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Koch Cash

It was revealed today that the Koch brothers are behind the publishing of the book "Clinton Cash" by Peter Schweizer. The author had already begun admissions of no facts prior to the book being released. He has now gone even further with his acknowledgement to Politico that the book shows no proof of anything. It has been vetted by independent sources and found to contain untruths. As I said in a previous post the publishing world has a designation for this kind of book, it's called a novel.

Fiorina, Carson and Huckabee

No they're not personal injury attorneys, just the next three entries to the Republican race for the White House. Carly Fiorina is best known as the former C.E.O. of Hewlett-Packard where she terminated 30,000 employees. She herself was also canned by H.P. She worked on John McCain's Presidential campaign in 2008 until she said publicly that neither McCain or Palin were qualified to run a company. She said this twice at which point McCain's people invited her to get lost, which she did. She ran for the U.S. Senate against Barbara Boxer of California in 2010, she lost by double digits. Now she's running for President because according to her she understands technology and that can help Americans. She also blames California's drought problem on environmentalists. Ben Carson is a retired neurosurgeon with a compelling personal story of success. He is a darling of the far right, he is also batshit crazy and I'm being kind. He says he's not a politician and doe...

Bernie Enters the Ring

You may have missed it because the 24/7 media was focused on Baltimore all week but on May 1 Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, declared he is a candidate for the Democratic Party's Presidential nomination. If you're counting, that's two on the Dem side. Sanders is a self identified social democrat in the style of numerous European countries. He's got guts to admit that in this country. He also has a long history of fighting for the poor and middle class. He speaks plainly and cuts right to the point. If you think he doesn't have a chance in hell, consider his own words, "don't underestimate me." Then consider this, within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy he raised 1.5 million in small donations from across the country. He also received 175,000 pledges to volunteer to work on his campaign. He will challenge Hillary Clinton to address in detail a wide range of issues she might not otherwise want to go deep into. Sanders is to...

Mike Pence to be Teabagged?

Just when you thought it was safe to come out of your corn hole, this happened. The Indiana Pastor's Alliance accused Pence and other Republican leaders of betraying Christians by fixing the R.F.R.A. They claim the fix discriminates against Christians and that it is now a "gay rights bill". This according to Alliance Executive Director Rob Johnson. House Speaker Brian Bosma and Senate President David Long have both dismissed the allegations that the legislature has damaged religious liberty. Philip's Temple pastor Carl Kelly said former Republican Senator Richard Lugar didn't serve the needs of conservatives , including the tea party and he paid the price. Kelly said if Indiana failed to enact a stronger RFRA law, the same thing might happen to Pence. Dick Lugar's conservative bona fides were never in question among those with any common sense. What certain people couldn't tolerate was the fact that he knew public policy is only accomplished through neg...

Baltimore is Burning

Good headline but it has nothing to do with the mysterious death of Freddy Gray while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department. The bystander video of part of this bizarre situation shows two police officers holding Mr. Gray on the ground. When the paddy wagon arrives they pick him up and he clearly cries out in pain and cannot walk on his own. In the wagon he goes, what happens next we don't know. We don't even know why the police arrested him. But seven days later he died as a result of a spine that was 80% crushed. The city should be outraged and should keep up a large peaceful demonstration to demand answers and changes in Baltimore long-term. The teenagers and outside forces that brought a violent reign of terror destroying buildings and vehicles have harmed the good fight and removed the focus from Freddy Gray. There is no excuse for the violence that occurred. Yes there are serious problems in that city, many cities in fact. Destroying your own habitat and har...

No Facts No Problem

Peter Schweizer, the author of the upcoming book "Clinton Cash" has now admitted in several interviews that he has no evidence of wrongdoing by Hillary Clinton when she was Secretary of State. But that's what the book is about. It's about insinuating corrupt acts in exchange for contributions to the Clinton Foundation. No proof is provided in the book. It is a narrative of intrigue and innuendo which in publishing terms is also known as a novel. The author claims he has no political agenda and it has been hinted that he may do a similar book about Jeb Bush. So, another novel? Bill Clinton has made a lot of money since leaving office. He is probably the most active former President in our history. That's because of a combination of age, energy, drive and talent. The Clinton Global Initiative and The Clinton Foundation do a lot of good. If someone has credible evidence of wrongdoing that's one thing, but writing a work of fiction and offering it up as truth i...

The Ultimate Penalty?

The Boston Marathon Bomber, I don't need to use his name, has entered the punishment phase of his conviction. To kill or not to kill that is the question. I don't believe in the death penalty. I will pause now to allow conservatives to condemn me and liberals to cheer me or is it that simple? Of course it isn't. My reason for opposition is because I don't consider the death penalty punishment. What? Yes indeed you read right. The Bomber would prefer to die and be immortalized for his cause, whatever the hell that was. It is better that this 21 year old should rot in solitary for the next sixty or more years and be forgotten. The death penalty is not punishment because it let's the offender off the hook. Consider for a moment the following. The majority of Americans say they believe in God. Under anyone's definition of religion if you sincerely ask for forgiveness you are welcomed into heaven. If you don't believe in the afterlife then the offender gets the...