I am sick and tired of old white mostly Republican men trying to rule women's bodies! When a man can get pregnant then maybe they will have a clue! While I personally do not feel that I could have an abortion I sure want the choice in case of rape or health issues and I want all women to be able to make that decision with their doctor in the privacy of his or her office.
Not only are these men anti abortion they are also anti women's health. Planned Parenthood does a lot more than abortions. In fact abortions are a very small part of what they do. They do screening for other women's health issues such a breast cancer, STD's and other health issues. To defund them is taking away some very basic health care for many women.
In the process of passing these laws that are anti abortion they make very inaccurate statements and some of them are doctors who should know better. I wonder where they went to medical school? But to talk about "accurate intercourse" being the only way to get pregnant is ridiculous. Passing a bill meant to be about sharia law and tacking anti abortion laws onto it is a very sneaky way to do this so the public does not know what is really going on. Oh and when you are raped the body can shut down so that you don't get pregnant! What a bunch of crap! Then when they sign a bill the pictures show all white men and no women. I am repulsed by this behavior!
Do these men have mothers, wives, daughters, sisters? Do they honor them or just want them to be submissive. Do they care about their health? The old saying "keep them barefoot and pregnant" sure has more meaning today!
The other issue surrounding this is that while they want no abortions they refuse to take care of these babies after they are born. They cut WIC, food stamps and health care for the poor. Many of these children are born to single mothers or those in poverty who do have the funds to care for them but then government is too big and need to cut essential services. So have kids who go to bed hungry, have little shelter or clothing but we don't care what happens after the child is born. So as long as you have that baby we will be happy!
It is time for not only women but men to really rise up and show they care about their women and their health and the future of their children.
Here these men are talking about the government becoming too big and being a "nanny state" when they want to control our bedrooms and our health. That is being pretty invasive! It is time to vote these old white men out of office!
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
WAR HAWKS
It seems like the traditional war hawks are at it again. Senators like Lindsay Graham and John McCain are beating the drums of war again. While the crisis in Syria is terrible we do not need to be in another unpaid war. Nor do we need to be sending troops to that country. We still have troops in Afghanistan. Look at the mess Iraq is after we have basically destroyed that country. Let's not kid ourselves. There are some situations that we cannot solve. We are not the world police.
We should be trying every possibility to avoid having our troops on the the ground. Haven't we lost enough young men and women in combat. Why should we want to try again? We should be working with the United Nations and NATO to be sure that we are not in this alone.
We have enough problems right here at home that need to be dealt with but where are our elected officials? Home on vacation AGAIN!
People it is time to speak up and try and prevent another armed conflict.
We should be trying every possibility to avoid having our troops on the the ground. Haven't we lost enough young men and women in combat. Why should we want to try again? We should be working with the United Nations and NATO to be sure that we are not in this alone.
We have enough problems right here at home that need to be dealt with but where are our elected officials? Home on vacation AGAIN!
People it is time to speak up and try and prevent another armed conflict.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
My Letter to Susan Collins
I am absolutely furious that the senate and house could make exceptions to the FAA budget and not fix the things that help the elderly, pregnant women and children. I am so frustrated with our government. We are being betrayed every day. I could ramble on and on about all the things that I think are wrong but for today I will just post the letter I sent to one of my senators.
Dear Senator Collins,
I am actually appalled that you could fix the FAA situation that occurred under the sequester just because a few people were delayed. I also respect that all of the employees will now not have to be furloughed. But how could you fix this and not fix other things like the cuts to Meals on Wheels where the elderly depend on that food. Still you support kicking kids out of headstart, cutting nutritional programs that help pregnant women and little children. What about the long term unemployed? I know several and they beat the streets every day looking for a job that will help them support their families. There are none to be had. What ever happened to a jobs bill?
The priorities of this country are totally screwed up. We have always sought to help those who have the greatest need. But no more. You in Washington are all so disconnected from the real life of your constituents. The heart and soul of this country and of its government has been ripped away by devotion to big business and corporate interests and to the wealthy who are certainly not creating any jobs.
You want to balance the budget and cut the deficit that you had a huge part in creating well, cut the subsidies to big oil, big pharma and big agriculture and close the tax loop holes that allow companies making huge profits to pay 0 income tax. If I didn't pay I would end up in jail.
For God's sake think of the average people here in your own state and begin to represent them.
Dear Senator Collins,
I am actually appalled that you could fix the FAA situation that occurred under the sequester just because a few people were delayed. I also respect that all of the employees will now not have to be furloughed. But how could you fix this and not fix other things like the cuts to Meals on Wheels where the elderly depend on that food. Still you support kicking kids out of headstart, cutting nutritional programs that help pregnant women and little children. What about the long term unemployed? I know several and they beat the streets every day looking for a job that will help them support their families. There are none to be had. What ever happened to a jobs bill?
The priorities of this country are totally screwed up. We have always sought to help those who have the greatest need. But no more. You in Washington are all so disconnected from the real life of your constituents. The heart and soul of this country and of its government has been ripped away by devotion to big business and corporate interests and to the wealthy who are certainly not creating any jobs.
You want to balance the budget and cut the deficit that you had a huge part in creating well, cut the subsidies to big oil, big pharma and big agriculture and close the tax loop holes that allow companies making huge profits to pay 0 income tax. If I didn't pay I would end up in jail.
For God's sake think of the average people here in your own state and begin to represent them.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
THE BETRAYAL OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
It is a terrible feeling to be betrayed by the very people who are elected to serve us and listen to us. We are betrayed on many fronts.
First ,we are betrayed by our President who many of us helped to elect by donating hard earned money, making phone calls and getting out and going door to door. He has promised to protect the working class people, to preserve social security, medicare and medicaid. But in his recent budget proposal he has gone back on his word by advocating for the chained CPI to figure social security benefits. This will hurt not only seniors but some of our veterans who and their dependents who rely on those benefits after being killed or maimed defending our country. All in all his budget will hurt more middle class folks and leave the rich happy.
Then when 90% of the country wants to see stricter gun control the senate will probably not pass simple legislation for background checks which could keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill or criminals. Their ratings with the NRA and their monetary contributions are more important than saving the life of even one child or perhaps helping to avoid another mass murder. They no longer feel accountable to the people just to the big money donors and corporations.
Another betrayal or I should say theft of the taxpayers money is the fact that they will take off 239 days this year and work only 126 days. We are paying these folks big money and not getting any value for it. They have lifetime pensions, health insurance, cut rate manicures and haircuts, a gym, a dining room and many other perks. Any American would love to have some of those perks. This is robbery of the taxpayers money.
They talk a big game about jobs but have we seen one real jobs bill come out of Congress yet? NO! They care little for the American people and the hardships they are suffering.
We are also betrayed by the mainstream media who will spend hours complaining about why the President did not use the word terror when speaking about the horrible tragedy in Boston but then fail to bring the elected officials into accountability over how much time they will work or how they have forgotten the American people. It is as if we, the people, no longer exist.
I could go on and on but for what purpose? It is wrong how our elected officials act and it is conundrum as to how to fix what is so broken.
First ,we are betrayed by our President who many of us helped to elect by donating hard earned money, making phone calls and getting out and going door to door. He has promised to protect the working class people, to preserve social security, medicare and medicaid. But in his recent budget proposal he has gone back on his word by advocating for the chained CPI to figure social security benefits. This will hurt not only seniors but some of our veterans who and their dependents who rely on those benefits after being killed or maimed defending our country. All in all his budget will hurt more middle class folks and leave the rich happy.
Then when 90% of the country wants to see stricter gun control the senate will probably not pass simple legislation for background checks which could keep guns out of the hands of the mentally ill or criminals. Their ratings with the NRA and their monetary contributions are more important than saving the life of even one child or perhaps helping to avoid another mass murder. They no longer feel accountable to the people just to the big money donors and corporations.
Another betrayal or I should say theft of the taxpayers money is the fact that they will take off 239 days this year and work only 126 days. We are paying these folks big money and not getting any value for it. They have lifetime pensions, health insurance, cut rate manicures and haircuts, a gym, a dining room and many other perks. Any American would love to have some of those perks. This is robbery of the taxpayers money.
They talk a big game about jobs but have we seen one real jobs bill come out of Congress yet? NO! They care little for the American people and the hardships they are suffering.
We are also betrayed by the mainstream media who will spend hours complaining about why the President did not use the word terror when speaking about the horrible tragedy in Boston but then fail to bring the elected officials into accountability over how much time they will work or how they have forgotten the American people. It is as if we, the people, no longer exist.
I could go on and on but for what purpose? It is wrong how our elected officials act and it is conundrum as to how to fix what is so broken.
Thursday, February 21, 2013
112th CONGRESS
In doing research about the 112th Congress I was appalled to see how few days they actually were in session. The House of Representatives was in session 153 days and the Senate 149. (http://thomas.loc.gov/home/ds/index.html) Why are we paying them so much money? Think what a business would do if they were only open that many days. Think of the impact it would have on workers if they only worked that many days. We would be in an even bigger mess than we are now.
I find it hard to believe that their hatred of Barack Obama is so great that they will bring this country to the brink of collapse as they have done over and over again and it appears will do so in the future. We are the laughing stock of the entire world and they just shake their heads in confusion and wonder how the United States has come to this impasse. I have never seen a more uncaring, selfish and incalcitrant group of individuals and I include both Democrats and Republicans in this category.
So many of them are millionaires that of course they want to protect themselves from paying higher taxes. Why should anyone who is a loyal and faithful American be able to shelter their money out of the country so they do not have to pay taxes?
The 112th Congress got next to nothing done except to try and legislate women's bodies and take away the safety net for the poor and most vulnerable in our country. They should be ashamed and I am angry that our tax dollars have gone to pay for such nonsense.
John Boehner and his cohorts are bullies and act like spoiled children. They are not even willing to acknowledge that the President has already made 1.2 trillion dollars in cuts and they continue their lies. John Boehner says the sequester was the President's idea when his own power point presentation to his caucus shows it was his but the lies keep coming and the Democrats do not have the spine to stand up to them. The Republicans refuse to accept any responsibility for getting us in this mess when they voted for two unpaid wars, gave huge tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and did not do any oversight of financial institutions. Well, the public has not forgotten! It was our money that bailed out the banks and paid for excesses in government.
When are the people going to make enough noise so they pay attention to what the people want and need and stop playing their games of chicken month after month?
SO LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD AND DEMAND ACTION!
I find it hard to believe that their hatred of Barack Obama is so great that they will bring this country to the brink of collapse as they have done over and over again and it appears will do so in the future. We are the laughing stock of the entire world and they just shake their heads in confusion and wonder how the United States has come to this impasse. I have never seen a more uncaring, selfish and incalcitrant group of individuals and I include both Democrats and Republicans in this category.
So many of them are millionaires that of course they want to protect themselves from paying higher taxes. Why should anyone who is a loyal and faithful American be able to shelter their money out of the country so they do not have to pay taxes?
The 112th Congress got next to nothing done except to try and legislate women's bodies and take away the safety net for the poor and most vulnerable in our country. They should be ashamed and I am angry that our tax dollars have gone to pay for such nonsense.
John Boehner and his cohorts are bullies and act like spoiled children. They are not even willing to acknowledge that the President has already made 1.2 trillion dollars in cuts and they continue their lies. John Boehner says the sequester was the President's idea when his own power point presentation to his caucus shows it was his but the lies keep coming and the Democrats do not have the spine to stand up to them. The Republicans refuse to accept any responsibility for getting us in this mess when they voted for two unpaid wars, gave huge tax breaks to the wealthiest Americans and did not do any oversight of financial institutions. Well, the public has not forgotten! It was our money that bailed out the banks and paid for excesses in government.
When are the people going to make enough noise so they pay attention to what the people want and need and stop playing their games of chicken month after month?
SO LET OUR VOICES BE HEARD AND DEMAND ACTION!
Friday, January 4, 2013
WHAT DOES WINDHAM HAVE???
I have to laugh when I hear from the town council or the economic development director that Windham has it all! I have written about this before but yesterday as I drove to Cape Elizabeth to pick up fresh eggs, new spinach, winter squash and a few other things I drove by so many nice small establishments.
So what does Windham have? It has practically every box store known to man. It has more automobile repair shops per capita than almost any other town in Maine. It has many empty store fronts . It has Shaw's and Hannaford's. Hannaford's smells like fish immediately as you enter the store. It is also giving up many brands that customers have relied on for a long time.
It has nice places like Molly's Cupcakes and the Seasons shops. We need more places like that. In South Portland you have Scratch Bakery, Terra Cotta Pasta and several nice small eating places. In Portland you have Whole Foods and Trader Joe's as well as Big Sky Bakery. In Scarborough there is the Cheese Iron and many small shops and restaurants. Most of these places are in walkable neighborhoods and are nicely landscaped as these town have design standards.
You might ask why do I live here? I came here because I could find affordable housing. What do I like about this town? I love being involved in the Windham Community Garden and The Windham Land Trust. It is in those places where I found a sense of community that does not seem to exist anywhere else in the town.
In a community that has been an agricultural area we have no Farmer's Market. In winter you have to drive to Buxton or Cape Elizabeth or Falmouth to get fresh veggies and seafood. This does not seem right to me.
I do not know the answers of how to make this a better place or a more inviting place but I do know that Route 302 must be cleaned up and made more inviting to folks coming to the area. If a place is attractive people will come and they will support the good local businesses. You cannot market something that does not have "curb appeal".
Of course these are just my rants and opinions and I am jealous of other communities that offer so much more. What do you think?
So what does Windham have? It has practically every box store known to man. It has more automobile repair shops per capita than almost any other town in Maine. It has many empty store fronts . It has Shaw's and Hannaford's. Hannaford's smells like fish immediately as you enter the store. It is also giving up many brands that customers have relied on for a long time.
It has nice places like Molly's Cupcakes and the Seasons shops. We need more places like that. In South Portland you have Scratch Bakery, Terra Cotta Pasta and several nice small eating places. In Portland you have Whole Foods and Trader Joe's as well as Big Sky Bakery. In Scarborough there is the Cheese Iron and many small shops and restaurants. Most of these places are in walkable neighborhoods and are nicely landscaped as these town have design standards.
You might ask why do I live here? I came here because I could find affordable housing. What do I like about this town? I love being involved in the Windham Community Garden and The Windham Land Trust. It is in those places where I found a sense of community that does not seem to exist anywhere else in the town.
In a community that has been an agricultural area we have no Farmer's Market. In winter you have to drive to Buxton or Cape Elizabeth or Falmouth to get fresh veggies and seafood. This does not seem right to me.
I do not know the answers of how to make this a better place or a more inviting place but I do know that Route 302 must be cleaned up and made more inviting to folks coming to the area. If a place is attractive people will come and they will support the good local businesses. You cannot market something that does not have "curb appeal".
Of course these are just my rants and opinions and I am jealous of other communities that offer so much more. What do you think?
Saturday, December 29, 2012
CONGRESSIONAL RAISES? WHY?
I have to admit that I was in a state of shock when I read that President Obama had ordered pay raises for Congress, Federal Workers and Joe Biden. How can that have happened when they are trying to cut Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid? They should be taking a pay cut.
The House is in session for three weeks and then they have a week off. They take numerous long breaks and can't get any work done. Yet ordinary people toil day to to day and some with no vacation benefits or sick leave and barely survive AND get no raises and get benefit cuts.
I do not understand when we are supposedly going off the "Fiscal Cliff" how anyone in government can get a raise. It is certainly not deserved. 48% of the members of Congress are millionaires trying to protect their own money while stealing it from those who deserve it most. The unemployed need it so very much as it is their only source of income. The poor, homeless and disabled veterans need all the help they can get but no that money has to be fought over.
President Obama was right yesterday when he said that people outside of Washington do not understand how Congress cannot get things done as we do that all the time or we would have no jobs. I can tell you I will work to defeat anyone who says no to what I call a really bad deal. Susan Collins are you listening?
I sure hope that Ashley Judd does run against Mitch McConnell in 2014. He has been nothing but a road blocker and to think he will get a raise for saying he will do anything to defeat President Obama and blocking all sorts of important legislation is totally disgusting. And giving John Boehner a raise is even more disgusting.
Well that is my rant for the day. But I do want to ask, Where is the outrage? Where is the media? Why do they ignore this stuff?
The House is in session for three weeks and then they have a week off. They take numerous long breaks and can't get any work done. Yet ordinary people toil day to to day and some with no vacation benefits or sick leave and barely survive AND get no raises and get benefit cuts.
I do not understand when we are supposedly going off the "Fiscal Cliff" how anyone in government can get a raise. It is certainly not deserved. 48% of the members of Congress are millionaires trying to protect their own money while stealing it from those who deserve it most. The unemployed need it so very much as it is their only source of income. The poor, homeless and disabled veterans need all the help they can get but no that money has to be fought over.
President Obama was right yesterday when he said that people outside of Washington do not understand how Congress cannot get things done as we do that all the time or we would have no jobs. I can tell you I will work to defeat anyone who says no to what I call a really bad deal. Susan Collins are you listening?
I sure hope that Ashley Judd does run against Mitch McConnell in 2014. He has been nothing but a road blocker and to think he will get a raise for saying he will do anything to defeat President Obama and blocking all sorts of important legislation is totally disgusting. And giving John Boehner a raise is even more disgusting.
Well that is my rant for the day. But I do want to ask, Where is the outrage? Where is the media? Why do they ignore this stuff?
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