No sooner had I finished the polishing touches on the post I just wrote pointing out the violence of the Left and the hypocrisy of the same do I sit down with a cold beer and work on clearing out the DVR.
And I get to the Daily Show. And 12 saved episodes. And yeah, it’s time to clean out some Daily show.
So I crack the beer and settle in for some good times with Jon Stewart.
It was shortly after the Tucson shootings that the talk around the proverbial water cooler began to center around the tone of our political discourse. Some felt that the aggressiveness of the conversation led people, admittedly unbalanced people, to veer over the fine line they were walking and snap.
I tried to shape that conversation in such a manner to ensure what we were talking about was political tone on BOTH sides of the great divide. I wanted to make the point that unless the conversation of “tamping it down” was done in a bi-partisan manner, the effect would be that of a lecture.
I failed in my attempt.
Was listening to the boys in Greensboro again yesterday. Topic made its way to health insurance and the ongoing debate. The same ol’ arguments on both sides were mentioned with the exception of two.
The first was the idea Brad threw out there that there aren’t folks who actually decide not to buy insurance. I think he literally asked for someone to provide data on that topic. Who would literally make the choice not to buy insurance?
The second was mentioned by Britt. And this is the one of pre-existing conditions, what they are and the stance people have on ’em.
Posted in Health Care, Politics: National
Tagged Brad and Britt, Politics, Pre-existing Condition, Uninsured Americans
Dear Planned Parenthood and NOW,
Please go away. You scare me.
Love,
pino
It was very very clear; the nation said “No” to Democrat big government style liberalism.
Republicans were voted in more to send a message of what type of government we DIDN’T want than to say which big government version of government we DID want.
And already we have Republicans acting like Democrats.
Posted in Liberty, Politics: National, Republicans Can Be Leftists Too, States Behaving Badly
Tagged Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Iowa
A message to the NAACP regarding the Wake County public schools:
You are making yourself look silly.
Period.
For the first time in more than 100 years, Republicans control the North Carolina State House and Senate chambers. Think of that. For more than 100 years…
Elections have consequences.
One of those consequences may be the Charter School system here in North Kackolackey.
And I have mixed feelings.
Posted in Education, Middle Class
Tagged Charter Schools, North Carolina, Wake County, WCPSS
When I was growing up I went to a public school. It was and is a small farming town in rural Minnesota. As kids we would ask each other :What religion are you?” The answer would be Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist or Presbyterian. There wasn’t anything else.
At Christmas, we sang Christmas songs.
The school reflected the community.
No more.