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Well it's New Year's Eve and 2015 will soon be a memory. I feel compelled to file a final post. You may have been wondering, where is Kane? Why haven't we heard from Kane? Has he foresaken us? No dear readers I have not. I could do a year in review thing, but there are a ton of those and do you really want to review the year that gave us Donald Trump for President? Here's a story on just how lame our elected officials can be. Hawaii just announced it will become the first state to raise the smoking age to 21. You can put on a uniform and go fight and die for your country but you can't have a beer and now a smoke. The governor and legislators of Hawaii have just demonstrated what government often chooses to do in place of actually addressing and fixing real problems. They prefer the easiest road to make themselves feel like they have accomplished something good. It's also non- controversial, don't smoke and drink kids, it's bad for you. Statements akin ...

Yes, that's the title of the post, I don't create the news I just comment on it. First let's address the statement of Hillary Clinton during last Saturday night's Democratic Debate. Clinton made the case that Trump's Muslim rhetoric is bad for America and hurts our fight against terrorism, that his views are being shown throughout the Islamic world and is a tool for recruitment. This is true, the media in the middle east including Al Jazeera is following our election and broadcasting the words of candidates including Donald Trump. Clinton added in the second part of her statement that ISIS is using Trump in recruiting videos. No video has yet been seen directly made by ISIS or their surrogates. That does not change the fact that she is correct in her analysis and frankly the analysis of every expert on the subject. Trump demanded an apology from Clinton, which he really doesn't want because it keeps a non-story alive and his name in play. Trump firmly embraces...

For bitching and moaning I don't think the current field of Republican candidates has been surpassed. Among the biggest complainers have been the poll dominaters themselves, Trump and Carson. There is of course a big difference between those two. Trump is a master of media manipulation and relishes the chaos he has unleashed. Carson is completely inadequate to meet the tasks of running for President and genuinely suffers from a martyr complex. Trump used to threaten he would run as an independent if he wasn't treated fairly, whatever that means, but then he made kissy kissy with the party and signed a pledge not to be naughty. He's again hinted he might go out on his own, this is one of his weapons of leverage to get what he wants. He will never do it because he will never spend the three to four hundred million dollars of his own money it would take to make certain he was on every ballot in every state. Ben Carson has now said he might run as an independent if the par...

When you're wrong, you're wrong. I'm among the smartest people I know but even I get it wrong sometimes. Making a mistake is not the problem but failing to acknowledge it is. In my post "The Politics of Tragedy" I said if you're on the no fly list for terrorists you shouldn't be able to get a gun but I am in error in that assessment. I know that there have been problems with this list in the past, some very prominent, such as the late Ted Kennedy but according to our own federal poohbahs approximately forty percent (40%) of the names on that list are a false positive. Which means it's fucked up. Even my flabby white Irish ass might be on the list, I wouldn't know cause I never leave the country, I barely leave the county and as the unelected Mayor of Hindtit I'm above reproach. So there you have it dear readers, an acknowledgement of my mistake, I swear it will happen again but I will always own up to it. Note: this in no way changes the...

Donald Trump is a depressing and negative person. He is not depressed himself but he is a carrier. Therefore I, listen now this is big stuff, I W.R. Kane am calling on the Centers for Disease Control to immediately quarantine Mr. Trump until such time as we can figure out what the hell is wrong with him. Because of the fear of depressive radicalization it is now imperative that all of the infected supporting Mr. Trump be required to register and carry special I.D., we simply have no choice, the homeland is at risk. We are now at war with stupidity, this may require the adjustment of some of our liberties until this crisis has passed. We must be prepared to go anywhere and do anything to confront this pervasive stupidity. I know you're frightened but with surety of purpose and unity of reason I believe we can win this war. If  someone you love has been infected you have a duty to report them so that we can effectively treat them and help them lead a sane productive life. Thank y...

Another mass shooting but with a twist. Unlike the usual lone wolf assailant without an exit strategy, the San Bernardino act was carried out by a married couple. We do not yet have the complete picture but the F.B.I. will successfully develop the case and fill in the gaps. It would certainly appear that these two were, at the very least terrorists in training, with intent to carry out some form of attack or more likely attacks. Their assault on the Board of Health gathering, a department he worked for, does not logically fit the surrounding evidence. It would seem to be a personal diversion that preempted their true purpose. The husband was an American citizen born in Illinois, his wife was from Pakistan. Naturally politicians, particularly in an election cycle, never let a tragedy occur without capitalising on it. The Republicans in general tweeted out thoughts and prayers and there's nothing wrong with that. We all say inane things because that's how you console the inco...

On Monday night there was a fundraiser and rally in Washington, D.C. for Hillary Clinton. The reason for the event is that thirteen of the fourteen women in the U.S. Senate endorsed Clinton for President. In punditville the story was not about the thirteen but instead the one that was a no show. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts skipped the gathering. She has not endorsed anyone and was the focus of a very vocal group of progressives that wanted her to run for the nomination, she chose not to. Her reason for not endorsing at this point is quite simple, she has street cred with those progressives and hopes to use her influence to sway the future Democratic nominee to work on the issues she cares about. All politicians seek endorsements from other politicians, they're nice to have but mean nothing to voters. There only relevance is a party institutional one, more simply put, good will in the future. Warren will ultimately endorse the nominee of the party because there's no othe...