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Yavin4's JournalThe NRA Today: "More guns at our schools, but no guns at our press conference"
Does that sums things up?
Could This Man Be The Next Speaker of the House???
You don't have to be an elected member of the House to be the Speaker of the House.
Chained CPI for SS = BAD. Fed Short Term Rates of 0% = GOOD. Can someone explain this to me?
Okay, so there's a littany of posts on DU regarding how God awful Chained CPI is for Social Security recepients. However, the same people who are complaining about it, also cheer the loudest when the Fed drops interest rates to 0% and keeps them there.
Many seniors live on fixed incomes which means that they depend on the interest that their savings generate as income. They cannot risk putting their money in the market because they cannot afford to take a loss if the market has a sudden drop.
Zero percent interest rates are a bigger cut to seniors than Chained CPI can ever be. Yet, many people here cheer when they see interest rates at 0%. No one calls Bernake a Cat Food Commissioner.
In sum, if you're angry because of Chained CPI, then you should be livid over 0% interest rates.
Amazed at how Some Folks Jump to the Extreme Negative on everything Obama Does
Every position Obama takes, he's "caving in to the Republicans" or "he's selling out his base" or "he's a corporatist puppet" or "he's making the elderly eat cat food". And, these extreme negative positions are taken without knowing ANY facts, just heresy from the media's unnamed, inside sources.
Much like the ACA, everyone was howling about how awful it was. Until the actual facts came out. Facts like, your kid can stay on your plan until 26. No co-pays for checkups. No lifetime caps. No denial for pre-existing conditions. All of the good things didn't stop folks from saying that Obama sold out on healthcare.
How about waiting until seeing the actual facts of any agreement before making a judgment? Can we try that for once?
For The Gun Lovers Who Believe That They Can Overtake the U.S. Govt with their Guns
This is a predator drone. It will kill you before you are even aware of it. Your guns are no match for these drones. You cannot defeat the U.S. govt. in any sort of guerilla war fare.
Why Does the NRA Need Until Friday to Respond?
Do they need the time to focus group Frank Luntz's wide array of talking points? Looking for the phrase(s) that test well with the group.
There's One Thing That Parents of Mentally Ill Children Can Do
Keep firearms out of the house.
STATE DEPARTMENT: ILL HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON FAINTS, HAS CONCUSSION, NOW RECOVERING AT HOME
Source: Boston.com
State Department: Ill Hillary Rodham Clinton faints, has concussion, now recovering at home.
Read more: http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/2012/12/15/state-department-ill-hillary-rodham-clinton-faints-has-concussion-now-recovering-home/ohAoU43aLZ4J114QEzMF8N/story.html
Details to follow.
Updated the link. AP moved the original link.
Some Issues Are Worth Losing Seats in Congress. Tighter Gun Regulation Is One of Them.
Sometimes, you have to take a stand. You have to lose some seats in order to take a higher moral stand. We need to ban assault weapons. We have to ban gun shows. We have to create a federal registry of gun owners. We have to ensure that mentally ill people do not have access to guns.
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