Cliff Hanger - Still!

Well we can once again count on our politicians to be more worried about their political careers then about the American People. Has I write this, it's less then 9 hours till midnight, and the only agreement we have is an agreement to not raise taxes for at least 2013. That's great, but nothing close to what should have been agreed to over a year ago.

Both parties are responsible for this failure to protect our economy and for doing what was right for the American people. Tax cuts, and spending cuts need to happen while protecting our Education, Military and Social programs. Why is it that our politicians can't seem to understand that this is for ALL Americans, and not just a few? What will it take for them to wake up and begin doing their job for Americans and not for themselves.

To be frank, SCREW THEM! They treat the American people with such distaste that each and everyone who is in office as of December 31^st, 2012 and has been re-elected to office should be brought up for a recall vote and then simply voted out of office. They failed America, they failed at their job...they are failures by blaming the other party and not taking the necessary steps to deal with what is going on and to fix our economy!

I'm tired as hell about it, but I'm one person. We ALL need to speak up and say something to them about their failure to do their job. Speak up at: http://beta.congress.gov, find your Senator or House Rep., and tell them to get their act together. The numbers of the masses speak louder then the money of a few.

Stop Being a Sheep and Speak UP!!!  Afterall this is YOUR life they are Screwing with!!!!

Congress and the President's Holiday Greeting to you: Bah Humbug

The years 2011 and 2012 were the worst years for politics in the USA. While the American public has been clear in various ways that things have to change, they have not. So the question comes to mind; why not?

It is just days before Christmas, a day that is full of stress for most people as it is, and the US Congress and the President have chosen to tell the American people Bah Humbug...Scrooge is no long an individual, but a collection of 500 plus people who are more hell bent on protecting their job then they are about protecting the average American!

While I want to put the blame solely on the shoulders of our politicians, I can't. The American people have to speak up and tell them enough is enough. America is not about a small number of people, but about the average person. The Average American can not handle having their security jeopardized for the benefit of the few.

A deal must be made and the American public has to let their elected officials know that this game of chicken is a bunch of BS. Bah Humbug...give me a break!

NRA Shame on You!

In a press conference today, the NRA had the gull to be arrogant and to offer lame excuses as to who was to blame for the mass murder at Sandy Hook elementary. It is as clear as it possibly can be that there is no reason for citizens to have access to automatic weapons of any kind. For them to not stand up and say that a ban of the automatic rifle, or of high compact cartridges is completely unsatisfactory and arrogant of them.

They wanted to give some serious talk about a meaningful solution to the problem, and all they did was insult the American public, and the memory of those 20 children killed on December 14, 2012.

Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that the only way to fix the problem of violence is to get rid of automatic weapons, I wish it were that easy. But removing those type of weapons does decrease the potential for mass murders by a gun man.

Violence in of itself is a major cause for our issues when it comes to mass murders. The lack of mental hospitals or proper access to mental health professionals is also a major issue that has to be addressed. The Sandy Hook shooter was clearly having mental issues, and while his mother may have tried her best, she was not a trained mental health professional, something that may have made a major difference in this case. People need to be free to ask for help, and to know they can get it.

Case in point, when I was feeling depressed over loosing my business, I had requested to meet with a therapist through the only available resource I could, City Health Plan for the Homeless. I was only able to get 15 minutes of talk time with the therapist once a week. That was not enough time to dive into any issues of value that could help me. Thankfully, I had other resources I could pull from to help me deal with the issues.

But what if I was more distressed? Fifteen minutes of talk time is not enough for anything dealing with mental health. The chances of someone getting real help doesn't truly exist. That person could easily fall through the cracks and end up getting a weapon off the streets and kill as many people as they wanted to.

I agree with the general assessment that there is NO easy answer to stopping the mass murders by gun men. But, I can not sit back and agree with the NRA or others that say that not removing a mass murder type of gun as an automatic riffle is acceptable either. They and the high capacity cartridges for ammo must go.

We as humans can not continue to do nothing. It tarnishes the memory of all the people who are victims of murders, either it be mass murders such as Sandy Hook, or street killings.