PRESIDENT BUSHES

I met George H. W. Bush at a Republican gathering in Lancaster, PA when I was running for public office in 1988.  He was the main speaker and I liked him.  I did not care for Ronald Reagan as President because of his views on the environment and on his excessive defense spending.  I still like the President and I think his wife Barbara is a delight.  They make a great couple.

George W. is another story.  I felt from the beginning that he was not too bright and would be easily manipulated by the Neocons like Dick Cheney and others.  As it turned out, I was correct.
He campaigned as a conservative, but never seriously pushed the social issues so dear to many of the right-wing religious crowd.  Also, instead of being "conservative" with the taxpayer's money, he spent it lavishly on the Neocons misguided dream of "democracy" in Iraq and the Middle East.  He will go down as one of the worst Presidents ever because when he left office, he had nothing to show for his 8 years, but a huge debt and two endless wars.

Now comes "President" Bush # 3?  I think he is a good person, but he does NOT exude the fire needed to preside over a country of more than 300 million in  a world filled with turmoil and uncertain possibilities.  He does not seem to know when to keep his mouth shut (listen to MOM). Criticizing  the Pope for his views on CLIMATE CHANGE was just plain DUMB.  Mr Bush, you are NOT going to gain votes going there, so shut up.  The Donald made derogatory comments about Mexican immigrants in his announcement in New York City and  MR BUSH, who is married to a Mexican woman, said ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.

I can't figure out if Jeb Bush is naive or stupid, but he definitely is NOT PRESIDENTIAL MATERIAL at this point in the campaign.

GO DONALD GO

Donald Trump is "running" for President of the United States.  Many of the pundits are skeptical that he will really last as a candidate.  I hope he does, because he is the  "best" bad 
example we currently have on the horizon.  Many in the GORP community like his off the wall comments and extreme ideas.  He may be just the enema the country needs to clear out our political system.   GO DONALD GO.

MURDER IN CHURCH---A LEGACY OF THE GORP'S AGENDA

The brutal murder of 9 black people in a church in South Carolina is just the latest fallout from a  nationwide campaign by the GORP's (Group Of Radicals Party) to marginalize people they do not like.  This campaign of denying Black people voting rights and access to health care emboldens crazy individuals like the church murderer and the cop who shot Walter Scott 8 times, to look at people different from themselves as something to fear and to be destroyed.

These politicians need to be held to account for the atmosphere they are creating with their discriminating legislative agenda.  These actions combined with promoting of gun rights to such an extent that "everyone should carry" is encouraging unstable individuals to do unspeakable acts.

The GORP's (formerly the Republican Party) hide behind a "christian curtain" created by the same people who justified slavery with Biblical scripture back in the Civil War period.  They are not really Christ-like or real Christians, they are self-righteous bigots who use religion as a ruse to control and discriminate against people they do not like.

The current crop of Republican candidates for President have to decide if they are going to be REAL REPUBLICANS or GORP's.

The national Republican Party seems to be a current supporter of the GORP movement and in my opinion if they continue the "Party" may reach such an extreme level that they will have to be labelled a hate group.  Their supporters seem to hate everyone but rich white men---a decreasing minority.  They may have the money and power, but they may have to resort to extreme means to keep it.

How the Republican candidates respond to this latest mass murder will give us a clue as to whether they are going to be running to be A REAL REPUBLICAN  who will be PRESIDENT for everyone  or a GORP who will be PRESIDENT of the few who support the GORP agenda.  Yes, a GORP could win, but the country would be torn apart if that happens.

Change GOP to GORP

As long as I can remember the Republican party has been called the Grand Old Party---the GOP.

That name is dead. Many of the current crop of Republicans are not "Grand" or "Old" or having a "Party", so let's just call them what they are---the Group Of Radicals Party or GORP.

I am a registered Democrat, but I was born, raised and ran for public office twice as a Bill Scranton Republican. In 1964 he was my hero, but he never stood a chance against Goldwater.

I believe in moderation in all things. I believe in fair play, that the playing field should be  level and everyone should be able to get their best shot. The GORP has come to power because many Americans are scared and do not know what the future will bring. The GORP politicians do not propose solutions to the many issues we face, instead they are full of hollow slogans and often provide  simplistic answers to complex problems.

THESE ARE  SOME OF THE EXTREME POSITIONS TAKEN BY GORP's and SOME of their supporters.

Give everyone guns and we will all be safer.

Black people should not be able to vote or  run for office and certainly are not capable of being President.

Black people, Hispanics, Muslims, foreigners and others who are different,  are all a threat both economically and socially and need to be marginalized.

The Affordable Care Act is socialism.

Stop abortion, contraception and sex education, and  all of society's ills will be solved.

Turn the United States into a "Christian Nation" and God will take care of us.

 "Democracy" is when Christian white people with money should vote and hold office.

"Sustainability" is an United Nations  agenda threat to take over our lives and property.

All government is a threat to freedom.

Gay people should not have the right to be gay or to marry..

Rich people are more important than anyone else.

Big energy companies need to be protected from zealous regulators who try to limit their profits.

Wall Street Bankers and other corporations should be able to do anything and use any procedure as long as they make money.

Teaching evolution should be outlawed.

Public schools should allow Bible reading, prayer and religious teaching in the classroom.

Tax payers  should pay to send students to private and religious schools.

OBSERVATIONS---

Extremists can gain power, BUT THEY CAN NOT GOVERN.

They can only hold power by using fear, intimidation and violence. The Communists in Russia, Eastern Europe and China are good examples.

World War II was fought to prevent extremists from ruling the world.

Are the extremists in our country a threat to the rest of us?

The GORP now running the US House of Representatives is a threat now, because they are willing to destroy the United States as we know it, to further their agendas.  To call them "CRAZY" may be true, but we must not underestimate them.  They are willing to go to extreme ends to reach their goals.

We must remain always vigilant to these people who want to change our way of life.

OPEN LETTER TO DEMOCRATS BEGGING FOR MONEY

YOU PEOPLE STINK,

MONEY WILL NOT SOLVE OUR PROBLEMS—ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION WILL.

WHERE WILL THE $ YOU ARE BEGGING FOR GO?  TO FURTHER CORRUPT THE SYSTEM NO DOUBT.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS DOOMED TO FAILURE UNLESS IT RECOGNIZES THAT IT MUST PRESENT A NEW WAY FORWARD  FOR THE COUNTRY.

THE GORP’s are going to continue to do their thing of threatening to destroy everything.  They have NO FUTURE, NO WAY FORWARD.
The REPUBLICANS AND GORP'S are stuck in the PAST, AND THAT IS WHERE WE NEED TO KEEP THEM.

BUT YOU PEOPLE JUST DO NOT GET IT.

Somebody has to say THIS IS NOT WORKING; AND CHANGE MUST COME.

A NEW PARTY NEEDS TO BE CREATED FROM THE GROUND UP.

TO BE RELEVANT IT MUST REFLECT THE CONCERNS OF  THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.  CURRENTLY IT DOES NOT AND IS DOOMED TO FURTHER DEFEATS BY A WELL FUNDED GROUP OF RADICALS PARTY  (GORP’s) THAT HAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT VISION OF WHAT THE UNITED STATES SHOULD BE.  

  

I FEEL LIKE I AM SPEAKING TO NO ONE.  IS ANYONE OUT THERE?

AMERICANS CAN NOT AFFORD TO LET THE RADICALS WIN

It is time to TURN the PAGE.

I have been a moderate Republican most of my life until the RADICALS took over the PARTY.  I call them GORP's which stands for GROUP OF RADICALS PARTY.  They are not really Republicans and they are NOT CONSERVATIVE.  If they continue their onslaught on our country they will destroy it and that seems to be the goal of some of them.  How do we stop them?  

The GORP’s policies, positions  and general flow is BACKWARD and is based on FEAR  and INTIMIDATION of people they do not like or do not understand. I believe some of the GORP’s would  prefer a dictatorship where corporations rule and they could force everyone to bend to their twisted demands.  They are a corrupt bunch and they have rich friends, but their message is divisive and shrill.  There is NO future there. 

I have some suggestions—

      Develop a set of POSITIVE GOALS for the FUTURE of  
      our COUNTRY (NOT  just for the Parties) that Americans
      can support.

Keep the MESSAGE SIMPLE  AND REPEAT IT AND REPEAT IT AND REPEAT IT so it becomes almost a slogan or mantra. 

Stop focusing on the TIRED OLD ISSUES  of Abortion, Obama Care, Medicare, Medicaid, etc and focus on the actions we all can do to make our country better.

This GORP controlled Congress  will NOT pass any progressive or positive legislation, so those of us who care, need to RALLY THE TROOPS; make their lives MISERABLE  UNTIL THEY are forced to confront the real problems we face as a nation.  

This effort must start AT THE GRASS ROOTS  if we are to realize any success and see meaningful change.

It will take TIME, but the current SICKNESS  we as a country are experiencing has been a long time in developing and it will not be cured over night.

But cure it we must, for our children’s and grandchildren’s futures are at stake.

As an AmericanI I have faith that the citizens of this country who possess a DEEP SENSE OF FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE, will be able to  swing the Country back to COMMON SENSE AND  SANITY. It will take several years for  the radicalization of the Republican Party to  run its course, because they have to FAIL before things get better. Consequently the moderates  and progressives IN BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES must be prepared to offer a way forward and we must start NOW.

   

WOMEN---We need you to save the Planet

I have been asked if the quote "MAN IS BASICALLY ROTTEN" includes both sexes?

Of course.

I am sorry ladies, but my observations tell me you are rotten, just like us guys. If you doubt this, just watch a bunch of teenage girls interacting or go to a party and listen to how women talk about each other. They can be really mean and just as rotten as the guys.

However, there is a big difference in how the female of the human species deals with her basic rotten nature. From an early age girls demonstrate the ability to control their rottenness better than boys. They are calmer, more cooperative, more empathetic and less violent than boys.

If you look at human societies, there are distinct differences in how the sexes approach issues within groups. Males are more aggressive, more likely to resort to fighting or violence to solve problems, more prone to criminal behavior and are more likely to end up in prison than females.

There has been a pattern of men using their superior strength and threat of violence to subjugate women for thousands of years. Throughout history men have organized tribes, religions, societies and governments so they could keep women in their "place". They seemed to realize that if women took over and ran things, they would not have all the perks of power and control they had been enjoying.

The world's religions are good examples.

Why won't the Catholic Church ordain female priests? The leaders use some excuse from scripture or tradition. The real reason is, women are a threat to their power because they would make better priests. They are better equipped for this job then celebrate men, who sometimes get distracted by other things.

Why do Muslims keep women covered up and uneducated? These leaders are afraid if girls and women see the real world and all it has to offer, they may leave. These guys then would have to do all the dirty jobs themselves, instead of forcing the women to do them.

In the United States the rights and responsibilities spelled out in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were for white men only. The women in this country have had to fight against an entrenched male dominated system for every thing they got. In 2008, for the first time in history, we had a serious female candidate for President. The Congress, State and local governments are seeing increases in female members.

We men have had our chance and our basic rotten nature has resulted in a planet in peril.

It is my opinion that this world would be a lot better place if most of the world's male leaders were replaced by women. War and violence would not stop completely, but its indiscriminate use would disappear, because women just naturally work toward solving disputes with diplomacy. For example, I believe Candelissa Rice used her diplomatic skills to keep the Bush/Cheney team from going to war with Iran. Obama's choice of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State was masterful.

Ladies it is your time. The World needs your love, empathy, compassion and diplomaic skills if we as a species are to make it to the next millenium .

Good luck Bridget.