The United States Strangely Quiet

Since the reelection of Barack Obama, the United States seems so quiet.

Of course, we have certain red (neck) states threatening secession.  Seriously, that's the best they could come up with?

Barack seems to be taking a hard stand on no negotiating the Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, due to expire soon.  Hmmmm?  Kid gloves in the dumpster behind the White House?  Let's hope.

Wisconsin's republicans took back the senate - largely due to their very biased redistricting maps.  That's still in the courts.  Sure to cost all Wisconsinites more tax dollars.

Scott Walker hasn't done anything stupid.  Of course, he hasn't done anything at all, lately.  When he does, you can be sure it will be stupid.

Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney are still coming out of their stupefied mental state, neither quite believing they've lost.  What arrogance!  Hubris is a B*tch.

Ron Johnson continued to make stupid remarks and do nothing as our Senator.  What a schlocky piece of crap this guy is. 

At any rate, things are quiet on the political front, both nationally and here in Wisconsin.  After such a contentious election year, it is nice.  On the other hand, we bloggers need fodder, so somebody do something, please.  Republicans, I'm counting on you to provide grist for the mill.  You're so good at creating chaos. 

Oh, and if you're the head of the CIA, don't you think you might think twice about getting caught with your pants down?  Just as I suspected, red, white and blue underwear with big brown stains.

What Makes Me Happy?

The thought that Barack Obama will take off his kid gloves and come out swinging.  It will be difficult, but in his second term, with little to lose, he needs to stand tall among the small-minded people in congress and not take any $hit.

The thought that the Koch brothers, Donald Trump and lots of empty-headed billionaires just like them spent lots and lots of money.....for NOTHING.....makes me glad down to my bone marrow.  They should have saved those dollars; they'll need them when their tax breaks finally expire.  Can't happen soon enough.

The thought that Mitt Romney won't have a chance to further damage global relations.

The knowledge that Planned Parenthood, ObamaCare, PBS, and Roe v. Wade is safe, at least for another four years.

Mostly what makes me the very happiest is that I am not alone; that America has spoken and I'm not completely surrounded by rhetoric-spouting non-thinkers.

America Deemed Competent

It is indeed an immense relief to know that this country did not elect Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.

All of you whom voted to reelect President Obama really have saved the day; possibly the world, and certainly yourselves and your fellow Americans.

I guess I can go back to picking on Scott Walker now.  He's such small fish, but he still represents the GOP mindset that truly does not have any basis in reality.

Thank you America!  Maybe we're going to be alright.

Is it Over Yet?

AT 5:15 p.m., CST, Obama is winning in New Hampshire with 7% of the state reporting. 

Is this a good sign?  I think so, since New Hampshire is quite republican; but even ignorant people know not to drink anything with a foul stench.

I'm going to the movies so I don't have to watch the election returns.  Going to see Argo, as Ben Affleck is so much more appealing than either candidate right now.  I have political ad burnout. 

I am sincerely hopeful that when I come out of that movie at 10 p.m., Romney will have conceded the election. 

If not, I've got two months to pack up and move to Costa Rica. 

Here's hoping America is not completely insane.  We'll know at midnight. 

Tomorrow Is Upon Us.

Well, that gracious time is upon us when we can put the bickering political ads behind us and elect a president.

We will have a few years reprieve from the extreme nastiness of this year's campaign, and hopefully concentrate on rebuilding a country that is seriously on the brink of disaster. 

Rich people everywhere are biting their manicured fake nails over this election.  They have the least to lose --- money.

Poor people everywhere are wringing their hard working hands and hoping the last straw isn't placed on their backs with the wrong outcome.

I'm just glad I don't have to look at Romney/Ryan ads anymore.  That much spoon-fed bull$hit would make anyone in their right mind violently ill.

Whatever happens in America tomorrow, there is definitely a great divide of people.  There are the rich.  There are the redneck.  There are the racist.  And then there are just plain American people who take the time to understand the issues.  It will be interesting to see which group represents the majority.

Let's Tax The Rich at 70% - Like We Did in 1950

Back in 1950 and the entire decade, rich people were taxed at 70%.  That seems excessive, even to me - a determined liberal standing so far out in left field, Communists can barely see me.

Or at least it did.

When Richard Nixon came into office (that epitome of crooked politicians), the tax breaks started for the uber-rich.  Those tax breaks have not lost momentum; so, a modest proposal of my own would be to make up for all the monies the uber-rich have not paid in taxes by taxing them from now and forever going forward at 70%.

Here's why.

I read the New York Times every Sunday, and I love it because it seems to have the most honest reporting of any newspaper in America.

But I also love the style section because I get to peek into that world of the uber-rich to actually see how they spend their excessive amounts of cash.

There is a considerable amount of wealth concentrated in a very small number of people, yet these people are calling your shots -- by "your" I mean anyone who doesn't have a trust fund.  These rich folks are the wrong people to call financial shots for anyone because they squander all that excess cash in unbelievably stupid ways.

Now we all get a good laugh out of $40,000 Birken bags and the people who carry them.  Even $4500 Balenciaga bags are ridiculous when one's intellect overrides one's ego.  But let's talk about real stupidity.

Like the treehouse for a twelve year old girl with running water and electricity. 

Like the couple who downsized their Central Park 4500 square foot apartment and went downtown, moving into a place with half the space.  Their biggest lament?  What to do with all their "stuff".  Especially the Italian vases they had shipped home and which numbered in the hundreds.  Come on.  Give me a f*cking break.  I like nice stuff as much as the next person, even have a (very) few really nice things, but I have never worried about where to display my hundreds of Italian vases. 

Or the wallpaper that costs $5,000 a roll.  Or the bathtub at $25,000.  Are we a pretentious society?  Of course we are.  That anyone would consider buying a $25,000 bathtub when there are people right down the block who don't have food or warm jackets is beyond me. 

We need to tax the rich at 70% to help the people who would be happy just to have a roof over their heads.

We need to tax the rich at 70% to prevent them from making serious mistakes with their money, like hideous fashion choices and being taken advantage of by designers and decoraters with questionable taste.

We need to tax the rich at 70% so that their 50 year old matrons don't walk around in $900 designer jeans stretched to death over their fat behinds while their plasticine faces scare children.

We need to tax the rich at 70% to teach them that they are not alone.  This seems like the most humane way to do it.

The Difference - Part 2. Then and Now

President Obama was on national news last night reassuring New Jersey citizens, and in essence, all east coast citizens, that the United States would be there to help them right the destruction left by that ultimate of all terrorists, mother nature.

I wonder how this made the people of New Orleans and the rest of the gulf coast feel?  Bush did a flyover, and then proceeded to let people die, never once offering U.S. assistance in the aftermath of Katrina.  If he did offer it, it was lip service.  Any gulf coast resident will tell you it was lip service.  Bush was really good at lip service. 

At any rate, the difference is clear; Democrat = Help, Republican = F*ck Off. 

It is beyond my ability to understand why anyone in America, especially anyone who is not a very wealthy person, would believe anything Mitt Romney or that lying A$$ Paul Ryan would say.  But that's Mitt Romney's whole premise, isn't it:  JUST BELIEVE.

You yokels out there who would vote republican must really be empty-souled creatures, with very, very small brains.  Why would you just believe?  Do you all still believe in Santa Claus?  The Easter Bunny?  The Tooth Fairy?  Romney just believes in himself, a rich bastard who got rich on the broken backs of the working class.  He believes that getting rich that way is right, just and acceptable.
And he believes that this will work in building a strong America.

Wake up and smell the horse$hit.  JUST BELIEVE your vote can make a difference, and in order for it to make a difference, vote democratic.