Putting Up His Mitts


When Donald Trump said that America kills journalists just like the Russians do, Mitt Romney tweeted: "important distinction; thug Putin kills journalist and opponents; our presidents kill terrorists an enemy combatants". Way to go Mitt, it is amazing how rational some people get when they get out of combative politics!! 

Yellen is Yellin'


Yesterday Janet Yellen and the rest of the federal reserve agreed on a .25% increase in interest rates, the first in over a decade. This had been anticipated, and shows the economy is definitely recovering, and the stock market reacted really positively. This is called the good news, and only nine people don't know this. Well 13 if you count the many predate candidates.

Unplanned Parenthood

Maybe the way to judge the political logic of certain positions is to look at the opposite. For instance, the opposite to Planned Parenthood would be UnPlanned Parenthood, which is better known as the state of Texas based on their leading the country in repeat teen pregnancies.

Marco (Bi-Polo) Rubio

After deciding Obamacare was not right for Americans who need healthcare, he enrolled his own family in it.

Cruzing

The two most common comments going around (political insiders and outsiders alike) concerning Ted Cruz are as follows: first, a former former college roommate said he would just as soon take someone out of the phone book as opposed to having Cruz as the next president. Then, when a political associate who worked with him was asked why just about everyone he's worked with in Washington seems to dislike Ted Cruz instantly: he said it saves time.

What Bothers You?


To those who are bothered by prejudice of any sort, the most disquieting/frightening thing about Donald Trump is not just his universal condemnation and plan to put a ban on Muslim immigrants regardless of their situation. No, it's that the major political party that controls the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, does not disapprove. Rather it endorses it to the degree that he is clearly FIRST in the current Republican polls. Says more about them than about him.

Sports Trivia

 1. Can you name six colleges who's nickname is dogs? 2. Can you a college name for whose nickname is the Bulldogs?

Geography was always my worst subject, but...


Geography was never my best subject in Trivial Pursuit, in fact it was my worst. So I'm trying to work on a couple of things, one it turns out that the rifles used in the San Bernardino murders that the political right said were legally purchased are actually illegal in the state of California and I'm pretty sure San Bernardino is in California. Continuing on that geographic mode I keep thinking that Ted Cruz was born in Victoria which is part of Canada but again geography was my worst subject.

A Heated Skirmish


Of the Republican candidates, Rand Paul, Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio voted against reauthorizing the violence against women act. But why didn't the other candidates do so? My guess is because they are not Senators, but they would have voted against it if they could of. If there's not a war against women, there's at least a heated skirmish.

His Real Name?

Is it true that "Ted" Cruz was born in Victoria providence in the country of C A N A D A, and that there's a parity going around Facebook entitled "Born Near the USA", and....that his real first name is "Raphael"? Only way to know for sure is to check his birth certificate; Republicans tend to want those, right? Oh yeah, this is going around to Barack Hussein Obama who actually ran under his real name

Bigots have no style

When I see bigoted anybody's - whites, blacks, Jews, Gentiles, Muslims et al, i'm struck with this thought; If you have no tolerance you have no style.

Protest Starbucks


The latest complaint from the right wing, wing nuts is against Starbucks which they claim is anti Christian. It seems that having a red and green cup (traditional Christmas colors?) isn't enough because there are no reindeer. I see their point, because we wouldn't want parents to forget the heartwarming story of when Jesus used the reindeer to chase the money lenders from the temple, or was it to write the bible...I forget which.

Latest Republican polls


The latest republican polls are out: The fun one, Trump , and the zoned (out?) one, Carson are tied now at 24%. The dangerous ones, Rubio and Cruz are next with 14% and 11% respectively, and JEB, will now obviously have to fix it because he's now at 4%. See Mr. Kasich what you get for having a brain.

Seriously, Ben Carson?


Dr. Ben Carson's recent comments are far less shocking then the reaction of his Republican constituency in Iowa. 73% agree with him that he would automatically disqualify someone for president based on religion, in this case Muslim. 77% agree with him when he said that Hitler would not have been successful if the Jews in Germany were armed. We should note that the armies of France, Poland, Czechoslovakia and so forth were armed with guns, tanks and planes. And finally he said Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery, 81% agree. Wonder what they think the second worst thing is, Social Security? On balance, it appears that  the one great misfortune of Mr. Carson's career as a brain surgeon is that he couldn't do a selfie.

Happy Birthday Johnny Carson

Today would have marked the 90th birthday of the best late night host ever, Johnny Carson. When asked what he wanted on his tombstone, he said on 60 minutes "Ill be right back". And in fact, kinda sorta he is. Because as I watch Stephen Colbert on "The Late Night Show", I see so much of Johnny's physical energy, amiability, and comedic spirit. I still miss Johnny Carson, but thank to Stephen Colbert not as much.