Living On the Diagonal

THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK YOU MAY NEVER READ!     But Must Know the Basics due to the Presidential Election     This book will explain the current issues of the Presidential Campaign and the motivation of the outrageous Republican candidates. This is about YOU and the future of the U.S. The book is Dark Money by Jane Mayer an investigative reporter for the New York Times who tells the story of the KOCH BROS. The author became intrigued. There are several unanswered questions about the Koch Bros and an intrigue on the American political theater. I first heard of Dark Money last Tuesday, January 19 in a radio interview aired for NPR , Fresh Air , by Dave Davies. While I listened, almost all of the questions about political campaign reform, the influence of the unknown upon Washington D.C. and a whole lot more! Dark Money reveals the facts that should frighten you as an American citize...

FLINT : TAMPERING with WATER SUPPLY = INTERNAL THREAT of TERRORISM and to NATIONAL SECURITY   Would PAUL RYAN, RICK SANTORUM, TED CRUZ...bathe their children in this water?   Is it just a matter of semantics when FEMA disqualified the Flint Water Crisis as not the product of a natural disaster, but man-made? If that is the case, then it can be labeled as an act of terror from within. Internal acts of terrorism including tampering with our drinking water has been the topic of discussion in recent weeks. The existence of terrorist cells within the USA is a matter of concern and increased monitoring by all intelligence agencies. And a case can be made that even an act of negligence (in the least) is qualified for DHS (Department of Homeland Security ) to intervene with any and all resources to address the rehabilitation and security in Flint. The release of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's email has only muddied the Flint River tragic poisoning. The large sampling ap...

  WILL SOMEBODY POKE THIS MAN AND WAKE HIM UP!   Poker-Face or Selective Hearing House Speaker Paul Ryan (R) admitted he practiced his “poker face” earlier in the day in preparation for the President’s State of the Union speech. I saw more than a poker face. He took the Speaker’s chair behind President Obama and alongside Vice-President Joe Biden. Of course Joe Biden’s face telegraphed intense interest and often beaming approval. To the contrary, as an American I believe Speaker Ryan disgrace the integrity of his office, his Party and he and his family. The first I witnessed was one of disbelief as Speaker Ryan’s posture was detached. As the speech continued I could see not the poker face but one of a smirk almost frozen on Ryan’s face. It is the type of face-making his mother would scold “Ryan If you keep that up your face may remain that way.”    Afterwards, Speaker Ryan admitted to media and press it was difficult to keep a poker face f...

WHERE IS NESTLE IN THE FLINT WATER CRISIS?   THE FLINT WATER CRISIS GOES FAR BEYOND A SINGLE ENVIRONMENTAL INCIDENT. IT IS ABOUT WATER AS A HUMAN RIGHT, NOT WATER FOR PROFIT – CORPORATE & POLITICAL GREED.   GOVERNOR SNYDER’S answer to a media query as to WHY it is taking so long to declare a State Disaster Area in Flint was cowardly and weak. Snyder utilized State Government’s longstanding rationale of following protocol. It is Outrageous, Deplorable and ....Unacceptable! Governor Snyder adhered to what termed as “proper protocol” in place within government. He went on to say that he first had to wait for Karen Weaver, the Mayor of Flint to “declare a disaster in the city,” which he said he received upon emerging from “productive talks.” He expects a similar request from Genesee County. Only then can he declare a State Emergency. To date volunteers and first responders did not delay in taking action in giving of time, effort and money to purch...

THE SNYDER STRATEGY RELIED ON CHARITIES AND VOLUNTEERS, "ORDINARY CITIZENS"   FLINT, MI - MICHIGAN GOVERNOR SNYDER FIRST DENIED, THEN DELAYED IN DECLARING FLINT A STATE EMERGENCY.   GOVERNOR SNYDER ONLY RELENTED UPON REALIZING THAT THE CRISIS IS BEYOND THE STATE OF MICHIGAN’S ABILITY TO CONTROL AND RESOLVE. SNYDER CLUNG TO HIS INITIAL EXPLANATION IN DENIAL OF   ANY CULPABILITY OR KNOWLEDGE BEFORE OCTOBER 2015. HE BLAMED CONFUSION WITHIN THE DEQ.   "WHO, ME?   SINCE THE GOVERNOR’S DECLARATION HIS STRATEGY BECAME LUDICROUS IN THE FACE OF TEN DEATHS AND UNTOLD NUMBER OF CHILDREN NOW INFECTED.   PART OF THE PLAN: LEAVE VULNERABLE ADULTS FEND FOR THEMSELVES   ON MONDAY, JANUARY 11, GOVERNOR SNYDER AND HIS TEAM MET WITH LOCAL OFFICIALS TO RECONCILE DIFFERENCES AND UNITE TO TAKE STEPS. HE AND HIS DHHS OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED THEIR INITIAL PLAN.       FLINT RESIDENTS LINE UP FOR DONATED WATE...

MICHIGAN'S GOVERNOR CLAIMS POWER & BALLS TO RESCUE HUGE CITY DEFICITS; BUT IS IT  WATERGATE ALL OVER AGAIN?   "How you hate to be wrong" - Isobel to the dowager;   "I wouldn't know. I'm not familiar with the sensation" in reply. Lansing, Flint, all in MI       News of the Flint Water Crisis is going nationwide, the outrage of  residents is growing expediently with the Powerball Jackpot and the State of Michigan  budget is drowning in toxic water.  Governor Rick Snyder is treading the political waters as he back-paddles to avoid the most critical of questions reminiscent of another Republican power-broker, Richard M. Nixon. What did you know and when did you know it?   The Flint Water Crisis is real, public officials point the blame at the Emergency Manager, the former Mayor and City Council, the Governor waits for the findings of an investigation while the ...

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE,  BUT NOT A DROP SAFE TO DRINK  FLINT, MI-- BREAKING NEWS: SNYDER MEETS WITH FLINT MAYOR and describes the discussion as informative, cooperative and promises to continue to take steps in resolving the problem. And not just this issue, but moving Flint forward overall. Flint Mayor declares "A great day for Flint." Just when I thought it was safe to enter the waters of Presidential politics and the subject of income inequality, Governor Snyder and Flint, Michigan "Toxic Water Crisis" now grabs national attention. When Did I Know? I think I answered that.  The crisis began over a year ago when the Flint City Emergency Manager took a cost cutting measure by switching Flint's drinking water from Great Lake Huron to that of the Flint River. For decades the river has been subject to industrial pollution. This is a "no-brainer" to anyone with even a basic understanding of the environment. The logical question...

BERNIE’S PROMISE TO BREAK-UP BIGGEST BANKS IS ONLY FIRST STEP TO RESTORE INTEGRITY & REVIVE THE MIDDLE CLASS NEW YORK – Democrat Bernie Sanders is to outline his plan to break-up the largest “too big to fail” financial institutions within the first year as President. This is only the first step in restoring the middle class and make upward mobility a reality for those at the lowest rung stuck in poverty. “If a bank is too big to fail, it is too big to exist,” Sanders will say, according to excerpts released by his campaign. “When it comes to Wall Street reform that must be our bottom line.”   JUST WAIT ONE MOMENT WALL STREET     “Incredibly, the six largest banks in this country issue more than two-thirds of all credit cards and over 35 percent of all mortgages. They control more than 95 percent of all financial derivatives and hold more than 40 percent of all bank deposits.” As President he plans to reinstate legislation to sep...