Nothing short of theft, yet everything long on fear, economic treachery, a six figure news person always is making a question. Hate cable and hate radio in an endless rain of rhetorical terror of difficult things to come. The other day watching Mr. Thom Hartmann illustrating some of the qualities of the Constitution line by line and with good descriptions. Thom has that detective insight to point out the fallacies with the current leadership plus showing the needs or reasons that we should have taken action on to change.

The state of affairs in America is worse than a simple ideal of disappointment. The flux of criminal activity is an outrage existing among the toff. British slang for belonging to landed gentry that are someone who extrudes an air of superiority. The cable news aristocrats just radiate like a sunny day but actually are worse than the waste of Yuka Mountain. Yes the upper class Sleuth is in our face. What America has seen is simply spiffy attractive inequality that is leading legislative actions that cause desperate terminal destructive policies. It’s insane to think of cutting teachers, police, and fire protection to balance the system. If the Republicans had their way about cleaning the air supply, they would most likely cut it off, liberals don’t need to breathe. We all know Rush Limbaugh would agree to that.

Changing channels gave me whole new opportunity to view Fox News Redeye famous comedian, Greg Gutfeld a co-host/panelist on the Fox News political opinion discussion program “The Five.” But this was on C span, a special program. There are about three comedians that fall into a pattern where these comedians Gutfeld, Glen Beck, and Davis Miller are evidence that attract sobriety. The way to economic recovery is to steal jokes, alienate liberals into straight jacket thinking, or just plain condone the Fox News approach, the Arab Wahhabi ownership that is under the SEC radar as the “force Majeure” in programming Middle East double talk. Now America knows Fox news is Bush’s brain. The Show on C span was highlighted with applauds and cheers from the audience, very conservative they said, which made me nausea. I say, no way these people don’t even get close to conservative. My feelings are as an Eisenhower Conservative. I grow up with Ike, and they are nothing like it.

of corse not.! if so then people like occupy wall street should have been able to defend theirselves from the attacking (military style )police forces who came down on them while INNOCENTLY, protesting and standing up for their rights.! there are soooo many good reasons for NOT allowing guns in the schools and giving our children the ok for retaliation violence.let's not play into the hands of the so called major majority gun slinging redneck ways of the very far past.

We have security guards in CA since the stockton incident in the 90's where the killer used an AK-47. In our high school the law enforcement officer walks the halls. His high school diploma and job earns him more then the teachers in the class teaching with a post graduate degree. The cost comes out of the education budget. Tell me what is right about that arrangement? What we need is a new profession of teacher that is trained in law enforcement. They become our first responders on campus. Their education service comes out of education budget. The law enforcement service comes out of the law enforcement budget. A dual profession. Become a teacher cop.. President Obama gave a speech asking for jobs for all of those returning from the military in law enforcement. I say to them to go back to college and get a teaching certificate. Then get training in law enforcement. Become a teacher cop.

Sorry to hear that No Fraud. I have enjoyed your comments. I hope you will return soon and are simply frustrated. You will be missed.

I take issue with your comments about Civil Obedience being our problem. I disagree. It is the responsibility of all citizens to obey and respect their leaders. In my opinion, "our problem" is that our Government has lost it's credibility. In fact, all of our domestic problems stem from this fact. Unfortunately, this is a problem that we are limited in solving though citizen action alone. We can combine our resources and insist that the Government take the appropriate steps to regain it's credibility; but, it is the Government itself that has to take the crucial steps in order to succeed. I personally am against using any physical force to make the government comply. I love the model of our Government! I truly believe it is a great and noble idea that will serve us well in the future. It is worth the efforts to preserve it. Besides not only is the use of force a futile notion; but even if such an effort succeeded, it would not achieve any lasting positive results. What would we then replace it with that is better? It's perfectly fine the way it is. It just needs to have it's credibility restored and its unsolicited influences removed. Just a minor tweak or two and it'll run like brand new!

The Government has to return to the point where it began to loose its credibility--namely, Dallas, Texas, Dealy Plaza, November 22, 1963. It can begin by reopening the Warren Report and admitting to a second gunman; as, was obvious to everyone who watched the infamous Zapruder Film. It doesn't have to go much further than that. Then it has to go right up the line and offer Full Disclosure about every other lie and cover-up from the Gulf of Tonken, UFO's, 911, and the War in Iraq; as well as everything in between--including the stuff we don't know about yet.

This would restore not only credibility in our Government, but also endow it with a characteristic that it never had before--integrity. The ripple affect of such a Disclosure would have positive impact on every level of society and Civil Obedience as you call it would no longer be looked at as a mistake, but as a responsibility. The Government would come out of the situation here and around the world stronger than ever.

We can't do this. The Government has to. All We The People can do is Demand it and Encourage it, be patient, and pray.

Hi Ken,

After sleeping on your remarks I realize that you may have touched on a major flaw in my idea. You are right that people on any level are corruptible. However, I don't think all the people can be corrupted at the same time. The 1%'s have vast resources in advertising and the media that they can use to influence thought. However, so do the 99%. BTW I don't mean by my idea that we should do away with Congress or the Executive Branch. I don't think The People really want to do their job. Someone has to sign the Social Security checks, fix the potholes, build the freeways, and make sure our mail is delivered on time. My intent is simply to remove the unsanctioned influence these servants have to deal with from unsanctioned sources such as the 1%, Corporate Lobbyists, and the Defense Industry. I want to make it so they are directly and instantaneously answerable to the will of the people--whatever that may be. An old "friend" of mine, Tricky Dick, once said, "You can fool some of the people some of the time; but, you can't fool all of the people all of the time." Kennedy said, "Never underestimate the power of an informed electorate." Power To The People! Right On!

I started receiving a poension from a company I had worked for eleven years and one day in 1994. I started working and paying into SS when I was 14, 70 years ag. I consiuder it to be a term insurance program, paid into by both my employer and myself with graranteed benefits to begin at a particular age depending on when I desired to retire and certain contractual age limits. I worked until I was 70 and began receiving SS at that age. SS provides about 85% of my family income. Since food is about 19% of income and housing about 35% of income and the state taxes boods, I would starve if not for SS! Fortunately I paid off my mortgage asnd now only have electricity, water, property taxes and maintenabce to pay (still quite a lot since property taxces are about 6% of income ans electricity is aboyr 11% of income..

I'm in Chicago and I gave MAMY friendr and relatives im the health care profe7pionr- most of whom work in horphtals here - and I have NEVER heard of rich Canadians in our hospitals, certainly not in any large numbers. I met a Canadian in Texas who told me of his friend who visited him from Canada and injured his leg while in Texas (this was back in the '80s). They figured out that gt would have cost less for his friend to fly back to Canada, have his leg treated there and to fly back to Texas than to have his leg treated there hn Texas. My Canadian acquaintance had nothing but praise for his country's system. I suspect - but I don't knmw as H am uninformed on the matter - that the Canadian system was stronger and better, years ago, before just as the Cook County and LA County systems were before they made all the cuts.

You're most welcome, 2950-10K.

Kend - Yes it is true, I do tend to get off the topic of Thom’s blog! Sometimes I carry the conversation over from the day before! I think the Republicans down here want to do the same thing with the retirement age of Americans. At 60 I am what they call grandfathered into the current system and my benefits would not change if Washington revises the age limits. Grandfathered in doesn't sound very complimentary! Well I will get to be a grandfather soon, so I guess I should not complain about the words they use! I am about a decade older than you! Starting to feel old all of a sudden. I never liked being called a senior citizen! Ha. Time to retire, for the night that is!

DAnneMarc - It is no big deal. I always check out the ingredients first. Just one of those things some people have to deal with. I am actually in pretty good health in all other regards. I guess that is why I get a little crazy over healthcare for those who cannot afford it and those who mention we cannot afford it for the poor as a nation.

My mother who was also Diabetic would eat this recipe without the sugar ingrediant; so, I know it is a little factor for type II Diabetes. However, this depends on the severity. Please consult your Doctor first. You might also want to substitute the white rice with brown rice or French Bread. Again, consult with your Doctor.

In any event, I stongly suggest you share this recipe with your family members who don't have Diabetes. It is delicious and good for them.

Sincerely,

DAnneMarc