eMail to Congress

To:

 

Representative Phil Roe,

Senator Lamar Alexander,

Senator Bob Corker:

 

 

When I worked for the Mead Corporation, (we killed trees and made paper) the computer used by the corporation was located on the 16^th floor of the Mead Tower in Dayton, Ohio. Connectivity within the United States and worldwide was critical. When we were notified of a problem there was a lot of finger pointing. You know what that is. Each area said it was not their problem. Some problems took days before the area of the problem was identified not to mention resolved. That was unacceptable. So Mead solved the problem.

 

 

An individual was appointed from each of the areas such as mainframe hardware, desktop computers, intra-company networks, inter-company networks, telephone systems, software and others. When a problem was reported each of those people identified were responsible and remained responsible until the problem was resolved. They were responsible even if the problem was not in their area. They remained involved helping until resolution. Performance evaluations were based on the group working together. People were fired when they failed.

 

 

Now to my point: you were elected to work for the people in your district or state and to work with your peers to resolve problems of the country. Deferring to a super-committee does not relieve you of responsibility. When the super committee fails you, personally, have failed if it was in my power I would replace you with someone who can get the job done and I would encourage others to do the same.

 

 

Until there is a solution you are failing to do what you were elected to do. You are not earning your pay (which goes without saying). Thomas Paine is quoted as saying "Lead, follow or get out of the way." You were not elected to follow or to "get out of the way." If those are your choices resign, we don't need you. Your only option is to lead and until you do and until the issues of the country are resolved you, personally, have failed in your responsibilities to the voters. That congress has failed does not mitigate your failure. Do something or just get out of the way.

 

Neither the World Nor the United States is Beyond Panic and Archy

If you believe the United States is above panicking remember the 1973 Toilet Paper shortage caused by Johnny Carson on his Tonight Show?

 

On December 19, 1973, the writers for the show had heard earlier the federal government was falling behind in getting bids to supply toilet paper and that it might be possible that in a few months the United States could face a shortage of toilet tissue. They took the words of the Wisconsin congressional representative and decided to add a joke for Carson for the evening show.

 

Carson used the joke in a monologue stating, "You know what's disappearing from the supermarket shelves? Toilet paper. There's an acute shortage of toilet paper in the United States."

 

20 million people that watched the Carson show that evening ran out in the morning and bought as much toilet paper as they could carry. By noon on December 20, 1973, practically every store in America was out of stock. Many of the stores tried to ration this valuable paper but they could not keep up with the demand no matter what they did.

 

A few nights later, Johnny Carson explained there was no shortage and he apologized to his viewers. However, this did not help with the scare. As soon as people noticed the empty shelves, they wanted this paper even more.

 

It took a total of three weeks to get the shelves stocked again and the shortage was over.

 

Now consider what could happen when the subject is oil, water, corn, etc. The problem is the world is running out of oil, the world is overusing the primary water sources, and between a lack of water and using corn for fuel we a shortage is in the future.

eMail sent to Rep Roe and Sen Corker and Alexander

If you ever wonder why politicians are all painted by the same broad brush of corruption, dishonesty and lack of ethics Governor Perry might be someone to watch. Apparently shortly after he entered the governor's office in 2001 he reportedly bought land from a state senator at a below-market price and then turned an $850,000 profit just six years later. Along the way, at least two people—a lawyer and real estate broker—involved in the deal landed state appointments from Perry. Likewise, he named two partners in a natural gas venture he co-owned to plum state jobs.

Remember when George W was running for president there were accusasions of special treatment in the National Guard? Everyone denied asking or being asked to do anything wrong. I believed them because I realize people in positions such as you find yourself in know if they do something nice for someone that someone will eventully do something nice for them. Quite similar to the Mafia.

Congress as a whole must void all benefits not available to the public. Congress should receive no healthcare, unless provided by their state. Congress should not receive a pension. Being a member of Congress was not intended to be a profession.  

Gingrich gets $1,500,000 from a government supported agency?

There is something obscene about a professional politician. They are a drain on society.

As Occupy Fizzles

 

Occupy is no different than these demonstrations in Syria and Libya and Egypt. They are against but are not for anything. Have no plans. Have no suggestions. Occupy could have setup a website and listed the laws they wanted changed or passed. Activism does not relate to camping. What a waste. They had a chance but have thrown it all away.

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"People don't know what they want until you show it to them."

 

---Steve Jobs

Responding to your message

 

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office about H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts. 

 

As you know, I voted against the bill. Among many other significant problems, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act takes $466 billion away from Medicare, which is predicted to be insolvent by 2017, and leverages it to create a new entitlement program rather than using it to make Medicare more solvent. The bill also expands Medicaid and sends $25 billion to states, a huge unfunded mandate that creates a very painful situation for Tennessee as well as other states. Tennessee officials believe the mandate will cost the state more than $750 million dollars between the 2014-2019 period. 

 

The bill fails to permanently fix the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) costing the tax payers $285 billion. The SGR formula has left every Congress since 2002 scrambling to prevent drastic pay cuts to Medicare providers, and I have continually expressed frustration that the health care reform bills before the Senate ignore the problem and continue to kick the can down the road. It's irresponsible and our seniors and the doctors who care for them deserve better. 

 

H.R. 3590 uses typical Washington budget gimmickry, taking ten years of new taxes to finance six years of spending, resulting in huge deficits in the next decades. Additionally, the new government-run long-term care insurance program called 'CLASS Act' would reduce deficits by $72 billion in the 10-year budget window but would begin to increase budget deficits in the decade following 2029. Eliminating these two gimmicks means the bill would be $189 billion in the red and puts the real cost of the bill at over a trillion dollars.

 

Studies are showing that Tennesseans who have health insurance will see their costs rise dramatically as a result of this bill. Certainly in a bill this size there are some components that will be positive, but overall, the core of this legislation is flawed. The real tragedy is that Washington has squandered the opportunity for true health care reform that actually lowers costs, rewards quality and innovation, and improves access for millions of Americans who lack coverage.

 

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me.

 

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

 

Responding to your message

Dear Mr. Jenkins,

 

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office regarding our national debt and government spending. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.

 

I share your concerns for the future economic stability of our government due to our overwhelming national debt. Regardless of the party, administration, or Congress in charge, our federal government has spent well beyond its means for many, many years. I am committed to fiscal responsibility, and lately our government has been anything but fiscally responsible. 

 

I cannot express how deeply concerned I am over the dire financial situation of the United States government. A quick review of the budget leaves you with a dizzying sense of the mindboggling debt this country is amassing. During my time in office, I voted against measures such as the President's $780 billion stimulus package, the more than $3.5 trillion budget resolution for FY10, and numerous appropriations bills for FY10 that would increase government spending by 12% while inflation is essentially non-existent. Last year alone we added $1.29 trillion of debt and are projected to face massive annual deficits for years to come unless we drastically change the spending habits here in Washington. Unfortunately, even at a time when Americans and families all across Tennessee are tightening their belts, spending here continues at unexplainable levels. Mortgaging our children's future is simply unacceptable.

 

Please know that I will continue to do whatever I can to bring our country's debt down, even as we deal with the current economic crisis and other long-term obligations. The insight and information you have provided here will help my staff and me look more effectively into this issue, and I thank you for your input.

 

I have delivered 46 presentations in Tennessee since August on America's debt crisis. During a recent debate on the Senate floor, I introduced my bill, the Commitment to American Prosperity (CAP) Act, as an amendment. The CAP Act would cap all Federal spending, including defense and mandatory spending, as a percentage of our gross domestic product (GDP), a move that would instill fiscal discipline and smaller government while incentivizing lawmakers to pass pro-growth policies. While my amendment was not voted on for procedural reasons, please know that I will be introducing the CAP Act when the next Congress arrives in January.

 

I believe in American exceptionalism, and I believe we can solve this problem. If you would like to know more, I would encourage you to visit my website where you can view my presentation on debt and spending. You can find the video by going to the following web address and clicking on the icon reading "America's Debt Crisis:" http://corker.senate.gov.

 

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me as I serve you in the United States Senate.

 

 

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

Responding to your message

Dear Mr. Jenkins,

 

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office with your concerns and suggestions surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden. Your input is important to me and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts. 

 

I want to first commend the courageous efforts of the Navy SEAL team who carried out the military operations that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden.  This group of patriots is owed a great debt of gratitude by our country. I can assure you these individuals have been and will continue to be honored in private so as to protect them from those who would seek retribution for their part in Osama bin Laden's death.

 

Osama bin Laden's death finally puts an end to an unspeakable reign of terror carried out by the man responsible for ordering the September 11, 2001 attacks and the deaths of thousands of Americans and innocent civilians around the world. I am tremendously proud of our military and intelligence services who successfully executed a dangerous operation that resulted in a major victory for the fight against terrorism. While the threats against the U.S. remain, bin Laden's death sends a powerful message to the world that we will not rest until justice is done.

 

With regard to your suggestions concerning the death of Osama bin Laden, as I am sure you are aware, the Administration and Congress are continually discussing the implications and potential next steps in terms of U.S. policy.  The insight you have provided in your letter will certainly help my staff and me more effectively consider these issues as we engage with officials from the Administration and I thank you for your input. 

 

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me throughout the course of my term. 

 

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

Responding to your message

Dear Mr. Jenkins,

 

Thank you for taking the time to contact my office regarding the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) established in 1986. Your input is important to me, and I appreciate the time you took to share your thoughts.

 

First let me say that I believe we have a national responsibility to our service members, military retirees and veterans. These brave individuals are serving and have served honorably and the least we can do is ensure that they receive all of the benefits they have earned.

 

Unfortunately, inaccurate information regarding FERS has been circulating around media outlets misleading fellow Tennesseans and American citizens. Moreover, it's very important for me to relay to you that members of Congress do not receive their full pay as benefits. In addition, members of Congress must contribute to FERS and serve in public office for a minimum of five years to be eligible to receive benefits.

Additionally, the 1989 Ethics Act established an annual cost of living adjustment for Members of Congress. While I am fortunate in that I have been able to donate my congressional pay to charity, you should also know that Congress has voted to refuse any raise in pay in 2011.

 

Thank you again for your letter. I hope you will continue to share your thoughts with me.

 

Sincerely,

Bob Corker
United States Senator

Cain's Wife Has Nothing to Add

 

As if Herman Cain would act differently at the office than at home. Unbelievable. No man does that. Do they?

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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"People don't know what they want until you show it to them."

 

---Steve Jobs

Good Ole Joe Dropped the Ball

Why does Mike McQueary upset anyone. He did the best thing he could. He told the most powerful man in College Station, All Joe Paterno had to do was to call the local police chief or the commander of the state police or the state attorney general. Old grandpa Joe dropped the ball much like the catholic priests dropped the ball much like the Restaurant association dropped the ball.

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Blogs:
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Hobbits are Tolkien Minorities

JoPa's Temporary Substitute

I understand the replacement head coach worked for Jerry Sandusky. Everyone who believes this guy did not know about Jerry's hobby raise your hand. The entire coaching staff has to go and my guess will go over the winter.

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

The comment that ended Groucho Marx's TV show:

 

To a woman on his show with many children Groucho commented:" I love my cigar but I take it out of my mouth once in a while".

Incomes of CEOs and incomes of The Rest of Us

eMail sent to Rep Roe and Sen Corker and Alexander,

Greed, the lack of ethics and morality have made capitalism corrupt and destructive.Yesterday I saw a report that showed the average income of Fortune 500 CEOs is $11,400,000 and the average income of everyone else is $49,994. I remember a book in the 70s or 80s entitled King Makers. It told how boards of directors assigned high salary and benefits to the chairman and CEO who inturn supported nice benefits for the members of the board. 

Rich people do not create jobs. Neither Bill Gates nor Steve Jobs were rich when they started their companies. They created a product the public could use and the rest is history. Taxes or lack of same had nothing to do with their success. Republicans and the Tea Party need to understand the longer they defend their rich friends the more they hurt themselves. The people with an income of $49,994 are a larger voter base than those with incomes averaging $11,400,000. We know it is that second group that take care of you while you are in office and when you leave.

It is well past time Republicans look out for the rest of us.

I Know Nothing!!

 

Joe Paterno is following in the footsteps of CEOs around the world. They get the big bucks to run the show but when something happens, they do the Sergeant Schultz "I know nothing!"

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

The comment that ended Groucho Marx's TV show:

 

To a woman on his show with many children Groucho commented:" I love my cigar but I take it out of my mouth once in a while".

Government out of our Lives

Today the fine voters of the state of Mississippi decide for themselves when life begins i.e. personhood. This is the same state that voted to split the union so they could "own" other "persons." Besides being ludicrous why should a neighbor have a say in someone's daughter has a baby? We need to get the federal government out of our lives.

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse.'"

 

---Henry Ford

Keep It Short Stupid

Parents and Grandparents need to understand that stories concerning ones children or grandchildren are best if they are short and infrequent.

eMail sent to Rep Roe and Sen Corker and Alexander

There is no issue as urgent nor as important as jobs. We will rue the day we ever helped other countries live as well as we lived. We will now live as they had lived.

 

 

Jobs that pay minimum wage or poverty level wage will not correct the situation. Jobs that pay at least middle-class wages are required but without a manufacturing base those jobs can not be created.

 

 

I suggest you forget the Presidential election; the Republican Party has not put forth anyone who can defeat Obama. They have not put forth anyone who has a clue as to how to get the United States back on its feet.

 

 

The Republicans failed when the opportunity presented itself you did not elect new leadership in the House or in the Senate. You continue to show to the voters as well as the world you are bogged down in the old ways; old thinking and that you have no clue as to how to correct the current condition. Congress as a whole caused our problems and has no solutions.

 

 

The Congress must first reject their pensions, healthcare benefits, every privilege you enjoy not available to the voters. Until you do you will never regain the respect of the voters. You will continue to show to the world you take care of yourself first, your contributors second, and if convenient the voter last.

 

 

I encourage you to remind your fellow Representatives of the excerpts below of Ben Franklin's speech at the signing of the Constitution:

 

 

Mr. President

 

 

"I confess that there are several parts of this constitution which I do not at present approve, but I am not sure I shall never approve them: For having lived long, I have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information, or fuller consideration, to change opinions even on important subjects, which I once thought right, but found to be otherwise. It is therefore that the older I grow, the more apt I am to doubt my own judgment, and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. Most men indeed as well as most sects in Religion, think themselves in possession of all truth, and that wherever others differ from them it is so far error.

 

 

In these sentiments, Sir, I agree to this Constitution with all its faults, if they are such; … whether any other Convention we can obtain, may be able to make a better Constitution. For when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? … Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure, that it is not the best. The opinions I have had of its errors, I sacrifice to the public good. I have never whispered a syllable of them abroad. Within these walls they were born, and here they shall die. If every one of us in returning to our Constituents were to report the objections he has had to it, and endeavor to gain partizans in support of them, we might prevent its being generally received, and thereby lose all the salutary effects & great advantages resulting naturally in our favor among foreign Nations as well as among ourselves, from our real or apparent unanimity. Much of the strength & efficiency of any Government in procuring and securing happiness to the people, depends, on opinion, on the general opinion of the goodness of the Government, as well as of the wisdom and integrity of its Governors. I hope therefore that for our own sakes as a part of the people, and for the sake of posterity, we shall act heartily and unanimously in recommending this Constitution … and turn our future thoughts & endeavors to the means of having it well administred.

 

On the whole, Sir, I can not help expressing a wish that every member of the Convention who may still have objections to it, would with me, on this occasion doubt a little of his own infallibility, and to make manifest our unanimity, put his name to this instrument."

 

Kim Kardashian Divorce

An NBA "star" I never heard of? Mrs Humphries married because she did not want to disappoint people? She married to make millions due to the ultra stupidity of the American public. Due to the NBA lockout the "star" needed a temporary job and he got a good one. The only people greedier than Mrs Humphries and stupider than the American Public are the media who create these celebrities.

 

Obama - Jobs Bill

When people think about jobs they think about those that pay middle-class wages. That will not be the case. The United States is competing with the world. Jobs created will be minimum wage jobs. The parents of a family of four can both work full-time at Wal-Mart and be at poverty level. Thus is the outlook for the United States. The situation requires forcing companies to bring the jobs to the country that gave them their start.

Michael Jackson Death Trial

The defense lawyer is correct that if it were anyone else there would be no trial. But Michael Jackson could afford to pay $150,000 to have his own inhouse drug dealer. Jackson got what he wanted. He is no longer awake.

Jobs are not the Question

The question is not about jobs. The question concerns jobs that pay middle class wage. The only jobs the United States is setup to create are minimum wage, poverty level jobs. Not good enough.

 

JetBlue

Americans are addicted to apologies. Usually that means Americans insist the person lie. If the Jet Blue CEO is truly sorry he can always do what some Japanese CEOs do or how about $5,000 per person including the crew and 10-years free flying wherever Jet Blue goes? That is an apology you can take to the bank.

Tea-Party is No Different

The Tea-Party is no different than the Republicans or Democrats. Shame on them.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2011/10/30/conseratives-brought-nation-to-default-ask-for-govt-handouts.html?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=cheatsheet_morning&cid=newsletter%3Bemail%3Bcheatsheet_morning&utm_term=Cheat%20Sheet

weathertrends360.com

In the 1990s, Bill Kirk was a meteorologist as wells as a captain in the United States Air Force attempting to predict dates for flight training six months in advance. Fed up with traditional weather models he developed his own algorithm; a combination of Gaussian mathematical theories, climate cycles, and statistical weather patterns spanning back 115 years. The result: a new way of forecasting that is accurate up to a year in advance. His year-ahead weekly precipitation forecast is 76 percent accurate while the Weather Channel's accuracy on 1-to-10-day forecasts come in at 71%.  

Perfect Number for a Social Network

According to the Oxford anthropoligist Robin Dunbar, an individual cannot handle more than 150 friends. The human brain was not built to keep track of more people than that.

NBC Ratings Sliding

The audiences continue to shrink. Why do you suppose that is? Could it be the shows to do not portray the morals of the viewers? Could it be the scripts rely too much on foul or profane language to which the viewers choose not to expose their children or even themselves? Could it be high school humor was OK in high school but do you suppose the viewers have outgrown that stage of their lives? Look at NCIS no foul language; no immoral subjects: a bit over the top with the autopsies but the "private parts" are allowed to be private. When the product doesn't sell how about suggesting they CHANGE THE PRODUCT!!!!

 

Cain Is Right - Government Must Stay in its Place

The only part of one's religious belief one should bring to government are ethics, morals and honesty. I agree with Cain. I do not like abortion but it is not government's place to enforce the morals of a single group. The People have let government become too involved in our lives. Why should government decide who wants to commit one's life to whom regardless of gender? Why should government decide who may and who may not make or brew a product? As far as immigration is concerned my guess is the Native Americans wished they had protected their borders better than they did. Our ancestors barged in, murdered the local residents, confiscated their property and now want to keep people out.  And if you can believe it all while being a Christian nation.

Supporting the Violent Overthrow of Middle East Heads of State

When the United States supports the violent overthrow of heads of state in the Middle East we had better be ready for the inevitable response. If I was Obama I would be nervous. If I was the Secret Service I would be nervous. Remember what JFK said.

Economy More Important than Military

Hillary Clinton is right— "Today, our foreign and economic relations remain indivisible. Only now, our great challenge is not deterring any single military foe, but advancing our global leadership at a time when power is more often measured and exercised in economic terms."

The United States is the sole global military power, and yet our influence is waning; our economy is declining we see countries gaining influence less because of the size of their armies than because of the growth of their economies.

Everything comes down to the strength and vibrancy of the U.S. economy—the fate of American democracy and, yes, U.S. military punch itself.

As the sole global military power our military has been unable to defeat the military of smaller countries or of no countries at all. One can only wonder how our military would match up with the military of China or Iran. As dirty Harry said, "A man has got to know his limitations" and so do countries.  

Maybe It Is Time for Another Revolution

Amanda Knox is an example of a justice system that is failing. Italy is no better than the United States. When the government can put you into jail for four years and not have the evidence to convict and sustained on appeal it is time for another Revolution. The mayor of New York was correct in his comments about the riots in the Middle East starting in the United States.

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"If I had asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me, 'A faster horse.'"

 

---Henry Ford

Hank Williams Jr - Hitler

I'm sure you have heard of Godwin's law.  "in any online discussion—regardless of topic or scope—someone inevitably criticizes some point made in the discussion by comparing it to beliefs held by Hitler and the Nazis." Apparently Godwin's law includes celebrities opening their mouth.

The media is at fault by asking celebrities to voice their opinions. The public does not care what celebrities think, they just want them to do their thing. The world would be a better place if celebrities at all other times kept their mouths shut.

 

The Egyptian Version of the Tea Party

For a long time I have believed the American culture has corrupted the church Jesus established on Pentecost.

 

 

We claim the Old Testament shows us examples of how God worked with his people. We do not believe it. We say God, who never changes, doesn't do the same sort of things today.

 

 

During the good years, under Joseph's instructions, the Egyptian IRS took a high percentage of the crops if not all of the abundance, the excess of normal harvest.  Talk about a tax that was a big one. I figure the Egyptian version of John Boehner and the Tea Party had a collective hissy fit.

 

 

During the famine, the Egyptian IRS sold the food they had confiscated back to the people who had grown it. Nothing indicates the people had any voice in the price they were required to pay. When the people had spent all their money the Egyptian IRS took the people's livestock in exchange for food and eventually their land and finally the people themselves. The people became servants to the Egyptian IRS. The people were completely dependent on the government for survival. The record shows the Egyptian IRS owned all of Egypt minus the land of the priests. When the people sold themselves the Egyptian IRS gave them seed with instructions that they owed 20% of future crops to the Egyptian IRS. The once free farmers were tenant farmers, they owned no land, no animals, nothing except what the Egyptian IRS gave them.
 

What specifically is our current president doing with which the Bible suggests God would disagree?

 

Embracing the New - Jay Elliot

"If you asked a group of people, even people who aren't dissatisfied with the product, how to make it better, the odds are that they'll spend most of their time trying to think of things that are wrong with it.  The best you will get is some guidance about how to make incremental improvements. It won't give you ideas for dramatically new products that are the game changers. It' not innovation."

Troy Davis

A black man convicted of killing a white man in Atlanta, Ga. Hmmmmmm. What are the odds he was innocent? Given a 50-50 chance you will wrong 90% of the time.

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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"Just because you want something to be true doesn't make it so."

---Seth Godin

Regulations and Loop Holes

 

I am for as little regulation as possible. But when corporations come to the government for bail out instead of to their investors we taxpayers must have control of our dollars. Allen Greenspan thought the financial industry could regulate itself but after the fiasco he said he had been wrong. Do not expect to be free of all regulations.
 
When the current tax code was developed some smart lawyers and accountants found some loopholes permitting rich people and corporations to avoid paying some taxes. Eliminating those loopholes is not raising taxes. If the Republican's rich friends were going to create jobs they would have created them by now. So forget protecting them.
 
When Bush was the president his "stimulus" package was not appreciated by the Democrats. When Obama is president the Republicans do not appreciate it. I am also concerned about the over spending but our Representatives and Senators shoujld not consider regulation and stimulus  and closing loopholes in the tax code as major obstacles to coming to an agreement.

SAT Scores

The United States is becoming dumber and poorer. The wealthy have less children the poor have more. The educated have less children the less educated have more. Interesting conundrum don't you think? SAT scores are down, and will continue down, because there are more children of uneducated parents than there are children of educated parents. Sometimes you just can't fix stupid.

Government Incentives

Have you noticed companies want government to give them incentives for them to create jobs? everyone has their hand out. 

New Audio Reveals 9/11 Response

Remember the plane that landed in the Hudson River? Remember the Air Traffic Controllers immediate reaction to the pilot? No questions, no requests to repeat just action. Now listen to the conversations on 9/11. Questions about is this a test as well as other delays. Our military is not prepared to respond to anything without a lot of questions for clarification. This country is in trouble

Our Military Leaders Never Learn

September 11 is here once again and the pressure to pay homage to the casualties increases. 9/11 was an embarrassment. It was a monumental failure of the federal government to provide for the common defense. Our government was prepared to protect other countries but failed at home.

The last time any member of our military died protecting our freedom was WWII. Ever since, including now, all deaths have been to accomplish some one's political agenda. Our government has wasted thousands of lives and is still no closer to accomplishing their goal(s).

There were no terrorist attacks directed at the United States until George Bush 41 left our military in the middle east after destroying Iraq. He had our military attack a sovereign nation, removed the legally appointed government, gave their president over to his political enemies for execution. George Bush 43 is guilty of crimes against humanity.

Our military has no leadership. General Tommy Franks led the attack and retired. Leaving the men who followed him and trusted him to continue to fight and die. Other generals have done the same. Our military leaders are armchair leaders not front line leaders.

Whenever the United States leaves the middle east the bad guys will take control as they did in Viet Nam. Anyone with any intelligence would learn from the past. But not our military leaders. They have no idea what they are doing and our military will continue to die.

Organizations Tend to Follow Newton's laws of Inertia

A body at rest remains at rest. . .

 

Forward motion is not the default state of any group of people.

Economic Ages

1)  Agriculture Age

          Farmer

 

2)  Industrial Age

          Factory Worker

 

3)  Information Age

          Knowledge Worker

 

4)  Conceptual Age

          Creative Worker

 

 

 

 

The Seven Abilities of the Linchpin - Seth Godin

 

1)  Providing a unique interface between the members of the organization

 

 2)  Delivering unique creativity

 

 3)  Managing a situation or organization of great complexity

 

 4)  Leading customers

 

 5)  Inspiring staff

 

 6)  Providing deep domain knowledge

 

 7)  Possessing a unique talent.

 

 

Usury

 

Under the Law, God prohibited the people from charging interest to other Jews but allowed them to charge interest to foreigners.

While Jesus fulfilled the law this prohibition apparently continued until the time of Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation. During the Reformation Martin Luther needed the support of the political leaders such as kings, princes, land owners etc. They in turn pressured Luther for permission to take over the common areas of land and rent the land back to the people who lived on it.

These political leaders were attempting to free themselves from the Catholic church's opposition to the practice of charging interest and the commercialization of formerly common lands. The Catholic Church wanted to keep the local lords, princes and kings dependent upon the pope.

Growth of the Protestant Reformation required the support of commercial interests which were demanding the moral authority to lend and borrow money. The Old Testament law prohibited charging interest to other Jews but permitted interest to strangers. Permission to charge interest in affect said that everyone was a stranger.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that it created a world where "the merchant has no homeland." If everyone is a stranger, it is a lot easier to do business. The merchant class cannot exist outside of a culture that encourages money lending. The growth of commerce-based organizations destroyed many traditional "tribes."

Martin Luther saw the needs of local power brokers could encourage the spread of Protestantism. With no other choice the pope followed suit.  The ban on usury was eventually eliminated. Investments were made, business grew, and productivity soared. People could view every transaction as a chance to lend or make money because they were independent agents. Everyone became a borrower or a lender.

Suddenly your "tribe" was a profit center. If you knew a lot of people you could make money from them. Social leadership suddenly translated into financial leadership.

For the last five hundred years, the best, way to succeed has been to treat everyone as a stranger with whom you could do business.

 

U.S. Showed No Job Growth in August

It is well past the time to close the loopholes and to increase taxes on the rich. If they were going to create jobs they would have done so by now. 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
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Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
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http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"Real artists ship."

---Steve Jobs

Space Junk Crisis Looming

Where man goes he pollutes, he litters, he trashes. Man should remain on earth and not destroy the rest of the universe. An who are these polluters, litterers, trashers? They are some of the most educated of our species. Sad. Very Sad.

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"Real artists ship."

---Steve Jobs

College Athletics Out of Control

The only way to get college sports under control is to set a minimum standard where violations result in a 5 year death penalty for all sports involved. The university would be required by law to continue scholarships for uninvolved players. Involved players would be required to pay taxes on all the benefits they recieved and the NCAA would ban them from participating in NCAA athletics for 5 years. The university would be allowed to sue the booster.

Corporate Canaries 1

 

Expressing yourself to the boss fails with insecure management.

Agreeable but uninspired employees are expendable when times change.

Lazy, undependable or unproductive, poor performers should not give advice.

More businesses fail chasing sales instead of profits.

Aggressive pricing rarely works.

 

 

All Cultures Equal?

To paraphrase Leo Strauss, If all cultures are equal, the difference between the Pope and a cannibal is a question of preferences. 

Compromise: A middle between two truths

At the close of the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin spoke to his fellow delegates. He called for a unanimous vote, even while acknowledging that he had his own reservations about some of its provisions. Yet he acknowledged his own fallibility and asked them to confront the danger of their certainty as well:

"Most men "think themselves in possession of all truth, and that wherever others differ from them it is so far error. Yet, when you assemble a number of men to have the advantage of their joint wisdom, you inevitably assemble with those men, all their prejudices, their passions, their errors of opinion, their local interests, and their selfish views. From such an assembly can a perfect production be expected? It therefore astonishes me, Sir, to find this system approaching so near to perfection as it does..."

Too many of us are certain our political and policy views are perfection. Franklin reminds us that a democracy depends not so much on perfect solutions as on humble collaboration.

As a side note: Our Constitution was developed in 100 days.

Too Expensive to Send to War

The media questions why so many SEALS were in the same aircraft and what the purpose of putting them at risk was. As with our weapons we spend so much money on training the end result is a soldier too expensive to send to war.

Why Should Americans Care?

Considering Islam and Western Civilization cannot coexist why should Americans care how many Muslims are killed in Syria, Egypt, Libya, etc?

The Country Will Survive

Remembering history makes it easier to understand current issues. What we are experiencing today is not new. I am reading a book on the Whiskey Rebellion. The whiskey tax was the first tax on an American produced product. It appears David Hume, a Scottish Philosopher argued that key to a nation's economic prosperity is concentrating wealth in the hands of the few people who can use it to finance ambitious projects.

Alexander Hamilton found in Robert Morris an embodiment of Hume's ideal. Morris or his people headed Finance, Foreign Affairs and War in the new government. The financier controlled all real power in Congress as well as the Continental Army.

To Morris the war effort should be focused on paying interest to the bondholding class. Tight cash forced choices between paying soldiers and paying creditors. Creditors came first: Morris suspended army pay and prohibited state legislatures from paying their own soldiers, insisting states send all money to Congress, to be distributed as he saw fit.

Morris blamed the states for failing to tax the mass of ordinary people. He wanted a direct federal tax, payable by the people to congress. These taxes were to be collected by federal officers. Thus Hamilton's whiskey tax on 1791. Washington not only went along with this tax he used Federal troops against the citizens of the United States. It wasn't until following the Civil War that we had Posse Comitatus.

Our country started off pretty screwed up and the country will survive this one.

 

 

Preserving Liberty

To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them.

 

Richard Henry Lee

 

 

The Dow Plummets

The Dow plummets because computers are generating sell orders for billions of shares. Remember if someone is selling someone is buying. Now is the time to buy. The United States will never default and everyone knows it. The downgrading of the S&P is political not financial.

 

Trump and Buffet

Trump and Buffet have the easy answers but the problem is they will not work. It is easy when you have no responsibility for what really is going on. The other problem is their easy answers are often wrong. Why does the media consider them worthy interviews? They have a lot to say about nothing. Besides, if Trump was as smart as the media thinks he is he could find a good hair piece.

 

Middle East

Our military has to remember they are in a war. How could the enemy get close enough to bring down one of our helicopters? Careless. Tragic but preventable. But so is the entire operation in the Middle East. No matter how long the United States' military is in the Middle East when they leave the bad guys will move in. We cannot win. Bring the troops home. NOW!!

 

 

Thanks, John Jenkins
865-803-8179  cell
Gatlinburg, TN

Email: jrjenki@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://littlepigeon.blogspot.com/
http://alumcave.blogspot.com/

 

 

"I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."

---Everett Dirksen

Much About Nothing

The stock market is no longer relative to reality. Many trades are initiated by computers based on a number here or calculation there. Emotion is not involved. Fear and confidence are not part of the equation. There is little if any difference between the stock market and online poker.

United States is a Military State

The United States is a Military State, not a democracy, not a republic. When the president can declare PFC Bradley Manning guilty without trial, when the government can put him in prison for over a year without a trial and have no trial date scheduled when they can violate the Constitution they can do it to us.

So Gay

 

Homosexual is slang for queer. Queer means: off center, weird, odd, unwell. Synonym to queer is strange.

According to the Wiki Dictionary, Gay in the sense of homosexual (first recorded in 1951) was shortened from earlier gay cat 'homosexual boy' in underworld and prison slang, itself first attested about 1935, but used earlier for a young tramp or hobo attached to an older one.

People attracted sexually to members of their own gender are at the very least a bit odd, weird, off center. As a mule is odd and cannot reproduce after its own kind neither can gay people reproduce after their own kind. They must rely on another oddity. That in itself is odd.

How do you explain a male being sexually attracted to a male who acts and attempts to look like a female or a female being sexually attracted to a female who acts and attempts to look like a male.

They are queer. They should not be mistreated because of their queerness but there is no denying they are a bit odd. Anyone who has ever seen a female impersonator doing burlesque understands those folks are a bit strange.  

We Should Have Known

We fought a war to get away from taxation without representation. After victory one of the first taxes the new government forced on the people was a tax on liquor. We should have learned something. Now it is too late.

Old Enough

On the subject of Warren Jeff and his young brides, any girl (woman) old enough to request or authorize an abortion is old enough to be married. Why is government so interested in who marries whom?

Who is Making Money off of Casey Anthony?

Is it a bit odd that the cable networks are dedicating paid-by-sponsor hours complaining how Casey Anthony wants to make money off of her situation? Who is making money off of Casey Anthony? Cable networks that is who.

 

 

Debt Ceiling

President Obama should forget congress and raise the debt ceiling. Congress approved the spending that is causing the problem. Congress is irrelevant.

Where are Our Fighting Generals

How do we expect to win a war when after the leaders start the war and lead their troops into the war the leaders leave. They retire or take other assignments. Safe and secure while the men who trusted them continue to fight and to die. How many of our military leaders retired during WWI and WWII? We need fighting generals not retiring generals.

No Rich Friends Creating Jobs

The Republicans have no rich friends creating jobs only rich friends who will give the Republicans money. The rich friends have shipped the jobs to other countries and have received obscene bonuses for doing same. It is well past time for Republicans to put the voters ahead of their rich friends.

Hazing is Bullying

Hazing is an initiation behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse particularly in universities and in the military.

Bullying is an act of intimating, a weaker person to do something especially such repeated coercion.

Hazing is bullying and must not be tolerated.

 

Fixing Congress

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career.  The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

No Tenure / No Pension: A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately.  All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.

Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.

Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.  Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

Congress looses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.

All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/12 .

The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.

Media Should Do Their Job

Curious how the media has permitted the district attorney on the Casey Anthony trial to have a pass. He was depending on public outrage and a demand for vengeance instead of PROOF. Casey Anthony will walk not because she is innocent of the crime we all believe she committed but because the district attorney over charged and under performed.

Soap Operas

 

Did you know soap operas can change people's attitudes on a number of areas? Mexico's national television network broadcast a series of soap opera segments on the subject of literacy. The day following an episode where one of the characters in the soap opera went to a literacy office wanting to learn to read and write, over 250,000 people did the same thing in Mexico City alone. Eventually 840,000 people enrolled in literacy courses all in response to those soap opera segments.

 

On another subject, birth control, a drama series on contraception, resulted in Mexico's birth rate by over 30 percent.

 

Following as series of radio serial dramas on such issues as reproductive health and gender equity surveys indicated that just after two years over 60 percent of people seeking reproductive health care had listened to one of those dramas. On the subject of HIV, male listeners sought HIV tests at a rate 4 times non-listeners and female listeners at a rate of 3 times non-listeners. Demand for contraceptives increased 150 percent and the number of children per woman declined to 4.3 from 5.4.

 

The United Nations reports providing effective contraception to 200 million women without access to such services could prevent almost 100 million unwanted pregnancies, induced abortions and infant deaths.   

 

Considering the influence soap operas wield is it any wonder the affect sex centered soap operas have on the United States? And do not forget violent movies, violent television shows, and violent video games.

 

Knowing vs Proving

The problem is a judicial system that permits the government to incarcerate an individual for years while they do not have the evidence to prove the charges against the individual so imprisoned.

 

Knowing and being sure are not the measure of our judicial system. It is proving. In the Casey Anthony situation the government failed. The government should be required to pay Anthony's legal bills. If the attorneys were working gratis for the client they should be able to bill the government. If the government can do it to her it can do it to YOU!!!!! Check the Constitution!!

 

Get Government Out of the Marriage Business

On the subject of Gay Marriage why is government involved in a decision between two people to commit their lives to the each other regardless of gender? Heterosexuals have no more business to be in on the decision of homosexuals to "marry" than homosexuals have on heterosexuals decision to marry. It is past time to get government out of the marriage business.

NFL and NBA?

I figure the pros will be surprised by the lack of interest in their strikes. We will watch more college games. Maybe not the same level but then again the NFL and NBA are different than they used to be. Kind of like cameras. Ten years ago 3 mega pixel cameras were just fine today 12 mega pixels are a must but 3 worked just fine. Screw the pros. College will do just fine.

Gates and the Presidential Medal of Freedom

The PMF means nothing unless it is given for exceptional service, service beyond what would be expected. Gates was paid for what he did and he did nothing more. The PMF is political and means nothing. Similar to honorary doctorates for donating money to a university. Means nothing.

You Gotta Admit, It is a bit weird.

No candidate needs the homosexual vote to win. But all candidates need the anti-gay marriage vote to win. Do the math. Homosexuals may make a lot of noise but they are irrelevant as far as politics is concerned. Most heterosexuals are tired of being "called" homophobic because they do not agree with the "life style" where one is attracted to one's own gender. You gotta admit it is a bit weird.


But, have you considered why is government involved in a decision between two people who have decided to commit their life to the other regardless of gender? It may be time to get government out of the marriage business.

The United States Needs to Stay Home

We the People of the United States are a warmongering people. We are willing, even anxious to go to war in other people's country. We do not see ourselves as others see us. We see ourselves as the protector, helping underprivileged peoples to raise their standards of living. Others see us as a meddler, on occasion a ruthless meddler, in the lives of nations. While we offer a helping hand too often we exploit the people we claim to be aiding.  How many wars have we fought since our War Between the States fifteen" twenty? How many have been within our own territory? We go to war often to the detriment of the people we claim to help while living in peace within our borders. We need to stay home. Today we are building or rebuilding the infrastructure of countries we have destroyed while the infrastructure of our country continues to disintegrate. We are nation building while our own citizens suffer. We are a warmongering people and we need to stop.  

 

Curious

Working at Dollywood I have noticed the parents of mentally and/or physically disabled children appear to actually love them. While many of the parents of "normal" children appear to be annoyed with them. Curious don't you think?

Middle East; Get Out Now

The United States must leave the Middle East now.

Reducing the number of troops will not work. When the level gets low enough number those remaining will be destroyed like Custer's Last Stand.

Whenever we leave, now or in 100 years the bad guys will rise up and take control.

As long as our military is in the Middle East the host country should pay the expenses of having the troops there.

 

Rep Weiner Resigns

Where is the surprise? The idiot thought laws of morality and ethics the rest of us follow do not apply to him. He was wrong. The only question remaining is when will his wife divorce him.

Lebron James Has a Long Way to Go

Lebron James has a long way to go before he can be mentioned in the same sentence with, in no particular order,  Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Russel, as well as many others. Lebron is a high school graduate who due to an accident of nature is the size to play the game of basketball. In high school most likely he received little coaching. When he was drafted he came into the NBA as a star before he did anything. He most likely received little instruction from his professional coach. He has learned OTJ. He is not a smart basketball player, nor a clinch basketball player, nor a go-to-guy nor a finisher. He is just big and fast. If he ever receives and accepts coaching he might one day be a very good player. Until then no one will win a championship with him as the main guy. As the coach of the Celtics said many years ago you build your team around a big man. Lebron at best will be #2 and most likely #3.

NATO must Go

NATO was not created to decide who should govern other countries. If Muammar Gaddafi  is a "legitimate target" of NATO what does that make the leaders of the NATO countries? NATO must be dissolved.

No Clue

As Timothy McVeigh had no clue neither did bin Laden have any idea his plan would result it such massive destruction. Bin Laden did not dream the WTC buildings would collapse. Neither did McVeigh dream his bomb would wreak so much destruction.

Bin Laden was a financier he was not a fighter nor was he "the brains" behind terrorism. Anyone could come up with the idea and plan to use airliners as bombs but they needed money to execute the plan. Bin Laden provided the money. We should be ashamed of ourselves for not realizing the potential. When I worked in DC the airline I used flew pretty close to the Pentagon. I wondered 20 years ago why someone did not land right in the middle of it; a small plane with a dirty bomb right in the middle of the Pentagon. We do not understand security. People not raised with Judeo/Christian ethics and morals think differently that those who were. The Chinese may look like us but they do not think like us. Piracy is not immoral. Chinese have no morals. Muslims have no limits. Their religion encourages them to kill anyone who does not believe the way they believe.

What the United States must learn is these so called terrorists have their agenda, they are not crazy. They do not hate us because we call ourselves Christian. They hate us because we leave our military in their country. If someone did that to our country we would have our own version of Al Qaeda. Remember Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys? The colonies considered them heroes and defenders the British considered them terrorists.

The United States cannot win in the Middle East!!!!! The bad guys will out wait us!!!!

Bring all of our troops home NOW!!!!

Learn Quickly

The United States should be careful how they criticize Pakistan. Pakistan is caught between the United States and Al Qaeda/Taliban. The United States gives money to Pakistan to help us. Pakistan gives some of that money to Al Qaeda/Taliban to be left alone. We are providing some of the funds Al Qaeda/Taliban use to fight us. It is the only way Pakistan can survive. It is the only way Pakistan can continue to help the United States.

 

Pakistan arrested informants that helped our CIA locate and kill bin Laden. To save face Pakistan must look tough otherwise Al Qaeda/Taliban will bring vengeance on Pakistan.  The United States had better learn quickly or all of our alleged friends in the Middle East will turn away from us.

 

Bad Things Happen to Good People

On the subject of bad things happening to good people: people ask "Why?" when bad things happen because they are taught that bad things will not happen to them if they are good enough, if they have enough faith. We take a verse here and a verse there and build a belief. If what James was telling the folks to do was meant for anyone other than those of that time surely we would have seen an example in the other books and letters. Surely Paul would have called for Elders and healed Timothy instead of leaving him sick. He could have healed him himself.



We live in a world regulated by natural law. This suggests a certain amount of suffering is inevitable. We benefit from the laws of nature and we suffer the consequences when they are violated. Imagine a world where God suspended the laws of nature whenever someone "prayed." But we teach them he will and when he doesn't they ask "Why?" Seeing their parents praying and seeing no results over their eighteen years at home might be part of the reason the youth do not continue their parents values and beliefs.

Across the country and I will guess around the world churches tell their members to ask God to suspend the natural laws, his natural laws, for the benefit of someone they care about. He will not.

Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world. It appears the church's kingdom is.

Different

I realize I see many things differently than others but this veteran stuff at the shows and now at church I find a bit demeaning of the veterans. The last time anyone fought/died or were wounded to protect our freedom was WWII. All wars or conflicts or police actions since have been political and our freedom was never in question. Thanking them for our freedom cheapens all those who died for our freedom such as the men and women who died in our Revolutionary war and wars where our freedom was up for grabs. If we want to honor the veterans we should stop wasting the lives of our military. When they come home stop calling them heroes and help them and pay them a decent wage. But how could that compare with applause from a bunch of strangers who didn't volunteer and were able to avoid the draft. Veterans are being applauded by a group of people who were unwilling to help in time of war. At least some of those veterans had no intention of being a veteran. In Viet Nam I know of cases where some were sent to war as punishment because they screwed up.

Stop Wasting Lives

This Memorial Day if we are to truly honor our military we will bring them home and stop sacrificing their lives. We do not need thousands of military bases in hundreds of countries. The last time any member of the military services died protecting our country was WWII. Every war since has been a Republican or Democratic war. Stop wasting the lives of those you want to honor. 

Middle of the Road

To govern this country you must govern as a moderate from the middle of the road. You cannot govern this country from either the right or the left as either Conservative or Liberal. The problem is you cannot be elected as a moderate or as a middle of the road.

Why Politicians Cheat

Politicians cheat because they can. They are rich and believe themselves different and above the law. Laws, ethics, morals that apply to the rest of us do not apply to them. AND then there are the possessors of "part B." If it were not for them there would be no place for the politicians to insert their "part A." Possessors of "part B" appear to have a thing for politicians.

Maria Shriver is a millionaire on her own so she could afford to leave. Think of all those women who cannot. If a commoner were to have sex with a foreign domestic employee his ass would be in jail for sexual harassment. His child support would be considered a payoff, obstruction of justice and bribing a witness. As it is Arnold will hardly notice.

Anyone Seen a Good Wiggery?

Trump made the only move he could. He could not have won the election but he could have been hurt by any baggage he carries with him. Now all he needs is to find a good wiggery.

No Clue

Republicans have no clue. If they had been wise they would have chosen different leaders in Congress thus showing the voters the Republicans have changed. Instead they chose the old and will give Obama a second term.

 

Federal Spending

All this talk about the need to reduce or stop government spending is ignoring the main point. We the people have to stop enjoying the benefits the government spending provides to us. Anyone wanting the government to reduce spending should say what they will stop receiving from the government. Until we do it is all talk and nothing will change.

 

Dogs for Diabetics

I was reading a magazine at Dollywood the other day, there is an organization Dogs4Diabetics that trains dogs to identify and act upon the scent changes that low blood glucose creates in body chemistry. The dog in the article was trained to bring a stuffed animal to the owner when the dog detected the scent letting the owner know they needed to take some sort of action. A trained dog costs $12,000 but the organization will attempt to train the family dog. I had read that dogs could be trained to detect some types of cancers and other unique situations but I had not heard about this.

Release Soldiers and Police who are in prison for doing what Delta Force Did

Osama Bin Laden was murdered. How much resistance could one unarmed prisoner present to our elite Delta Force? At the moment Delta Force entered the room bin Laden was their prisoner. Instead of wounding him in the legs they shot him in the head and chest. Unless the first shot was a kill shot they shot wounded, unarmed prisoner of war. Point being we have soldiers and police officers in prison for doing the same thing. Release them.

 

Lesson Learned by Our Friends

One lesson friends of the United States has learned from this Osama Bin Laden caper is the United States will "out you." All this secretive stuff and now the world knows Pakistan turned on the Muslim community by helping the United States kill their hero. Tsk Tsk. The United States has got to learn how to keep a secret.