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Harry Reid’s make or break moment

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at 3:21 am  
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is now being bombarded with attacks from the Republicans on his comment “linking” slavery and the health care bill. What I would like to see, is the mettle of the Leader of the Democrats in the Senate, a good indicator for the future.

This is the exact phrase he used. “When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said slow down, it’s too early, let’s wait, things aren’t bad enough.” Now this phrase has brought about a tirade of Republican opposition to it. RNC Chairman Michael Steele has demanded an apology. Others have gone down a path of bashing, with even CNN’s David Gergen, one of television’s most respected pundits, slamming this statement.

This exposes a media double standard. When Republicans do something rough, everybody expects it to be so. When Republicans say that this Health care deal would pull the plug out of grandma, everybody was okay with it. When Governor Sarah Palin and company still has the cheek to come out and question the citizenship of President Obama, it is okay.

But when Leader Reid comes about and say that delaying health care reform is the same as delaying the abolishment of slavery, it becomes a big deal. I think this saga, along with the fact that the Tea Baggers who represent 5%pf our population gets a ton more coverage than the Public Option which is supported by 60% of the population; should shut the Conservative myth of a liberal media up.

Now, I am an Independent. I am a person that would love to see the discussion being about substance and details. I would prefer to see the discussion being set in Maine where it is more sane rather than the backdrop of the rest of the country.

But that is not how American politics work. If there are drawbacks of having a democratic system, this is it. Of course it is also fun to watch! It is the reason we are doing sites like this, to showcase our point of view in a sea of mess.

In this case, it is very interesting to see how Leader Reid is going to react to the barrage of Republican criticism. So far, he has stuck to his statement, but appear to be hushing it. This to me is the significance of Democratic weakness. Democrats shy away from a fight, Republicans take it up by its horns no matter how stupid it sounds.

To save his election next year, this is what he should do. Focus the media attention on himself. Reiterate the statement that not doing anything about this is the same as not doing anything about slavery. He is not entirely wrong, as health care would bankrupt our country by 2016 if nothing is done about it as soon as possible. The urgency is there. He should declare that. He should expose the Republican’s plan and the fact that it only covers 2 million uninsured Americans.

That is how the game should be played. But do you think he would do that? No. the reason is that Democrats are dumb! The only Democrat that knows how to fight back is Senator Alan Grayson. A good example is the “rape” bill. That is the most obvious thing for the Democrats to have pounced on, say that the Republicans voted for “rape” while Democrats voted to protect rape victims. Sounds unfair, but that is how the game is played.

Too bad for the Democrats, they do not know how to do it. Anyway, Leader Reid is an ass of a lawmaker anyway. He is way too far left and is not fit to lead a body in the Senate. His loss next year, and I predict that he will, may be devastating to the Democrats, but is inconsequential to the rest of us.

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Embarrassment : South Africa to cut carbon emissions by 42%

Monday, December 7th, 2009 at 5:47 pm  
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The government of South Africa is going to cut Carbon emissions by a whopping 42%. China too has promised to cut her carbon emissions by 40%. But it is South Africa that is really raising my eyebrows, because, I have got to wonder, is it hot air, or a slap to the face of Western countries?

First, I would like to state the reason why I am more impressed with South Africa’s goal than I am with Chinese’ goal. Even though China has a bigger economy and is going to cut more Carbon if they succeed, they are communist. Whether or not their people like it, they can get it done as long as it is the whim and fancy of their government.

South Africa on the other hand is a free nation. It has a very good democratic system and is a large democratic state. So one would be expecting them to face the problems that other democracies are facing: opposition push back. But they did not!

US is trying to push a bill that is only going to cut emissions by 17%. And even that is too much for the right wing opposition the Republicans. It is the same with India, where the centrist Congress party is being based by the left wing socialist parties and the BJP led religious right wing. If you think Washington is bad, wait till you see the opposition to an agenda in the Indian Sabhas!

So how is this country able to get her houses in order? Is it because the 65% mandate of the ANC is enough for them while a 60% mandate would be disastrous just as it is in the United States with the Democrats? Or is it just a matter of will? The South Africans are willing to go along with it while we Americans are not…

I really feel ashamed that they can do it so easily unlike us. They are not an extremely rich country like we are. They have a higher debt vs GDP ratio than us. Their population is not so educated as us who know that the Earth is becoming warmer.

In my opinion, it is the disregard of the people over here about facts and counter checks. We do not put people in the spotlight and correct the facts. That is why there are leaders like Governor Sarah Palin, who thinks that the Earth is becoming warmer just by itself. That is why we have idiotic politicians that go on TV and can claim, “ Why is Mars and Jupiter becoming hotter? It is because the Sun is becoming hotter.” ( So I guess the Sun’s heat can only be felt by 3 out of eight of the planets for this guy! FYI, he is right but the rest of the planets are in sync with the Sun and is cooling due to the Sun’s cooling phase).

Come on America. We have single-handedly won 2 world wars. We have single handedly propped countries economies up; countries like Japan, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, these countries all were literally built from the rubbles of war by the taxes of our forefathers. We are the beacon of hope and freedom. We even are the pioneers of green technology.

So Yes we can cut down out carbon emissions by more than the pathetic goal of 17% that the President has set. The Republicans should be demanding a higher percentage rather than claiming that climate change does not exist and that efforts to curb it would result in a loss of jobs. Lets rally and do the impossible, something only Americans can do.

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Palin’s shameful I told you so

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 at 9:00 am  
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We mentioned it in the last few articles, now hear it from the serpent’s mouth. Former Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin would let all her followers on Facebook know what she really feels and the venom that she spits on former Republican challenger Dede Scozzafava.

Here is the quote from her Facebook page : “Unfortunately, the Republican Party today has decided to choose a candidate who more than blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican in this race. Scozzafava’s backing of the Democrat proves (Governor) Sarah (Palin) was right. Scozzafava isnt a Republican.”

Do you guys what she is saying? Governor Palin does not like the moderate positions of Ms Scozzafava at all. What policies of Ms Scozzafava’s policy does she not like? Financially, she is just about the same as Doug Hoffman. She does not like the socially liberal views of Ms. Scozzafava. She does not like the fact that Ms. Scozzafava is pro choice. She does not like it that Ms. Scozzafava favors gay marriage and that she does not think that homosexuality should be a federal crime.

These are all the things that make her say right now, “Hey I told you so. See, that lady is not a Republicans.” And boom she is out! It is literally tearing apart the big tent that President Reagan set up for the Republican Party. Dissent is no longer allowed.

That is why I am very disturbed. This is literally purging of different ideas. You do not like this list of requirements, you are not part of the Republican Party. I really do not like that. This is what make dictatorships. This is what dictators like Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein did. You do not follow this, this, this; you get out of the Republican Party.

If they can do that to people within their own party, how about us? I am an Independent. I am pro choice, would they consider me an enemy of the state? Not a real American? There are already many out there that think that America was built by Republican / Conservative values!

Can you imagine if the left wing did this? I am for our involvement in Afghanistan till the Taliban is eliminated. Can you imagine if the left come up and say that people like me who think differently are enemies of America? Can you imagine if they said that people who think like me are cold blooded murderers because I am for the death penalty? That is why I am so piss off about this right now.

I am really angry that they really do not like it when a Republican back a Democrat. Were they complaining last year when the Independent Senator Joe Liebermann endorsed Senator John McCain? Why can’t they see just Americans rather than Republicans and Democrats?

These crazy Republicans have crossed the line. I am not against all Republicans. I like people like General Colin Powell, Senator Chuck Hagel, Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson etc. I am against the far right nuts that really could drag our country to hell.

Enough is enough! We do not need people to tell us what to think and what not to think! I think it is high time that we start purging them back for a change!

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Liberals to lose, Republicans to Rise.

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 at 7:58 pm  
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Mark my words: The Republicans would sweep into power in the House and / or Senate by 2014. I guarantee that! You may hear many other “pundits” in the radio, television and the Internet that the Republican Party is going to be a dying brand. I am pitting my words directly against theirs. Here are my reasons.

1)Liberals cannot see the threat that is staring in their faces.

The story of the tortoise and the hare is one that people never seen to forget but, at the same time, never seem to learn from. Yes, the Democrats made huge strides last year. But the fact is that, the reason for their shift in momentum was due to the charisma that President Obama had in 2008 and the economic collapse. The chips was all in their favor; then.

The politically-dim Democrats, however, thought it was because of poisonous characters like Governor Sarah Palin that had been rejected by the populace. To them, the Republican party has fallen. Them, referring to most of the hosts of MSNBC, “strategists” like James Carville and Radio show hosts like Cenk Uyghur of the Young Turks. President Reagan’s big tent may have collapsed, but his winning formula is still around. The biggest reason that the Republican Tortoise is going to cross the line is because the Democratic hare is sleeping.

2)Movement and superior grassroots organization of the right wing.

Examples of right-wing movements are the talk radio shows, FOX News Channel, in the net, and print media that are obviously on the right wing but declare themselves as Independent and unbiased. The liberals have no answer but the wrong answers to check these right-wing movements.

The second is the grassroots organization. Examples of these are Tea Party movements and churches. I find it eerily powerful that Churches have the power to stop a law in California and are now being approached for help to stop health care reform. The Tea Party movement just highlights how bad the management of handling the Tea Party protests were by the Democrats. 75000 protested against President Obama on 9/12, while 80 000 protested less than a month later for gay rights. See the difference in media coverage? Again, that is down to grassroots organization, that the Democrats lack.

3)Right Wing money.

The far right fights for tax cuts for the corporations, the incorporation of flat taxes, privatizing Social Security and Medicare,etc. These are all things that are favorable to the big companies. The only group of companies that are on the usually left leaning are the tech companies.

Whilst the Democrat can count on the loony left wing unions, their base does not have the guaranteed cash flow that the right wing has. In this way, I think that the Republican National Committee would always have more money than the DNC. Money buys airtime, ads and also personal visitations. This also an area that President Obama did very well last year, but the Democrats were not as successful as they should be.

4)Lack of defense for President Obama.

Liberals also do not know how to protect one another. When Van Jones was all but forced to resign over the silliest of issues, no left wingers stood up to defend them. When ACORN is being attacked, they never stood up. Public Option was torn apart and shredded and the Democrats do nothing. With this weakness, the President is left exposed and it would be a matter of when not, if, to disregard his credibility.

Seriously, when would the Liberals learn? Since the Liberals never learn, why aren’t people supporting the Independents? To me that is the biggest mystery.

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Far right dangerously too powerful

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 at 5:53 pm  
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Ex-Republican challenger in the New York 23rd Congressional district, Diedre “Dede” Scozzafava, was all but forced out of her place because the far right of the Republican party are backing her Conservative Party opponent, Doug Hoffman. This is something that troubles me…

I have said time and time again, to watch out for ex-Governor Sarah Palin. I really think that she is a poison to America with her hate, and even though she know little about running America, she has a political capability to strike fatal political venom. The fatal concoction is that the Liberals tend to disregard Governor Palin as much as she has the potential to harm them. They just do not get it, and that is why they lose elections! I think they are going to lose this election too.

It is Governor Palin that turned the tide against Ms. Scozzafava. You think Doug Hoffman would have a chance without her backing? After her backing, a lot of Republicans backed Hoffman. Apart from Steve Forbes, all the people I know backing Hoffman are, to put it crudely, nuts. We are talking about, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, Laura Ingraham, Governor Rick Perry, Michelle Bachmann, Bill Kristol, of course Rush Limbaugh, etc.

And look at the reason why they back Hoffman! It is not that they hate Scozzafava for her policies. They just do not like a person that differs in thought from them! Scozzafava worked with a group that worked with ACORN, which the nuts on the Right think is made by Lucifer himself. She is for gay-marriage that drives them mad, and she made the cardinals sin of being pro-choice. These are the reasons they hate her!

It is not the debt as they claim it out to be! Her stance does not differ as much from Hoffman when it comes to taxes. It does not differ on the agenda that the conservatives put it out to be. They have become a fanatically puristic party and I do not like that!

The first reason is that the Liberals do not have as many “leaders” as the Republican party has, or use to have. The Republicans had people General Colin Powell, (ex) Senator Chuck Hagel and Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, who are Presidential material, were thrown under the bus by the Republican Party for being too liberal. These people are the moderates!

The second reason is that the country is going to head in the far right doldrums like Hitler’s Germany, or more likely, a fundamentalist Iran, rather than a democracy that we are today. I read an Washington Independent article sent to me recently that quoted Governor Tim Pawlenty who said that Newt Gingrich is becoming too liberal. Newt Gingrich!? Come on! To me, he is already too far right, but he was not as loony as many are today! And I am an Independent!

Who is next for them? Meg Whiteman, who we at ST have endorsed for Governor of California? They are already setting their sights on Senator Lindsey Graham, who they claim must work less with the “enemy”, the Democrats. The nuts also called Senator John McCain too progressive in the last election!

I want the far right to lose in this race. Therefore, I would endorse Democrat Bill Owens. To be honest, the only Bill Owens I knew recently was the former Governor of Colorado! The only thing I know about this is that he is pro-gay marriage, pro-choice, for gun control and he is against the Public Option regarding health care. However, if he stops the far left train, that would be good enough for me.

That being said, I do not think that the Democrats would take that seat even though Owens is technically in the lead. The district is too conservative and I think that the majority of the 20% that supported Scozzafava vote for Hoffman or not vote at all. I cannot see Owens taking 70% of Scozzafava’s vote that he needs to win the seat right now.

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