Living On the Diagonal

Speaker Paul Ryan & Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Call For Unity During Time of Tragic Shooting  "On days like today, there are no Democrats or Republicans, only Americans" - Nancy Pelosi "For all the noise and fury, we are a family. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us." - Paul Ryan The tragic shootings in Alexandria, VA this morning gave Speaker Paul Ryan a moment to pause and address the entire House in leading a prayer for Rep. Steven Scalise and the other victims of the lone gunman's attack on a baseball field. His words were poignant and heartfelt. Similarly, Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Minority Leader followed his lead. Pelosi used the metaphor of sports, in this case baseball to illustrate how the one-hundred year tradition of the two parties playing this annual charity event promoted good feelings, teamwork and competition. Speaker Ryan and Rep Pelosi actually agreed that this is a time to "take pause&q

FORGET 50 TOP SECURITY EXPERTS - BEST SCHOOLS OF PSYCHIATRY DIAGNOSIS OF DONALD TRUMP "President Obama is the founder of Isis and Hillary Clinton a co-founder" - Rationale: SARCASM AUGUST 12, 2016 The top Schools of Psychiatry are now assessing the moods, behavior, thought process and outrageous public statements of Donald Trump. Faculty members from the Mayo Clinic, Boston University, Duke and the University of Michigan all conclude that Trump displays the "symptoms" of an assortment of mental illnesses as defined in the DSMIV. Of course, the top psychiatrists and psychotherapists did not have direct access to the subject for face-to-face assessments and testing due to  isolation and denial. Those close to the candidate may have witnessed some signs of instability but rather protect him than draw his ire. Within the psychiatric realm of study, doctors assess patients for signs of  major categories of mental illness. The symptoms of each mental illnes

AMERICA HAS HAD ENOUGH OF PAUL RYAN & GOP CONGRESS IN REFUSAL TO ACT NOW TO BAN ASSAULT WEAPONS  Speaker of the House Paul Ryan      Prior to the mass murder of policemen in Dallas last night, polls taken after the Orlando horrific hate crime, 87% of Americans agree it is time for Congress to act now on effective gun control. That overwhelming number will no doubt rise after last night. Two separate events in Baton Rouge and Minneapolis fueled the violent murders on the streets of Dallas. The sniper attacks upon police are without doubt an act perpetrated by a few angry black minority with a "twisted" view of the law but based on the "racist" and "uncontrollable white police force" across this nation. No city is safe from the "few mentally unstable" policemen who are there to protect lives, not murder innocent citizens. The Washington Post routinely now tallies and records not only the number of mass murders but also the

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

HOUSE SPEAKER BLOCKS  ASSAULT WEAPON DISCOURSE ON THE FLOOR DO YOU REALLY NEED THIS NOW? June 15, 2016 Just as predicted the House Republicans yesterday refused to entertain previous legislation introduced by Diane Feinstein (D-CA) that essentially ban sale of assault weapons to individuals who made the FBI top ten thousand list as a possible threat to security. Among the arguments for this bill is that those deemed to be classified as "No Fly" could not buy any weapon. NRA position is that this legislation would be a threat to the Second Amendment Right for citizens to bear arms. They argue that a law abiding citizen may by some error or glitch, appear on the "no fly" list and denied their 2nd Amendment Rights. Who is kidding who? I mean what are the chances of this to occur?  Is it maybe one in a million or even one in ten thousand is it not better to err on the side of caution? The law as written allows for provides for the citizen denied to appeal

AS OBAMA PROMOTES BASIC FREEDOMS IN CUBA HE SPEAKS TO THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY March 22, 2016 As many Americans I awoke today to the news of the horrific terror and human devastation taking place in Brussels. The images broadcast from Europe are taking effect. It comes to mind that Europeans and Americans froze in place witnessing again the fear promoted by a few upon the many. As first responders rush to the aid of multiple casualties, leaders in Belgium and France echo "We are at War." And with those words police and the military are in the process of locking down the city and have begun house to house searches and secure the borders. People are advised to stay indoors as authorities are sifting through the chaos. As Europe struggles to regain composure and reclaim some sense of order, individual liberties are put on hold. In the Middle East there are reports of ISIS celebrating this temporary victory. The strategy of fear has once again put the West on noti

CONGRESS HAS AN ADDICTION TO KOCH   FLINT WATER HEARINGS: NO OVERSIGHT, NO CRIME, NO FOUL On Monday it was confirmed that Gov. Rick Snyder will not be called to testify before the Congressional Government Oversight and Government Reform Committee as once believed. The hearings are scheduled to begin Wednesday, February 3 , 2016.  House Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R) UT, will act as Chairman.  In addition, the witness list released contained only five names, Governor Snyder excluded. There will be testimony from MI DEQ and Federal EPA Region 5 for which that Director resigned and Flint’s EM, Darnell Earley. There exists a real concern that the findings will not be conclusive or just. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chairman (R) UT   BREAKING NEWS! WDIV Detroit announced Tuesday morning that Darnell Earley * will not testify. No reason was given. The witnesses were “called upon” to testify but legally they are not compel

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 separate commerci