Living On the Diagonal

SENATE REPUBLICANS FAIL TO RECLAIM THEIR SOULS AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY Failed State? Within four days the Senate will conclude the impeachment trial by voting to acquit Donald John Trump of “abuse of power” and the “obstruction of Congress.” Working hand in glove with the White House Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has successfully blocked the resolution for additional witnesses and documents necessary for a fair trial. Polls indicate that 75% of Americans are in favor of a fair trial by allowing relevant witnesses to testify and documents be admitted. McConnell and his Republican caucus pushed the Senate vote to prevent John Bolton to testify. The fix is in and acquittal as promised is assured. THE HYPOCRASY OF REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP Over two days of questions and answers in the impeachment trial Republican Senators has shamefully displayed their loyalty to a corrupt president. If we look back to the day Trump descended from the escalator to his inaugurati...

 Your Rx Cost Under MEDICARE Part "D" Now - It Will Be Outrageous If Republican Plan is Passed Thursday, March 23, 2017 Lansing, MI  As I listen to the television reporting of today's vote on the Trump or Ryan Care Bill I opened my mail to find my monthly statement issued by OPTUM Rx, the latest replacement of provider of drug coverage for State of Michigan Employees.  Monthly Statement HOW YOU PAY MORE What I found confirmed my suspicions that Republican Governor Rick Snyder is pulling off another Executive Manager type switch to a coverage plan where retiree co-pays are rising at a rate where the insurer or provider pays "less" or even "zero" for prescription drugs!  With the Republican-American Health Care Act due to come to a vote now set for tomorrow morning, I wish to illustrate how the current Medicare Part D is currently impacting seniors.  The plan now in place increases the "out of pocket cost" for e...

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Comcast  IS a Monopoly & Holds America Hostage - from my blog June 6 JUNE 29, 2016  ELIZABETH WARREN Blasts Comcast, Calls For Stronger Anti-Trust Enforcement June 6, 2016, I posted a blog detailing the facts as to how Comcast is a monopoly and should meet the same fate of the "banks too big to fail." In a piece posted on Daily Kos, my view is shared by many and on June 29, Senator Elizabeth Warren pointed to the same monopoly.  Senator Warren as quoted by Daily Kos. "Last year was Comcast's best year in nearly a decade," the Massachusetts Democrat said in prepared remarks for a speech. "But while big telecom giants have been consuming each other, consumers have been left out in the cold—facing little or no choice in service providers and paying through the nose for cable and internet service." Warren's speech at a forum on monopolies came as part of her advocacy for greater enforcement of antitrust laws as American consumer...