Sharing a Recent Post from my other Blog

I took a risk and put this on my 'author's' blog.  Usually when I mention anything political, I lose readers, but in this case, I didn't.  Strange...a few years back, a woman I considered a very close friend wrote me off because I said something negative about Obama when he was first running for office.  She saw him as the second coming of Lord, I suppose.  A true friend wouldn't care if we didn't agree on everything, so I guess I didn't really lose anything, did I?

Ginger is Wearing a Different Hat Today!

I'm an author, but today I'm stepping away from the world of fiction writing where I can sweep myself away to a different era, civilization, and a place where everything has a happily-ever-after and addressing what has happened to the population's voice when it comes to government.  I want changes, but I have no idea how to initiate them.  I wonder why so many take the time to write scathing reviews about fictional works on Amazon, but when it comes to what's really important in life, no one seems to find the time or a way to speak out.

Rumors of siphoning money from Medicare trust to pay for Obamacare ran rampant during the campaign between the President and Romney.  Who knows if that's true, but it made me wonder why Bernie Madoff went to prison for Ponzie scheming people out of millions when, if the rumor is true, what makes a difference between Bernie's actions and the Government infringing on money we've paid for through our jobs all these years?  Even more, I wonder if government officials would be so quick to initiate Obamacare if they had to "endure" it. Aren't they Americans?  Why are they exempt from something they can vote into our futures?  My insurance increased this year, my coverage decreased, and my drug costs went up, too.  When I asked my doctor about the future of the medical profession, he wasn't able to offer any assurance that things would improve...in fact doctors are leaving the profession and a shortage is sure to occur. I honestly don't want the government determining my health care needs.

What bothers me more is that I cannot figure out why we continue to re-elect the same stale politicians when what we want is hope and CHANGE.  We at least have the good sense to allow two terms for the Commander-In-Chief, yet we continue to send back old-timers who are more interested in taking a side than considering the issues at hand.  That line dividing our country (GOP/DEM) is killing us.  Why don't we have term limits instead of electing people to a career position where they continue to pad their pockets and vote themselves raises.  Did you know they recently received one?  Did you?  Only one member, and he happened to be a Republican, refused a raise during a time when most Americans are struggling to get by day-to-day.  Now that's what I call noble.  It's time to do away with party lines and become ONE NATION, indivisible, under GOD with liberty and justice for all!

Here's a list I got from the Internet that lists how long people have been in Office.  I got it from Wikipedia, so I can only assume it's accurate although somewhat dated since I know some of the people listed have since died.  No doubt, had they not passed, they would still be serving.  I recall seeing Strom Thurmond carried in on a stretcher in order to cast a vote.

HOUSE AND SENATE TIME

Total tenure rank	Uninterrupted rank	Name	Party affiliation	Total tenure time	Uninterrupted time
1	1	Robert Byrd(H,S)	Democratic Party	57 years, 176 days	57 years, 176 days
2	2	John Dingell(H)	Democratic Party	57 years, 22 days	57 years, 22 days
3	3	Carl Hayden(H,S)	Democratic Party	56 years, 319 days	56 years, 319 days
4	4	Daniel Inouye(H,S)	Democratic Party	53 years, 118 days	53 years, 118 days
5	5	Jamie L. Whitten (H)	Democratic Party	53 years, 60 days	53 years, 60 days
6	6	Carl Vinson(H)	Democratic Party	50 years, 61 days	50 years, 61 days
7	7	Emanuel Celler (H)	Democratic Party	49 years, 305 days	49 years, 305 days
8	8	Sam Rayburn(H)	Democratic Party	48 years, 257 days	48 years, 257 days
9	9	John Conyers(H)	Democratic Party	48 years, 1 day	48 years, 1 day
10		Sidney R. Yates (H,I)	Democratic Party	48 years, 0 days	n/a
11	12	Strom Thurmond(S,I)	Republican Party	47 years, 159 days	46 years, 57 days
12	10	Wright Patman(H)	Democratic Party	47 years, 3 days	47 years, 3 days
13	11	Ted Kennedy(S)	Democratic Party	46 years, 292 days	46 years, 292 days
14		Joseph Gurney Cannon (H,I)	Republican Party	46 years, 0 days	n/a
15	13	Adolph J. Sabath (H)	Democratic Party	45 years, 247 days	45 years, 247 days
16	14	J. Lister Hill(H,S)	Democratic Party	45 years, 142 days	45 years, 142 days
17	15	George H. Mahon (H)	Democratic Party	44 years, 0 days	44 years, 0 days
18	16	Warren Magnuson(H,S)	Democratic Party	44 years, 0 days	44 years, 0 days
19	17	Charles Edward Bennett (H)	Democratic Party	44 years, 0 days	44 years, 0 days
20	18	Justin Smith Morrill (H,S)	Republican Party	43 years, 299 days	43 years, 299 days
21		William B. Allison (H,S,I)	Republican Party	43 years, 152 days	n/a
22	19	Charles Melvin Price(H)	Democratic Party	43 years, 110 days	43 years, 110 days
23	20	Henry M. Jackson (H,S)	Democratic Party	42 years, 241 days	42 years, 241 days
24		Carter Glass(H,S,I)	Democratic Party	42 years, 157 days	n/a
25	21	John William McCormack(H)	Democratic Party	42 years, 58 days	42 years, 58 days
26	22	Charles B. Rangel (H)	Democratic Party	42 years, 1 day	42 years, 1 day
27	23	Bill Young (H)	Republican Party	42 years, 1 day	42 years, 1 day
28	24	John Sparkman(H,S)	Democratic Party	42 years, 0 days	42 years, 0 days
29	25	William R. Poage (H)	Democratic Party	42 years, 0 days	42 years, 0 days
30	26	Jack Brooks(H)	Democratic Party	42 years, 0 days	42 years, 0 days
31	27	Robert L. Doughton (H)	Democratic Party	41 years, 305 days	41 years, 305 days
32	28	Joseph William Martin, Jr. (H)	Republican Party	41 years, 305 days	41 years, 305 days
33	29	Dave Obey(H)	Democratic Party	41 years, 276 days	41 years, 276 days
34	30	Clarence Cannon (H)	Democratic Party	41 years, 69 days	41 years, 69 days
35	31	John C. Stennis (S)	Democratic Party	41 years, 59 days	41 years, 59 days
36	32	Kenneth McKellar (H,S)	Democratic Party	41 years, 30 days	41 years, 30 days
37	33	William Huston Natcher (H)	Democratic Party	40 years, 240 days	40 years, 240 days
38		Claude Pepper (H,S,I)	Democratic Party	40 years, 207 days	n/a
39	34	William P. Frye (H,S)	Republican Party	40 years, 157 days	40 years, 157 days
40	35	Ted Stevens(S)	Republican Party	40 years, 10 days	40 years, 10 days
41	36	Thad Cochran(H,S)	Republican Party	40 years, 1 day	40 years, 1 day
42	37	Carl Curtis(H,S)	Republican Party	40 years, 0 days	40 years, 0 days
43	38	Peter W. Rodino (H)	Democratic Party	40 years, 0 days	40 years, 0 days
44	39	Pete Stark (H)	Democratic Party	40 years, 0 days	40 years, 0 days
45		Jennings Randolph(H,S,I)	Democratic Party	39 years, 364 days	n/a
46		Eugene Hale(H,S,I)	Republican Party	39 years, 363 days	n/a
47	40	Leslie C. Arends (H)	Republican Party	39 years, 362 days	39 years, 362 days
48	41	Daniel A. Reed (H)	Republican Party	39 years, 352 days	39 years, 352 days
49	42	George William Norris(H,S)	Republican Party	39 years, 305 days	39 years, 305 days
50	43	John Taber(H)	Republican Party	39 years, 305 days	39 years, 305 days
51	44	William M. Colmer (H)	Democratic Party	39 years, 305 days	39 years, 305 days
52	45	Don Young(H)	Republican Party	39 years, 304 days	39 years, 304 days
53		Samuel Smith(H,S,I)	Democratic Party	39 years, 9 days	n/a
54		John Little McClellan(H,S,I)	Democratic Party	38 years, 329 days	n/a
55	46	Morris Sheppard(H,S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 145 days	38 years, 145 days
56	47	Ernest Hollings (S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 55 days	38 years, 55 days
57	48	Richard Russell, Jr.(S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 9 days	38 years, 9 days
58		John Sherman(H,S,I)	Republican Party	38 years, 4 days	n/a
59	49	Russell B. Long (S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 3 days	38 years, 3 days
60	50	Patrick Leahy(S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
61	51	Max Baucus(H,S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
62	52	Chuck Grassley(H,S)	Republican Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
63	53	Tom Harkin(H,S)	Democratic Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
64	54	George Miller(H)	Democratic Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
65	55	Henry Waxman (H)	Democratic Party	38 years, 1 day	38 years, 1 day
66	56	Frederick H. Gillett (H,S)	Republican Party	38 years, 0 days	38 years, 0 days
67	57	Wilbur Mills(H)	Democratic Party	38 years, 0 days	38 years, 0 days
68	58	Dante Fascell(H)	Democratic Party	38 years, 0 days	38 years, 0 days
69	59	Robert H. Michel (H)	Republican Party	38 years, 0 days	38 years, 0 days
70		Robert Crosser (H,I)	Democratic Party	37 years, 305 days	n/a
71		Robert L. F. Sikes (H,I)	Democratic Party	37 years, 290 days	n/a
72	60	Nathaniel Macon (H,S)	Democratic-Republican Party	37 years, 255 days	37 years, 255 days
73	61	Henry Cabot Lodge (H,S)	Republican Party	37 years, 250 days	37 years, 250 days
74		Alben W. Barkley(H,S,I)	Democratic Party	37 years, 74 days	n/a
75	62	Henry B. Gonzalez (H)	Democratic Party	37 years, 60 days	37 years, 60 days
76		Francis E. Warren (S,I)	Republican Party	37 years, 6 days	n/a
77		James Eastland (S,I)	Democratic Party	36 years, 83 days	n/a
78	63	Ed Markey (H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 63 days	36 years, 63 days
79	64	Joe Biden (S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 12 days	36 years, 12 days
80	65	John Murtha(H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 3 days	36 years, 3 days
81	66	Orrin Hatch(S)	Republican Party	36 years, 1 day	36 years, 1 day
82	67	Barbara Mikulski (H,S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 1 day	36 years, 1 day
83	68	Nick Rahall(H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 1 day	36 years, 1 day
84	69	Henry L. Dawes (H,S)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
85	70	Felix Edward Hébert (H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
86	71	Edward Boland (H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
87	72	William Broomfield (H)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
88	73	Dan Rostenkowski(H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
89	74	Neal Edward Smith (H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
90	75	Claiborne Pell(S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
91	76	Joseph McDade (H)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
92	77	Paul Sarbanes(H,S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
93	78	Pete Domenici(S)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
94	79	Ralph Regula(H)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
95	80	Christopher Dodd (H,S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
96	81	James Oberstar (H)	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
97	79	Richard Lugar(S)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
98	80	Daniel Akaka(H,S)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
99	81	Norman D. Dicks (H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
100	82	Dale Kildee(H)	Democratic Party	36 years, 0 days	36 years, 0 days
101		Shelby M. Cullom (H,S,I)	Republican Party	36 years, 0 days	n/a
102		Henry A. Cooper (H,I)

Just in case you're interested, you might want to check out this list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_living_United_States_Senator and note which are still serving.

Here's proof that some people just never go away:

http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Reids-tenure-in-Congress-now-states-longest/Ih-qKmcvWECLZ_mpsePcjA.cspx?rss=3269

California and Nevada are two of the most financially devastated states and when it came time to vote, they put the same politicians right back into office.  Does that make sense to anyone?  I am neither Democrat or Republican....I chose candidates personally, not by a party affiliation.  It's time to speak out, and this is my opportunity to do so and I took it.

Remember, the content reflects my opinions, and according to the constitution, at least for now, I'm still entitled to have a few.  I'm putting away my soapbox and getting back to doing what I enjoy most...writing novels.  There I can forget reality.

IF ONLY...

If we could amass a crowd like those waiting for the announcement of a new Pope, maybe we could do something about the mess in Washington.  I'm not comparing the importance of the Pope to the Catholic people to our President, but since I don't share their faith, I was more focused on the thousands waiting in the rain to see white smoke.

I guess the after-life is more important to some than the here-and-now.  God gave us brains so we could handle somethings ourselves and not drop everything in his lap.  Why can't we amass a crowd like this to protest the undermining of our constitution?  If only we could.

On second thought....I think President Obama anticipates something given the government's purchase of 1.6 billions rounds of ammunition and armored vehicles for use here in the US.

I Think We've Found Obama's Voters

Honestly...these people are entitled to vote and they are totally clueless.  Maybe we should have a minor exam prior to heading for the voting machines.  This is total BS.

Can't Stop Myself...

Who's The Racist?

For those of you who slept through World History 101 here is a condensed version. 

Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.

The two most important events in all of history were:

1. The invention of beer, and

2. The invention of the wheel. 

The wheel was invented to get man to the beer, and the beer to the man.

These facts formed the foundation of modern civilization and together were the catalyst for the splitting of humanity into two distinct subgroups:

1.. Liberals

2. Conservatives.

Once beer was discovered, it required grain and that was the beginning of agriculture. Neither the glass bottle nor aluminum can were invented yet, so while our early humans were sitting around waiting for them to be invented, they just stayed close to the brewery. That's how villages were formed.

Some men spent their days tracking and killing animals to BBQ at night while they were drinking beer. This was the beginning of what is known as the Conservative movement.

Other men who were weaker and less skilled at hunting learned to live off the conservatives by showing up for the nightly BBQ's and doing the sewing, fetching, and hair dressing. This was the beginning of the Liberal movement

Some of these liberal men eventually evolved into women. The rest became known as girlie-men.

Some noteworthy liberal achievements include the domestication of cats, the invention of group therapy and group hugs, the evolution of the Hollywood actor, and the concept of Democratic voting to decide how to divide all the meat and beer that conservatives provided.

Over the years, Conservatives came to be symbolized by the largest, most powerful land animal on earth, the elephant. Liberals are symbolized by the jackass.

Modern liberals like imported beer (with lime added), but most prefer white wine or imported bottled water. They eat raw fish but like their beef well done. Sushi, tofu, and French food are standard liberal fare. Another interesting evolutionary side note: most liberal women have higher testosterone levels than their men. Most social workers, personal injury attorneys, journalists, dreamers in Hollywood and group therapists are liberals. 

Conservatives drink domestic beer. They eat red meat and still provide for their women. Conservatives are big-game hunters, rodeo cowboys, firemen, lumberjacks, construction workers, medical doctors, police officers, corporate executives, athletes, golfers, and generally anyone who works productively. Conservatives who own companies hire other conservatives who want to work for a living.

Liberals produce little or nothing. They like to govern the producers and decide what to do with the production. Liberals believe Europeans are more enlightened than Americans. That is why most of the liberals remained in Europe when conservatives were coming to America .. They crept in after the Wild West was tamed and created a business of trying to get more for nothing.

Here ends today's lesson in world history.

It should be noted that a liberal may have a momentary urge to angrily respond to the above before forwarding it.

A conservative will simply laugh and be so convinced of the absolute truth of this history that it will be forwarded immediately to other true believers.. 

I received this in my email today and had to share it.  I couldn't think of a better place than on my blog. Pretty cute, and frighteningly true in some ways. 

It's Time...

Yes, it's time for party lines to go away.  Our country is divided by two entities who ask you to ignore the issues and choose which side of the line on which you intend to stand.  Choices aren't based on what is right for the people, but rather the need to dominate and "show" the other side who's boss.

When the two-party system was created, it worked, but those days are long gone.  Although some people dare to claim themselves as "independent", you'll never see one elected or taken seriously by the media because they just don't have the backing of big corporations and business interests to make them legitimate contenders...plus the media controls things these days.

Old timers refuse to look forward, and focus on the past...when unions served a purpose and helped improve out country.  Now they seem to be running things...and into the ground.  I've often felt if you put a party label on a dog turd and put it on the ballot, people would vote for it based on what party is represented.  That might be loyalty, but c'mon folks, we need to stop and look at what works for all of us, not just a few.

I want to have faith in my government, feel protected, and promise my grandson that his tomorrow will be brighter than our today.  The reality:  everything the government runs is bankrupt.  I offer as proof, the post office, Amtrak, the Veteran's Administration, and our dwindling Social Security.  We've accepted the word "entitlement" to mean welfare (food stamps and money) for those who choose not to work and keep having children we must support.  No!  Entitlements are the things we've paid into and earned...care we're supposed to receive in our senior years.  Veterans are due help for their service to the country, but are they getting it?  If you answered yes, then ask yourself why you continually see commercials on TV asking for your contributions to Wounded Warriors.  Then ask yourself what has happened to the Social Security Administration and why things are drastically changing.  That money was earmarked for a special purpose, not for special needs of the government.

A friend of mine who lives in Alaska and has her own medical practice recently shared with me that 30% of the doctors in that state have already stopped accepting Medicare patients.  That's pretty scary.  Are we destined to be thrown out with yesterday's garbage, or will we finally grow a pair and stand up and say, "WE'VE HAD ENOUGH!

I'm Back and I Hope You'll Join Me

Risking having my house hit by a drone, I'm back to share my disgruntled outlook with the Obama administration and the President in general.  I broke my own code today and posted a political rant on my regular blog, and I'm sure I'll lose some readers.  There are people out there who would rather keep their heads in the sand than know the truth.  I'll be sharing information and pokes and digs I find with you.  The president is a joke, and I for one, don't know why America isn't scared to death.  We're headed for financial ruin, we've already lost respect around the world, although he put his hand to the bible and swore to defend the constitution, he's hell-bent to change everything to fit his agenda.

I guess now I'll be labeled a racist, because every time someone disagrees with what's happening in Washington, someone plays the "race" card.  Honestly, I wouldn't care if he was purple, pink, or orange...the man is an empty suit that someone with big bucks is manipulating.  That's my opinion, and until he re-writes the constitution, I'm still entitled to freedom of speech.  :)

Hope you'll come back and stick around.