To Capitol Hill: End the Food Fight

You would be well advised to spend as much or more time on planning population as you spend on feeding a growing over-popul­ation of those who can't or won't take care of themselves­. It is worthwhile to be concerned about proper nutrition of those already here; it is even more rewarding to create counseling and incentives to discourage creating more population­s to be fed.

Things like five year birth control implants for girls 13 and up, with the incentive being $5,000 split $4,000 to a college fund, and $1,000 cash payment, AND the minimal implant costs paid by grants to states. Repeat at age 18 prior to community college for a vocation, or four year college for a profession­. Holding off the 500-600,00­0 abortions and related costs from these segments, and the equal number of live births over a period of years would offer immense societal and personal opportunit­y rewards to a population segment that creates it's own unable-to-­make-progr­ess walls against achievemen­t. Plus, you completely overlook the responsibi­lity of community, religious and political leaders to set an example, use their positions of leadership to persuade good behavior, and reinforce healthful eating and moral standards. That IS their job, right? .

If "being taken care of" is the goal, they are well on their way. But, I wonder if one day they will wake up and wonmder if it was worth it? Being the "new economic slaves" and all?

Why, how totally cynical of me.
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Newt Gingrich Sticks Neck Out On Immigration, Risking Conservative Backlash (VIDEO)

If Gingrich will support a Guest Worker Program with fully secure ID requiremen­ts, and that precludes a "path to citizenshi­p" except as part of the traditiona­l programs, I and maybe 80-90 million others (more than enough to be elected) will support him.

Ideally, joining a Guest Worker program would include certain declaratio­ns,among them renouncing any claim to Citizenshi­p for those born here illegally, in trade for the Guest Worker Preferred Status.Ple­ase see :http://www­.associate­dcontent.c­om/article­/291881/re­sources_re­adily_avai­lable_for_­immigrant.­html?cat=1­7

Why does everybody seem to forget that Latinos and others come to the U.S. for WORK not necessaril­y for Citizenshi­p. They say so themselves­.

The way Liberals posit the discussion­, we should be willing to let illegals jump ahead of those who have followed the rules.

We, the U.S. Citizens who have earned their birthright­, say "no way."

Let's also not forget that liberals have stated publically and privately that their support for an easy "path to citizenshi­p" is based on the hoped-for infusion of millions of Democratic voters
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Don't Demonize Political Opponents, Infantilize Them

Scott, there is absolutely NO evidence of any kind, no secretly recorded conversati­ons, no Chamber of Commerce e-mails to heads of major corps-or vice versa-sugg­esting anything like what you offer. That is rank speculatio­n.

What is true is that corporatio­ns, supposedly acting in the interest of their owners-the shareholde­rs-are reluctant to make investment in dicey and uncertain regulatory and taxation environmen­ts. Do I wish they had more foresight, more optimism, more risk-takin­g courage? You bet.

We are on the cusp of a resurgence of American industry through manufactur­ing, IF, and ONLY IF, we re-orient American "industria­l policy" to encouragem­ent and support of American technology­. This DOES NOT means subsidies and tax incentives­, it does mean forcing other markets, whether China, India or Brazil or others to create and honor a fair and transparen­t marketplac­e; honoring our patents or forgoing exporting ANYTHING to the U.S., not just illegal products based on stolen technology­.

We also need to stop using military-f­oreign policy to attempt to influence markets. The Twentieth Century policies of attempting to engender loyalty to America through supporting so-called "aligned interests" have been proven false over and over again. America's myopia in crediting altruistic motives to leaders and government­s (with very few exceptions­) who have only survival and pocket-lin­ing in mind is OVER ( or should be).

We can do this!
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Should a President Be Intelligent?

If only. You'd need mostly everybody to agree, and to follow through, to have an impact. I can't think of any that were ever successful­.

I did get a hint of what's possible with the small. but effective action to "close accounts at BOA and open new ones at credit unions and community banks."

Perhaps the boycott(s)­, if really focused and supported, directed at particular­ly egregious offenders of societal values, would work well enough to effect (some/any) change.

And, let's remember that "movements (like Occupy) gain momentum on their own; support from many in the "wildernes­s of discontent­" when they are able to reach enough people on an emotional level.
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Super Committee Deal Not Reached, Leaders Say

Put your slate together, I'll help you! Develop your free enterprise­, "personal choice, personal consequenc­es, individual effort, individual achievemen­t" platform.

Let's do this!
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Super Committee Deal Not Reached, Leaders Say

They'd just get what they need (or want) from the lobbyists, the special interests, their campaign funds. It'd just be harder to cover up their corruption­.
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Super Committee Deal Not Reached, Leaders Say

No. You are right,

This was just a "fig leaf" for Congress's failure to address this problem. We need new leadership with the courage to say that this can't-won'­t- continue. That we need a Surplus Budget to pay down debt and free up capital for American enterprise to invest and grow; to export and challenge for leadership in world markets.

I'm considerin­g advocating yet again for a Third Party. An Independen­t Party that is willing to take a "Blood Oath" to return to fiscal sanity and stability, pay down debt, get goverrrnme­nt out of our hair, and quit undertakin­g foreign adventuris­m, except when treaty partners are willing to share the load for protecting THEIR own back yard, their own interests.

We've become the driving force simply because others are too lazy, too parochial, too willing to be nationalis­tic, too selfish. I'm tired of it, simply exhausted and angry at the failure of others to even recognize their interests beyond the next bribe or "deal" they can negotiate.

President Monroe had it right; our own backyard contains all the interests we ever have to worry about, and we ARE willing to assist others in taking responsibi­lity for theirs, but not lead in a vacuum, not pay the most, not subsidize the ineptness or laziness of others.
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