WASHINGTON -- December 20, 2017, will live on as a day of disgrace and dishonor. It will be remembered as the date when a government of, by and for the people became a government of, by and for wealthy campaign donors -- and of, by and for wealthy Republican politicians themselves. We thought the corruption, self-dealing and social indifference of the Gilded Age was long … [Read more...] about A tax cut that forgets the forgotten
Can Trump Get Away With Firing Robert Mueller?
"The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction (i.e., the reality of experience) and the distinction between true and false (i.e., the standards of thought) no longer exist." ? Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism If the president thinks… … [Read more...] about Can Trump Get Away With Firing Robert Mueller?
Republicans have their own Obamacare now
WASHINGTON -- Congratulations, Republicans. Now you have your own Obamacare. Emerging from their caucus meeting in the Capitol basement Tuesday morning, House Republicans were jubilant about their tax bill, which was on course to clear Congress on Wednesday. "It's a total winner," said Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va. "And I never lie." Veteran Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., observed: … [Read more...] about Republicans have their own Obamacare now
Trickle-Up Economics- A New Theory
GOP economists have developed a new economic theory that provides the rationale for the tax cut they are imposing on American citizens. Trickle-up economics is the basis for the new tax cut that Trump and the Republicans are in the process of passing in the House and Senate without any input from the Democrats and without any hearings or comments from different economists. … [Read more...] about Trickle-Up Economics- A New Theory
It’s as good as done: Senate passes controversial GOP tax cut plan
Consider the controversial Republican Party tax plan as good as passed: In a vote in the early Wednesday morning hours, the Senate approved the final version of the first overhaul of the US tax code in more than 30 years, handing President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans their most significant legislative victory of 2017. The bill passed along party lines, … [Read more...] about It’s as good as done: Senate passes controversial GOP tax cut plan
Asiatic Cheetahs Face Extinction With Fewer Than 50 Left, Protection Funding Pulled
With fewer than 50 Asiatic cheetahs left in Iran, and the United Nations pulling funding from a protection plan at the end of December, it may be the end of the line for this creature. “Lack of funding means extinction for the Asiatic cheetah, I’m afraid,” Iranian conservationist Jamshid Parchizadeh said to the Guardian. “Iran has… … [Read more...] about Asiatic Cheetahs Face Extinction With Fewer Than 50 Left, Protection Funding Pulled
Cartoon: Banned CDC Words
Copyright 2017 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Banned CDC Words
Here’s How Inventory Management Can Prevent Theft
Anyone who works anywhere in a supply chain knows how essential inventory management is — it protects your product, ensures everything is where it’s supposed to be when it’s supposed to be there, and allows you to accurately order new and replacement items when they are needed. When properly applied, inventory management can also be a tool to eliminate internal theft in … [Read more...] about Here’s How Inventory Management Can Prevent Theft
International call for Japan to halt Antarctic whaling
The European Union and 12 other nations condemned Japan's Antarctic whaling programme Monday, rejecting Tokyo's argument that the annual slaughter is for scientific research. Japan's whaling fleet left for the Southern Ocean last month, planning to kill 333 minke whales over a four-month period. Its fisheries agency says the hunt is needed to study whale behaviour… … [Read more...] about International call for Japan to halt Antarctic whaling
Trump’s Russia Scandal Go-Free Card: What Is True Is False & What Is False Is True
If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell. ~ CARL SANDBURG Even with compelling evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin hiding in plain sight, it was inevitable that the congressional investigations into the Russia scandal … [Read more...] about Trump’s Russia Scandal Go-Free Card: What Is True Is False & What Is False Is True
The tax bill is worse than bad. It’s corrupt.
WASHINGTON -- The tax bill the GOP is trying to foist on the country is not only an unfair and deficit-bloating hodgepodge written on the fly. It is also deeply corrupt. Every Republican who votes for this bill will be joining a festival of venality. Corruption is not a word to be used lightly, so let's be disciplined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary's definitions: … [Read more...] about The tax bill is worse than bad. It’s corrupt.
Clap hands, here comes Ramon
by Fred Wehner Fifty feet to walk is too far. It’s Big Shopping Season and there are customers who’ll motor all over the parking lot in search of a space closer to the store entrance than that. They’ll waste ten minutes, expend half a gallon of gas and countless amps of nervous energy to save themselves perhaps a couple dozen extra steps. The same hogs pounce on those … [Read more...] about Clap hands, here comes Ramon
The American Experiment comes to an ugly end
Read 'em and weep: The Winners and Losers in the Tax Bill By JESSE DRUCKER and ALAN RAPPEPORT New York Times DEC. 16, 2017 President Trump has called the $1.5 trillion tax cut that Republican lawmakers are on the verge of passing a Christmas present for the entire nation. But the fine print reveals that some will get a much nicer gift than others, the benefits will … [Read more...] about The American Experiment comes to an ugly end
‘Fetus’, ‘transgender’ banned in CDC budget by Trump administration
Women's rights groups, LGBTQ activists, scientists and other individuals decried the administration of US President Donald Trump after reports emerged that officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been banned from using a list of words, including "transgender" and "fetus" in the agency's official budget. According to the Washington Post, CDC … [Read more...] about ‘Fetus’, ‘transgender’ banned in CDC budget by Trump administration
Single Payer Healthcare
This is a follow-up to Kate Harveston’s excellent article on single payer health plans. This is a subject near and dear to my heart. In my Prudential days I ran 31 HMO’s covering 1.7 million people and created the DMO for dental from scratch which covered 6.9 million people in the U.S. In addition, I lived in several countries which had single payer healthcare and experienced … [Read more...] about Single Payer Healthcare
Seventy years after the Partition Resolution, is Zionism a success?
About the Nazi Holocaust, one Christian historian has written: “The fact that it could take place in the heart of Europe, in the middle of the 20th Century, carried out in the name of what had seemed to be and in many ways was the most developed of nations, called into question every notion of Christendom, of European civilization, of enlightenment, of progress.” November 29 … [Read more...] about Seventy years after the Partition Resolution, is Zionism a success?
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Roy Moore Finally Concedes
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Roy Moore: 'Battle Is Not Over' in Senate Race --Roy Moore emails supporters, alleging voter fraud took place in Special Election --Democrats should not get their hopes up after Roy Moore's defeat – Trump still holds power over the electorate Mike Peters is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Roy Moore Finally Concedes
Conservative columnist: How the 2018 midterms could end the nightmare of Trump
By Jennifer Rubin It is slowly dawning on Republicans and the right-wing media echo chamber that President Donald Trump's assault on democratic norms and the rule of law, his betrayal of his own populist campaign themes (with tax cuts for the rich and Medicaid spending cuts, for example), his misogynist and xenophobic rhetoric, his mean-spirited vendetta… … [Read more...] about Conservative columnist: How the 2018 midterms could end the nightmare of Trump
Trump is the most unpopular first year President in history of Presidential polling
There are many ways that Donald Trump will go down in history. For instance, the news that he is the most unpopular first year President in the history of Presidential polling: Donald Trump’s plunging approval rating has officially made him the most unpopular first-year president in the history of presidential polling, according to the latest figures from the Associated … [Read more...] about Trump is the most unpopular first year President in history of Presidential polling
Would Single-Payer Healthcare Work in the U.S.?
No matter where you live, what you do or where you find yourself on the political spectrum, you probably keep up with the healthcare debate to some extent and have an opinion on it. It is easy to get lost when politicians, pundits and reporters talk about healthcare. To simplify the debate a little bit, there is an ongoing argument about whether or not the U.S. should have a … [Read more...] about Would Single-Payer Healthcare Work in the U.S.?