Former Mossad Director: Romney ‘Is Making The Situation Worse’ With Iran

Former Mossad Director: Romney ‘Is Making The Situation Worse’ With Iran: pMitt Romney’s oped in today’s Washington Post claimed — without offering any evidence — that Iran has a “nuclear-bomb program” and that the Islamic Republic is “racing to build a nuclear bomb.” Currently, U.S. intelligence and the IAEA do not believe either of these claims to be true. But Romney’s disregard for the facts was [...]/p

Here again are Republicans basically lying about the facts and making things worse. Another Republican in charge and we will have another war in Middle East

Do We Even Try to Debate Liberals and Conservatives?

The latest PEW study from Yale University and other reports shows that conservatives are unlikely to look at facts about issues. When confronted with O'bama's birth certificate, data on climate change, evolution, regulations, Iran, tax policy conservatives keep chanting the same mantra. Yes they here it on Fox News, Rush and all over the radio. But given facts and data, these do not sway conservatives but only hardens their resolve. Liberals and many independents will look at facts, the information and change opinions. I have looked at data about our food, about climate science and other issues and made changes in my opinion. I try to look at all sides and yes there are good points to free enterprise, capitalism, corporations and Republicans. Considering my parents, grandparents, and most of my family are Republicans I do understand researching information and coming to my own conclusions. It seems that conservatives do not. When you see other points of view on Fox there is a lot of yelling over each other and facts do not seem to matter. I keep seeing lies printed about Obama, Democrats and now Iran with Mitt Romney in his OPED piece about Iran is builing a bomb. Facts do not matter. So the question is, do I try to demabe a conservative? Do liberals go on Fox knowing it won't change minds? How does the discourse change or will it? It is great to know these facts and approach people with the knowledge. I currently will ask a person if they think Obama is a citizen and if they hesitate or say no, not sure, etc, then I will not engage in a conversation with them. Is this bad? I know there is no use. So, the question is, Do we try to talk? Do the facts matter?

86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll

86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can’t Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll: pPaul Carroll, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who has lived in the same Ohio town for four decades, was denied a chance to vote in the state’s primary contests today after a poll worker denied his form of identification, a recently-acquired photo ID from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The poll worker rejected the [...]/p

Republicans, the party of the 1800's or earlier

More and more the Republicans are becoming the party of the 1800's and earlier. Now, Abraham Lincoln's Republican party that freed the slaves, came up with the great 14th amendment and were very progressive. This is not what I am talking about as most Republicans today want to change the 14th amendment and if allowed would state slavery is a state's rights issue. The Republicans want to restrict voting rights, not only with voter ID but to state only people that own land should vote, or that voters must pass reading test. Voting is to be harder for many categories of people, just not the rich. Republicans want to restrict women's rights to control her body and make women take additional health risks. From abortion restrictions to outlawing abortion going back to a time when women died when getting illegal abortions, to birth control restrictions, Republicans want to control women. They should not work and are subservient to men. Republicans want to get rid of medicare, social security, medicaid, unemployment insurance and other social insurance programs to help the less fortunate. Republicans fail to remember that the elderly could not afford and would be denied health care, the elderly could not take care of themselves without these programs and that they are very successful. Republicans want to get rid of public education and make sure it is all private. The idea that everyone benefits from education and that an informed citizenry helps democracy is lost on them. Civil Rights would be discontinued. Police and fire fighters would be private. The post office would be discontinued. Government workers would be fired. Unions would not exist and employers could pay any worker any wage-work 16 hours per day, $4/hr, no vacation, no sick time, no benefits. Does not sound good to me. Does it sound good to you?

Republicans and the Cultural Revolution

Republicans today have more in common with Communist China than they do the US and our democratic values. Republican candidates for President have stated the following: to remove all liberal government workers, it is ok to kill Liberal judges, college education is to get rid of religion, college is for snobs, education is overrated, not every citizen needs a college education, science is not to be believed. There are so many more quotes by Newt, Mitt, Rick S and others. The main idea is that education is not good for society, liberals should be killed or is a disease and other issues. During the 1960's Chairman Mao started the Cultural Revolution and rounded up all university professors, scientists, teachers, and artists and made an example of them. They were jailed, humiliated, and some were killed. The idea is that new ideas, science and education was not good for the Party. People that think are dangerous. People that think for themselves or challenge ideas are to be jailed and killed. The Party cannot survive unless people are followers, do not think or just follow orders. Republicans do not want people to think and they do not want education to succeed. Republicans are against people improving, education, science and liberal ideas. Republicans and communists have a lot in common. They are for controlling people. Republicans want people to believe the lies of Fox News. Republicans want people to just follow religion, follow orders. Republicans are authoritarians. Republicans do not want democracy, voters or thinkers. They want people to do as told.

Get Religion out of Politics

I agree that men and women have beliefs and opinions that come from their religious backgrounds. A person's belief on stem cell research, abortion, life issues come from family, science, religion, media, friends. People get their views from many sources. If a person gets their view only from religion that is fine. What were are getting today is religious views and opinions are becoming policy whether it is state sanctioned ultrasounds which are unnecessary, costly and due to religious views or birth control must stay away from the freedom of religion idea. Birth control is a womens issue, health issue and privacy issue. No one if forcing a church to change their policy. The law was for health insurance providers not the Catholic Church. If things go the way they are going, we will have a state religion, religious tests, and decisions based upon religion which is NOT what the founders wanted. There is a wall between church and state to protect a Baptist church from the Catholic Church from controlling government or freedom for an atheist from the Lutheran church and so on. We need sanity. We need to cool our jets and think. THe first amendment Freedom of Religion was also freedom from religion.

Stop AZ anti-union Law

Arizona is again passing another horrible law. Some of the past ones-SB1070 requiring legal US citizens to have not only drivers license but a birth certificate, laws to allow guns in bars, law to have guns on college campuses, not to teach ethnic studies in high school and not allow a teacher with an accent to teach English. Now, unions to not have collective bargaining rights at all, cant deduct union dues from paychecks and bills to strip workers of rights in the workplace. Unions are necessary to protect workers from corporate power. Corporations now force workers to work off the clock, force workers to work and not pay overtime when it was worked, no overtime pay on holidays, not providing uniforms or re-imubursing workers for uniform cost, sending workers home without pay for their travel time, cutting benefits, making workers do more and scaring workers. If you don't like it leave. At least you have a job. Companies use scare tactics to force workers to take less pay, less benefits and worse working conditions. Unions got workers benefits in the past and the government has been on the side of companies. We need to fight for our rights. Workers need to fight together and work together to stop the AZ law and all other anti worker laws.