taxes. I've also heard 41%. In any case they are soundbytes with no caveat as to where that statistic derives from and the explanation of who these 41% or 47% are. It wasn't reported that 47% or qualified taxpayers don't pay. Young adults and children certainly don't pay due to their age. And there are others as well whose status is in the obvious. And is this throughout the year of in paying on April 15th? Did this data come from the IRS or the Census information? The TV is a one way element that eminates from unknown sources.

John King also reported that in 1985 there were 27% of taxpayers angry, a % that were neutral and othersb satisfied. Anotherwards grouping as per their feelings. Then he reported those same catagories for 20__? Leaving the listener to interpret this as a marked change. ut change can only be extracted from data that came from the same source. I rest my case. John King said nothing about how many were polled ad if they were they same source. April, 14, 2010...addition...whadaya think, food for thought?
There is a lot of discussion about NASA and the space program as well as others and if and how to finance them. May I offer the following on behalf of 'We the People'. We frequently here about a crop such as oranges or whatever that had a bad year. So, the price goes up.
WELL!! 'We the People' or at least some of us have had a bad crop or even crop failure altogether. I for one did not get any raise of anykind or benefit increase. In fact benefit cost went up. WELL!! I guess if you want your program, if at all, you will have to do it with less or don't do it at all. Sorry, small crop this year. This situation goes full circle.

April 1, 2010...addition...
Our politicians/representatives ignore/hesitate and someone pays the price.
I have the link to a website of a young boy/man whose life ended unjustly in a automobile accident. The automobile that hit him was driven by an illegal alien. He broke in and obtained documentation!! The following website is dedicated to the young victum. Please read the account from the link here;

Who Was Dustin Inman?


March 31, 2010...addition
I have found an article about an Arizona Rancher who was murdered by someone who illegally broke into his ranch(property) and stole forever the most precious thing he had, LIFE. This is not a single stand alone incident. Our fellow Americans cannot live in security along our southern border. The legal and enforcement dynamics that can secure our borders are missing!! They are even intentionally excused and ignored by our elected representation.
Slain Arizona rancher mourned by friends, neighbors
Death is blamed on failure by U.S. to secure the border
from the Arizona Republic

March 24, 2010...addition, You First
In a speech about the Health Care Bill passed President Obama intimated we aspire and never say we can't accomplish etc. An old adage that is used as a prop and in pep talks. May I challenge him to live up to his very words by closing our borders, removing those who have broken into our country, instituting meaningful campaign finance reform, elliminating pork in bills and keep the base only, getting rid of earmarks, telling lobbyists to take a hike, remove the socialized health care that politicians enjoy and get them into the main stream health care everyone is offered and anything else you can think that treats them like royalty. We deplore the concept of royalty as it is dictatorial at best. And how about opening up the system to a real government of the People, by the People and for the People by, as Ronald Reagan said, 'Mr. President, take down that wall'. The one or ones that deny a third party it's equal rights. And as Ted Knight said in Caddy Shack, 'Well, we're waiting?!'

March 17, 2010...addition
Here is a link to a Hartford Courant article on a Regional Sales Tax;
Mayors Asking For A Regional Sales Tax

Not enough? Try this link;
AN ACT CONCERNING GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY THROUGH REGIONALIZATION IN CONNECTICUT

Here is a link to a Yahoo Group;
Reform Connecticut

March 16, 2010...addition
We are creature of the now, consequently we will go along with a promise to pay(credit) to satisfy our 'now' impulse. Sometimes that 'now' impulse does span a bit of time. But, eventually it sells itself to us on that promise to pay(credit). The business world takes that and baits us ad-infinitum and nada conscience. Why not a cash economy with a promise to pay 'IF YOU REALLY NEED THE ITEM or SERVICE'.
Our government should be user friendly and should always be out of horrific debt ready to serve us. How did we get here? Business is NOT USER FRIENDLY. I believe they set this landscape. Healthcare, education, real estate, automobiles, energy, insurance and any of a number of elements have shown themselves as anything but 'USER FRIENDLY'. Even our elections have now become an enormous money laundering activity. That's not user friendly to me!!!! And I am proud to say I heard Michael Moore(many don't like him) express his dismay that money hasn't been removed from our government and business relations. And that it is the poison that causes the problems we have. Let's get the 2 parties out. I urge you to vote 3rd Party. At least get a 3rd party in on a level ground to offer the 2 parties some real check and balance. While you visit the Perot Charts website try this link as well;
U.S. National Debt Clock

Thank you

March 15, 2010...addition
Here is a link to Perot Charts that will give you the Perot Perspective on whatever issue you might wonder about. In this case Health Care is a current issue;
Say Goodbye to Healthcare as We Know It

March 14, 2010...addition
For all who know and maybe don't know we lost a great woman and great advocate activist. But in her honor I am hopeful that her spirit lives on. I was first introduced to a woman known at the time as 'Granny D'. She had taken on the task of bringing awareness to the insidious influence of money in our political system. Specifically our election/re-election campaigns. I came to know her real name as Doris Haddock and had the privilege of being present at the Reform Party Convention in Long Beach Cal. to hear her speak. And what a speech!! As all her speeches were. May I offer my condolences to her Family and her many Friends. On a personal note she has given me motivation to express myself and persue Campaign Finance Reform. Here is a link to her website. I also want to pass on special thanks to Dennis Burke who chaparoned Ms. Haddock on her pilgrimage and wherever she needed his presence. Here is a link to her website;

Granny D Website


March 8, 2010...addition
Isn't it interesting, 'We the People' are supposed to be able to determine if our politicians(Republican & Democrat) are telling the truth! Or are they contriving dissention based on their personal party allegiance rather than an allegiance to us. Try the Health Care issue. We need to be hearing from a group that is NOT in the political arena but in the real world arena. I suspect health care needs it's own health addressed. Both parties bring their party label with them wherever they go and on whatever they discuss. It is a bias they cannot run or hide from. And the concept of bipartisan won't work either. We need a group of normal, common citizens who can present an unbiased and honest health care status. The 911 commission was such as I understand. However, our politicians, Senator Lieberman for one, overturned at least one or more of the commissions recommendations. So, notwithstanding, the end result is always coming from the 2 self proclaimed groups who monopolize the system and dictate all decisions. Yes, the word is dictate and possibly dictatorship might fit as well!!!

March 4, 2010...addition, Can you say, I told you so?
Senator Jim Bunning has had a 'Ross Perot' moment. Maybe an epiphany? Seems he was awakened to find that government spending is and has been out of control. He is now aware that the National Debt is 'unsustainable'. He stated he has 9 children and 40 grandchildren who he fears will inherit this debt!! That is a personal expression whereas he is a public aservant. I would have felt better had he added in that there are many Americans who fear this as well. I didn't hear him express this although I'm pretty certain he would have. It was just an oversight. Or maybe I missed him including it?

We heard about the runaway National Debt from Ross Perot quite some time ago. The government theory getting into this was that money will trickle down while ignoring the debt gushing like a geyser. And that theory appears to be in affect to the present as well. Senator Bunning now sees this. He is also now the recipient of the way they vote. They know who is going to vote and how before the fact. Then they know who and how after the fact. Before the vote they all become lobbyists and lobby each other. Having your vote revealed can cause retaliation and make congressional life uneasy. Of course the news media has a field day with this and couldn't care less as long as it plays out as someone's dirty laundry. Having said what I just said I must add a thumbs up for Senator Bunning. It is his right to vote and stand his ground. The economic woes came from a source or sources. The source or sources need to be dealt with. This is a cyclic event where business runs up the cost of living beyond the capacity to support it. Then they respond by laying off people. They may maintain their level of income rather than use some of it to keep those employed who got them there. And some may take a bonus!! Meanwhile, our government, that's us, coughs up the booty to carry the unemployed. I might also add that college tuition goes up. Where do these instituions exist? Must not be connected to the economy we have, otherwise they would reflect it in lowering their tuition etc. or go under. Go under works for me. It weeds out the weak.

So, thank you Senator Jim Bunning albeit a long time for you to hear Ross Perot's message. The boat was sinking then but now we are much lower in the water. And woudn't it have been the most timely for the Senator to act in this way at a time when Conress is voting on their congressional raise in salary and/or benefits!!!!

I do feel that those who are in need at this time deserve help. I feel it wasn't their fault they are where they are. Enron and those big corporations who manipulated investments played a major role which was outside the common person's control. And there were likely other factors as well.

March 2, 2010...addition
Once again a radio station reports a survey result that spams all. It states that from a survey 28% of Americans blah blah blah. I may be off on my figure there. Any survey that samples can only state the results from the sample size. And they must report the sample size. Including those who refused to answer as part of the survey. It shows the resistance or acceptance of the survey attempt on topic. Never or frequently surveys are thumbnail reported. No sample size or demographic is revealed. I strongly hold contempt for polling and surveys that don't give the full picture. By doing so the recieving group is left to deduce from the preformatted report. Likely to do so in a way they might prefer. A form of designer polling and surveying used to sculpt and contrive a specific end resulting view.

February 5, 2010...addition
Mayor Bloomberg defends big Bonuses For Wall Street. He defends these regardless of their bad behavior evidently. Forgetting all about that it has gone on for far longer than it hasn't which is why it's not currently on a runaway elevator to the top as it was for at least a decade and maybe 2 decades!!!! It needs to spend all it's time behaving as it should. In essence Wall Street is saying, Let us have the big bonuses and we'll cut you in on the action!. Mayor Bloomberg is in a position to be, 'On the take' so to speak!! His argument and reasoning he wants us to buy into is the old 'Trickle Down Economics' gimmick!!! And, not surprising as the rest of the world believes we Americans are easily bought that he sees income from them with no concern about it's source thus reinforcing the world's view of us.

January 30, 2010...addition
On the radio I heard the proverbial statement that entrepenuers are bright and gutsy. Stated also was that they may not all be as bright but they are all gutsy. They provide jobs. Therefore any attack on anything they do is counter productive. Thus we are their slaves and hostages? May I offer the following commentary about this view and attempt to permit big corporation to continue to 'stick it to us' because they have the bright and gutsy license to do so!!!
The creature on life support is The United States, that's us. We are the host. Businesses and entreprenuers are the leeches that attach to the host on the premise of doing good with their vision and desire of endless leeching married to the bold attitude that they cannot be denied. They can and do until the host is drained so far that it is on life support. The workers who make up the host work for the leeches and for awhile the host benefits as does the leech. But when resources swing toward the depeleted level(s) for the host the leeches hoard their booty, lay off the host members and cry for assistance from the host governing body. The leeches could keep host members employed by paying them from it's bloated booty(BIG CEO Bonuses & the like), which would maintain both the host and the leech since the members pay does get spent back to the leech keeping the symbioticness of the system intact. But, the leeches and parasites don't do that and make the argument that the host cannot live without them and the awesome contribution they make to the host.
The host could enage the parasites and leeches but they funnel back some of the booty to the governing body and present the view that this a stipend for supporting the status quo. Hence nothing is done and the host members are doomed to cycle through a life and death struggle where they are burdened to shoulder the brunt of the one sided cyclic result of the economic blood letting.
One interesting axiom that might apply is the one I hear from the educational institutions on their cost. They say the good ones will find a way to get the money. One might apply this to the business world of leeches and parasites who find themselves in dire straits. The good ones will find a way to perpetuate without help ala devious lobbying practices. I might state that that way they should have integrity and be acceptablely honest.

January 27, 2010...addition featured, Elizabeth Warren(Professor at Harvard Law School, Chairwoman On the Conressional Oversight Committee On TARP) On the Daily Show w/John Stewart

Elizabeth Warren On the Daily Show Video


Elizabeth Warren On the Daily Show Video from The Daily Show website

January 24, 2010...addition
There are religious people of various denominations and persuasions. There are nonrelgious people as well. But, for the sake of a consideration on the recent Suopreme Court ruling where they equate businesses with individuals such as you and I, I offer the following for consideration;
We are all aware of the description of how the human race began that has Adam & Eve as the protagonists and the devil as the antagonist. May I offer the following;
In the beginning God realized something. He needed entities free of his will. So he created a paradise, the Garden of Eden, and placed a creation he called Adam Incorporated there. This was fine for awhile but then Adam Inc. expressed it's need for a companion. So God reached into the body of Adam Inc. and removed a CEO rib. From this he created Eve Incorporated and things were harmonious for sometime. The Garden contained the Tree of Wall Street. He forbade Adam Inc. and Eve Inc. from tasting the fruit, forbidden fruit.

As some time after the beginning an angel, soon to be fallen and transformed to the antagonist, was consumed by the idea of grabbing all the holy power in Heaven. The angel planned this by introducing a commercial enterprise that would eventually find the other angels losing their rights to any appreciable amount of grace and power. He argued that yet more commercialism and competition would make Heaven a better place. God saw this as undesirable and banished him to of all places, the Garden of Eden.
In time the Antagonist Fallen Angel and Eve Inc. encountered each other. The Fallen Angel saw it's chance to generate a business atmosphere of his liking. He tempted or advertised the Tree of Wall Street to Eve Inc. Eve Inc. bought into his advertising, tasted the fruit of the Tree of Wall Street and endorsed the tree's fruit to Adam Inc. as well who also tasted the forbidden fruit. When God saw what had taken place he scolded Adam Inc. and Eve Inc. and banished them fom the Garden to another new place whereby a world would evolve from their ingesting of the forbidden fruit. They would experience inflation, deflation, employment, unemployment, welfare, taxes of all kinds, stocks, bonds, day trading, derivitives, losses and profits at others expense and a host of other market descriptives.
But for a few wrinkles in that presentation that would be the version that the Supreme Court would have us accept. I never used the word 'Capitalism' in the description but you might find it fits in somewhere.
So, what do you think?

January 21, 2010...addition - Campaign Finance Law Undone!!! Free Speech Is Not Free, You Must Have $$$ & Buy It.
Accordingly to this recent Supreme Court ruling on 'free speech' being money and corporations being like individuals the Supreme Court version of the bible has 2 corporations propagating the human race(you and I) in place of the 2 individuals we have been led to believe did so. Whadda ya think? Is somebody trying to pull a fast one here? It would seem that instead of the corporations writing letters, making phone calls and what the normal citizen would do they want the citizen to use the corporation method of expression!! Think you can match them? Even if you could do you think that is the way it should be?
If you felt a movement in the 'force' you have good reason to believe, yes there was a movement. And here it is;
In a just handed down ruling by the Supreme Court, who can make Supreme good decisions and Supreme bad decisions, just voted to undo the Campaign Finance Law. Here is the quote from the Open Secrets website;
The Supreme Court, in session this morning, is releasing its rulings on the landmark campaign finance case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.

Early reports indicate the court's rulings will indeed rewrite federal campaign finance law, particularly as it applies to corporate and union independent expenditures.
And here is the aticle from the L.A. Times;
Supreme Court OKs unlimited corporate spending on elections

It would appear that you cannot rely on the Supreme Court to be there on Campaign Finance at this time. Open Secrets and some orgaqnizations will follow the money trail and provide transparency. Transparency for all it's worth will require a lot of investigating for them and you. In fact it has been found when trying to track the money in universities and colleges that it is a lost cause as it becomes too complex. And that is what they want, to be able to say that they aren't hiding. But, the maze is so convoluted that you will be frustrated and give up leaving them to a money grab.

So, how do we hold them accountable? Not a mystery. At the election polls and in the voting booth. Make them crawl and beg on knees for your vote. But, vote 3rd party!!!! That's the accountability they fear with real fear.

I hear so many Americans speak ill and distrusting of government. They don't like the way they govern and don't want them running things because they are more failure than success. And who are they? YES, Democrats and Republicans!! And who goes back in every time? YES, Democrats and Republicans. People from those parties!!! Why do we put people back we distrust from the same source(s)?!?! Go 3rd party!! What's to lose? What's to gain? Can you say nothing that isn't lost already and everything to gain?

Quoted from the L.A. Times on the 1907 law;
The restriction dates to 1907, when President Theodore Roosevelt persuaded Congress to forbid corporations, railroads and national banks from putting money into federal races. After World War II, Congress extended the ban to labor unions. More recently, the McCain-Feingold Act in 2002 added an extra limit on corporate and union-funded broadcast ads in the month before an election. Such ads were prohibited if they even mentioned a candidate running for office.

Thursday's decision swept away all of these restrictions.

Here is your Supreme Court team decision breakdown;
    Overturn the 1907 law
    Chief Justices..
  • Anthony M. Kennedy
  • Clarence Thomas
  • John G. Roberts Jr.
  • Antonin Scalia
  • Samuel A. Alito Jr.
    Uphold the 1907 law
    Chief Justices..
  • Ruth Bader Ginsberg
  • Stephen G. Breyer
  • Sonia Sontamayor
  • John Paul Stevens
Supreme Court of the United States
Biographies of Current Justices

Bottom line on this is the media wants the BIG MONEY from campaign finance to keep coming their way.

January 19, 2010...addition
Please click on the Reform Party National link here. You will find the party's platform and General & Values surveys and much more to introduce you to an alternative to the Democrat and Republican governance.
Reform Party of the United States of America

January 18, 2010...addition
Here are(is) some update(s) on Reform Party activities;

RPUSA Member on CNN.com OP ED

Mr. Charles Faddis is a recently joined Reform party organizer. He brings a strong set of skills to our organization due to his background as a retired CIA operations officer, former assistant state attorney general, and his own private consulting work. He is also the author/coauthor of two books on the CIA and the need for reforms.

His most recent Op Ed on CNN.com discusses the causes and impact of the recent deaths of seven CIA officers in Afghanistan. Both of his books are available on Amazon.

Mr. Charles Faddis OP-ED

RPUSA Chairman in the DC area February 17-20.

Email for more information if you are in the VA/MD/DC area and would like to schedule a meeting.

January 17, 2010...addition
One of the resources available is a weekly internet broadcast by hostess Pat Benjamin from the "Michael Venditti Studios" of

Philadelphia's Renaissance Radio Station
1360 AM

The Independent Voice Hostessed by Pat Benjamin


Pat's weekly shows are archived at this website and available for you with the appropriate software. I downloaded the necessary software on the spot to listen to the January 13th interview of the Reform Party Chair, David Collison. Just click the 'Listen Now' icon and follow the options through. If anyone is looking toward an alternative to the Democrat and Republican form of governing Pat's weekly broadcasts can be informative and helpful. She has experience and knowledge from her involvement with the Reform Party and Ross Perot.

January 17, 2010...addition - Reform Party update.
Many Americans have been and are concerned about the people and parties who govern their country. Specifically the Democrats and Republicans. Some have found the philosyphy, platform and principles of another party to their preference. Sometime back the Reform Party recognized the need for their philosyphy, platform and principles to be represented in a party atmosphere. So they organized. However, people have a propensity to dissent. And for far too long the dissention hindered the party from meaningful representation. Without any hope of any common ground and subsequent unification of the dissenting factions to have an identity our legal system was the only recourse to achieve this. The courts have recently upheld the activities of one to be the occupier of the national political party known as the Reform Party. I will be posting information regarding their activities and tracking their movement. In these times on issues of dire concern, some that have been here for a long time, many feel that the Reform Party should exist and that the RP has the most sincere approach to these issues.
Currently main goals are to see states across the country organize under the political banner of Reform Party. Please bookmark this site to find out what organizers here in Ct. are doing. We've seen far too much negativeness and dissention. We now need positive and coordinated involvement.

January 14, 2010...addition
For those who are concerned about career politicans may I pass on the following information;
Peggy Rogers is a candidate for the Republican nomination to run against Rosa DeLauro in the 3rd Congressional District. You can visit her candidate website at;
Peggy Rogers For Congress

January 9, 2010...addition
The media is using the term 'horse trading' to justify by that title our political representatives actions in their voting activities. For myself it is essentially manipulation by insider trading. Each tipping each others hand to exchange cards to make each others hand different. A shameless card game lacking integrity!!!! Real horse traders know that horse trading is very risky. Not a smart way to conduct the bhusiness of the people.
I would like to offer the following for definitions;
Horse trading
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Horse trading is, in the original sense, the buying and selling of horses, also called "Horse Dealing". Due to the great difficulties of evaluating the merits or demerits of a horse offered for sale, the selling of horses offered great opportunities for dishonesty. It was not to be expected that the sellers of horses would fail to capitalize on these opportunities; thus those who dealt in horses have always had a reputation for shady business practices.

With the decline in the standards of business ethics in the U.S. in the Gilded Age, however, the activities of horse traders came increasingly to be seen by the business class not as symptoms of the moral depravity of horse traders, but as the natural, and not necessarily wholly undesireable product of a competitive market. Thus, for example, the New York Times in an 1893 editorial criticizing a proposed law to make it illegal for a newspaper to falsely state its circulation figures, declared that "if the lying were stopped by law, the business of horse trading would come to an end, and the country taverns and groceries in the Winter season would be deprived even of the limited eventfulness which they now enjoy."[1]

Such attitudes were reflected in the early 20th century adoption of horse trading as an approbatory term for what others would deem ethically dubious business practices; it is likely the 1898 publication of Edward Noyes Westcott's David Harum -- whose title character saw all business through the lens of horse trading -- played a key role in this.

In a further development of meaning, horse trading has come to refer specifically to political vote trading, and this is now the most common sense of the term, largely displacing the older term, logrolling.

Logrolling
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Logrolling is the trading of favors or quid pro quo, such as vote trading by legislative members to obtain passage of actions of interest to each legislative member. It is also the "cross quoting" of papers by academics in order to drive up reference counts. The Nuttall Encyclopedia describes log-rolling as "mutual praise by authors of each other's work." American frontiersman Davy Crockett was one of the first to apply the term to legislation:

The first known use of the term was by Congressman Davy Crockett, who said on the floor (of the U.S. House of Representatives) in 1835, "my people don't like me to log-roll in their business, and vote away pre-emption rights to fellows in other states that never kindle a fire on their own land."[citation needed]

The widest accepted origin is the old custom of neighbors assisting each other with the moving of logs. If two neighbors had cut a lot of timber which needed to be moved, it made more sense for them to work together to roll the logs.[1][2] In this way, it is similar to a barn-raising where a neighbor comes and helps build your barn and then you go and help build his. Here is an example of the term's original use:

"A family comes to sit in the forest," wrote an observer in 1835. "Their neighbors lay down their employments, shoulder their axes, and come in to the log-rolling. They spend the day in hard labor, and then retire, leaving the newcomers their good wishes, and an habitation.[citation needed]

Though most sources support the above etymology, another possible origin is from the sport by the same name in which two contestants try to topple each other into the water by standing on a log. Each must keep up with the other or risk taking a spill, so it appears to be cooperative.[citation needed]

January 8, 2010...addition---IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
Here is a link to the Better Business Burea website and their advice on the current Census underway. It warns you about con artist census taker imposters etc.
BBB Alerts Consumers about U.S. Census Workers: Be Cooperative, But Cautious!

January 7, 2010...addition
Senator Dodd has announced that he will not seek reelection. I have stated on this website that a good policy to follow the theme of security is to have limited terms of office to reduce the likelihood of a political position to acquire liason and connection with individuals who shamelessly look for undo influence. While a term of office may begin with what appears to be servitude for the people the extended term has the potential or even likelihood of that servitude swinging over to be in the interest of the political position and the shameless individual(s) looking for favorable influence. Fox61 had an analyst, professor or whoever comment about what Connecticut stands to lose with Senator Dodd and his years of evolved power and ability to be a runner to bring back $$$$ and access to programs to our state. I can only suspect that the power and stature had influence on this. I believe in recieving benefits based on deserving them and not because someone had the clout to grab it and direct it to me. Fox61 has responded as if they heard about the security from corruption of serving for short terms and presented their argument of Senator Dodd's power, influence and muscle that we use to reap whatever can be brought back to us from Washington. Shame on Fox61 for putting out 'bad bait'. Let's have a sense of decency and put someone new in office who will be less likely to stray into corrupt and/or corrupt-like practices. Will they take exit polls to reflect how the Senator would have done? They do it with everybody else especially 3rd parties!

January 02, 2010...addition..28th Amendment
There is a concept going around that expresses a 28th amendment to the Constitution. This amendment states;
"Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators and/or Representatives, and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators and/or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States."
Here is the link to the Snopes website on it;
28th Amendment To the Constitution from Snopes

They make sure what happens to us out here stays out here. They orchestrate what they feel like for themselves. Clearly 2 different worlds on issues such as heath care, retirement and raises. I suspect much more. If 'We the People' keep putting them back in we only keep them on the path of power and money. Those should never be reserved for anyone. But instead shared. Third parties have been trashed in order to keep them aloof of the real world. Please become serious about drawing leadership from other than the ones that have been part and parcel to where we are and maintaining their special status of power and wealth.

December 14, 2009...addition
President Obama met with bank CEOs. It will be interesting to see what results. Our President, Commander In Chief, sends us off to war. Yes, there is some dissention and protest. As Commander In Chief I support that title going with him to the meetings with bank CEO's after the obscene bonuses and payouts to themselves. All the while some say their last goodbye(s) before going off to spend their final days in a combat zone. An ugly contrast at best!!

December 11, 2009...addition
I keep hearing the justification for CEO bonuses and pay to be able to maintain the talent and skill for that title. I would like to inject my take on the 'BIG MONEY' associated with that position; In our economics the more money connected with an activity the more likely you'll find someone to do whatever that might be. Therefore if a company needs someone to do ANYTHING & EVERYTHING' regardless of it's integrity etc. they pay BIG MONEY!! That position then becomes nothing more than a hired gun or hitman for the company. I wouldn't accept any excuse for paying what they pay as having to. I would argue them to pay a justified lower amount to be perfectly acceptable and watch better people apply for the position.

December 09, 2009...addition
Watched CSPAN and Rep. Kanjorski(D) from PA. commenting on the economy, big companies, too big companies and what to do. He also sounds to be clean in terms of any negligence on the economy. He defended Barney Frank when a caller stated Mr. Frank's role in running up our debt and the propagation of the economic woe(s). He spreads the blame around which is a preferred way to see it by our so called representation. That being said then the 2 party system is guilty and at fault. The local and state are the miimicro and maximicro government management organizations. While the Federal government is the macro government management system. Nice when they work as a team but more often they form collusion to feather their nest(s) and foster their best interest. They missed the boat on this and like it or not the 2 parties dropped the ball. Yeah, they may have even helped the big corporatios to carry the ball by blocking etc. for them. We the People need to hold them accountable. Calling into talk shows gets us nowhere. They simply use slight of mouth and deflect the deserved blame. THE VOTING BOOTH IS THE PLACE. THE ONLY PLACE TO TAKE THEM TO TASK!! Vote for another party or candidate other than Democrat or Republican. These 2 parties are so much of the same ole same ole they can't act any other way. You can expect what's coming and get it a majority of the time. Like an animal they are what they are and cannot change. More like won't change even if they could. They leave that to US to do. Where? The VOTING BOOTH!! I urge voters to open up themselves and be receptive to candidates and their parties from anywhere. You certainly can decide to be for or against ANY PARTY including the D's and R's!!!

December 07, 2009...addition
Up to this time the people who support the illegal entry of people border status gives the following merit;
If you are coming here illegally you may not enter if you have a toy with antimony in it. Otherwise we are here for you!!!!!

December 04, 2009...addition
Currently NBC and Comcast want to merge. Predictably CBS radio 880 gives it's support to it and expresses it's reasoning in hopes you will sell yourself out in like manner. Seems NBC is the content holder and Comcast is only a distributor. Comcast is a slave to NBC pricing. I can live without NBC and go with the competition instead. If we the comsumer fold we get a merged entity that will in all likeyhood make us their slave to their pricing. Shame on CBS radio for casting out bad bait!!!

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