Use Your Heads People

I am not a big fiction reader. I strongly prefer non-fiction. I especially dislike reading fiction in the news media and then hearing fiction repeated as fact by people following what they hear rather than using their heads and thinking for themselves.

Here are some facts that are not refutable. The democrats control the House of Representatives by 79 seats. They have an insurmountable voting majority of 60 in the senate (58 democrats +2 reliable "independents"). So when I hear chatter in the media and in conversation about the "obstructionist" republicans my head starts to throb. The republicans cannot in anyway obstruct anything the democrats want to do. They do not have the votes. This is like stating that my pair of two's is obstructing your full house in the poker hand of life. The full house wins every time. It just is. So, if the democrats want to pass legislation, there is nothing the republicans can do to stop it. They do not have the votes. They would be steamrolled on every vote.

If fellow democrats are jumping ship from democratic causes, why does that make republicans obstructionist? The answer is, it doesn't. However, most of the media needs a boogey man to demonize and an excuse to cite when liberalism fails. If the democrats agenda does not roll forward this year, it isn't because of the meanie republicans, it is because the democrats don't agree on the policy...and maybe, just maybe because it is bad for America.

Come on people use your heads. This one isn't that hard.

When Fat Cats Become Bone Heads

So major banks in the US are managed by their leadership to the point of collapse and the US Govt has to rescue them with billions of taxpayer dollars. Now as their business recovers, at least for now, what does the leadership do? They pay themselves huge bonuses like nothing ever happened. What planet do these idiots live on?

It is my opinion that cronyism in both the private and public sectors is one of the biggest threats to the future of the United States. Once a person becomes a fat cat in business or politics, short of being convicted of being an ax murderer (or taking 90K in bribes and stashing the cash in the freezer), they are entitled to riches and perks unknown to the rest of America. I guess a meritocracy is only in effect for those not in the fat cat club. Once in, membership appears stickier than university tenure.

What were these clowns thinking? What a self inflicted PR nightmare. If fat cats forget that their fat wallets don't impress most Americans and their fate egos will be their undoing. What a bunch of boneheads. Obama should have fired all of them for being morons - they work for the government. Remember?

When "Present" Won't Cut It

Opponents of Barack Obama reported during the campaign the high percentage of "present" votes by then state senator Obama. Clearly Obama was mapping out his political future walking the tightrope of politics by keeping himself out of many controversial positions of record. Voting "present" and dodging tough issues with a present vote may be fine in the state legislature of Illinois. However, when that "present" state senator is now Commander in Chief, voting "present" won't cut it.

The time has come in Afghanistan to fish or cut bait. We need a decision. Obama's commander in Afghanistan and his secretary of defense are pushing for more troops. Obama is a flower child of the 1960s and his gut tells him that all things can be worked out through peaceful negotiations. His far left advisers and supporters also believe that we should bring home the troops in both Afghanistan and Iraq as soon as possible. The problem is that candidate Obama called Afghanistan the "right" war that we needed to fight to secure our future against the terrorist threat. So now Obama is either trying to make the right call to get the best result in Afghanistan or he is trying to find a way to vote "present" and weasel out of taking a stand what will without question be unpopular with many Americans.

Welcome to the big leagues Obama, make a decision..."present" won't cut it. Either pull the troops out ad bring them home or double down and try to win. I can see the merit of both positions. I would double down. What I would not do is dither around looking for a politically palatable solution while brave American soldiers risk their lives. Obama, you are the president, make a decision, it's your job!