Post #3862 M:: Our Divisive Elections; My Choice For NM US Senate; Censored in America

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Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. 
Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking. 
Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. 
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. 
They somehow already know what you truly want to become. 
Everything else is secondary.
Steve Jobs

FEECast: Our Divisive Elections

Gary Johnson's Last Campaign?

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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists -- The Beatles As Solo Artists

Ringo Starr, "Photograph". His first #1 and one of my all-time personal favorites.

Post #3579 M

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No human race is superior; 
no religious faith is inferior. 
All collective judgments are wrong. 
Only racists make them.
Elie Wiesel  

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Rubio, Lee and others scheming to let workers borrow against future social security benefits for paid federal family leave. I have no doubt why Ivanka Trump would champion such a cause; Trump himself has no problem spending other people's money. I'm sure Lee would argue, after all, it's their money. But it's not. The assets in the trust fund are IOU's from past government spending, not like, say, the Canadian pension system which actually invests the money into other vehicles like stocks. As for Ivanka: didn't I warn Trump that Clinton girl was a bad influence? Ivanka was bound to catch spendicitis sooner or later. Just say NO; we can't afford more entitlement spending; it's actually time to privatize the whole social welfare system.

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 If there was any doubt of the intrinsic corruption of Trump's politics, consider the fact that US Steel has publicly pledged to step up hiring in the wake of Trump's tariffs.  Trump, of course, would politically benefit in steel-producing states (like Pennsylvania).

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Never underestimate the stupidity and economic illiteracy of Democrat politicians. You would think that just as Sen. Johnson (R-WI) points out that hikes in aluminum tariffs/taxes hurt the beer industry (i.e., cost of cans), Michigan would be protesting about the fact that car companies will be hurt by increased costs in relevant car costs.

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Not to mention that parasitic capitalist Elon Musk, who has milked every federal subsidy possible (e.g., Tesla purchases), is tweeting in support of Trump's tariffs. Why? Won't his own production costs go up and hurt profits or sales? Never underestimate the ability of a person to cut off one's nose to spite his face. Musk is upset with Chinese tariffs on (his) car exports and figures Daddy Trump's tariffs on resource imports will punish China.

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Fox News is heavily promoting Jeff Sessions' unconstitutional lawsuit against California's "sanctuary state" policy. First, the state is not impeding ICE's arrests, but under our federalist system the federal government cannot interfere with the exercise of state police powers under the Tenth Amendment. State and local officials are not subordinate to the whims of federal policy.  Now I do have issues with California trumping local voluntary cooperation with ICE, which I see as unconstitutional, but let's point out that California in releasing violent criminals accepts full responsibility for risks to public safety.

The 2016 Candidate I Voted For Reviews Trump's Performance and More

As a reminder, I have had differences with Johnson, e.g., I'm pro-life and Gary Johnson backs Statists sanctioning voluntary transactions, e.g., whether I must bake a "gay wedding" cake.

Remy Goes Country On that Good Old GOP Spending

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OK, it's a meme against minimum-wage madness.

Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Carole King, "Smackwater Jack"

Miscellany: 3/28/16

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The wisest men follow their own direction.
Euripides

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Congratulations to the Trump clan. Gramps Trump's first daughter Ivanka has given birth to a new son, Teddy.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

RIP, Mother Angelica, who has been the founder and force behind EWTN, a global Catholic network, my Mom's favorite. pic.twitter.com/BpoI4JdOCj

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Trump claims the most important qualification to be President: he's not only the owner of golf courses, he's their biggest client.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Personally I have my doubts about Trump extricating from the Middle East. Have you seen him try to hit out of a sand trap or water hazard?

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

When asked for his handicap, Trump says "Cruz". He complains Cruz won't concede his short putt to the nomination & Cruz cheated on 1st hole.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Gray Lady piece on how the GOP elite had lost its base is written from a progressive perspective: https://t.co/bYPxnM93Lh

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

"Blue-collar Americans, who faced economic pain and uncertainty over the past decade as party’s donors, lawmakers & lobbyists prospered."

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

First of all, lobbyists are creatures that are empowered by Big Govt, which is the result of Dem, not GOP policies. It's difficult to reform

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Reform means taking on the special interests, the bureaucracies, and the opposition party, all with a vested interest in the status quo.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Small businesses can face brutal competition but that's not just from foreign competitors. It can emerge from economies of scale, regulation

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Of course, big businesses have a vested interest in regulations which unduly burden smaller businesses without the scale to absorb the cost.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

1 good thing about Obama's trip to Cuba; he didn't kiss Fidel Castro's ring. That's the problem with apology tours: apologies never enough.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Businesses of all sizes face economic challenges. For example, USPS and print newspapers are struggling to remain relevant with the Internet

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Exports and imports are a more complicated story:if your widget requires parts or raw materials not readily abundant in the domestic economy

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

But in the long run, trade helps reconfigure resources to endeavors with competitive advantages, & the US benefits from 95% global consumers

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

What exactly qualifies a real estate developer like Trump to occupy the White House? Maybe doing a demolition of a business district.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

What exactly qualifies a real estate developer like Trump to occupy the White House? Maybe doing a demolition of a business district.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Of course, if Trump wanted to demolish a business district, he doesn't need explosives. He simply follows Clinton & Sanders' economics.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

It's not just the War on Terror but the failed War on Drugs, War on Poverty. I may just write in a vote for Ron Paul pic.twitter.com/YAuh9KpQyy

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

As bad and delusional as Trump cultists are, Sanders cultists are in a league of their own. Sanders spins this crackpot corporate conspiracy

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Sanders wants to rob the economically productive so the State will redistribute stolen goods. The problem is--there aren't enough assets.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

The irony is that Trump cultists are predominantly lesser educated blue collar. Sanders cultists may be more educated, not in economics.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Sanders worries me more than Trump.Trump will lose in the fall if nominated:his majority is delusional.Sanders is more lefist than Obama.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

The American people have twice elected a leftist POTUS in Obama. Sanders, a professional parasite, is beating Trump by up to 20 points.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

The Trump cultists have no clue how un-American they are. Be clear: no matter how Trump hypes otherwise, he loses in a landslide, guaranteed

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Trump claims that he is bringing new people to the GOP coalition. This is utter nonsense.More conservative Democrats were never Obama voters

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

In the reddest red state of Utah, Cruz won 69% of the caucus vote, and Trump loses to Clinton by 2 points. Trump has no chance with Clinton.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

I have no doubt Trump will go negative on Clinton. He is already radioactive with women voters. He will do worse than Romney with ethnics.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

I call Trump politics "quicksand". The harder you try to fight Clinton, the lower you sink into the muck and harder to get out.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

The problem is if Sanders or Clinton beats Trump by 10 points or more, highly likely, they may carry the Congress with them, a second 111th.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

The 111th Congress gave us ObamaCare and Dodd N. Frankenstein.Next time it will be even worse.Nobody in Congress is running on Agenda Trump.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

I suspect in 2020 Paul Ryan will be the GOP nominee. Once Trump gets his clock cleaned by Clinton or Sanders, Ryan will lead the opposition.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

Ryan is probably the one Republican who can truly bridge the divide. This doesn't mean that Ryan is my preferred pro-liberty candidate.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

And I realize that Ryan became the focal point of Dems on resisting entitlement reforms. But unlike Trump, Ryan is a principled conservative

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

After the abominable uncivil campaign of Trump and his thuggish cultists, Ryan will be the anti-Trump:positive, principled, civil, competent

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 28, 2016

US meddling in Syria is internally-conflicted: CIA-backed Fursan al Haq vs Pentagon-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. https://t.co/jESXCiPTP8

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 29, 2016

Trump a non-interventionist?Check out the hubris of his politically exploitative tweet on the Easter bombing in Pakistan:'I alone can solve'

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 29, 2016

From a former Trump adviser:"He is not that voice [silent majority]. He is not your voice. He is only Trump's voice" https://t.co/My3KXy7hxT

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 29, 2016

No, Trump's rise has nothing to do with elite policy preferences on immigration or trade. https://t.co/WC3KootcJM

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 29, 2016

In case you missed it, the FBI, with third party assistance, was able to crack into San Bernardino suspect Farook's work iPhone w/o Apple.

— Ronald Guillemette (@raguillem) March 29, 2016

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My Likely Next Vote for President: Gary Johnson

I will point out up to a third of classic liberals/libertarians, including me, do not agree agree with Johnson on abortion. I do think that the decision to procreate is an individual one, that the State has no authority to compel childbearing, that a woman has a right to use contraceptives or have her tubes tied, to have sex. I do think, however, when a baby exists, we have a child's unalienable right to life.



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Musical Interlude: My Favorite Vocalists

Stevie Wonder (with Warwick, Elton John & Gladys Knight), "That's What Friends Are For". #1 hit; Wonder's last solo/group.