THE FOLKS IN WASHINGTON HAVE PULLED OFF A BIGGER PONZI SCHEME THAN BERNIE MADOFF EVER DID.

how are peoples' unpaid retirement contributions spent? can you spell "medicaid", boys and girls? love it or hate it, medicaid is a BIG cost to social security where those receiving the benefits don't pay into the system. either way, love or hate, you can thank elected federal government representatives for it. PS, in the interest of fairness, medicaid isn't the only drain on our social security "retirement" funds.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=898286700204331&set=a.102713559761653.6090.100000690297330&type=3&theater 

had enough?

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

where are the north korean people?

in 1776 the population of the american colonies was about 2.5 million. about half were patriots. even less were those who took up arms against great britain. they were successful.

iran has a population of 80 million. brave protesters are speaking out against iran's evil, corrupt, dangerous, tyrannical theocracy. 
Iran protests: How Trump can strike a fatal blow against a dangerous, tyrannical regime | Fox News 

north korea has a population of 25 million. where are they? isn't it about time that they overthrew the evil tyrannical government of kim jong un? in fact, it's long overdue.

a mother's plea

Caleb's Chance: Va. mom seeks help for ill son | WUSA9.com 

CALEB IS BATTLING A RARE, TERMINAL DISEASE WITH NO KNOWN TREATMENT. CALEB IS A FIGHTER BUT NEEDS YOUR HELP IN ORDER TO GIVE HIM, AND OTHER CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH BATTEN A CHANCE FOR A FUTURE.

Home | Caleb's Chance to Break Batten 

Batten Disease Fact Sheet | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

should moral character be considered in choosing our leaders?

how important to american voters is the moral character of its leaders? 
answer: not very much

the current indignation with sexual improprieties, that began with harvey weinstein and has spread from hollywood to government and elsewhere, seems to be an exception. is it a passing fad? probably. once the fad has run its course, then it will likely be back to business as usual with the "blind eye" that  most of us turn towards sexual and other improprieties by the rich and famous.

for those who believe that moral character in our leaders is important, it's time for change. how, you might ask? simple. it's time to drain the swamp.

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

no puppet: Robert Mueller

https://www.facebook.com/nopuppetnopuppet/photos/a.657980481071500.1073741828.651109731758575/809835102552703/?type=3&theater

"catastrophic failures of leadership of Catholic Church authorities over many decades"

"In a far-reaching report on child sex abuse in Australia, a government commission is recommending that the country's Catholic Church lift its celibacy requirement for diocesan clergy and be required to report evidence of abuse revealed in confession.

Those are among the 400 recommendations contained in the 17-volume final report of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse, which is wrapping up a five-year investigation – the longest in Australia's history.

'We have concluded that there were catastrophic failures of leadership of Catholic Church authorities over many decades,' the report said."

Catholic Church Singled Out In Australian Sex Abuse Report : The Two-Way : NPR 

bingo! hit the nail right on the head! 

from the beginning the correct, simple response of the catholic church has been painfully obvious:

   1. say "mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa" and mean it 

   2. do everything possible for the victims 

   3. make changes such that it never happens again

   4. if it happens again, then repeat steps 1 through 4 

but, 3 generations of popes have catastrophically failed to respond correctly--not just in australia, but everywhere. * why? because, like pharisees, the last 3 popes (all 3 co-conspirators, who protected those who covered up priests who sexually abused children--including 1 who has been declared a saint) have been deaf, dumb and blind to Jesus. How to Find Gold in God’s Word: Reading the Bible with Supernatural Help | Desiring God 

pity.

* The Death of Cardinal Bernard Law and the Legacy of Clergy Sex Abuse | The New Yorker  

"... perversion...sacrilege..." 
gross hypocrisy and anti-Christian. 

Australian Archbishop Found Guilty In Cover-Up Of Child Sex Abuse : The Two-Way : NPR 

"Amid worldwide allegations of long-standing abuse in the church, Australia last year published a landmark study of the problem in that country.

The far-reaching report, which took five years to complete, interviewed more than 8,000 people who shared their experiences of abuse and 2,500 cases were referred to police as a result."

the US deserves better than trump and clinton

As Alabama prepares to vote, Republican Sen. Richard Shelby says state ‘deserves better’ than Moore - The Washington Post 

absolutely! and the US deserves better than donald trump and hillary clinton. 

"how is this possible?" you ask.

simple--don't vote for democrats or republicans.

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

what are we waiting for?

I agree with Sen. Heinrich. duh. what are we waiting for?

U.S. successfully tests weapons that can stop missiles - NBC News

axis of evil: some things never change

"The term axis of evil was first used by U.S. President George W. Bush in his State of the Union address on January 29, 2002, and often repeated throughout his presidency, to describe governments that his administration accused of sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction. Iran, Iraq, and North Korea were portrayed by Bush during the State of the Union as building nuclear weapons."  Axis of evil - Wikipedia 

that the UN condemns the repressive totalitarian regimes of north korea and iran is not enough. these murderous, repressive, totalitarian regimes should be destroyed. 

image by applysense

File:Axis of Evil map.svg - Wikimedia Commons  

when all is said (by kim & trump) and done, the video of the n korean soldier escaping totalitarian n korea says it all

Dramatic video shows mad dash as North Korean defector shot 5 times, pulled to freedom - ABC News 

as the world has clearly seen, the kim regime in totalitarian north korea outlaws all opposition and demands complete subservience of the population. suppression and deprivation of human beings, and torture and murder of those who resist, are evil. that the free world condemns the evil kim regime is not enough. in the name of the inalienable freedom of all human beings, kim and his totalitarianism regime must be destroyed.

the swamp is full of democrats and republicans

drain the swamp? no more democrats or republicans?

https://www.flickr.com/photos/democracychronicles/16823831141

"how is this possible?" you ask.

simple--don't vote for democrats or republicans.

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

trump may have a high IQ, but his political RQ is off-the-charts low

so much for "unifying the country" and "making america great again".

image by John Vetterli (flickr) 

Trump's Approval Rating Plunges as Popularity Hits New Low in Latest Gallup Poll 

for a guy who boasts a high IQ, president twitter isn't very bright as a politician or a leader. his IQ may be high; but, his RQ is "off-the-charts" low. 
The Difference Between Rationality and Intelligence - The New York Times

there's a way to fix this mess in 2018 and 2020. 

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

our elected representatives aren't getting the job done

take 100 average americans--reasonable people.
tell them that the subject is mass shootings.
1- ask them if the sale of assault weapons should be banned.
2- for those who say "no", ask them if the sale of assault weapons should be more strictly regulated.
of the 100 reasonable americans, how many would say "yes" to questions 1 or 2?

clearly our elected representatives aren't getting the job done.
perhaps the problem is our 2-party system of government.

image by Martin Falbisoner

who do you trust? 
1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

the blame game: who are responsible for our broken government? how do we fix it?

are you sick of this? 

it's been going on for decades. 
democrats blame republicans.
republicans blame democrats.

so, who are responsible for the blame game? 
answer: 
1. voters 
2. our two party system of government

do you want to fix it? 
here's how: 

who do you trust? 
1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

in a Virginia nutshell: why the US needs to dump its two-party system of government

"If the $29 million in television ads told the whole story, the race for Virginia Governor has come down to a career lobbyist who wants to build new monuments to the Confederacy running against a spineless doofus who hugs child pornographers and immigrants in the country illegally.

To say the lone competitive contest this Election Day has raced to the bottom would be an insult to, well, the bottom. The mudslinging deserves every ounce of condemnation heaped on the spurious and specious attacks. Media buyers in both parties put the sum spent on the air last week alone north of $7 million, and strategists lament how two serious candidates made themselves into cartoons." 

Virginia Governor's Race a Depressing Preview of 2018 

 

when is enough enough? 
surely 2016 was enough.
who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

how YOU can help end our two party system of government

"Everywhere else in America today, disrupters — Uber, Amazon, etc. — are dismantling established institutions. Perhaps both political parties are the next institutions to crumble under creative destruction. Or maybe not. But if it happens, no one can say they didn't have it coming."

Could it be that both political parties are doomed? - Chicago Tribune 

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

the real deal: Cmdr. John Wells

Retired Navy officer refuses award from New Orleans Saints due to play 

John Wells : Military Lawyer - Specializing in Criminal, Civil and Court Martial Defense 

do the math: central asia, SSRs, islamic terrorism, saipov, uzbekistan, tsarnaev brothers, kyrgyzstan, etc.

2013 Boston marathon bombings
- islamic terrorists: dzhokhar & tamerlan tsarnaev
- tamerlan, born in the kalmyk autonomous soviet socialist republic (SSR) in 1986
- dzhokhar, born in kyrgyzstan in 1993

2017 NYC truck attack
- islamic terrorist: sayfullo saipov
- uzbekistan (SSR) national born in 1988

do the math

just like the old days

44 years ago--some things never change. 

Paul Manafort, Once of Trump Campaign, Indicted as an Adviser Admits to Lying About Ties to Russia - The New York Times

there is a solution:

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us. 

LONG lines at lawyers' offices

get ready! there are going to be LONG lines at lawyers' offices. 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/26/560148936/george-h-w-bush-acknowledges-groping-multiple-women 

"Sexual assault is any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit consent of the recipient. Falling under the definition of sexual assault are sexual activities (such) as forced sexual intercourse, forcible sodomy, child molestation, incest, fondling, and attempted rape."

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/sexual-assault

I can see it now... A man and his wife (or girlfriend if he's not married) argue. He thinks about it and decides that he's at fault. He approaches his wife (or girlfriend if he's not married) and gives her a little squeeze on her derriere. She accuses him of sexual assault ("... any type of sexual contact or behavior that occurs without the explicit * consent of the recipient..."). 

* you'd better get it in writing, fellas--witnessed and notarized!

it's a GOOD time to be a lawyer!

stench of dirty politics

if you've ever been sprayed by a skunk, then you know that the only remedy is to burn your clothes.

Donna Brazile torches Clinton in new book - CNNPolitics

EDITORIAL: Robert Mueller's expensive Russian hounds may be barking up wrong tree - Washington Times 

americans have been sprayed by skunks for years.
one is the republican party and the other is the democratic party.
it's time to burn our clothes and get rid of the skunks.

who do you trust? 

1. someone who has values similar to yours?
The good, the bad & the ugly: let's make America great again
2. someone who doesn't?
3. political parties, financed by billionaire corporations and PACs?

here's how government works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAJl-wZElg

if you vote for a republican or a democrat, then it's not the person who you voted for who is in control--it's the party.

File:Two party system diagram.png - Wikimedia Commons

in the next election--national, state or local--vote for anyone except a democrat or a republican. soon the republican and democratic parties will dry up and die. nothing will be better for the United States of America.

PS similarly, by refusing to patronize dishonest and biased media, they too will shrivel up and die--a triple win for honesty in government, for integrity in reporting the actions of government, and for us.