Get Over It???

I keep hearing the right-wing pundits and trolls saying "get over it, you lost the election, we have a new president".  NO! I will not get over this. You know who needs to "get over it"? Bill O'Reilly and all the other angry old white men that see their white privilege slipping away. Bill O'Reilly thinks the left is racist. He thinks we want to abolish the Electoral College to take away the white man's power.  He thinks the popular vote is unfair to the white working class American. Really??  Well, I've got news for you Mr. O'Reilly, you are quickly becoming the minority.  So, why shouldn't we go with the popular vote so the MAJORITY can have the representation they want in government? You think we shouldn't count California's votes? Hmmm, last time I checked California was still a state in these UNITED States of America. I'm pretty sure the Democratic Party would have won the Electoral College too,  if most of the red states hadn't jerry-rigged districts and made it nearly impossible for many minority people or democratic leaning people to vote.  Over the past 30 or more years, the GOP has done nothing but cheat, lie and steal to get themselves into power. The kings of the cranky ol' white men, Charles & David Koch, have been working on this for years.  They've nearly managed to take this country over. But, you know what? Senator Bernie Sanders, in my opinion, woke up a sleeping giant.  We are not going down without a fight. I will say that one of President Obama's biggest mistakes was to try to work across the aisle with the GOP. He could've offered a pot of gold for every household and Congress would have denied it rather than give the President credit for doing something good for the country. I am hoping there are people out there that will be following in Senator Sanders', and Senator Warren's footsteps who will pull us up out of this national nightmare we are heading into. I have to have this hope, as the alternative is to hope for nuclear war and I'll be gone in a flash. I will be working with others within the Democratic Party to make changes and bring the party back to the working person. I'm not mad Hillary lost, I'm mad the tRump won.  I cannot for the life of me ever understand why people thought he would make a good President. God help us all.

Warning: I am pissed off and I'm going to tell you about it.

So, I have been just barely paying attention to politics lately.  I've been busy with other things for awhile. But now, that I have come out of that and am starting to focus again on what's going on in DC, I find my head wanting to explode.
I want to know where these Republicans in Congress come from??  Who voted for these idiots?  Do these morons even know what the Constitution is?  They certainly seem to think the President doesn't know what the Constitution is. But, if you listen to them talk, they clearly have no clue how the government is supposed to run.  I'm watching the news tonight and there is the idiot from Utah that has a problem with the fact that the fine citizens in Washington DC voted to legalize pot.  He and 3 other Republicans think they have the right to tell DC they can't do it. http://on.msnbc.com/1Ew0oeo. What the hell??
Then a US Senator is throwing a snowball on the floor of the Senate to prove global warming is a hoax. http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2015/02/inhofe-snowball-climate-change. What the hell??  An now they are voting to keep DHS open for another week??  Seriously?? 

I am so sick and tired of the racist disrespect shown to President Obama. I am so sick and tired of people getting away with outright treason against this country. I am so sick and tired of the greed and corruption running rampant through the corporate community.  These sociopaths that are writing laws and running corporations and running around in Congress are destroying this country.  And, the little Faux Nooz watchers vote them all in because they think these freaks will get rid of the gays and stop abortions. Heelllooo! It's not going to happen.  If they were going to "fix" these things, don't you think they would have done it when W. was in office? 

Look, we are all human, we all have to share this planet.  if we continue down this path, the end will soon be here and this planet will implode on itself, and then where will we be?  What if this is supposed to be our heaven? I don't understand the blatant stupidity of people and the disregard for what we are doing to this planet.

Ugh! I have to stop, I am rambling now.  There is just way too much stupid loose in this country right now.

Black Friday? How about GREED Friday?

As I am sitting here this morning scrolling through Facebook and watching some news, all the talk is about Black Friday, which somehow this year rolled into Thanksgiving.  I see a post from one of our local TV stations showing a protest outside a Wal-Mart store.

I am stunned to read the comments from people. One woman called it liberal BS.  Really??? I couldn't let that one go by.  Why is it liberal BS to want a living wage?  Why should some one have to work 35 hours a week instead of 40 so the company doesn't have to pay for benefits?  Why should we have to subsidize these workers with low income housing and food stamps? 
The Walton family hold more wealth than 40 percent of the rest of the country.  How much is too much?
The Machinists union rejected an offer from Boeing to build the 777x here.  People are all in a dither. Not because the Boeing offer was crap. They are in a dither because they think Boeing workers already get paid too much.  So, the solution seems easy in some people's feeble little minds, how about the Wal-Mart workers who want more money, just go work for Boeing?  Simple right? 
I have a better idea. Why doesn't Wal-Mart pay their employees a living wage? It's not like they are asking for the moon.  And, why doesn't Boeing appreciate their skilled workforce they have in the Northwest, and remember that they had to spend a bunch of money to correct the mess with the 787.  That was some big savings there wasn't it??
So, I am staying home today, like I do every Black Friday. And, if I shop anywhere tomorrow, it will be at a local shop. 
And, don't forget what this season is supposed to be about. Love, giving, family & friends.  Merry Christmahanukwanska

WTF is wrong with everyone???

Seriously! When did we become such a greedy, self-serving, pig-headed bunch of people? And that's not to mention the two-faced, bald-faced liars that inhabit the American Congress right now.
Congress shuts down the government at a cost of 24 billion dollars. And now they have to cut food stamps because it costs too much and people are moochers. 
The Affordable Care Act is a disaster because the website can't handle the traffic. It's not because the Republican governors & state legislators refused to take the federal funding or set up state exchanges.  (read the previous with lots of snark)
The State of Michigan does not exist in a democracy anymore. It's being run pretty much by the governor and whomever he appoints to run various cities.
There are still Americans that can't marry the person they love.
There are families being torn apart because we can't come up with some immigration reform.  
Children are dying everyday because people can't keep their guns in a safe place. 
People are dying everyday because our mental healthcare in this country is practically nonexistent. 
Veterans are dying and suffering everyday because we can't seem to give a fraction back to them for what they gave to us.
In some states women can't get the private healthcare they are entitled to because of some creepy old men, and some really ignorant women making up laws to put government in your doctor's office.  Some small government, huh?
People are being prevented from voting because of laws that are being made because the only way the Republicans can win now is to cheat.
I heard the other day that I should be making about $20k more than I am compared to 40 years ago.  Yeah, that makes me feel better...

I suppose I can take comfort in knowing that soon, all this won't matter anymore because, according to some who think they know God's mind, the end is near and we will all be either going to heaven or hell soon. (more snark)  That is, of course, if we survive the climate changes.  

What Are We Defending Ourselves From?

Today I had two fathers tell me they needed assault weapons to defend themselves.  From what, I ask??  From the guys in blue helmets & black helicopters?  From the big black boogey man in the White House?  Just what is it that we are so afraid of?  
Personally, I'm afraid of those right-wing tea bagging extremists that are distracting us with all this fear while they take away our decent wages, healthcare, and yes, jobs.  
I saw a picture on Facebook today that showed armed to the teeth riot police protecting the Michigan capital building.  That's democracy??  Ya think just maybe those representatives are trying to pull something over on the citizens of Michigan when they have to conduct their business behind the protection of riot police??  
One of the fathers I spoke to has very young elementary school aged children much like those that were brutally murdered Friday.  He says he teaches his kids how to use the guns.  Great!  If you have guns, you should teach your kids about them.  But, should we be arming all our 6 year olds on the off chance some lunatic with an assault rifle is going to blast his way into their school?  Would that really save them?  Ask that little girl that was accidently shot one day when a classmate brought a gun to school.   
I am so sad for the people in Newtown.  I'm sad for all of us.  And most of all I'm sad for the people who still think the 2nd amendment means we should all get to have an assault rifle with as much ammunition we can get our grubby little hands on.  Wake up people! Before you lose a loved one to a senseless shooting.

Now that's over with...

I have been trying really hard the last few days to back away from politics on Facebook.  I'm tired and I don't want to play anymore.  But today I was sucked back in.  I don't want to play anymore. It just gets me all pissed off to see these people be all freaked out that the President was re-elected.  

OMG!!! He's coming to get my guns!!!  OMG!! We are all going to die from Obamacare!!!  OMG!!!  He's going to take my job!!!  Yeah, like Romney didn't already do that?  OMG!!! We're going to all become Communist, Facists, Marxists!!!  OMG!!!  How did he get to be President again???  

 Well, maybe it's because, thankfully, not everyone in this country watches or believes Faux so called News.  Maybe because we realize that now that the President doesn't have to run for office anymore, he can get down to business & kick some ass in Congress.  Unfortunately, Congress didn't get as cleaned out as it should have, but we made a pretty good dent.  We got some of those right winged tea bagging lunatics out of there. Maybe now they can come together & actually get something done for this country.

I am so sick & tired of listening to Republicans accuse the Democrats of the very things the Republicans are doing.  They never take any responsibility for anything.  When the President was so lame in the first debate we all copped to it, even he did.  But when Romney screwed up, the right blamed it on everyone but him.  They accuse Obama of taking away our rights & creating large government, when it's the Republicans trying to camp out in my bedroom & Dr.'s office, & voting booth for that matter.  What right does an employer have to threaten his employees if they don't vote the right way??  

Obama takes a vacation, Obama goes golfing, Obama spent time with his family.  Oh heavens! the man took a sanity break once in awhile!  And, I'd venture to guess most of those golf games had business going on.

I apologize if this is rambling.  I've just reached my limit with all this. I've been trying really hard to keep a loving attitude towards everyone despite the disagreements, but one can only do so much.  I intend to go back to my sweet self tomorrow, and I'm going to stay away from the politics on Facebook for as long as I can.  It's time to focus on some other things for a bit.  I can't change peoples minds & they aren't going to change mine.  I just hope to God that I can come back in a few months & say I told you so.  

Does it really matter?

Does it really matter if we vote? Does it really matter who is President?  To the first question, I say yes.  It matters if we vote and it matters whom we vote for. Right down the line from President to Dog Catcher.  Someone told me they didn't care about who became Governor.  We should care. There is a lot of control at the state level.  
The answer to the second question is a little more complicated.  Grover Nordquist, I believe, said we just need someone with enough digits to hold the pen to sign the bills.  If you look at how many or what kind of bills have gotten through Congress in the last 3 1/2 years, it really doesn't matter who the President is.  President Obama gave us lots of hope for some change, but he has really gotten very little of it done.  What he has been able to get done has be very good and sometimes even great, but his hands are basically tied by Congress. 
Mitt Romney on the other hand, now he's saying he has all these ideas for helping the middle class, but he won't tell us what they are.  Just like he won't show us his taxes.  And now this video has come out that proves the disdain I knew he had for most of this country.  Why would anyone vote for him?  Honestly, I want to hear a real solid reason why someone would vote for this man.  And it has to be other than, He's not Obama.  
A friend of mine posted this question on facebook. She's still waiting for an answer.