Living On the Diagonal

THE ALMOST ENDLESS NEWS CYCLE WE ENDURE SHOULD INVOKE ONE EMOTION AND IT IS OUTRAGE! Ancient History recounts Nero who twiddled his fiddle while Rome burned to the ground. Today, a towering wall of flames, whipped by a relentless wind ignites underbrush spreading the forest and on to homes at a frightening speed. California is in flames! SORRY, CALIFORNIA IT IS YOUR FAULT In real time all of America witness the carnage caught as television images and we can only gasp in disbelief. Commentators on the scene are left aghast as the words escape them. It is the image of an apocalyptic fire unabated engulfs families and their homes. Those of us afar safe from the fury are filled with horror but empathy and compassion as well. The cauldron of fire, billowing smoke robs oxygen from the air and homes are in flames. Our first thought is that what unfolds before us must be the result of an epic Hollywood scene. It is not. California is caught in a deadly downward spire. CALI...

AS COWARDICE IS PERVASIVE WITHIN A REPUBLICAN PARTY VOID OF COURAGE Oprah, one voice of universal courage The WORLD is outraged by these the latest repugnant words of our President. The callous racist remarks will prove unequaled in American History. All fifty-three nations of Africa demand retraction or formal apology. Haiti, Mexico joins the growing list of even our loyal allies in Europe and around the world.   What could be worse? Speaker Ryan cowers in his reaction the words are “unfortunate, unhelpful.” Speaker Paul Ryan, the most powerful Republican leader in the House fails to reject the President’s remarks or condemn as un-Republican. When he states the remarks as “unhelpful” he speaks to own truth. Ryan is a “weasel” as one pundit described his lack of a “spine.” The Republicans by their silence, gives credence and encouragement to White Supremacists as well as placing our troops operating within African nations they depend for personal security. Ti...

Tuesday, July 18, 2017 ORRIN HATCH ON “DEATH & TAXES” FOR THE MAJORITY, “OVER YOUR DEAD BODY” Here's To You Down the Hatch! SEN ORRIN HATCH, CHAIRMAN OF SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS GEARING UP FOR PUSHING FORTH LEGISLATION DISGUISED AS “TAX REFORM.” THE REPUBLICAN AGENDA IS TO SERVE THE WEALTHY.   THE PLAN IS MORE OF THE SAME; THE “FRACKING OF AMERICAN TAXPAYERS TO SQUEEZE YOUR LAST DIME.” WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW THEIR “BAIT & SWITCH” AND BURY TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHIEST WITHIN A THOUSAND PAGE BILL Millions of Americans received an email sponsored by ten different advocate groups urging you to sign on and respond to the call from Sen. Orrin Hatch for input on tax reform. The Senate Finance Committee writing a tax reform bill and they are not soliciting your views, opinions or objections but those of billionaires and mega-corporations as to what they would like to see in tax reform. It is the same as their health care bill. It is written behi...

UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE - A CRITICAL NEED, A RIGHT, A POSSIBILITY AND CAN BE ACHIEVED A Day will come where Americans will agree, Bernie Is Right Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill routinely sends email to elicit opinion from not only her own constituents butothes  accross the nation.  a request to complete a survey with Citizens United, Planned Parenthood and Health Care are the issues they seek the electorate’s opinion. Upon completion of the quick three or four question survey, a request is made to write your Representative in Congress to voice your opinion especially in regard to health care. In my case, Hon. Rep. Sander Levin represents me and his record of support and votes to further progressive legislation for the middle class and those in poverty is impeccable. In other words, my words become an affirmation of his moral and ethical stand on this and other issues. This includes Affordable Care Act, overturn Citizen’s United, saving Planned Parenthood, etc. ...

 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...

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...