7/12/12 musings

first, let's talk pot. got medical pot law on books that for some reason has not been implemented yet after alomst two (?) years. and now have talk of decriminalizing pot (good idea). get them help in lieu of punishment (at a lower cost to boot!) i think we should start doing things that make sense rather than things that are "moral".
second thing on my list today is "budgets". why does government always have to raise capital by borrowing for all its maintenance needs. if you got a park, you know the benches will need painting, board replacement, etc. So, why don't you "budget" for it? this "budgeting" process goes up through NJ transit and all other state and federal agencies. if you know u r going to need new cars, "budget" for them, instead of borrowing for them.
next is foreign affairs. i'm tired of third world, and near third world, countries jerking us around. if they are going to stand up to us, let them stand up to us without our help! you want to show us how tough you are, great! Now, do it on your dime! it 's time we pull the plug anytime a country screws with us. yeah, we might be percieved as bullies, but i'm tired of turning my cheek and acting the fool for the world's bozos!
Romney spoke before the NAACP. He should have come out with both guns firing. If blacks look at where they are now compared to where they were 20 years ago, they were a hell of a lot better off then. Obama has done nothing to improve their lot, and won't, if given another 4 years. And, i think he was given a chance to express his views, so, rah, rah for the NAACP!
House vote to repeal "Obamacare" succeeds. This will force the Senate to vote on it again, identifying the Senators voting for or agin it, making it difficult for those up for reelection in tight States. This i think could turn the tide for the senate in november toward the republicans.
the "study" of memorable TV moments is either total "BS" or a dire indictment of our country as it exists today. How can anyone not have the moon landing in 1969 on their list? That was the most significant technological moment in our history! Certainly a top five, if not #1 or #2. i have never been one who could march in step with the masses, but i cannot be so out of touch that anything OJ did could possibly be in my top 25, not even my top 50.
last for today is about money in politics. The amont of money being raised and spent is appalling. and, the methods being used to raise it have become more nefarious. trying to keep this simple, it all began with trying to stop corporate money from being used in elections. it then grew into stopping union money from being used. then try to stop foreign money and the beat goes on. at the end of the day, the ruling says - you can spend all you want as a corporation as long as you don't let the campaign control how it's spent. oh, and by the way, you don't have to tell us who is making donations. otherwise, you must tell us and there are limits to how much can be donated, which favors the union side of things. i can offer two solutions to this problem. one is to make all airwaves free to candidates. airwaves belong to us, we rent them out, so we can control their use. you say the devil is in the details. i can be the devil (as can just about all american citizens), so that's not really an issue. the alternative is to allow (and limit) the amount of money used in a campaign. once again, i'll act as the devil.