I was unsure if I would even comment on "Silly Season," at all this year, but here is one man's humble opinion:
(A) Republicans-Romney-Ryan-R-r-r...
An 8 page plan, half of which is a critique of the Administration, where four competing ideas, are assured to us to somehow compose the basis to run an entire nation, is the only "detail," released by the R team. The rest seems code, insider talk, and self reference for we dont like the current president-- for whatever reason.
Realistically, another "r" word, cutting taxes, reducing deficits, and balancing budgets appeals to the fiscal conservative in me, except that the fiscal conservative knows math, and economics. This strategy will wreck Social Security, Obamacare, and probably eventually destroy medicare and other long standing social networks necessary for an empathetic and humanistic society-- unless there is fundamental change.
Ad naseums of trickle down sunsets from 1970 ~ 2008 are enough for me, just because the Republican says it (over and over) doesn't mean it somehow becomes true over time. Just ask Romney's sons.
Republicans in general halted a majority of ordinary congressional business for the last two years-- dump the bums!
(B) Obama Administration, and Dems
Occupying the center on most rational issues, Romney has no room to create differentiations, and as they both agree on a majority of the Corporate Agenda-- Obama has come up very short on the progressive radar.
Over the four years he has made proforma moves long in the works, and the cornerstone of his efforts, especially when the Democrats held majority powers, becomes Obamacare.
On that criteria alone, there was literally no difference between Romney, who created a similar program for Mass., and the President. Only Romney pretending to be some different version of himself created some platform to repeal Obamacare-- easier said than done, and a total waste of energy, because it throws out many babies with the bathwater.
The major issues this election are Liberty, Freedom and Peace.
(C) Liberty, Freedom, and Peace
Not discussed, but actually alluded to by Obama on his recent appearance on The Daily Show, are the lifting of Emergency Powers and restoration of habeus corpus. Without these actions by the executive we are still electing to be compared to the best of fascist regimes, not the best of all human governance systems. We must restore the balance of powers, and lift the permanent state of war.
Freedom to start business, be lent money upon a equitable basis, and to succeed. Onerous tax systems, fee and regulatory, and ambiguous State powers to assist Sole Proprietors, Small Businesses, and entrepreneurs all are part of the sluggish recovery.
Common sense and easy to understand regulations are necessary for entry, but then additional reorganization of the SBA and CofC systems to help all the incoming generations of highly distracted, creative and slightly entitled Americans are only secondary to furthering easy access to proper community development loans by the banks we allowed to survive past 2009 by making them loans as taxpayers with faith in the powers that be.
Yet, now the banks restored, have tightened guidelines, so the rich grow richer, and the businesses, and taxpayers, continue to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. Where are our new business loans? Where are the mortgage streamlines? Where are the forclosure forestallments?
Somehow the banks feel that their request for $6 trillion in 2008 was more imperative than the last person they just turned down for the foreclosure prevention. The sense of corporate citizenship needed to be a part of the conditions for TARP funds.
But it all belies the pretext, which is we rely upon perpetual escalation, warfare, and conflict in order to justify our War Economy. Neither candidate is offering a vision of Peace, pax americana, or otherwise, where we save Billions by suing for peace, and restoring multilateral order as organized by International Laws and standards.
CONCLUSION
When the US grows up and more nimbly interacts with it's allies to defend our allies, then a huge peacetime savings will accrue. Interestingly, the $5 trillion deficit most economists agree the RR "5-points" would incur, I estimate could be saved once a complete peace has been negotiated.
Except neither candidate is talking about restoring Liberty, Freedom, or Peace!
I already voted, and refrain from endorsing either candidate. God save the USA, and may we vote without consideration of party. VOTE!
(A) Republicans-Romney-Ryan-R-r-r...
An 8 page plan, half of which is a critique of the Administration, where four competing ideas, are assured to us to somehow compose the basis to run an entire nation, is the only "detail," released by the R team. The rest seems code, insider talk, and self reference for we dont like the current president-- for whatever reason.
Realistically, another "r" word, cutting taxes, reducing deficits, and balancing budgets appeals to the fiscal conservative in me, except that the fiscal conservative knows math, and economics. This strategy will wreck Social Security, Obamacare, and probably eventually destroy medicare and other long standing social networks necessary for an empathetic and humanistic society-- unless there is fundamental change.
Ad naseums of trickle down sunsets from 1970 ~ 2008 are enough for me, just because the Republican says it (over and over) doesn't mean it somehow becomes true over time. Just ask Romney's sons.
Republicans in general halted a majority of ordinary congressional business for the last two years-- dump the bums!
(B) Obama Administration, and Dems
Occupying the center on most rational issues, Romney has no room to create differentiations, and as they both agree on a majority of the Corporate Agenda-- Obama has come up very short on the progressive radar.
Over the four years he has made proforma moves long in the works, and the cornerstone of his efforts, especially when the Democrats held majority powers, becomes Obamacare.
On that criteria alone, there was literally no difference between Romney, who created a similar program for Mass., and the President. Only Romney pretending to be some different version of himself created some platform to repeal Obamacare-- easier said than done, and a total waste of energy, because it throws out many babies with the bathwater.
The major issues this election are Liberty, Freedom and Peace.
(C) Liberty, Freedom, and Peace
Not discussed, but actually alluded to by Obama on his recent appearance on The Daily Show, are the lifting of Emergency Powers and restoration of habeus corpus. Without these actions by the executive we are still electing to be compared to the best of fascist regimes, not the best of all human governance systems. We must restore the balance of powers, and lift the permanent state of war.
Freedom to start business, be lent money upon a equitable basis, and to succeed. Onerous tax systems, fee and regulatory, and ambiguous State powers to assist Sole Proprietors, Small Businesses, and entrepreneurs all are part of the sluggish recovery.
Common sense and easy to understand regulations are necessary for entry, but then additional reorganization of the SBA and CofC systems to help all the incoming generations of highly distracted, creative and slightly entitled Americans are only secondary to furthering easy access to proper community development loans by the banks we allowed to survive past 2009 by making them loans as taxpayers with faith in the powers that be.
Yet, now the banks restored, have tightened guidelines, so the rich grow richer, and the businesses, and taxpayers, continue to render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's. Where are our new business loans? Where are the mortgage streamlines? Where are the forclosure forestallments?
Somehow the banks feel that their request for $6 trillion in 2008 was more imperative than the last person they just turned down for the foreclosure prevention. The sense of corporate citizenship needed to be a part of the conditions for TARP funds.
But it all belies the pretext, which is we rely upon perpetual escalation, warfare, and conflict in order to justify our War Economy. Neither candidate is offering a vision of Peace, pax americana, or otherwise, where we save Billions by suing for peace, and restoring multilateral order as organized by International Laws and standards.
CONCLUSION
When the US grows up and more nimbly interacts with it's allies to defend our allies, then a huge peacetime savings will accrue. Interestingly, the $5 trillion deficit most economists agree the RR "5-points" would incur, I estimate could be saved once a complete peace has been negotiated.
Except neither candidate is talking about restoring Liberty, Freedom, or Peace!
I already voted, and refrain from endorsing either candidate. God save the USA, and may we vote without consideration of party. VOTE!
