Right As Usual

There is a move afoot to bail out insurers that are losing money on ACA (Obamacare) customers.  As the ACA customers are, generally, sicker and more costly, it's hard to imagine a scenario where the insurers WOULD make sufficient money to pay their claims. Add to that, the fact that the insurers HAVE to take sick people, without penalizing them financially, or limiting their coverage - well, only someone with no understanding of how business works could possibly think that would work. But, WAIT!  Obama has a plan - it's one that he has used before - the Judgement Fund.  That's a fund that was intended to pay LEGITIMATE claims, so the companies/persons don't have to sue the government to get them to pay what is legally owed them. Obama's payoff is NOT what was intended.  In fact, it was specifically prohibited by act of Congress ( I sent this to my Congressman - feel free to copy and paste, and send it to yours - don't know the name?  Go to www.house.gov ,...

Why do I say that? Several reasons: When you think about it, the debate format is silly.  We don't elect a President to debate with his opponents.  We hire him to run the country - that's why it's called an Executive Position. Trump had a low bar - he just had to avoid going into a screaming meltdown to surpass expectations. HRC had a tougher climb out of her pit - she had to find a way to answer critics of her actions (Benghazi, emails, Clinton Foundation money fiddles, etc.).  She did NOT do that, she just danced around the questions, spewing redirection like a pro (no offense, she is a pro with the media and sound bites). At worst, Trump came across as slightly aggressive, not budging when he wanted to make his point.  He was scrupulously polite, referring to HRC as "Secretary". HRC looked bad - referred to Trump as "Donald".  She overcame her low energy problem (amazing what drugs will do). The worst part is that HRC comes across as smug.  ...

There has been a lot of comment about how tired Hillary looks - and, it's true, she does (who, recovering from a major illness, does NOT need a nap?), I'm of the opinion that her tiredness is similar to what we are all feeling - just sick and tired of the whole thing.

I've spent a substantial amount of time on the road the last 3 days, attending my husband's 50th class reunion.  Almost no time to even think (although I did get some good pictures).  With any luck, we'll stop early enough that I can get online for a while.

All of the previous ways various US administrations have tried to "fix" the Middle East have had limited - VERY limited - success. Why? One big reason is that the Middle East is religiously and culturally NOT the Western Culture.  Plans to reduce violence and increase cooperation that are based on that model will not work.  That includes the massively-comprehensive, Westphalian-style, international conference that, in the past, had worked for Europe (that it has been considerably less successful in this century hasn't seemed to dawn on the Feds, particularly the State Dept.). In my life, I've known many people with Mideastern roots.  Part of this was the lucky accident of having been born in that early 50's time period that was filled with what were called "DP's" - short for Displaced People.  That was a term intended to be an insulting way to refer to the flood of refugees that changed the political, social, religious, and cultural dynamics in...

I've had pneumonia in the past, when I was younger.  It knocked me out for at least a week or two of bed rest, and another few weeks of limited energy. After 4 bouts of it, I learned (I can be a slow learner). Get the pneumonia shot.  It may not stop ALL respiratory illnesses, but not getting pneumonia matters. Why is this important? Hillary either didn't get the shot (unlikely in a person who both sees a medical doctor on a regular basis, and who is exposed to MANY people's germs on a regular basis), or this is not standard bacterial/viral pneumonia. The term pneumonia can either refer to the respiratory infection that can accompany a bad cold; such an infection is a known threat, and can be handled. That term also refers to the respiratory condition that can accompany many chronic illnesses - MS, Parkinson's, Rheumatoid Arthritis, AIDS - all are illnesses that, as they progress, can cause those afflicted to become more sedentary - a major factor in the dev...

Their "latest" news is FAR behind the blogs - it would seem that mainstream media is finally catching up with the "amateurs". TMZ is, however, focusing on the slanting of the news clip by selective editing on the part of CBS. Nice to see Trash TV is on top of these things.

...to the former Soviet Union. Day after day, we are fed lies, confusion, half-truths, and complete nonsense by: The government The media The reigning elite that run this country - or, would like to That's what Benghazi was, you know.  A blatant attempt to bypass inconvenient truth with blustering, implying that refusal to believe poorly-sourced and omnipresent lies was akin to believing in a conspiracy (they aren't smart enough to craft a true conspiracy), and a heavy reliance on "everyone KNOWS this". Inconveniently, not a few in this country escaped statist dumbing-down, and can use their brains logically.  When they did, they - even MORE inconveniently - published their thinking on the topic online, where the truth would begin filtering out. Only a relative few blogged - at least the ones that wrote something worth reading. But, Facebook and Twitter served an unexpected and essential purpose - they helped to get the word out to the average ci...

The Wall Street Journal says "No." The evidence backs them up.   His actions include lying to the public and but NOT to Congress, which was told the truth in a secret. Keep that in mind when you vote for Congressmen this year - ask him/her - did you receive notification that the President was lying to the public? Share