If you can't say something bad, then say something worse.

What the Republicans don’t want to hear at this moment is, the economy is getting better. Too much credit will be given to the socialist Obama. Nor do they want to read in the papers, many recipients of “Obamacare” are saying they like what they are experiencing with O-care. Or, many Americans think it’s it has been well past time to appoint a Consumer Protection Czar. Neither do the Republicans want to hear employment has gone up and unemployment has gone down. And there are other positive government benefits to attribute to President Obama as well. “Please Mr. and Ms. Media, don’t let anybody know about this.” Please!

So, what the Republican presidential candidates continue to say is, Obama is a dangerous socialist and can’t be trusted. He is a failure. He and his family have no family values.

So as Mit Romney hides his unfortunate business past, he continues to blather about the anti-American socialist Obama. However, the newspaper headlines don’t seem to support Romney’s concerns about Obama or the collective concerns of other Republican presidential candidates.

Even though Newt Gingrich has been married three times with two regrettable divorces, Newt continues to bloviate about the evil President Obama. Liberal, socialist, and darling of the free world. “How could he!”?

Never the less, the only way to hide Obama’s good deeds, is to “Smoke screen” the President’s resume. Say naughty things about him. Call him Big Government. Label him leftist and a Health care Santa Claus. My gosh, how bad can he be?

But, most unfortunate is the fact all the Republican candidates have been caught in lies, exaggerations, re-manufactured untruths, rumors, innuendos, slander, misrepresentations, and many other slight of hand spinning media magic. All of which is to discredit the current president.

How else can one make themselves look good. Characterize your opponent as a Boston Strangler. Misrepresenting of your political opponent often takes the spotlight off of you. See how that works? The Republicans invented it. And they even use this tactic against each other as well.

So Republicans, your misdeeds are on Facebook, Twitter, and on every blog around the world. You can’t hide from it. You can’t deny it. You are what you are. Bad mouthing blowhards.

Who are those guys and what do they want anyway?

What do Republicans want? Are there not any proactive programs they wish to present to America? What positive suggestions can they offer to bring the USA back to prosperity?

I know we have heard all about the “Shovel Ready” projects Congress has been railing about. However those jobs are temporary and have no meaningful benefits. No health care, education, and retirement benefits. America wants jobs that have longevity. Americans want careers not part-time/temp jobs that only benefit shareholders. Americans want jobs that benefit the greater good of all American.

Now, Congress wants to get rid of the “Fed.” Along with a dozen or so agencies. Agencies like the Department of Energy, Federal Housing Authority, Environmental Protection Agency, Consumer Protection Bureau, and other agencies that benefit and protect all Americans.

The only discernable goal the Republicans want is to get rid of Obama and rid the whole country of Democrats and Liberals. Is this a worthy goal for America? Will this benefit us creating a one party system? Well, I guess it worked for Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Is this what we want? This is certainly what we will get if we continue to support a do nothing congress that’s only interest is to say No to every progressive proposal. No compromise. No give and take. No sharing of ideas. No measurable progress. Just sit on it.

Nonetheless, Republicans are not offering any significant plans to help America dig its way out of this current economic mire. Just blame the President and criticize any suggestion that isn’t of their own making. No thought on how to revive the economy. No suggestions on how to extend health benefit to all Americans. No thoughts on how to clean up the air and water environment. No ideas on how to better educate our children. No thoughts on how to maintain peace in the troubled spots of the world. No thoughts and no reasonable workable ideas at all. What do Republicans want anyway?

Hasn't Congress been on recess for the past two years?

“How dare you!” So say the Republicans over the recess appointment to the Consumer Protection Bureau. President Obama should not be allowed to do that. Even though President Bush had appointed dozens of recess appointments. And as several Republican presidents before GWB had done.

And so it goes in Washington DC. Republicans become enraged when Democrats play by the same rules Republicans have used many times in the recent past. Filibuster, the one senator committee blocking rule, appointments blocked by House majority, and the tactics are endless. Yes, the Republicans doe it. So, the Democrats do it. It couldn’t be fairer. Tit for tat. Push and shove. Action and reaction. It all comes out in the wash. Or should I say out in Washington.

The opposition rules are not a one party tool. All use the same blocking and resisting rules. It’s all fair in love and war. Get use to it. Life goes on.

If you don’t like the rule, change it. Take away the filibuster. Take away the one senator rule. Streamline Washington and maybe things will get done a bit faster. Wouldn’t that be a big change?

If you ever had to make up your mind...

I would say it’s the Republican voters that are flip-floppers. After the umpteenth zillion debates it is apparent the Republicans can’t settle on one candidate. First it was Michele. Then it was Rick. Then it was Mit. Then it was Newt. Then it was back to Mit again. My gosh! Who is it going to be this week? Ron? John? Or, maybe even Governor Chris?

For Pete sakes make up your mind.

I'm smart enough without it.

Even though my brother had one, I told him I would not buy an iPhone. I didn’t want one. Too much of a slow learning curve. Don’t have the time to mess with the so-called smart phone. I don’t need a phone that’s smart. I’m smart enough.

Oh, really? However on Christmas day I got an iPhone. Worse yet, I asked for it. So my daughters and wife got me one. But, I can’t explained why I changed my mind about iPhones. And, I asked for the dummer iPhone. The iPhone 3GS. Gonna start small and work up the 4S.

Never the less, I have it and am learning it. And yes, it is definitely a learning curve. Volumes and volumes of manual. Steve Jobs must have been the younger nerdy antagonist to we dummer senior protagonists. He’s still in our collective faces. Saying, “You gotta have it!”

Who are these people anyway?

It is still not known what the Republican Party stands for. They don’t like your social security. They want to get rid of your Medicare. Republicans are set against clean air and water. Selling oil and burning coal is more important than conserving America’s energy resources.

Nonetheless, there seems to be no proactive policies to make America better. No public transportation policies. No positive health care initiatives. No bold and forward looking education policies.

Just cut taxes for the rich and shrink government (whatever that means).

Who are these people? What do they want? It is most apparent they want to kill all social programs, kill consumer protection, shrink education, get rid of any programs that serves the nonworking and working poor. Then in turn fund only the military and protect oil, gas, and coal companies. Sucking oil out of the ground is more important than helping single moms and their dependents.

What kind of people are these? Uncaring, self-serving, war and money mongers, psychopaths, narcissistic, and generally people of the military-industrial complex. Just as President Eisenhower warned us.

These are the people who are running congress and the Defense Department as we speak. Is this what we want to run the Whitehouse? People with no interest in your well-being? Wanting to reduce your role as citizen to that of consumer drone. Just buy and use what we tell you and shut up. This is what happened with the G W Bush administration and look what happened. Major recession and an increase in joblessness and homelessness.

Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Republican Party.

Short memory? Here's a kindly reminder.

Friendly Reminder:

Dear Reader:

Every so often we must remind ourselves how we got here. Meaning how we got to this depressed and wrecked national economy. High unemployment, foreclosures, and some of us homeless. How did this happen? Who did this?

Well, it wasn’t you. It wasn’t me. No. You and I didn’t do this. So, who and how?

As mentioned many many times before, it all occurred after 9/11. It was a combo of lost tax revenue, lost consumerism, two huge costly unfunded wars, irresponsible mortgage lending, feverish buildings of mega homes, and more tax cuts for the rich. Not to mention bailouts for “Too big to fill” banks and insurance companies. All contributing to a busted economy. Do you remember now?

And to remind you in case you had forgotten, most of which started under the control of the Bush administration. Did you forget? It’s true. We all can’t deny it.

And now, with a congress controlled by the same party that G W Bush headed, wants to do more of the same. Is this what we want to happen? It’s what we will get if the Republicans take control of the Whitehouse. Pretty scary huh?

So, I say this in order to learn from past mistakes. We must learn from our past history. To ignore history is to proceed blindly down a dangerous road. We must open our eyes and drive carefully. Happy motoring.

Have you ever heard a Pet Rock talk?

Now here’s something we can do. We can define the word mediocre. Let’s first start with Mit Romney. An average pedestrian and a bit out of touch individual. Well, maybe a lot out of touch. The only Republican Presidential candidate who often wears flip-flops. You can hear him coming down the street. Flippity-floppity flippity-floppity.

Then to add to our definition, I offer to you Newt Gingrich. Mediocre personified. Most bland and without creativity. Semi-Professorial but most dull. More like a black hole. Some call him a sleep inducer. I describe him more like a nuclear laxative.

Then there is Ron Paul to add to our mediocre definition. A one trick pony. He has nothing else to offer but reduce and take away. Mr. Minus. A Negatory active person. His only solution to anything is to shrink it and drown it in a bathtub. “I’ll make anything look smaller just by thinking about it.” Whoa Jack!

However, you can add the terms apathy, empathic, unresponsive, uncaring, disinterested, inattentive, and many other definitions to the above candidates. The list is endless. But I might say, mediocre is giving all the above political characters too much credit. A Pet Rock would be more like their true personalities.

Antipathy is their battle cry.

So answer this, if the Republican candidates want to get rid of Medicare, what would they replace it with? What will their health care program look like? How much would it cost? Will it get rid of the health insurance middlemen? Will our taxes go down?

Now, answer this one. If the Republicans get rid of collective bargaining for state and municipal workers does that mean they would hire more teachers, healthcare workers, police and firemen? Would this save enough money to hire all these public safety workers and educators? Will the classroom population in schools become smaller? Would there be more skilled and trained fire and policemen? Will the county hospitals have more nurses and health care aids?

And, if the Republicans de-fund and/or get rid of the EPA could air and water quality become better? Would drinking water taste better? Will the air become clearer? Will there be less coal-fired power plants? Fewer coalmines? No strange chemical in our drinking water?

Well, if you want the truth, the Republicans have no plan for health care. Republicans have no plans to hire more teachers and public safety workers. And they for sure have no plans to clean up the environment. It’s not on their agenda. Republicans have no social or environmental agenda.

If it were left up to the Republicans, schools, fire and police departments would all go private. Serving only the few who could afford it. Health care, and public safety would be on a subscription basis. Again, serving only the affluent few. Only the few and the very rich could live far out in the protected subburbs. Far away from the air and water pollution.

Is this who you want to run Washington DC? Politicians serving only the few?

This is almost as funny as Laugh-In.

I can’t help but laugh. Do you not see the humor in this wacky political season? Or should I say “Silly Season.” It’s just utterly crazy and almost bazaar. Off the wall. Politics gone berserk!

So far I see or hear nothing that would be considered serious politicizing. Just a bunch of nonsense. Babble and buffoonery. Political rhetoric taken from the Saturday Night Live playbook. All candidates absolutely “Not Ready For Primetime.” Politicians at the grade school assembly time level. You know, Charlie Brown goes to Washington.

How on Earth can anybody with good judgment believe anything from all these Republican Party Presidential candidates? They often speak of things they later regret and have to retract. Some have resumes with obvious moral improprieties. Some are “Fact” challenged. Others absolutely know nothing about the US Constitution and basic law. Then there are those who flip and flop and flip again. Candidates lacking true American values and are just in it for the sake of taking control. Never mind the basic wants and needs of America. “We’ll take back Washington and drown it in a bath tub.”

Is this all the Republican Party can offer? Are there not any rational, selfless, hardworking, and reasonably educated political candidates out there? Surely there are a few reasonable moral folks willing to take on the thankless job of running for President. Obviously the Republican leadership has not found one just yet. Well, keep on looking guys. Let us know when you have a serious candidate.