FOXES IN THE HENHOUSE

This week we have seen a scandal of morality, duty to oaths taken on the job, and utter lack of the major purpose of being where they are, to protect the president.  Julie Oace, for the Washington Post wrote:  WASHINGTON (AP) -- A prostitution scandal involving the Secret Service has grown in scope, with the disclosure that U.S. agents and military personnel had been with at least 20 women in hotel rooms before President Barack Obama arrived in Colombia for a summit with Latin American leaders. 10 military personnel were also involved.  Fortunately the president seems not to have been directly in danger at any time.  For the full story, read here.

"Nurse shoots Texas mother dead and steals her baby.    The accused, 30-year-old Verna McClain, is a vocational nurse and mother.  A nurse has admitted to shooting dead a young mother in a town near Houston, Texas, and abducting her newborn baby, authorities said on Wednesday. Verna McClain, 30, who faces capital murder charges, repeatedly shot Kala Marie Golden, 28, and snatched the boy from the woman before driving away"  Read the whole article..  

Lisa Graves of The Nation has written about the group, ALEC  (American Exchange Legislative Council.) She discusses the Koch Connection.  You can read it free but you might have to give your email address and zip code. The ALEC website can be reached here. 

They advocate:  Limited Government · Free Markets · Federalism

If you are interested in learning more about ALEC.  click here.

Lastly, The GSA needs to learn that the money they have to use is not theirs but belongs to the taxpayers, many of whom go without enough to eat to get that money to the GSA.  Read Joe Davidson's article on this disclosure and investigation on something that has been going on for many years, unchecked adequately.

 

 

WHEN THE POWER WHOSEHOUSE OF CARDS BEGINS TO FALL, IT FALLS FAST

It was pointed out that when power controls everyone through fear, nothing happens nor is exposed even though most know what has been going on.  For several years now, many of us have been pleading to be heard that no one should own so much of the media as Rupert Murdoch was allowed to do.  It would have been bad enough had his news outlets really been fair and balanced and journalists with integrity.  However, they were  not and as their house of cards has been tumbling down in the UK, it may quickly start in the USA as well.  Since Murdoch is an American citizen, if he commits crimes even in another country he does not get a pass for go and cannot collect his $200.

Tonight the promise of  exposure of the group that has been behind making anti-labor, anti-union laws will be made public.  Can it be that those who thought their jobs were secure with the 'friends' who had the power are now finding out that they may not be secure at all.  Hang in there until more is outed about ALEC, currently exposed in the Nation.  It seems that ALEC was the backbone of the effort to hold Republicans to the backbone of their thinking.  ALEC was particularly fighting Healthcare.

Lastly today, I would be remiss if I did not point out the cyclical way society works.  In the early 70s, barefoot flower children ranted against 'the government' and 'the establishment' from which they wanted no part until their bare feet were cut on urban sidewalks by broken glass, etc.  To where did they run?  As you might recall or guess, they ran to public clinics and were furious if they were not served free and immediately.  Is this any different than South Dakota with all their Teapartiers?  Of course not!  With lots of dollars in their treasury, they are howling for Federal Aid for their floods, these who have been calling for smaller government in office since last year.  For flood news, click here.   Do you suppose South Dakota plans to pay the Coast Guard or do they want the rest of the country to pay them because the government should take care of them.