i like that! i once asked a anti union co-worker if the union job was all you could get would you take it. She said yes. I said hypocrite!

oh i wish i were a pastafarion that is what i truly want be

for if i were a pastafarion then pasta would truly be all i see

lol

Forest once said..."momma always says, "stupid is as stupid does..." Who'd a thunk we would wind up such a bunch of erudite idiots!!! Raise the taxes and lets get to payin for the burning bush and chained debaucle that put us here! DUH<DUH<DUH! paranoid, scared americans? I thought we were a nation of courage...

Looks like the creepy Charlie Daniels song has changed to "The Devil Went Down to DC, he was lookin' for souls to steal."

I believe this show needs to have on some guests who are professionals who can A) talk about the medical and related needs of the elderly and disabled in a way that is critical of those who are ignorant and hostile of these areas and B) in an objective and well-researched way, talk about the expenses this country has with social domestic needs and programs as they are matched with revenues.

I am not a conservative; only someone who is aware that health care is expensive, that when I visit downtown Chicago, I see an increase in the number of homeless people asking for donations, that we have millions of unemployed people, that transportation and infrastructure are being left out of the equation, that education is underfunded, and that I don't accept the idea that there is no possible future threat from Islamic terrorists or that nothing should be done about Al Qaeda in certain disorganzed, choatic countries.

Talking repeatedly and regularly about raising taxes on the wealthiest people to a rate that existed when Clinton was president or before Reagan was in office is not politically realistic at this time and for the forseeable future. But even if taxes were raised on the top 2%, with all of the needs that we have in this country, compounded by the high number of unemployed citizens and a slow economy, I am not sure that would be enough of an increase in revenue to pay for the deficit while addressing the needs and governmental obligations.

A physician would be the most qualified to explain what might happen to people with illnesses and health care needs -- and to doctors and hospitals as well -- if people suddenly could not afford health care. If the health care legislation that was passed by the Democratic congress was repealed, and if Medicare were radically changed, only someone who has a professional understanding of medicine and health can speak with authority to combat the terrible level of hate and stupidity that many people have concerning the health of millions. A psychiatrist or psychologist could talk about issues pertaining to mental illness such as homelessness or stigma as well as discuss the emotionally imbalanced state of right-wing extremists and why so many middle-class people are willing to vote Republican. Washington and Baltimore together have five medical schools, one of which is one of the leading institutions in the world. Perhaps a professor of medicine could become a regular on the program.

A political scientist might be able to speak to what would happen (politically) if there is an economic collapse and/or significant cuts in domestic programs that people rely upon. How would average people, some of whom may have been involved with the Tea Party movement, react if the conservative extremists go to far and hurt even Tea Party supporters? How do you get progressives to be more realistic about reality and reduce some of the infighting amongst themselves?

Rupert Murdock is not completely invincible as recent developments have suggested. Why not have a media expert on and discuss how to pressure the networks to provide better coverage of economic inequality as well as foreign affairs?

If you had on some educated guests who were not political hacks but were professionals, they could be given a chance to speak and provide explanations and answer some questions without conflict and friction.

Because of the size of the US debt, the countries of the world have been talking about replacing the dollar as the reserve currency for some time now.

Perhaps it would be cautionary to advise that we shouldn't get side-tracked attacking our own fellow workers (many of whom have been very dedicated and had to do jobs that many of the rest of us wouldn't have wanted to do) and concentrate on the real enemy...those ruling elite who have raped the rest of us hard working Americans out of our humanity, our pay checks, and pushed the tax burden onto us while taking huge bailouts for participating and losing in a high-stakes, reckless, roulette wheel capitalism and Ponzi schemes. I believe that many of those pensions are often "disappeared" by the time those hard working, believers in the system, get around to retiring. "Divide and conquer" is not absent in the Koch, or in any of the other ruling elite mentality.

FICA = Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax. This deduction from paychecks is what funds SS and Medicare. Interestingly enough, looking at my pay statements, FICA has been replaced by Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI). The title of the webpage on the SS website is "FICA & SECA Tax Rates"

"Teachers work 38 weeks and they are paid for 52 weeks."

they are paid for 38 weeks or at a lower rate for 52 weeks. If they don't have a masters degree they must take training classes - meeting certain requirements - to keep their teaching license active. They can't work summer school every year - but I forget the restriction. They make their class programs and have to update every year, sometimes redoing based on changes in what is requirement to be taught. They grade papers and tests on their own time. they have to help with clubs and after school activities. All sorts of reporting requirements to be met for watching each student and making sure that 'issues' are watched. It's not the cake walk some like to think it is.

"They have pension plans." I am sorry we got switched to 401k instead ! We got cheated! Unions matter!

" Police officers are hired upon return from military service with serious mental disorders. They are unfit to protect and to serve. They have pension plans."

There are few jobs that are not required to hire military personnel back. It does keep them from being hired! Mental disorders exist throughout our society. There are a number of jobs in courts and office that they can still do effectively.

" As for firefighters they work 24 hours and they are off 48 hours and they work another 24 hours and they are off 72 hours. Their work week is 48 hours. They have pension plans."

Some communities were trying to save money by combining police and fire - like the training and experience is the same?!!! How terrible. Firefighters could well have to work the entire shift - with multiple calls or one big one! People like to think that others are lazy and shiftless! Yet few have a clue what most jobs entail. Even the upkeep on the equipment for a fire department takes time and work. Just cleaning, folding and storing for the next usage. refilling supplies.

"The sympathy is not present for the above public employees." Much of the lack of sympathy is this idea that they don't have to work as hard -- poppycock! or simply the jealousy that they are getting something the others are not -- the PENSION! But many pensions face employers not putting the funds in, and the law doesn't demand the fund be maintained -- so the pension gets dumped into the government pension fund to support the cheaters! so what people plan for isn't there!

The people who don't have symphathy are often jealous and uninformed. Ask them what they know about the jobs -- the actual work! Ask if they would be willing to face the dangers and put in the extra hours and committment required.

Feed My Sheep

John 21:17

The third time Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him a third time, “Do you love me?” Peter said, “Lord you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep!”

Yes, Jesus was asking Peter to preach but He was also asking Peter to feed His sheep. When will Satan’s disciples learn that the journey to eternal happiness comes to us from Jesus’ words in the New Testament? What good is preaching without actions, behaviors, and deeds, such as feeding Jesus’ sheep? Jesus has given you and me all that we need to be in heaven with Him and His communion of saints for all eternity. Let go and let Jesus lead us in our lay ministering to be with Him and His communion of saints! Yes, we are to preach to Jesus’ sheep but we must also feed Jesus’ sheep!

I was shocked to hear from the people who would talk to me that they are not sympathetic for public school teachers, police officer, and firefighters. The persons who would talk to me did say that they work for companies without pensions. Teachers work 38 weeks and they are paid for 52 weeks. They have pension plans. Police officers are hired upon return from military service with serious mental disorders. They are unfit to protect and to serve. They have pension plans. As for firefighters they work 24 hours and they are off 48 hours and they work another 24 hours and they are off 72 hours. Their work week is 48 hours. They have pension plans. The sympathy is not present for the above public employees.

Personally, the politicians at all levels should be paid only for days worked. They, too, should not receive pension plans. What is good for the goose, the same holds true for the gander! Most politicians would ne flunkies in the real world of work. If we study the incompetence in D.C., we have the picture that justifies the need for the elimination of pension plans for the politicians at all levels of public service.

The only pensions for public and private employees, like CEOs, would be Medicare and social security and a periodic that-a-boy award. CEOs are paid handsomely and they do not deserve or need pension plans and the Golden Parachute plans.

Public Schools are competing with the following challengers – private schools, Catholic schools, Christian schools, charter schools, virtual schools, home schools, Jewish schools, and Muslim schools. The conservative crazies will find another creatively destructive idea to end all public schools in our country. Through the years, as a parent, I have come to believe that teachers want to teach the better students, such as A and B students and not C and D students. They definitely do not want to teach special education students in their classrooms. Teaching better students in the classroom will mean better results on Standardized Group Tests and from these results the teacher will win praises from school administrators. Public schools in our country are a disaster and so challenges and competition from other schools are quite pertinent and relevant.

is there a link to on line info about the caimpaign to target Bernie Sanders?