The weather at Glacier Bay National Park is (Crystal Wind Chime) is:

Earth’s scars of human destruction (click title to entry - thank you)
By Irene Klotz Irene Klotz – Mon Jul 27, 7:28 am ET
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – A Canadian astronaut aboard the International Space Station said on Sunday it looks like Earth's ice caps have melted a bit since he was last in orbit 12 years ago.
Bob Thirsk, who is two months into a planned six-month stay aboard the station, said he is mostly in awe when he looks out the window, particularly at the sliver of atmosphere wrapped around the planet.
"It's a very thin veil of atmosphere around the Earth that keeps us alive," Thirsk said during an in-flight news conference. "Most of the time when I look out the window I'm in awe. But there are some effects of the human destruction of the Earth as well."
"This is probably just a perception, but I just have the feeling that the glaciers are melting, the snow capping the mountains is less than it was 12 years ago when I saw it last time," Thrisk said. "That saddens me a little bit."...

Astronaut Thrisk is more than qualified to make the observations he has regarding melting ice fields and planet caps. Observation is a scientifically sound method of analysis. If Astronaut Thrisk sees differences in the 'ice' of Earth from 215 miles above Earth the actual deterioration is significant.

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Calgary in 1976, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1978, a Doctorate of Medicine from McGill University in 1982, and a Master of Business Administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1998.

Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W

Local Time: 2:47 PM AKDT (GMT -08)

Elevation :: 33 feet

Temperature :: 63 Fahrenheit

Conditions :: Overcast

Humidity :: 94%

Dew Point :: 61 Fahrenheit

Wind :: 4 mph from the West

Pressure :: 30.41 (steady)

Visibility :: 1.2 miles

UV :: 2 of 16

Clouds :: Scattered Clouds 1100 feet

Mostly Cloudy 6000 feet

Overcast 10,000 feet
(Above ground)

In 2008, the Mayo Clinic organization had group revenues of $7.2 billion. Net income was $205.3 million.

The Mayo Clinic makes a lot of money every year. A significant amount comes from Medicare. Hospitals surviving in the year 2009 aren't structured entirely around the monies paid for their services. Some are serviced by trust funds and other financial tools.

However.

Most are non-profit organizations.

But.

They are not really non-profit, but, they get away with it.

The hospitals in the USA with substantial incomes have a lot of financial mechanisms they use to remain solvent. They also aren't allowed, under USA law, to keep all their PROFITS as a non-profit. If a hospital has revenues from all sources that are showing significant profits they have to 'spend down' their incomes in order to maintain their non-profit status.

If one will notice, most major hospitals never stop building. That is because their income is so significant they have to continually have 'projects' to keep their monies.

ASK YOUSELF when you received an annual 'health care rebate' from your physician or hospital that operates as a non-profit. I already know the answer is never. Why should they send a rebate to their customers? That would relay the "W"rong message after all.

The chronic building of facilities may very well be more of an issue than the nation would like to address, but, these are huge entities with 'ideologies' of their own. They like to think they are the 'kindest' entity in any region of the country. Large hospital systems don't like to be questioned in their priorities and usually aren't. If they want to add facilities for whatever reason they do, there is always the understanding from the public that it is benefitting them. That is not necessarily the case. What is the case is that they are 'using' their monies and therefore legitimizing their 'income.'

Hospitals and health care systems also receive government monies that subsidize their activities. They aren't about to give that up either.

The issues that surround such organizations gets interesting. How many MRIs does a community need? Are there more in the area housed in physician facilities that are under utilized?

I believe the infrastructure of American Health Care will be better realized and utilized when there is some degree of cost controls. Right now there aren't any. There is also no 'oversight' to the enormity of some of these systems and the inherent 'chaos' and 'fiscal losses' that come with such huge entities.

The CEOs of these hospital systems will have to look closely at their expenditures and begin to realize they aren't going to have the 'usual' monies to 'throw around.'

One of the failures of the Bush/Cheney Administration is their willingness to allow community hospitals to close down without review or thought about the loss of community beds. One of the things that will become obvious to many CEOs is that the 'habits' of consolidation and elimination of competition is just a bad idea.

The health care 'infrastruture' will be fine. The people of the USA will be fine. The financial stability of these institutions are sound. Very sound. The 'awakening' that will occur following a National Health Care Reform Bill will be good for the country, good for 'affordable' health care and will bring the health care industry into 'line' with other corporations.

It is okay for a non-profit hospital to have a bad year. BUT. They never do. They all complain about Medicare reimbursement, but, they never complain about the elimination of competition that would accommodate the Medicare patient. They absolutely need Medicare patients as they are the backbone of many of the practices of their physicians.

Reform within our health care system will provide better infrastructure for the care of individuals. Whatever loss any health care system sustains regarding government programs is for their better outcome. They can't make all that much money every year.

The Health Care Reform Bill will be the vehicle for change in the USA. Health care will mature and research will become a focus of improving health in general. Remember also, these hospitals don't just treat Americans, they are entities that draw global populations to their doors. There is a lot to be done, but, increasing the cost of health care to Americans will have to stop and better, more efficient care will have to result. There is no room for arrogance in this health care measure, but, more like cooperation.

Mayo definately accepts Medicare. They, no different than many other hospitals, handle Medicare B in a variety of ways. They selected to be a non-participating provider, but, it is to provide venues of 'collection' whether Americans can afford it or not. It is a bit draconian, actually, when considering whom they are actually chasing for money. I would anticipate that to change somewhat.

Mayo Clinic is a non-participating provider in the Medicare Program. (click here)
We do not accept assignment on claims submitted to Part B Medicare except:
where the law requires us to;
...in the case of documented financial hardship;
...when the supplemental insurance is a contract payer;
...when the patient resides in the state of Minnesota.
When claims are sent to Medicare on a non-assigned basis,...

Have a better day and trust your President. He is a brilliant man with sincere concern for the people of this country. That translates into being sure all their health care providers can successfully provide care.

Enough already.

Orrin Hatch is ranting again regarding protecting the wealthy instead of securing a National Health Care Reform Bill. He invited all those..

...listening at home to pay attention and comment. So, I figured I'd oblige him.

You know, Orrin Hatch made a remarkable statement. He said he's been around a long time in Washington, DC and have seen a lot of folks come and go. I agree. I also believe Orrin Hatch has been a liability for Utah for a long, long time. No one can get rid of him. I really need to take a look to see what exactly Utah thinks they are getting with him. Military money or what?

At any rate, Orrin has got issues. Poor Orrin. To begin with, when he doesn't get his way and he speaks ;he yells. That is what he is doing now. The decibles have done nothing but increase in his voice since he started having his FIT.

When he or Jeff Sessions have no clear answers for the nation's problems they resort to name calling. I guess that is better than nothing, but, they CHRONICALLY have a hatred of minorities. Currently, everyone from the President to Judge Sotomayor.

So, as long as Orrin and Sessions intend on character assassination as a methodolgy to resolving the nation's problems, I thought I'd do some of my own. I am confident that is not why Orrin invited 'the folks at home' to join in. He and the majority of Republicans remain clueless in believing that if they call on enough wealthy 'at home' they can defeat the bills of the Obama Administration. Will all the wealthy please raise their hands in support of Orrin and Sessions?

Not many, huh?

With that reality, there is some question about whether the surcharge will actually do what we believe it will, huh? That wasn't Orrin's point though. He is counting on the majority of the nation, the Middle Class and Lower Middle Class to see the benefits of allowing the wealthy to keep every penny in hopes they will create at least enough jobs to build each of them a yacht.

I tell you what, why don't we 'cut back' on all the taxes on the wealthy at Christmas so they can purchase their boats and get it over with. Then perhaps they'll 'feel better' about doing their part otherwise.

There you go, Orrin. Whatever floats your boat, honey.

During the unprecedented, raucous — at times even surreal — Senate hearings investigating the sexual harassment allegations Anita Hill made against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, Orrin Hatch accused the University of Oklahoma law professor of having words put in her mouth. He claimed that Hill, in collusion with “slick lawyers” bent on derailing Thomas’s nomination, had concocted the whole tale. And on October 12, 1991, Hatch accused Hill of fabricating charges against Thomas by subconsciously drawing on works of fiction she had read. Waving a copy of William Peter Blatty’s novel, The Exorcist, Hatch suggested that she’d stolen the by-then-infamous “pubic hair” anecdote from the book by quoting the following line: “There appeared to be an alien pubic hair floating around in my gin.”...

Sarah Palin in her 'exit speech' stated the wildlife of Alaska was flourishing.

Really? I wish she would simply stop her rhetoric and take her incompetency home with her. Her resignation is due to her own polarizing demeanor. She can't get along with people. She is too extreme.

She promoted teen pregnancy. There can't be consent to teen pregnancy in the USA. She opened her family up to scrutiny when she accepted the nomination by John McCann. She was wrong to do it. She hadn't even proved herself in government yet and she was flaunting her family as a means to political d0mination of 'privacy rights' of women. She was wrong to do it.

The Right Wing Republicans consent to pregnancy in children to validate their social moral policies. It is hideous. Completely. What was to happen under McCann/Palin, more and more teens having babies? The entire mess was an outrage and invalidated the conscience of Americans to have options for young people with lives that would suffer adversely if abortion was to become obsolete in the USA. Palin was completely wrong for federal office and it was an extremist position taken by McCann seeking the woman's vote and conservative vote.

Where does the Blue Dogs get their name? Does that dog hunt?

The Bluetick Coonhound was breed and developed in the Southern USA. The Blue Dog Democrats became known as such because they primarily originated in the Southern USA.

The Blue Dogs came to prominence during the administration of Harry S. Truman as they replaced Republicans with Democrats for the first time.

They are known primarily for fiscal conservative measures, however, under the "W" administration they have wandered too far right and now are placing their own constituents 'at risk' because their ideologies are unable to see the forest for the trees. So, the question is, "Are they still able to be flexible enough to make that left move from the hard right to save their constituency from peril?"

There is doubt in regard to this cultural divide and they need to examine their conscience while being a 'swing' vote taunted by Republicans. It might be that 30 years of Republican fiscal policy not only caused the country to bankrupt the banking system, but, also bankrupt the American people out of 'moral content' for the sake of capitalist policy that simply doesn't work in areas of life where 'supply and demand' are unrealistic.

The 'idea' that Americans could get attention by doctors to enhance their lives developed in the 20th century. It is difficult to pursue life, liberty and happiness of an American isn't well enough to do it. Persons that 'suffer' fiscal strain due to health care costs cannot effectively contribute to an economy and will ultimately cost the country its tax base. Health care policy in the USA has to be a mandate providing every American a chance to contribute to their country's fiscal well being.

A real life story compliments of Great West Healthcare, a subsidiary of Aetna.

A monthly C.O.B.R.A. cost of medical insurance is $334.00 for single person coverage. The insured suffered a torn cartilage in the left knee.

The insured goes to a sports orthopedic surgeon that has performing successful surgery on other members of the family for over a decade. He is trusted by the insured The surgeon is local where the insured can receive support from family and friends post procedure. An MRI is required and the surgeon wants to do it in his office.

The insurance company is called by the surgeon's 'insurance assistant' that now has an office to herself as the demands for handling health care claims is so ridiculously time consuming that it requires dedicated staff members.

The MRI is not approved because it is not 'within' the 'network' and neither is the surgeon. The MRI can be performed at the local hospital and those arrangements are made and the cost will be shared by the insurer and the insured by a 70/30 insurance program.

The MRI is completed a week later as that was the soonest the hospital could accommodate the procedure, while the surgeon's office could have conducted it the next day. During that week the insured received Percocets to treat the pain while waiting.

The insured returned to the surgeon's office the day after the MRI was completed to learn there was indeed a torn cartilage of the left knee. Arthroscopic surgery is required to deal with the tear and the surgeon also wants to perform a lateral release to insure it doesn't happen again.

The insurance company is called. Since the surgeon is not in 'network' the deductible will increse to 40%. If the insured wants a lower 30% deductible the insured will be required to go to another medical facility about 35 miles away where there will be no immediate family and friends so that is declined as an option.

The deductible for the procedure for the surgeon alone is $4500.00. That is IF the surgeon only performs the arthroscopic surgery without the lateral release. The entire procedure will cost over $10,000 'OUT OF POCKET' between the hospital, anesthesia and physician.

That was $10,000.00 'Out-of-Pocket' for a procedure to a left knee. $10,000 out of pocket. And that is just for one aspect of the 'cure' to the injury. That doesn't even include the physical therapy that will be ordered after recovery from the procedure.

It is unrealistic to believe the cost of health care should cost anyone in the USA that much money. Something has to be done and soon regarding the RUNAWAY health care industry. This isn't even sane anymore !!!!!

The Rhetorical Jim Demint has no clue what is going on in government.

Jim DeMint with Dick Cheney at CPAP

Sanford Refuses Stimulus Cash (click here)
By Rob Jordan on Mar 20, 2009
South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford today announced he would refuse federal stimulus cash since his request to use some of the money to pay down state debt was rejected by the White House. This is worth noting, not only from the standpoint of the Obama Administration ramming policy down the throat of a state, but also because many in the media have been unfairly jumping on Gov. Sanford of late and calling him a hippocrite for saying he wouldn’t take stimulus money and then flipping. Needless to say, this is simply untrue.
A press release issued from the Governor’s office read in part:...


He appeared in March at a conference called "Club for Growth Winter Conference (Sanford, DeMint, Romney)." (click title to entry - thank you) He appeared with Sanford as speakers at the conference, so he does know who the Governor of South Carolina is. I suppose the South Carolina Republicans are elated when their elected officials actually appear some place. At least they know they aren't hiking to Argentina and abandoning their responsibilities.


DeMint is one of the demented Republicans. He states that the National Health Reform Bill is still again a huge failure of the Obama Administration. He states that the Stimulus Bill is a failure and never prevented the South Carolina unemployment increase to 11.

Transcript. Evidently ABC News feels the transcript is necessary to clarify all remarks by those on the show:

...DEMINT: (click here) Well, they gave a similar numbers with the stimulus and promised our unemployment wouldn't go above 8 percent. And now in South Carolina, it's over 12. (click here for actual unemployment numbers in South Carolina) So the numbers are hard to trust, George.
This is not personal against the president. I like the president, but he is out of control and he has been leading a stampede of more spending and debt and taxes and government takeovers....

I see.

Does Representative DeMint actually know what is going on in South Carolina?

No.

Because if he did, he would know that Governor Sanford has refused the Obama Stimulus until the states legislature forced him to take it in the first week of June. I doubt seriously 6 to 7 weeks of accepting stimulus dollars allows for it to show an effect. Heck, it hasn't made it out of the State Treasury yet.

What is astounding to me is that this 'Mind Speak' actually is allowed in major media. Representative DeMint literally stated his disdain for the National Health Care Reform Bill by stating the Stimulus did nothing to reduce 11% unemployment in South Carolina, so therefore any Obama Plan doesn't work. George Stephanopoulos let him get away with it. That was amazing.

Stephanopoulos stated this after the commentary by Demint. Demint isn't supposed to be making commentary. He is supposed to be stating facts and why a proposed National Health Care Reform Bill is out of the question. But, this is what George thought more important.

STEPHANOPOULOS: Slow it down and get it right. Is there any meeting of the minds here?

GET IT RIGHT was what Stephanopoulos thought more important. He specifically let any criticism of Demint pass by because he wanted to 'anchor' any further 'commentary' in criticism of the National Health Care Reform Bill.

Stephopoulos want to give the Republicans a leg up on the commentary that was suppose to follow. He didn't care about the highly competent Bill proposed by an intelligent President of the USA. That didn't matter. What mattered was that Demint was supposed to come across as an expert in dire straights of protecting his expertise. He was supposed to be viewed as embattled from a 'righteous' standpoint that carried more validity than a freely elected President with an ambitious agenda for change in the USA.

Stephanopoulos let the highly INCOMPETENT statement of a South Carolina Representative pass so they could make the point that it was Obama that was not ambitious, but, extreme in demanding legislation to benefit the American people by the end of the year. To say President Obama has the support of the media of the USA is a gross error. Make no doubt about it. The press isn't used to intelligence in the Oval Office so much as incompetence and manipulation to deceive the American people.

The statement above by Representative Jim Demint is a DELIBERATE deception. He is DELIBERATELY manipulating the facts in order to derive a faux reality that will provide a wedge issue to delay the vote by confusing the electorate. WE CAN KEEP THIS UP FOREVER. Or. We can trust our President to bring legislation that will benefit the people of the USA. Demint is manipulating the truth to benefit his cronies. He should be impeached at the very least. When will the people of the USA stop 'tolerating' such hogwash? Never?

Jim Demint needs to be replaced with a competent individual that actually cares about the people of South Carolina. His current website (click here) tells the people of South Carolina what to think. It literally insults the intelligence of his own constituency and is nothing more than a political advertisement for the arrogant.

These are the people that are STILL in office in the federal government. People need to wake up and expect to be treated as thinking individuals with their own opinions reflected by their needs and priorities. The people of South Carolina need this Health Care Reform Bill as much, if not more, than the rest of the nation and they get dictated to by their own Representatives. This is the year 2009. Like, what the heck?

I was of the understanding that the government is supposed to be 'of, by and for the people.' It sure AIN'T in South Carolina.

James Demint has absolutely NO BASIS in fact for his analogies. None. Yet we have to put up with this mess. To what end? And we have to put up with media services that cannot 'handle' these idiots? It was blantant politicking that Demint engaged in and he should have been called on it and then some. Trying to defame a President by speaking out of both sides of his mouth while manipulating facts to 'fit' his point of view is totally reprehensible and the media allows it. We don't need it. We really don't need it. Demint was lying. Taking facts and spinning them without facing 'the truth' is a blantant disregard of 'The Public Trust' but yet he persists. Enough already!

It is time to tax unhealthy beverages. Should have happened a long time ago.

It isn't consumers that aren't ready for tax on unhealthy foods, no different than alcohol or cigarettes, its the manufacturers that aren't ready. Of course, they never will be.

Fight Childhood Obesity


Coke says consumers not ready for ‘soda tax’ (click title to entry - thank you)
By Jonathan Birchall in New York
Published: July 21 2009 20:55 Last updated: July 21 2009 20:55
Coca-Cola on Tuesday attacked proposals to create a “soda tax” on sugared drinks to help pay for US healthcare reforms, saying “the consumer in this environment is not ready for a tax on a basic staple like non-alcoholic beverages”.
Coke and its bottlers have been part of lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill against the proposed tax, which was included in May in funding options presented by the Senate finance committee....



EAT SMART
Cut out the killer colas (click here)
MEETA LALL
Most of us opt for a soft drink when thirsty. But have you thought of what it does inside the body?
We know that colas are bad for health; yet, most of us drink them all the time. In the 1970s, a soft drink was a treat. Today, a chilled cola is the first thing we reach out for after a hot trip. For the hip youth, they are the ‘right’ ch oice. Buying (and guzzling down!) a 600 ml bottle of cola on the way home from school has become routine for children.
Research has now categorically proved that a glass of fizzy soft drink — or soda as it is called in the U.S. — is nothing less than a killer assault on the body! Consider this: One can of soda (330 ml) contains about 8-10 teaspoons of sugar, 150 calories, 30 to 55 mg of caffeine, and is loaded with artificial food colours and sulphites. How can a drink that provides a whole lot of calories, sugar and caffeine be good for health?.
What it does
What exactly does soda do inside our body? Within 10 minutes of drinking a cola, a huge dose of sugar hits our system. Within 20 minutes, blood sugar spikes and is promptly converted to fat by the liver. Within 40 minutes, all the caffeine from the soda dilates the pupils, raises blood pressure and the liver dumps more sugar into the blood. The high sugar and caffeine in our blood gives us a ‘Feel Good’ high. However, soon thereafter, blood sugar begins to crash giving way to tiredness, lethargy and fatigue. Drink soda twice or thrice a day and our body keeps roller coasting between sugar highs and lows throughout!
What’s more, drinking a single can a day translates to more than a pound of weight gain every month. And doubles the risk of diabetes! To make matters worse, phosphoric acid — added to colas for their distinct ‘tang’ — pulls calcium out of bones and weakens them for life. It also dissolves tooth enamel causing cavities and promotes formation of kidney stones. The caffeine — the ‘kick’ part of the soda — causes jitters, insomnia, high blood pressure and an irregular heartbeat. Lately, doctors are warning that excessive cola consumption can lead to anything from mild weakness to profound muscle paralysis. This is because the drink can cause your blood potassium to drop dangerously low. Sodium benzoate — the preservative in soft drinks — can alter DNA eventually increasing our risk for liver damage and Parkinson’s disease.
Give it up...

Vice President needs to stop 'smoozing' Western Europe. Russia is not going anywhere and he knows it.

Biden said domestic troubles were the most important factor driving Russia's new global outlook.

Russia has been very smart since the Bush invasion into Iraq. They literally turned on a dime and walked away from any relationship with the USA. Putin's Russia has been building a global network of allies. Russia and China are both in the Western hemisphere. There is now direct threats of convention war with near border countries in South America. Who is anyone 'kidding' if they believe Russia is going to implode.

There is no way.

They are very savvy when it comes to managing their natural resources. Russia is stable and so are the people of that country.

Anyone believing Russia is weakening and dissolving is diluting themselves. Russia has never been this supported in a global venue. They have allies on every continent and within striking distance of any American instillation. Get real, okay?

Getting Western Europe to live in the real world is nearly impossible, evidently. Georgian leadership is dangerous. Time to 'get over it.'

The worst aspect of 'the Biden dialogue' is that it doesn't treat Russia as a partner so much as a victim. Russia is not a pathetic country like Georgia is.

There is soemone being ignored. The trouble maker.

What was grossly ignored in the arrest of Professor Gates in charging him with 'Disorderly Conduct" is that he was wrongly charged.

　
What exactly is disorderly conduct? Being 'upset' is disorderly? No. Absolutely not.

　
Professor Gates is not a person that doesn't have rights when it comes to being 'cornered' in his home. An officer's demeanor is ALWAYS to deescalate any emotional response.

　
"Stepping outside" alone as Officer Crowley stated was a benign reques?. It was not benign. Stepping outside was to protect Officer Crowley from being victimized by his own actions. Stepping outside was a continuance of the arrest process. Stepping outside was an assertion of power and authority over an innocent man.

　
What should have occurred was an apology to Professor Gates either in his house (Perferably) or outside. An apology that simply states, "I was responding with my partner to a potential break-in to you're home. It was reasonable to believe that a neighbor would know you and only seek to protect your home with a phone call to dispatch officers to intervene. Again, I apologize for this confusion. It was to protect your home and property. I would anticipate this should not deter anyone from calling if they believe there is a crime being committed."

　
With that it is more than reasonable to visit the neighbor to tell her about the mix up and reassure her that her neighbor and the neighborhood was safe. Imagine having her watch 'the action' from her point of view and feeling as though Professor Gates was actually a criminal. There is a lot that could have occurred differently.

　
I am grateful there was no escalation beyond what occurred. A mistake is a mistake and there is no reason why police officers have to propagate a greater mistake made by a neighbor. When there obviously was a huge mistake the reasonable thing to do is apologize and carry through with the neighbor realizing the Professor had reason to be upset from all angles.

Sensitivity 'R' Us

What has come of the White Woman Caller? Professor Gates specifically stated, "...a white woman caller..." One has to realize there is an instigator that added to Professor Gates state of mind. She doesn't know her neighbors? I see.

White Out on a Hot Planet - Click here for a 12 hour loop

July 25, 2009
0017 gmt
Atlantic Ocean Satellite

The ONLY significant water vapor on Earth to support any kind of Atlantic Hurricane Season is near the Equator. That is astounding. Some seasons are late and we have yet to witness any 'heat transferring' storms, but, what we have witnessed is a 'melt down' of the Arctic Ocean. There has been increasing amounts of 'frigid air' coming down from the Arctic Ocean to the lower latitudes to attempt to cool Earth. The 'temperature' of a majority of the northern USA has been lower in many instances keeping in mind we are almost at August 1st.

That is not normal, it is Climate Change. It is also a tipping point. Earth no longer uses Atlantic Hurricanes to cool its troposphere, it is utalizing the ice of the northern cap. How long will this continue to make Earth benevolent to life? Good question. Humans have managed to melt all the 'aged' ice of the Arctic Ocean and soon human beings will be melting the very ice as it happens. It is not looking good.

July 25, 2009
0030.14z
UNISYS Water Vapor Satellite of the North and West Hemisphere.

The troposphere has yet to spawn significant storms this season. The fact Water Vapor Satellites are showing a planet engulfed in high tropospheric water vapor proves that Earth's 'climate change' dynamics is so 'hot' it is removing the water vapor from the surface of the planet. I am not surprised Earth does not have enough water vapor at the surface to encourage Atlantic hurricanes as the majority of its northern ice ocean is no longer at the surface either, but, evaporated into the upper troposphere.

This level of 'water vapor' over Earth is not recorded anywhere on this blog for over four years.

Invasion of Privacy. The Community of Cambridge prides itself on understanding Civil Rights. Professor Gates is correct.

Literally, the Rodney King of Cambridge. No, that is not over the top. It gives permission for worse in the nation.

Professor Gate's rights under the law was abused and so was he.

　

The FACT that this photo is in full view of the public and it has turned into an international event speaks to the abuse of the police authority in the circumstances. '

　

An innocent man is now defamed because he should have never been arrested in the first place. The police arrived with the intent to apprehend and not 'intervene' and that is wrong.

　

Professor Gates was within his rights on his own property and the police should have asked an UNARMED MAN what was dictating his behavior. The arresting officer was wrong. Now, Professor Gates is a victim when he should have been assisted by the officers.

　

I also can't believe the 'valuable' time of the President of the USA has to intervene over a civil incident that should have never happened in the first place. It goes to prove 'the media' has little to nothing to do with 'quality' information, so much as exploitive events for entertaining 'political theater.'

　

Honestly. Whoever master minded the exoneration of Crowley, when he should have been suspended, by exploiting the anger of an innocent African American man is an amazing PR genius.

　

Professor Gates should sue and bring civil charges against Crowley and the Cambridge Police Department if they can't seem to come to terms with police abuse on their own. Whether or not it is a racial issue is a matter to be decided and not derailed by POPULOUS opinion. The media is causing harm to 'JUSTICE.'

　

The very generous President Obama needs to 'roll back' the concept of transparency. The media doesn't have the maturity to 'handle it.' For God Sake, some idiot jumped up to ask a question in a press conference when he wasn't authorized to do it. I would have made an international incident of the incompetency of the USA media in a Press Conference, BUT, that didn't occur, did it? Nope. Why? Becuase the Press Corp thought it an act of bravery and aggression that is rewardable for the inconsiderate behavior. The Press is turning transparency into a circus 'to die for' for posting on My Space rather than reaizine THEIR responsibility in being 'incorporated' into information to the public by a generous President and Executive Branch.

　

Knock it off and GROW UP !

　

Professor Gates is fine. He was apprehended wrongly and the police overstepped their authority. Professor Gates should be grateful they didn't come with weapons drawn. If he actually exerted his authority WITHIN his own home when 'they were cocked' for the 'kill' who knows what would have happened. The innocent are supposed to be safe from such circumstances, but, in Cambridge it would seem as though they aren't.

　

I really don't care if the Cambridge Police Department's FEELINGS were hurt. Gee, that is a shame.

I believe Secretary Geithner is doing a great job. And I was a complete skeptic. However, on oversight...

...I believe it is Unconstitutional for the Executive Branch to execute oversight. It isn't as though the Executive Branch should not execute oversight, but, our Constitution is one of checks and balances. The Constitutional venue for oversight of either the Financial overhaul and National Health Care Reform is with both houses of the legislature.

　

...An agency is needed because the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and bank regulators failed to use their authority to shield consumers from lending abuses, Geithner said today at a House Financial Services Committee hearing. The agency needs the powers of other regulators to succeed, he said.
“If you give this agency only rule-writing authority but no enforcement authority, it will be too weak,” Geithner said. “Leaving in place with a bunch of different people enforcement authority that frankly was not well used or deployed” wouldn’t work, he added....

　

I believe the Obama Executive Branch should conduct any oversight it needs to and desires to as they are the authors of legislation to control effects of agencies upon the people of this is nation. Executive Oversight is automatically their authority under the USA Constitution. The Executive Branch is authorized to conduct the day to day business of the country and to that end, they have without doubt definitive power to exert oversight. They can even refer findings to the Legislative Houses, however, it is my opinion they do not have Constitutional authority to unilaterally conduct such oversight, but, in tandem with both houses.

　

The Executive Branch can assign any tools necessary to achieve their goals. And while any subsequent administrations will not have the 'expertise' the Obama Administration has, the way oversight, rule making and prosecution is carried out can be a model and even set precedent.

　

Okay?

　

So, what the Obama Administration, including the Cabinet, its officers, special prosecutors, Czars or whomever or whatever is employed can be 'exampled' and 'precedented' to guide the next White House in eight years.

　

Now. Regarding enforcement.

　

The reason Regulators have no meaning in the system, except, as recordkeeper and tattle tales, is because they were never legislated authority to bring facts to the Justice Department for prosecution. If there is significant wrong doing they certainly have the information that makes that clear, but, the repulsive reality that allowed five investment banks to push AIG over the edge and force "The Paulson Pity Party," is that unless there were overt issues of concern, the Regulators were more or less advisors and passive observers.

　

That doesn't have to be the case and I'll example U.S. Fish and Wildlife. Okay? I am sure you follow the methodology already.

　

The agency that Mr. Geithner is creating needs teeth. End of discussion. What is in question is where does the authority come from to prosecute? Yes? A regulatory agency or oversight agency does not and should not have the authority to prosecute. It does, however, have the responsibility to gather FACTS and present their case to Justice for prosecution.

　

The reason there is a 'division' of labor is to prevent conflict of interest. The USA Agencies have the right to seek advise regarding their fact finding from Justice (Primarily through the US Attorney infrastructure and/or the Attoney General's Office), but, they basically act to investigate, record and move to prosecution any violations as outlined in the legislation or otherwise said, considered criminal by law.

　

Basically, Mr. Geithner is seeking authority that will only weigh down the activities of the Executive Branch. And if this administration is burdened with an unbearable work load to the mess they inherited, they are only making it worse today and in the future if they DON'T DELEGATE. I must state here, the Obama Administration is more diligent in their duties than the American people have been accustomed to or witnessed in decades. The other administration this ambitious was Kennedy's and his bother Bobby in Justice. We all know what enemies they made then and the result.

　

There is not a day that goes by that I expect the Secret Service to take EXCELLANT care of these people. They are vital to our democracy and believe me, there are innumerable enemies about.

Now, long about now I would expect Mr. Geithner to be scratching his head while trying to fathom where Justice (including the US Attorney infrastructure) is going to get the time they need to carry out this responsibility.

　

Well, during the past thirty and primarily the last eight years, the US Attorney infrastructure, INCLUDING the agencies that report to them, have been cut to the bone to the point where they are so overburdened they cannot function. Basically, the Republicans over thirty years of cost cutting ABUSE have created an anarchy. Bush/Cheney was the worse. What Mr. Geithner needs to do is demand an audit of the duties of the federal agencies and US Attorneys and subsequent courts.

　

And this is where it gets ugly.

　

That audit will have to be increased with the NEW duties they will obtain from the Executive Branch. The Executive Branch is the agency to do this and not the legislature. The Executive Branch then presents the audit and new duties as 'evidence' to the legislature to increase the 'work force' of the agencies, US Attorney infrastruture and courts. The Legislative Branch then sets PERMANENT standards (and this is where Timothy can get creative - they can be 'floating/fluid' standards depending on work load) to the size and volume of the work force and how people are added, their qualifications and quite possibly how the departments can be reduced when crime is no longer a burden to the people of the nation.

　

Now.

　

To cost.

　

Initially and immediately, the Bank Bailout created an income to the USA Treasury. While that is nice and can be interesting to other venues of priorities of the Obama Administration and subsequently to the American people, those monies can be used to 'set up' the new infrastruture which eventually will be carried by the General Administration Fund. THOSE COSTS can be generated from SPECIFIC and STIFF fines of the PROSECUTED. The cost of the 'fluid' infrastruture to carry out the necessary responsibilities of the Executive Branch quite literally will be funded by the people, entities and companies that CAUSED the need for the increase in infrastructure.

　

It is the way I see Mr. Geithner's Agency and an increase in Executive Branch Infrastructure.

　

Good luck.

H1N1 cases double in one week. It was destined to escalate as soon as enough were infected.

Vaccine are entering trials, but, the WHO stated there can be no compromise on safety.

In the meantime, Glaxo is raking in the bucks on Relenza.

GlaxoSmithKline Targets Production Of 190 Million Treatment Of H1N1 Drug By End Of 2009 (click here)
July 23, 2009 12:38 p.m. EST

AHN Staff
London, England (AHN) - Drug multinational firm GlaxoSmithKline will produce by the end of 2009 190 million treatment courses of Relenza, an Influenza A (H1N1) medication. GSK will also develop a new adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, the company announced Wednesday as it disclosed a 2009 second quarter turnover decline of 2 percent...

UPDATE 1-EU agency begins review of H1N1 flu vaccine data (click here)
Fri Jul 24, 2009 8:00am EDT
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Europe's drug watchdog has begun reviewing data on pandemic flu vaccines with the goal of getting medicines to protect against the H1N1 virus approved before flu season starts in the Northern Hemisphere, likely in September.
The European Medicines Agency said on Friday it would speed the review of data -- which began in July -- as vaccine manufacturers make them available....

Swine flu: 100,000 infected in a week (click here)
Swine flu infected at least 100,000 Britons last week, officials announced on Thursday.
By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor
Published: 7:00AM BST 24 Jul 2009
Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer, said there were now 840 patients in hospital in England with swine flu, 63 of them in intensive care.
Children are being hit hardest, with relatively few cases amongst the elderly, as it is thought they may have some immunity to the H1N1 virus from previous pandemics.
There are 169 children under the age of five in hospital, with 12 in intensive care.
Officials said 26 people were confirmed to have died after contracting swine flu. Children under 15 accounted for a third of deaths, while around one in seven victims was previously in good health....

It doesn't take much to spread flu. Now, the 'usual' flu season is going to be coming around. I don't know, this is going to be rough. Everyone played 'the Bush Gamble.' Ah, it aint' nothin,' it will be just like the regular flu and go away. Now, there is going to be twice as much danger to everyone.

H1N1 is known to have a higher morbidity component wtih the obese and now we know it causes seizures in children. I am curious where it is settling in children. It must be in the myalin, although I would not anticpate that, but, it has a predisposition to fatty tissue. I am thinking it could be a long term issue for children and wonder if some of those issues might lead to MS as well as permanent seizure disorders.

When are people going to learn to listen when they are told it is a serious problem? Huh? When? When it is too late, evidently.

It is a shame it wasn't contained. It wasn't as if the WHO didn't try. It was that people didn't listen. They listened to morons that didn't want to spend money on containment or slow down commerce or cause people to stay home rather than travel. Amazing. People's lives are put in danger for the sake of commerce. I don't know, maybe the WHO needs to issue quarantine orders.

Swine flu pandemic now 'unstoppable': WHO official (click here)
New study, deaths raise concerns as vaccine race goes on
The swine flu pandemic has grown "unstoppable" and all nations will need access to vaccines, a WHO official said Monday, as 12 new deaths were reported and a study raised fresh concerns.
Britain, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, the Philippines and Thailand all reported deaths on Monday, while Saudi Arabia shut an international school after 20 students were diagnosed with the A(H1N1) virus.
As the death toll increased, the World Health Organization official said a swine flu vaccine should be available as early as September and all countries would need to be able to protect themselves....

Independents Beware. You have to watch what you say. Yep.

That was according to Curtis Wright on The Morning Beat in Wilmington, NC. It may sound like a local issue,but, most of these folks are nationally syndicated.

　

So, considering the remorse Independents are having I thought I'd give them a hand with the messages of their 'commentators.'

　

According to what I am hearing, there are supposed to be 'controlled responses' to the anticipated demise of National Health Care Reform. Those controlled verbal responses go like this.

　

As a side note, I find this mess fascinating. They are some of the most diabolical men I have ever heard speak. It is one thing to have 'factual talking points;' it is another thing to simply attempt to 'create' an understanding of facts and then out right lie.

　

So, I think the Independents need to get their ducks in order if they are going to be good and devoted listeners to these men. And NO, there are no women, except as dutiful counter parts within the broadcast that don't speak until they are spoken to.

　

First thing the Independents need to understand is that they aren't Independents anymore, they are, according to 'Good Ole Curt' OTHER DEMOCRATS. That's right, in one fell swoop of the spoken word according to Curtis there are no more Independents, there are only OTHER DEMOCRATS.

　

Okay? So, that is your first lie. Don't be calling yourself Independents, even on telephone polls, because you are no longer. What Independents are in the year 2009 are the new OTHER DEMOCRATS. Kindly get that right or you won't fit in.

Of course the rational for such lies is a bit obscure, but, here is my best guess. If people that happen to be listeing, and know their own minds and have made up their minds to declare themselves as Democrats they might be swayed by such things. So, the Independents that are now OTHER DEMOCRATS have more power if they are no longer Independents and act in a matter that dictates criticism by others called, "Which ever way the wind blows." Being an OTHER DEMOCRAT gives any Independent more validity in the real world.

The other thing OTHER DEMOCRATS need to remember is that you never, ever state any American doesn't spend their money wisely. Those in criticism of the National Health Care Reform legislation should never consider others irresponsible in their spending habits and unable to pay they health care bills for that reason. Remember that now. Don't say such things.

　

This is what you do have to say, according to Curtis.

In the world according to Curtis, the primary problem with the National Health Care Reform legislation, is that 'One Group of People will be paying for another group of people and that is Unamerican." Got that? Don't fail Curtis now.

See, the thing is this. Even though other folks haven't got the money to pay for their health care there is no reason why those that approve of bank bailouts should have to pay the cost. You know how that is. Right? I mean anyone that is an OTHER DEMOCRAT knows how important it is to keep very dime you can accumulate while reaching beyond that and hauling out billions upon billions more from the USA Treasury. Surely, everyone that is an OTHER DEMOCRAT understands that.

So, for the folks that accumulate all their wealth on the backs of those that cannot afford health care, it is better to say, "It is Unamerican to have one group of people pay for another group of people." It's better PR for all you OTHER DEMOCRATS.

　

My perspective is, of course, of no consequence to OTHER DEMOCRATS, so I'll put it out there for the 'hell' of it. Oops, I said a bad word. I guess I'm a grown up and can fathom such concepts without fear.

I look at it this way.

I believe the people of this nation are basically good people. That isn't PR. They do all sorts of things to try to make ends meet. They work multiple jobs, they join the military and they love their kids. I don't believe for one minute there is a person out there if given the opportunity to pay for every aspect of their life that they won't choose to do it.

　

So, when issues come up regarding 'basic necessities,; such as clean water, nutrious foods, education to one's potential and health care; as one good person to another I have to look realistically at what is possible to fulfill those needs. Because if we are to be a strong country with a ready workforce and viable economy we need to meet people's basic necessities. Health care is one of them. And if getting people 'used to' being attentive to annual health care check ups is a part of that, then it is simply a part of that.

That is called morality. It 'fits' well into my life and I would like to think I contribute the best outcome of fellow Americans as best I can. And if, there is an adversity in my life that demands compassion to dominate need, then I hope other Americans will recognize the morality I exhibited toward them.

No, I don't put 'the dollar' before every conscience decision I make. But. Then. I am not an OTHER DEMOCRAT.

54% favor Health Care Reform - I believe the nation trusts the President.

If people view the Health Care Bill neutrally (29%), they see no reason to oppose it.

I don't know where the insight of analysts otherwise comes from and with 39% feeling negatively impacted, that leaves 6% undecided.

I do not believe most Americans want this measure postponed or defeated.

It would seem as though Independents have a difficult time holding onto the idea of success and are more effected by Conservative opinions regarding fiscal viability of programs than one would expect. I think that is sad.

The Independents that voted so well in November 2008 are part of a historical Presidency that is actually solving problems. Their 'issue' with this President is still very unclear. There is no reason to doubt President Obama's sincerity, patriotism or agenda. He hasn't surprised anyone with the proposed legislation to date.

The nation decided overwhelmingly to back a Democratic majority with an intelligent and insightful President. The Independents are just a mess aren't they? There is no reason to be this distraught over a decision for a President that is overwhelmingly 'good' for this country.

Thank you, Senator Graham. Judge Sotomayor is eminantly qualified. She is also an exciting nomination.

In an announcement yesterday, Senator Leahy stated there is a week delay in the vote, but, Judge Sotomayor will be taking a seat on the Supreme Court in September 2009 (click here) when they reconvene. She will be seated to a very busy agenda.

Senator Graham is among those that had enough confidence in recognizing her ability to confirm her nomination.

I think it went very well and the pace at which Judge David Souter's replacement was decided by all those involved is admirable. Not to deny there were some interesting issues along the way, but, learning about political bias is necessary to be able to adequately address it, now and in the future.

I believe she will be a magnificent judge and one that will bring pride to the Supreme Court as well as balance. Well done.

Cochran Will Vote Against Sotomayor (click here)

...Among current members, Sens. Sam Brownback (R-KS), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Jim Inhofe (R-OK), Jon Kyl (R-AZ), John McCain (R-AZ), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Pat Roberts (R-KS), Jeff Sessions (R-AL) and Richard Shelby (R-AL) all voted against Sotomayor in '98. Brownback, Inhofe, Kyl, McConnell and Roberts have each said they will again vote no.

Refugee camps are not new to the region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. That just might be the problem.

Pakistan’s Swat Refugees Face Disease Threat, Need Aid, UN Says (click title to entry - thank you)
By Paul Tighe and Khalid Qayum
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s 2 million refugees displaced by fighting in the northwestern Swat Valley are facing the threat of disease as they cope with damaged water and sewage systems in towns and villages, the United Nations said....


PESHAWAR, Pakistan—An Afghan girl at Nasir Bagh refugee camp, 1984. © Steve McCurry

No worthy collection of seminal photography would ignore this iconic picture by McCurry. National Geographic made it big and this is really just a beautiful picture. Her eyes are incredible.

Of course the best way to end any suffering of the peoples of this region is to stop the violence that accompanies the prolonged dominance of The Taliban. However, we know that where poverty exists there also exists the opportunity for such religious extremists to dominate the populous with threats and actual violence.

In addition, while charity is supposed to be at the heart of any religion and exists as one of the pillars of Islam, there is very little charity in bringing these people relief from the disease that accompanies poverty.

If The West is to succeed in ridding the region of extremist groups that act as direct threats to national security, then the needs of people in the refugee camps need to be addressed. We will not be solving our national security issues if the people of Pakistan and Afghanistan stand in ridicule of their personal tragedies caused by our strategic decisions.

There is a lot to be done, far more than is possible in raising these people out of poverty, such as schools, employment and infrastructure, but, if their lives aren't sustainable because preventable diseases are eradicated then they will never be able to salvage their lives and their countries. We will be right back where we started if the region is not stable and the suffering doesn't stop.

All too frequently we hear how our military is causing more problems with the people of these nations than their governments can handle. One of the reasons that is an issue is due to the intolerable suffering of their people. This struggle with The Taliban and groups such as al Qaeda has gone on all too long. In providing measurable and effective relief to their daily lives they will be able to sustain strategic goals to secure their nations and stablize the region.

As part of our strategy, our State Department needs to coordinate relief efforts and promote assistance to these people. There are people that are more than willing to do the work and with economic distress throughout the global community generousity is difficult to come by. We have to make the people caught up in these communities a priority. It just may be that they need to stop living in 'temporary' communities and resolve to make their homes where they live today. If they are safe, they need to try to prosper and live where that safety net can exist for them.

Longing to return home may be unrealistic for some time and only provides a venue for the growth of discontent and dangerous conditions, including the lack of sewage and clean water.

Situation dire for Pakistani refugees (click here)
Bronwyn Curran, Foreign Correspondent
Last Updated: June 23. 2009 12:40AM UAE
June 22. 2009 8:40PM GMT
...The United Nations has appealed for $532m to help shelter, feed and provide clean water and medicines for what it says is the world’s worst refugee crisis since Rwanda in the 1990s. So far only 35.5 per cent of the funding request has been met, making this humanitarian effort one of the most under-funded in recent history, Abdul Aziz Arrukban, a former Saudi transport company director, said....


This Afghan refugee camp in Jallozai, Pakistan, is one of many set up in the country to accommodate millions of Afghans who fled their war-torn country beginning in the 1980s. Many Afghans also fled to camps in Iran or were displaced within Afghanistan.

I would like to congratulate everyone for saving lives today. Thank you.

Everyday that we don't have comprehensive health care for the nation, people are sicker at the hand of private health care. I am not willing to delay.

Representative Mike Ross of Arkansas. A Blue Dog Democrat. His district elected him to solve their problems. Arkansas is the poorest state in the nation. They need this health care bill more than any other state and while fiscal responsibility is important, and it definately is, the well being of his constituency has to come first.

According to Politico (click title to entry - thank you) the Blue Dog Democrats have reached an agreement with President Obama. It is a good agreement that will include a committee to oversee the cost of the nation's health care and concentrate on trimming costs. I think it is a great idea. But, we simply cannot delay a vote one more day. I am sorry, but, the reality is that the American people need this legislation and soon.

The Blue Dog Democrats have also been a 'target' by Talk Radio. They are hearing from a nation of scared people that have been placed in the middle of an unneeded debate. Only over the last week, Talk Radio asked their listeners from across the fifty states to target the seven Blue Dog Democrats to form a wedge to the President's Health Care Initiative. Their offices aren't even receiving calls, emails and letters from their own constituency, so much as people outside their constituencies.

Talk Radio has to be dealt with. They have managed to scare the people of this country into their corner and it is a shame. I literally heard a man speaking with a 'commentator' yesterday evening that was simply scared half out of his wits. He nearly begged for forgiveness in voting for Democrats in the past election and then pledged to 'bring down' the President and the Speaker of the House. I felt bad for him. He had made the best choice in November of 2008 and now he was feeling as though he was bamboozled into electing a socialist and possibly a Marxist. After eviscerating himself over Talk Radio he was rewarded by the 'commentator' with an autographed, free copy of his lastest book. I mean, like, ??? what is that mess ???

It is my opinion The Blue Dog Democrats did themselves proud. They brought a perspective to the legislation that will result in a monitoring to reduce the cost to the nation. I think they have a great idea. The country should know how the new Health Care Initiative is taking shape and its effectiveness on delivering the nation from the Republican disaster of nearly thirty years of neglect.

But, we need to get this done and with oversight to the program there is no reason to continue to delay. Every person in the USA does not need to 'understand' every intricacy of the legislation or how it will all play out. The nation needs to prepare themselves for a dynamic new health care industry that will turn the corner on current gaps in care and begin a new era of research to solve the nation's problems.

The USA has become accustomed to people in elected office 'scamming' them. They have had their 'trust' violated on many occassion over thirty years only to have their quality of life take a negative path. The last eight years served to undermine the trust of the nation in their own decision making and that has to be the most egregious of the reality that the nation faces today. Why the questioning when we have a man in the Oval Office that sincerely loves us and wants the best for this country? Why? People actually don't trust their own thoughts anymore? They HAVE TO believe the worst about President Obama?

We have a President the world community embraces, including communist nations, and that is a bad thing? Huh?

We are seeing more movement by other nations into venues of democratic principles than we ever witnessed before and that is bad for us?

In Iran alone, the change in openness is resulting while the moderates are finding voice again in their political, government and religious institutions. That is a fact. It is happening WITHOUT a single hostile word spoken by President Obama or Vice President Biden. No hate mongering, simply patience in support of democratic principles that are taking shape again. It is to the credit of the Iranian people and that is what is most astounding. While the world watches, the Iranian people are expressing their wishes openly. What could be better? No political grandstanding, simply patient resolve and watchful oversight. That is all the Iranian people need. Any words of hate would only villainize the very democratic principles we hope for within that country.

I think the populous of the USA is being 'handled' by a media empire that doesn't like to be questioned. What is really interesting is that we can't even blame the Health Care Industry Lobbyists this time. There has been no increase in spending by these lobbyists because of this new initiative as their was with, then First Lady and now Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, attempts to reform health care. No increase in lobbyist spending, yet the nation is falling apart in their understanding of the need for this legislation.

To put it into 'southern terms.' "Ya'll need to stop."

The reaction to the new Health Care Inititative is emotional. There is no reason for this overwrought sense of doom. No reason at all. Talk Radio has managed to instill a sense of demise to any American already 'on their last nerve' regarding issues of unemployment and economic trouble. Health care is an issue every American can relate to and that fact is being used at an emotional level to undermine the confidence the American people displayed so admirably in November of 2008.

"Stop now." There is no reason to feel as though 'the wheels are falling off the nation' and Russia is going to invade. "Just stop." We are going to be alright. We are going to be more than alright. We are going to be great and this nation will have what it needs to perpetuate an economy the world can emulate.

This is change we have needed, wanted and now here it is at our doorstep and the 'old regime' is taking it hard. They aren't going quietly into the night. They are going kicking and screaming and throwing every weapon they have at us. OUR REVOLUTION is complete and they are still trying to undermine it.

Every voter that 'changed' the face of DC this time needs to be proud of their votes. They need to return to being proud of their new President. Barak Obama loves us. He sincerely does and he does not place ideology before what is best for the nation.

I trust our President. I trust our legislature and the majority of Democrats that are standing in the way of our nation's worst outcome. I am proud of them, all of them. We need to do this and we need to do it now. Lives will be saved and changed for the better when we are finished.