There is a Harvard professor who is apparently a rightwing nut job tea bagger as well. Robert Barro writes in the Wall Street Journal recently that jobless benefits are the root cause for continued high unemployment rates.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/story/careers/did-millions-reject-jobs-and-stay-on-unemployment/19686576/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-sb-w%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk2%7C180254
That is kind of like saying that the reason so many people get sick is because they have insurance to pay for the treatment; therefore, we should eliminate healthcare insurance to make the world a healthier place to live.
Or… we could eliminate law enforcement and do away with crime. No more fire department would mean no more fires.
I think I’m gonna call a BULLSHIT foul on that theory.
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
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Saturday, October 30, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Caveat Lectores on Return to Political Sanity
As midterm election day approaches and the Dems are wallowing in disorganization and what appears a tacit admission of defeat, I have to make one more attempt to salvage what could be a turning point toward sanity in government.*
On the local, state and national levels, the Dems may have squandered an opportunity to get us back in the direction of having a government which works for all the people instead of the corporate world and the wealthy. Please do not get me wrong here, I am all for economically successful people and a thriving business environment. However, it seems that in order to adequately appease the greed of the wealthy and corporate interests, we must do so at the expense of the largest segment of the economy… everybody who is not rich.
That is BULLSHIT.
Tea baggers may have ignorantly boorishly tried to follow their hearts in their infancy, but they have been totally co-opted by the portions of the right wing dedicated to serving corporate masters. If the right wing nut jobs and tea baggers are victorious, they will turn back the clock at least one hundred years on our successful system of government and contemporary social democracy. The wealthy corporate interests will prosper and these ignorant dupes will suffer right along with you and me. (Before you condemn me as a fascist, communist or a socialist, do a little research into the definition of contemporary social democracy.)
The right wing nut jobs and tea baggers, in the name of freedom from the alleged oppression of government, want to close the border; eliminate Social Security and any social program of which they do not approve or profit from; make sure our failing healthcare system continues to fail; eliminate collective bargaining, the minimum wage and overtime for workers; reverse Roe v. Wade; privatize all government services they can. They want to place us back in a time in history when woman and minorities had no rights, workers were practically slaves to their corporate masters, public education did not exist, the old and ill had only to die to relieve their suffering, business could make all the unregulated and untaxed profit the markets would endure.
If you would like to facilitate the catastrophe to occur, you should vote for one of these idiots or maybe just not vote at all.
If they are successful in sending a majority to Washington and other governmental venues, one bit of news that could be encouraging is that government will be made up of a contingent of incompetent politicians so incapable of governing they will be no more successful than other right wing nut jobs have been in the recent past. Reagan and Bush; Newt Gingrich and other right wing nut jobs were most successful at raising the national debt and punishing the poor and elderly for living. Oh yeah, I almost forgot; they were in charge when the middle class began to disintegrate. Oops, my bad.
That is little consolation for me.
*When the Lector started the Caveat Lectores Blog in 2009, the reason was to focus mainly on issues relevant to public employees both union and non-union. However, with the upsurge of right wing and tea bagger politics, I could not resist the temptation to Rant at will because the nonsense was too much temptation for me to ignore. Along the way we found over 8000 readers.
A few weeks ago, I decided to cut back on the political rhetoric. Frankly, I was having so much fun that I was spending most of each weekend pecking away at the keyboard drafting my “prosaic masterpieces.” The need to make money to pay the bills and work on the remodeling project to convert an 86 year old house into my law office required more time and less ranting.
I also realized the Lector had the potential for becoming irrelevant because of my near fanatical and intense dislike for right wing nut job rePuPlicans and tea baggers; so I retreated a bit and began to prepare to focus on issues of employees in a hostile environment known as public employment.
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
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On the local, state and national levels, the Dems may have squandered an opportunity to get us back in the direction of having a government which works for all the people instead of the corporate world and the wealthy. Please do not get me wrong here, I am all for economically successful people and a thriving business environment. However, it seems that in order to adequately appease the greed of the wealthy and corporate interests, we must do so at the expense of the largest segment of the economy… everybody who is not rich.
That is BULLSHIT.
Tea baggers may have ignorantly boorishly tried to follow their hearts in their infancy, but they have been totally co-opted by the portions of the right wing dedicated to serving corporate masters. If the right wing nut jobs and tea baggers are victorious, they will turn back the clock at least one hundred years on our successful system of government and contemporary social democracy. The wealthy corporate interests will prosper and these ignorant dupes will suffer right along with you and me. (Before you condemn me as a fascist, communist or a socialist, do a little research into the definition of contemporary social democracy.)
The right wing nut jobs and tea baggers, in the name of freedom from the alleged oppression of government, want to close the border; eliminate Social Security and any social program of which they do not approve or profit from; make sure our failing healthcare system continues to fail; eliminate collective bargaining, the minimum wage and overtime for workers; reverse Roe v. Wade; privatize all government services they can. They want to place us back in a time in history when woman and minorities had no rights, workers were practically slaves to their corporate masters, public education did not exist, the old and ill had only to die to relieve their suffering, business could make all the unregulated and untaxed profit the markets would endure.
If you would like to facilitate the catastrophe to occur, you should vote for one of these idiots or maybe just not vote at all.
If they are successful in sending a majority to Washington and other governmental venues, one bit of news that could be encouraging is that government will be made up of a contingent of incompetent politicians so incapable of governing they will be no more successful than other right wing nut jobs have been in the recent past. Reagan and Bush; Newt Gingrich and other right wing nut jobs were most successful at raising the national debt and punishing the poor and elderly for living. Oh yeah, I almost forgot; they were in charge when the middle class began to disintegrate. Oops, my bad.
That is little consolation for me.
*When the Lector started the Caveat Lectores Blog in 2009, the reason was to focus mainly on issues relevant to public employees both union and non-union. However, with the upsurge of right wing and tea bagger politics, I could not resist the temptation to Rant at will because the nonsense was too much temptation for me to ignore. Along the way we found over 8000 readers.
A few weeks ago, I decided to cut back on the political rhetoric. Frankly, I was having so much fun that I was spending most of each weekend pecking away at the keyboard drafting my “prosaic masterpieces.” The need to make money to pay the bills and work on the remodeling project to convert an 86 year old house into my law office required more time and less ranting.
I also realized the Lector had the potential for becoming irrelevant because of my near fanatical and intense dislike for right wing nut job rePuPlicans and tea baggers; so I retreated a bit and began to prepare to focus on issues of employees in a hostile environment known as public employment.
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
Caveat Lectores by Jeff Carnes
8500 Readers in 576 Cities, 46 States and 26 Countries
Read at your own risk.
Lectores Labor Consulting 813-240-8165
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Caveat Lectores on Moral to the Story for Politicians
The Lector received this in an email and decided to pass it along. I hope it becomes viral.
HEAVEN AND HELL
While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Senator was tragically hit by a car and died.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator..
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really? I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes.
They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven…"
So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell..
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.
"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"
The devil smiles at him and says, Yesterday we were campaigning, Today, you voted…"
Vote wisely on November 2, 2010.
Also remember to vote early and often.
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
Caveat Lectores by Jeff Carnes
7500 Readers in 498 Cities, 46 States and 22 Countries
Read at your own risk.
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HEAVEN AND HELL
While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Senator was tragically hit by a car and died.
His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."
"No problem, just let me in," says the Senator..
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really? I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator.
"I'm sorry, but we have our rules."
And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.
Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people. They played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes.
They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go.
Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...
The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven…"
So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."
The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell..
Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders.
"I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"
The devil smiles at him and says, Yesterday we were campaigning, Today, you voted…"
Vote wisely on November 2, 2010.
Also remember to vote early and often.
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
Caveat Lectores by Jeff Carnes
7500 Readers in 498 Cities, 46 States and 22 Countries
Read at your own risk.
Lectores Labor Consulting 813-240-8165
LectoresIT.com
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Saturday, October 16, 2010
Caveat Lectores on Rally to Restore Insanity
When the Lector heard that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert teamed up to combine their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, I knew Caveat Lectores had to make an effort to counter something that makes sense out of nonsense. There will be none of that at Caveat Lectores.
Caveat Lectores announces the House on Devil’s Neck and the Devil’s Neck International Convention Center will be open on October 30th to accommodate all those who could not attend the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
Although the DNCC does not have a television for people to watch or a phone, we do have a lake with Alliburton Gator and lots of mosquitoes this time of year to keep everyone busy and active. DNCC calls this event the Rally to Restore Insanity. There is no thematic focus or cause to promote. With only three days before the elections, we all need some rest from anything worthwhile or stressful.
There will plenty of liquid beer-flavored refreshment and smokables as well as carbohydrate replenishment for those who get the munchies.
As you know, last week we announced the appointment of Roberto “Well Hung” Burnett as Executive Director of DNCC, but he never showed up for work. Dr. Hooby Boo has graciously returned and will be in charge of the festivities. He is pretty laid back these days, and this no agenda weekend is just what he needs to get back into harness. There will be no charge for the event but a required love offering of $250.00 per person to cover the cost of housing and feeding the masses is expected.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Opera Winfrey will wish they had thought up the Rally to Restore Insanity at the Devil’s Neck International Convention Center.
Call 1-800-UBDUPED for reservations. Cash Only!
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
Caveat Lectores by Jeff Carnes7500 Readers in 498 Cities, 46 States and 22 Countries
Read at your own risk.
Lectores Labor Consulting 813-240-8165
LectoresIT.com
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Caveat Lectores announces the House on Devil’s Neck and the Devil’s Neck International Convention Center will be open on October 30th to accommodate all those who could not attend the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.
Although the DNCC does not have a television for people to watch or a phone, we do have a lake with Alliburton Gator and lots of mosquitoes this time of year to keep everyone busy and active. DNCC calls this event the Rally to Restore Insanity. There is no thematic focus or cause to promote. With only three days before the elections, we all need some rest from anything worthwhile or stressful.
There will plenty of liquid beer-flavored refreshment and smokables as well as carbohydrate replenishment for those who get the munchies.
As you know, last week we announced the appointment of Roberto “Well Hung” Burnett as Executive Director of DNCC, but he never showed up for work. Dr. Hooby Boo has graciously returned and will be in charge of the festivities. He is pretty laid back these days, and this no agenda weekend is just what he needs to get back into harness. There will be no charge for the event but a required love offering of $250.00 per person to cover the cost of housing and feeding the masses is expected.
Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Opera Winfrey will wish they had thought up the Rally to Restore Insanity at the Devil’s Neck International Convention Center.
Call 1-800-UBDUPED for reservations. Cash Only!
And oh yes, have a nice Day?
Wjc
Caveat Lectores by Jeff Carnes7500 Readers in 498 Cities, 46 States and 22 Countries
Read at your own risk.
Lectores Labor Consulting 813-240-8165
LectoresIT.com
Caveat Lectores on Facebook
Do the Lector a favor: If you like the stuff we post, share it on your Facebook profile by clicking the "Share" link under the item you like. Also, please use the "Suggest to Friends" link below our logo in the upper left corner to tell others about our Facebook page!
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