Child Labor Law

Here in the United States of America, in all my 58 years of existence, I never believed that we would ever be taking on a subject which in the past had some serious, dire consequences.

I read the some alarming articles and watched and listened to the news of some Republican Senators wanting to get rid of regulations, rules, and protections that are currently in place in their States Child Labor Laws and the Federal Child Labor Law.

Republican Senator Jane Cunningham from Missouri is pushing for her state to get rid of the protections and restrictions for children under the age of 14.

Republican Tea party Senator Mike Lee from Utah has declared the Child Labor Law as being Unconstitutional. So Utah's Republican Senator Mike Lee wants to get rid of the Child Labor Law altogether.

Have we forgotten the lessons of the past? Are we gonna be forced to repeat the past?

Unfortunately Child Labor in the United States of America before the Child Labor Laws were passed proved to be extremely dangerous for children. In a lot of cases even fatal! The known statistics of their suffered abuses on the job and working conditions were very harsh and deadly.

Is that the future Republicans want for our children?

Be careful for what you wish for. You just might get it.

Hidden Waste?

There's a lot of news on Republicans of Washington in Congress coming up with cuts.

There was some little news on speeches Democratic President Obama gave during the last 2 years with the lists of the same cuts and sacrifices, telling everyone 'We will have to bite the bullet". Remember?

But what about the hidden stuff. Did you know about the hidden stuff. There is no HIDDEN STUFF in the Republicans Plan. There is only a lot of SERVICES money cuts.

In California, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown found the hidden stuff from the previous Republican State Administration. The stuff no one thinks about, because no one knew. Like the cell phones Governor Brown placed on the chopping block saving billions of Tax Payer's money.

What about the Federal Government? Did anyone at the Federal level even bother to look? Cell phones that were being used for personal use, not needed for Government business. Chances are if SLASHING the California government cell phones saved a lot of tax revenue for the state in the millions, then chances are the SLASHING of cell phones for the Federal government would save even more, could be in the billions, possibly in the hundreds of billions or trillions! Don't laugh, thinking in terms of across the country it could just be that much.

In California, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown found that the Past Republican Ex-Governor Schwarzenegger Administration was selling Government property then Leasing it back at very high rates with Tax Payer's money. By CUTTING and STOPPING that practice, Democratic Jerry Brown saved California $Billions.

What are the chances that the Federal government during the Bush and Cheney years were wasting tax payers money at the Federal level across the country selling Federal land then leasing it back at high rates? Think of how much money would be saved if that practice was STOPPED. If the State of California saved $Billions, then the Federal government could save way more. Think of the possibilities.

In California, Democratic governor Jerry Brown also CUT OUT more Government waste when he found out that the Ex Governor, Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was spending billions Yearly on fleets of new cars that were being used for private use and NOT Government business. The waste was on NON-emergency vehicles. Plus paying the home storage permits. These were New Cars Every Single Year. While California was broke. In the $Billions of Wasted state tax revenue.

Could the Federal government had been doing the same thing for years, for Decades? Did anyone check? Could there be hidden waste at the Federal level of the same across the country? Just how much could be saved if the Congress and Senate would STOP THAT SPENDING?

If the State of California Governor Democratic Jerry Brown manage to save over $$$$billions of government waste on those three examples alone, think of how much more the Federal Government could save at the Federal Level. Would it be in the Hundreds of Billions? Could it be in the Trillions? Possibly in the Hundreds of Trillions?

We will never know if the both Houses at the Federal level do not tackle the hidden wastes!

Correcting All The Wrongs

In listening to conservative media, we might think that Democrats spend while Republicans don't.

But that statement is far from the truth. In California Republicans have always had control of State government with greater more Republicans in California State Legislature. And when the Governor's office was Republican, well it was always a field day of spending.

Fact is that Ex-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger splurged California Tax Payer's money on unnecessary spending, and it is those unnecessary spending that Democratic Governor Jerry Brown is NOW cutting while saving Billions of Dollars on Each of those that he is now cutting:

1) Cell phones for California State Government employees from Sacramento to local districts, government employees received cell phones bought and paid for with monthly payments on service all done with California Tax Payer's money.

2) Selling of California State Government Property, which was bought and paid for over a century and a half ago, only to lease the property back to the State Government at the expense of the California Tax Payers.

3) Then there is the California Tax Payer funded New Car Purchases for the State Funded Vehicle Fleet that were NEVER essential to the State Government business.

Republican Arnold's mistake was balancing the California State budget by stripping the Public School Funding and using that money to balance the books. Schwarzenegger stripped the money intended for fire fighting using that money to balance the State books while cutting back on fire fighters, fire fighting equipment and their services. Also Ex-Governor Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger stripped the money intended for police departments, using that money to balance the California State books while cutting back on the number of police and services. Yet Ex-Governor Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger just continued to get the State deeper and deeper into the RED DEBT. Do those Republican Schwarzenegger solution's sound familiar? They sure do. Chris Christie is doing the same Republican stuff that did not work for California in his New Jersey State, but will the people of New Jersey see the the parallel universe of the two states?

Well the New California State Governor, Jerry Brown, is having to 'Correct All Those Wrongs' in California. He is getting rid of those unnecessary expenses along with many more while restoring that which makes Californians feel safe, secure, and protects our future generations education. A task that only Jerry Brown knows very well. The same way Jerry Brown in the 1970's had to turn around a poorly financially handled California State which was mismanaged by then Republican Ex-Governor Ronald Regan, Jerry Brown is once again ridding the California State of another Republican's disastrous financial blunder caused by Ex-Governor Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.

The difference between Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey Governor and Democratic Jerry Brown Governor is, while the Republican Chris Christie wrongly blames the Public Schools Teachers who are teaching our country's future and hopes for destroying New Jersey's economy, and as Republican Governor Chris Christie of New Jersy continues to attack the Fire Fighters who lay their lives on the line every day while he cuts away at their pensions and support, New Jersey will still not be able to fix their Financial mess because the real unnecessary wastes in New Jersey's State is not being dealt with.

Yet Democratic Governor Jerry Brown is taking a real look at the real Government wastes which will save California State in the Billions EACH. And that is just from the first three of real cuts Democratic Jerry Brown is making of which I have listed. Democratic Governor Jerry Brown took the State of California in the 1970's out of the Red after Ex-Governor Ronald Reagan bankrupt the state. And now, Democratic Governor Jerry Brown is at work again in 2011, using real Financial Budgeting Techniques that will put California back into the Black.

Californians forgot how great Jerry Brown was at Correcting The Wrongs when in 1980 they blamed him for the Flooding disastor caused by unusual higher rain fall and poor California soil. Yep, they blamed him for the California soil that cannot literally hold water, causing homes to wash away. But they were also angry that Jerry Brown was running for President , even though Jerry Brown immediately left the campaign and dropped from the Democratic Primary to deal with and clean up that mess. Yet Jerry Brown lost his bid for second term even though he fixed California's financial mess, a task of which NO governor has ever matched. Jerry Brown lost his bid for the second term because Californians blamed him for California's poor soil.

Well, Californians have their priorities straight now. We do understand that a State that has a great budget to work with is the State that never tries to balance the books on the backs of the most vulnerable who live and work in the State, nor does it balance the books by destroying the services that are the most needed for a safe and secure environment.

Denying Responsibility!

From 2009 through the first week of January and even on the day of the Attempt Assassination of the Democrat Washington Representative Gifford, Democrats have called on the Republican Leaders to 'Tone Down The Violent Rhetoric' that Republicans have spewed against the Democrat Representatives.

But the only responses from the Republican Leaders has always been that the violent rhetoric is protected under "Freedom of Speech." Really? Violent rhetoric is nowhere listed in the 'Bill of Rights' as being 'Freedom of Speech'. In fact in most, if not all, the States in the United States of American there has been a law in the USA that Violent Rhetoric of death threats or Violent Rhetoric to bring about physical harm to any citizen in the USA is considered a 'TERRORIST THREAT'.

The only other responses from the Republican Leaders and the Republican commentaries is that people feel frustrated and this is the only response anyone can get across. John Boehner and other Republican Representatives in Washington have said that they will NOT tell their constituents what they cannot say.

Really? Is it really their Constituents who are saying those words, or is it the Republican Representatives and the Republican Spokes people, and the Republican Talking Heads who are the ones stating those violent rhetoric across the USA?

Republican Congressman John Boehner, the Congress Leader, the Republican Congress Majority Leader himself who back in 2010 stated a violent rhetoric himself. It was John Boehner who said that if you don't like the results in Washington and Congress it is time to get your gun. In shock I saw him and heard him speak those words in the media on TV.

In 2009 it was Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell who, along with other Republican Representatives in Washington, while holding an enlarged picture poster of Pelosi on the balcony of the building in Washington who kept hitting and violently gesturing a motion with his hand and arm movement against Pelosi's giant picture in front of the First Gathering of the Tea Party, a movement bought and paid for by the company Koch Industries and their subsidiaries. FYI: grassroots movements are from the bottom up. Unlike the Tea Party which was from the Top down.

In 2009 Sarah Palin got into the act with her posting of the Map with shot sites on the locations on the map of Democrat Congress offices at their local state offices along with the addresses and names of the Democratic Congress on her own web pages. Her own Facebook page and her own Political page. However, just recently after the attempted assassination of Gifford, someone associated with Palin did get rid of the map on Sarah's political page.

From 2009 through 2010 much of Sarah Palin's speeches and talking points have always been using the Violent Rhetoric as she tells her audiences that when they don't get what they want from Washington, it's time to get their guns. Of course her most recent speeches has added the words, that she doesn't advocate violence. Yet with her gun message and her gun shot sites on a map of Democratic Congress state locations that was posted on her Political Page which just recently removed the map, and her Facebook page it has all the proof of being Violent.

From 2009 through 2010 Rush Lumbard stated many of his Violent Rhetoric such as: if you don't get your way in Washington then it is your duty to get your gun. In fact Recently in the past few months of 2010, Rush Lumbard even stated a Violent Rhetoric against our First Lady Michelle Obama.

And now here we are, on the Monday after the Saturday morning Attempted Assassination of Democratic Arizona 8th District Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford. The Attempted Assassination by Jared L Loughner was planned well in advance. The proof of the Attempted Assassination being planned in advance and premeditated was on his blogging days, weeks before stating that this was going to be his lasts postings, along with a letter he had in his safe in his room. That letter had the word Assassinate and the name of Democrat Congress member Gifford as his target.

The definition of Assassination is to target to murder of a prominent person, a political figure for political reasons.

The points in the definition of assassination was in much of the Violent Rhetoric and gestures stated and or done by Republican Leaders, Republican Representatives, Republican Politicians, Republican Talking Heads. Why do I say this? Because the Republicans from Boehner to Mitch to Palin to Rush Lumbard to Bech all Targeted Democratic Prominent and Political figures for Political reasons in their own VIOLENT RHETORIC against the Democratic Party as a whole.

These past few days all we are getting from the Republican Leaders, Republican Politicians and Republican Spokes people, like Congressional Republican House Leader John Boehner, Senate Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Republican Politician Ex-Governor Sarah Palin, Rush Lumbard, Bech, and other Republicans in both houses in Washington is TOTAL DENIAL!

Today Monday January 10 2011 the Republican Talking heads in the News Media and their Reporters are making statements that even though the letter had the name of Gifford in the letter with the word assassinate, those Republican talking head reporters are making statements that there is no proof of attempted assassinate. Wow, talk about Denial.

Warning of Double Dip?

Let's see what does the news media have to say about unemployment now and the economy? Oh yeah, they are stating that unemployment will rise even though the stimulus created a lot more jobs than what was believed.

What, unemployment is still high? Why is unemployment expected to rise? According to different money news and economic news experts on various news stations, many businesses and companies are cutting back to hold on to their money, since they are unable to get those loans and credit from the Banks and Credit Financial loan companies which was suppose to stimulate the economy with the help of that stimulus.

What? Didn't they get their stimulus money, the same stimulus money they suppose to use to stimulate the economy? And didn't they pay it all back with interest after getting totally out of the RED?

Of course they did. But it is an election year.

The Democrats did dare to pass that Financial Reform Bill earlier this summer. And since it is an election year, the Banks and Credit Financial Loan Companies are mad as heck at the Democrats for passing that Financial Reform bill. So as a form of protest the Banks, Credit Finanical Loan Companies along with Wall Street Companies and Insurance Corporations have all backed the Republican 'Just-Say-Hell-NO-Party' in hoping that the Republicans will go in and Reverse that Financial Reform Bill. They are angry and are funding the Republican's message which has duped so many Americans into believing that Reversing the Financial Reform Bill is good for them.

So in their form of protest, the Banks and Credit Financial Loan companies, have held back those loans and credits for most businesses, thus helping to EXTEND the unemployment situation while creating more unemployment to get voters behind the Republicans. Yep those Banks, Credit Financial Loan Companies, Wall Street and Republicans are teaching the average Middle Class American a lesson in economics alright.

They are teaching us that we, the Average Middle Class American, need not apply for the right to expect them, the Banks - Credit Financial Loan Companies - Wall Street, to play by the rules and regulations in any Financial Reform Bill, because with the help of Republicans, they the Banks - Credit Financial Loan companies - Wall Street, will always have their way.

So go ahead and vote Republican in November and just watch how the Republicans get the Banks, Credit Financial Loan Companies, Wall Street off the hook for what they did in the pass while Republicans allow them to do as they please again so they can go back to destroying our economy.

While the Republicans controlled the Senate and Congress their decisions have always favored with the Banks, Financial companies and Wall Street Companies. In 1999 Republican Senate and Republican Congress passed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which allowed for the first time since 1933 the commercial Banks, Investment Banks, Securities Firms, and Insurance Companies to consolidate.

Well the Act was passed in 1999. But in 1998 Citibank and Smith Barney and Primerica and Travelers had already consolidated before that bill was passed making their merger a violation of both the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956. So the Republican Senate and Republican Congress Bill of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act had a notation of back tracking the bill one year to make the Consolidation of the bank company, securities company, and the insurance company merger forming the Citicorp Corporation of 1998 legal thus protecting Citibank and Smith Barney and Primerica and Travelers from being prosecuted for any violations. Because of the Republican 1999 Act that allowed the merger from the previous year the Republican's Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act became known as the Financial Services Industry bill.

The Banks, Credit companies, Loan Companies, Insurance companies and Wall Street can always count on Republicans to sell their souls to the highest bidder. And you can bet that the Banks, credit companies, loan companies, insurance companies and wall street companies are all happy that the Republicans are very good at convincing the Average Middle Class American Citizens that it is the unemployed and the Police Officers and the Fire Departments and the Teachers in our country who should be considered the Special Interests Groups.

So will you be duped into voting for Republicans who work tirelessly against the Average Middle Class American Workers and their families? If you dare vote Republican, you definitely have been duped!

Losers and Winners

On abc.go.com Ron Scherer tells, us that there are some states that are states who are winners in the Health Care Reform and there are looser states now that the Health care Reform has passed. And what did he base his speculations on? Could it be that he is hoping that unemployment rises for his speculations to come true? His full of Speculations article - Health Care Reform Fallout: Which States Are the Winners? should be read with an open mind as to the direction unemployment goes, either up or down. Not just if it continues to stay the same or goes up.

OK, so it does benefit the states which already provide it to childless adults? The Federal government will pick up the financial burden which those states already have in the way of providing 50 percent reimbursement, saving the costs to those states half of what they are now paying. But as many of the people in those cases get jobs so does the costs. We all know that those states regard it as a temporary help for those on the programs. Not only is it hard to get on with strict guidelines but it is hard to stay on since most cases are considered are considered the key word "temporary".

And why does he consider the other states losers? Those that do not already have the program in place will receive the 100 percent start up costs, but over time those states will have to pay more of their own costs. Now try to remember that Republican and Tea Party are against any help for the unemployed uninsured down trodden American Citizens.

I'm sorry Mr. Scherer, since when is having to pay back a 'Portion' of the 100 percent of taxpayers money back to the Federal government which provided it a bad thing? Isn't that what taxpayers want? And don't you consider the Unemployed of the middle class situation in this country a temporary thing?

The truth is that many of those who are unemployed will no longer be unemployed in 3months, in 6 months, in 12 months.
The truth is that by 2014 many unemployed and uninsured will no longer be unemployed or even uninsured.
The truth is the uninsured who do work, make an income that does not qualify them for the state's program.
The truth is the uninsured working for companies which lowered the hours of employees so they do not qualify for medical insurance coverage from their employers also do not qualify for the state's program because they're working and have income.
The truth is the States will be spending less than estimated by all the Republican and Tea Party Talking Heads like you.

The Public Option is not in the Health Care Reform Law, But if it was than the situation for those states would have been a lot better because the Public Option was private insurance subsidized by the government like the way an employer subsidizes for their employees. It would be as if it were a more affordable HMO. But as it stands, the Public Option is out. So by fighting the private insurance affordable Public Option you Republican talking heads helped burden the medicaid. I and all states would like to Thank You for doing just that.

The Reporter Mr. Scherer on abcnews.go.com seems to base his theory on his speculating that the unemployment numbers would go up instead of down. And ABC, CNN, Fox news, with other news outlets also seem to be giving a lot of credibility to those types of speculations.

When did Intelligence Fail?

It has been reported that Obama found proof that the failed bomber, Abdumutallab, was connected to al Qaida group in Yemen. And of course, Republican talking heads are blaming Obama for not catching the bomber before he got aboard the plane months ago. Yet since Republicans want to go backwards and claim that there should have been warning signs in Stopping the attack before the Umar Farouk got on the plane, then we should go Farther back to 2007 with Two of the Main MasterMind Planners of that Attack.

Why? Because in 2007 Those two MasterMind Planners were Released from Guantanimo Prison by Bush and Cheney. But both Cheney and Bush stood infront of the cameras on the News claiming that the Detanees they released in 2007 were not terrorist. However, now we know that at least One of the Two MasterMind Planners was in Bush and Cheney's program for 'Terrorism Rehab'. That means that One of the failed Christmas attack planners was already a known terrorist. That means that Cheney and Bush had Released a known terrorist in 2007. And the posibility that there may be more out there who were released in 2007 by the Bush and Cheney Republican Administration is very frightening.

So if Republicans want to go to the Beginning of the Actual Planning of the Christmas attack, I am sure investigative reporting is more than happy to comply. After all Republicans can't hide the truth in todays technology when in 2007 it was reported in the news aired on TV that Republicans Released those same Detanees, who then became the Masterminds in 2009 to plan that attack.

Now I ask all you Republicans, When did our Intelligence Fail? Did it Fail this Christmas? Or did it Fail back in 2007 when You Republicans released those Two Mastermind Detanees from Gauntanimo Prison?