Bibi, please speak up!!!


Previously Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not hesitated to give his opinions on American elections, and I guess that's his right. Now maybe he could be a moral good for America in the process, and while he may or may not agree with presidential candidate Ted Cruz's plan to watch Muslim neighborhoods of Muslim Americans in America, there is something on which he and I hopefully would certainly agree. And that is, since Israel has by public policy renounced torture, he might just comment on the suggestions by both major Republican candidates that such is the course they would follow as commander-in-chief, and personally recommend they not. 

Super Tuesday!!!


It's Super Tuesday, and the most super of them all for Republicans are in Ohio and Florida where under the new rules the winners take all. Many of these voters claim to be deeply religious and believe in messages from above, so maybe they should think about this message received right here on earth. In Ohio they are having tornadoes at the earliest part of the year and in Florida, which is always hot it's almost 90 degrees. And it's just mid March....

Yay police!!!


On Wednesday, March 9, the following episode actually happened at a Trump rally; A black man had been protesting, and was being escorted from the premises and he was going peacefully. A white, I assume angry man, sucker punched him, while he was in police custody. Police jumped in arresting no not the white guy who committed the assault, but the black man who got punched. Eventually the videos showed the guilty party and since the police didn't shoot the unarmed black man they are in line for awards.

Yale wins!!! Finally!!!

After 54 years Yale is finally dancing yeeeehahh. And to those especially from Princeton who doubted their worthiness I say to them: Yippee Kayay Mudda....

Friday Fauxlosophy

We often wonder what is the greater challenge, to improve our circumstances or manage our expectations

Black history month


February each year is both Black history month, and also the shortest month of the year. What  most Americans are surprised to learn (to hear the strident Republican reaction to the replacement of justice Antonin Scalia) is that black presidential terms are shorter as well, in that they seem to be insisting that Mr. Obama is not allowed a full four years to do his constitutional presidential duty of nominating Supreme Court justices. And when they say, "let's decide it by an election", newsflash; we already did. President Obama was elected by a combined 13 million votes in his two elections, compared to George W. Bush who's plurality was a little under 3 million in his two terms.

Some Republican Math


Watching the Republican debate, and what Paul Krugman calls their "Time Loop" approach to everything being about taxes and many of their personal pronouncements to be to fight "wealth redistribution", you can't help but remember when Bill Clinton raised taxes just a little bit on high incomes and....we had the best economy in the last half-century. And the stock market went up 300%, so let the saying go forth "A tea party Republican is someone who thinks with his taxes go down by 2% and his stock portfolio goes down by more than 35% he came out ahead." 

Our reference point is the stock market under a Bill Clinton presidency vs that of George W. Bush.

Sloppy Paper Work

Yesterday in LA the ultimate argument for paper organization was made. It seems when you buy a winning lottery ticket in CA you have 180 days to claim your prize, unlike in CT where you have a year. Well, last August some guy or gal bought a ticket, never turned it in, and it expired at 5:00pm yesterday. We would have thought the store owner would have used his security camera to track the winner, as gets a cut as well. Oh, the amount the winner lost through sloppy paper work? 63 million. Ouch.

Repeating Prejudice


Any religious or ethnic group who has suffered prejudice in earlier times, and practices that same bigotry in present times, at the very least explains and possibly justifies what was done to them in past times.

To be or not to be


I think one definition of important people in our lives, personal and public, is that they give us lessons on how to live. Keep in mind these lessons can be what "to be" and....every bit as important what "not to be".

A Lesson for Jews

Yesterday, January 27 was Holocaust remembrance day, noted in ceremonies  worldwide, as it is now and should always be. To make the words "never again" that much more resonant, we must stay vigilant against prejudice to Jews and..by Jews; there's no other way.

60 Minutes, Be Brave!

I was very disappointed in the 60 minutes presentation of their segment on the health wagons last night. What these people do is obviously wonderful work but the've gotten uncharacteristically timid. By their own estimate  at least 40% of the governors in our country have denied these people potential life saving preemptive healthcare, so it would seem three questions to each of these unfortunate folks would be in order. Do you vote? Did you vote for the governor who denied you medical care? Finally, would you do it again? What I've always respected most about 60 Minutes is that they've been brave, please don't stop now.

Tough to argue with


Glenn Beck speaking for Ted Cruz says Donald Trump is dangerous. Donald Trump and Sarah Palin are calling Cruz two-faced.  Those folks are tough to argue with.

Love vs. Hate


"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear."

- Martin Luther King Jr 1967

Donald Trump vs. Bill Clinton

When Bill Clinton was president, America was his shareholders and their portfolios (the stock market and their 401Ks) were up over 200%. We bet that Donald Trump's shareholders wish they did half as well.