Another Reason!

Hi Everyone,

The majority of my blogs have been about people who lack any common sense due to greed. Greed seems to be able to make people do acts that defy common sense.  We have all seen on TV or in the written media about intelligent people who do or say something soooo stupid and the bottom line for what they said or did was greed.

Today's blog is about another reason for people who prove that they have absolutely no common sense, namely........... rage and in today's case it is road rage. Per my Gannett paper, the story goes: the other day at noon, in South Nyack, New York, on the corner of Clinton Avenue and South Broadway a bicyclist had a road rage incident. For unknown reasons, the bicyclist banged his fist on the hood of a car and then he reached inside the car and grabbed a passenger with both hands. Now here's what really takes the cake; the bicyclist did all that while both the car and the bicycle were moving. Unbelievably, the bicyclist was not hurt and there was no accident during his fit of rage.

To put one's life in extreme jeopardy like this bicyclist did obviously showed his utter lack of common sense. His road rage, for whatever reason he may have had, overpowered his ability to use any common sense, if he had any. I just can't fathom putting my own life in extreme jeopardy, with a high risk of injury or even death for road rage. It just isn't worth it. My common sense would rule over anger. This is another good reason to have some kind of high school or college level course of study on common sense. For some people, life lessons haven't helped them figure out what common sense is and when to use it. Unfortunately, common sense isn't a born instinct, but rather a learned quality that everyone needs to have in our tool box!

Til next week.

Peter

And the Winner of Last Week's Biggest Lie Goes to................

Hi Everyone,

By now you all know that I am an equal party abuser. I call them like I see them, using facts, not innuendo, spin or lies. Just the facts and nothing but the facts!

Last week Michelle Obama gave an interview. During the interview, she was asked what her plans were after her husband leaves office. Mrs. Obama stated that her post-White House chapter life will not be a political one. President Obama confirmed that his wife had no interest in running for office or having a political career after he leaves office. So let me get this correct with her straight forward answer to a straight forward question and her husband's concurrence: Mrs. Obama is not interested and does not want a political career. Her statement obviously means that she is not interested in running for President or any other elected or non-elected political position, period, end of story!

Well not so fast as to the end of the story. Interesting enough, there is a politician who doesn't either: understand the English language, believes the exact opposite of what someone says and/or just doesn't have an ounce of common sense. The politician I am writing about is Republican Senator Mark Kirk of Illinois. Senator Kirk is considering a run for President in 2016. So what did this supposedly intelligent politician do? According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Kirk sent out a fundraising letter invoking the first lady as his possible opponent in 2016. Why did he think Mrs. Obama might be his opponent? Kirk stated in his campaign solicitation, that he heard this from "the press and rumor mills." In addition, he stated in his request for money that he takes, "all potential threats seriously." Really? Mrs. Obama is a threat to him? Even when she stated ever so explicitly that she isn't interested in a political career. Any politician who believes rumors as fact ought to be voted out of office ASAP!

Kirk's statements are an outright, bold face lie!!! This is all part of the fear mongering and the spreading of falsehoods based on lies or based on rumor mills that the GOP does oh so well. Since I do not know Kirk personally, nor do I want to, I can't comment on his intelligence. But his utter lack of common sense is self explanatory as evidenced by his own solicitation letter. I can't wait to hear how Kirk or his "people" will spin the facts on his absurd and false written statements. Chicago voters should take heed when he is up for re-election. Additionally, the American voter should also take heed if Kirk absurdly decides to run for President. Once a liar, always a liar.

Enough said.

Til next week.

Peter

  

When is The Law of the Land, Not the Law of the Land?

Hi Everyone,

Last week I blogged about the 9 year old girl who accidentally shot her instructor and the NRA's lack of real concern about changing anything, especially any new laws. Well that got me thinking.........

The NRA's biggest defender and maybe its biggest backer, is the Republican party. Any talk of stricter gun control, especially after what happened in Newtown, Ct., becomes a fire storm with the GOP and NRA going hand-in-hand in opposing any and all changes to the constitution that restricts: gun ownership or magazine loads or semi or automatic weapons. So when the GOP likes an amendment, they protect it with all their might and will use all the financial resources they can muster to oppose their opposition.

But, what happens when the GOP doesn't like a constitutional amendment?  They try to block and stop the law by using back door means. What law? Legal abortion is what I am talking about. Now I do respect religious women and men whose faith opposes abortion. But, for all the other women, it is their decision to make and not some political group who want their religious beliefs entwined with laws. This country was built on the belief that there should be a separation between church and state. But not if the GOP has its way.

So how does the GOP circumvent Roe vs. Wade? By enacting laws that will close legal abortion/planned parenthood clinics. The GOP should not be allowed to make citizens look up their rights by zip code. Per a recent magazine article, women who live in one of the following states, their rights are especially endangered:

Missouri, North Dakota, Tennessee and Utah now have Texas style hospital admitting restrictions. Numerous clinics have shut down since they were too far away from any hospitals. People too poor to travel vast distances are now left out of making their own choice, since their choice was taken away.

Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi and Wisconsin admitting laws are currently held up in court. If approved, Mississippi could end up with no clinics. Again, no choice.

Ohio has a law that providers must have an agreement with a hospital, but public hospitals are banned by law from making such an agreement. Where is their common sense?

Louisiana's admitting law kicked in this month. Three of the state's five clinics might close.

Oklahoma's admitting law goes in effect November 1. Two of the state's three clinics might shut down.

So these new laws are forcing legal clinics to close, leaving women with no choice; which is the choice their political representatives made for them. No clinics, no choice. How sad!!!

Again, politicians have no common sense. The law of the land should apply to all citizens. It amazes me how the GOP circumvents laws that doesn't suit their religious beliefs! I find that oh so tragic. Especially since the GOP was totally against John F. Kennedy running for President because he was a practicing Catholic and the first Catholic elected President. The GOP was very afraid that Kennedy would make decisions based on his religious beliefs or on orders from the Vatican. But isn't that exactly what the GOP is doing now? Of course it is. Talk about flip flopping!

Under the law, women have the right to choice. Interference from the government, in this case state governments, is totally unacceptable. Keep the separation of church and state.

Remember this when you vote.

Til next week.

Peter