Politics are complex

Every now and then, like just about always, world events and politics gets complex. Let's start with "Saint" Ronald Reagan, maybe the only person or entity this current group of Republicans "loves" more than Israel. You know, that's the same Ronald Reagan who was the only president in our history (and we hope the only present ever) to actually honor the German SS by visiting their main cemetery in Bitburg. Quick historical recap, they were not soldiers in any honorable sense; their total goal was to degrade murder and torture Jews. And of course it was  under the administration of Mr. Ronald Reagan that Jonathan Pollard was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. 

And of course there's Barack Obama, who according to Mike Huckabee would "march all of Israel to the ovens". Interesting, since the Iron Dome which obviously saved thousands of Israeli lives received over $1 billion above and beyond the normal aid to Israel, from Mr. Obama as to the opposed to the amount George W. Bush gave Israel, which was ZERO. AND, Mr. Obama is now ramrodding the pardon and release of John Pollard. Only the simple think things are simple.

Just one voice

A number of Republican presidential candidates including Rick Perry are "admitting" that the Republicans in their own states have been very unfair to black citizens. Now can just one of them, please Lord one of them, say to remedy that at least in part, we're going to take away voter suppression laws. And actually increase or at least reinstate some of the early voting days so essential to the working poor. 

How The Donald Helps


Donald Trump may - in his own roundabout way - be helping the American electoral process. Because even in hotly contested presidential years, 40% of the people don't vote. In fact two months before the last midterms, polls showed that less than 50% of the people even knew there was a midterm. But, with The Donald, more and more people are aware that we really do have a presidential election coming in 2016, and that may just result in a few more people being interested enough to actually vote for whomever.
One of the (many) reasons the Super Bowl is our most highly followed event are the many unique stories leading up to it. Wouldn't it be wild, wacky and wonderful for democracy, if the presidential Election Day received the same level of interest, ratings and participation as our National Football Championship Day.

The Yankees "you knows"

The Yankees had a fine 8-6 win over the Red Sox going into the All-Star break, and there were two interesting interviews. One with the rookie call up for the weekend Rob Refsnyder and the other was all star reliever Dellin  Betances. The interviews were approximately two minutes each and between them they reach the total, you know, of 30 "you knows". Great young players and fairly smart too, but, you know, they could use a well, you know interview coach . Well now you know.

Lighten up

Good news for smokers, relatively speaking. Smoking reduces your life on average by "only" 10 years whereas type II diabetes (in conjunction with the previous heart attack or stroke) reduces it by 12 to 13. So forget that extra dessert and light up; maybe even better do it with a cigar.

Newsflash to right wing Jews

Mike Huckabee announced on  "This Week" that if he were president we shouldn't be surprised if he has a nativity scene on the White House front lawn. I thought these right wing guys love the Constitution and the separation of church and state, I guess unless its their church. But again attention RWJs, I'm sure he loves Israel, at least until that time coming......