Living On the Diagonal

July 31, 2019 (Revised, Expanded FB post) DEMS BATTLE IN DETROIT, AN UNDECLARED WAR ON McCONNELL Last night Pete Buttigieg stood with a resolve, looking straight into the lens, delivering a challenge to members of a Republican Party that surrenders to a lawless President. Mayor Pete gave warning. At the “sunset of their careers” the individual  legacy to be written will focus upon a lack of courage, fear and a failure to uphold the rule of law and the twisted view and adherence to a false narrative of Christian values they espouse. With that Mayor Pete  harnessed the attention of Republicans and their base. And then a diminutive MARIANNE WILLIAMSON with courageous resolve awoke everyone with her gut wrenching punch to her counterparts of a “truth” that a “dark underbelly, a psychic force” of   institutional racism, the command and control of corporate America.   In essence , she gave warning that multi-mega corporations continue to und...

Monday, March 12, 2018 UPDATE: STABENOW REPLIES TO CRITICISM!  STABENOW  & PETERS AMONG 17 SENATE  DEMOCRATS TO ABANDON BANK REGULATION The “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act”. (Senate Bill S-2155) I received a same day reply from Senator Debbie Stabenow explaining her vote in favor of the controversial Republican bill (S-2155). This is her email reply and I hope I have not violated any federal regulation in providing it here.  Dear Gary, Thank you for contacting me about the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) before the Senate. I understand your concerns and share your commitment to keeping strong banking protections in place for consumers, families, and small businesses. The most important point about this bill is that it does  not  weaken the regulations and oversight of the Wall Street banks that caused the financial crisis. We cannot forget what our countr...