Hi Humans,
You use words in strange way. If a word is supposed to be good, then you want to call yourself that even if it doesn't fit. This is especially true in Politics. In the USA (unlike some other places), Socialism is a bad word. So people on the extreme Left call themselves Progressive, Social Democrats, anything but Socialist. Some people on the Right consider Liberal to be a bad word (somehow associated with Socialism) even though Liberalism means freedom and is what America is all about. Republicans like the word Conservative even though their party is being taken over by radical zealots like the Tea Party Toddlers who espouse a philosophy that borders on Anarchy (a bad word which they would not accept).
Recently, President Obama saved Capitalism by continuing the Stimulus which was started by President Bush to save Capitalism when he realized that it was going to self destruct because of the unbridled dishonesty of Wall Street which the Republicans allowed.
So now they say President Obama's popularity is low. The extreme Left dislike him because he has turned out to be the pragmatic, slightly left of center Conservative that he always has been (they were just practicing denial). The extreme Right dislike him because they have designated him to be a Leftist, Socialist, Liberal (all the bad words they can think of) no matter what he does. They refuse to let reality get in the way of their fiction.
So what can you expect from Humans and their words? We dogs are spared the silliness of semantics because we don't speak at all.
Chloe
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Tea Party Candidate
Hi Humans,
A new Tea Party Toddler entered the race to become the Republican nominee for president, a human by the name of Governor Perry of Texas. His speech did not make sense. He promised good things like high tech stuff, education, etc. along with the Tea Party mantra of less spending, less debt, and lower taxes. So he is promising more services but less spending and less taxes to support those services. The only way to put all those together is to borrow more (like Bush, the last Republican president did). And the Republicans claim that they are the fiscally responsible ones?
If things were the way they should be, the Democratic Party would be the liberal engine of progress and the Republican Party would be the conservative brake to make sure the train does not run off the tracks. The President would be a slightly left of center pragmatist (like Obama) who would use the guidance of both parties to move things forward responsibly. However, the Republican Party that should bring conservative moderation to the process has been taken over by radicals who want to dynamite the tracks to completely stop and destroy the train.
Anyway, that's how this little doggie sees it. I hope the American people will see it as well.
Chloe
A new Tea Party Toddler entered the race to become the Republican nominee for president, a human by the name of Governor Perry of Texas. His speech did not make sense. He promised good things like high tech stuff, education, etc. along with the Tea Party mantra of less spending, less debt, and lower taxes. So he is promising more services but less spending and less taxes to support those services. The only way to put all those together is to borrow more (like Bush, the last Republican president did). And the Republicans claim that they are the fiscally responsible ones?
If things were the way they should be, the Democratic Party would be the liberal engine of progress and the Republican Party would be the conservative brake to make sure the train does not run off the tracks. The President would be a slightly left of center pragmatist (like Obama) who would use the guidance of both parties to move things forward responsibly. However, the Republican Party that should bring conservative moderation to the process has been taken over by radicals who want to dynamite the tracks to completely stop and destroy the train.
Anyway, that's how this little doggie sees it. I hope the American people will see it as well.
Chloe
Monday, August 8, 2011
Political Foolery
Hi Humans,
Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." We can hope that the middle class and poor Republicans who were fooled by the Tea Party Rascals during the last Congressional election will realize that less spending and keeping taxes low means decreasing their own government services in order to give tax breaks to people other than themselves. Lowering the government's debt will mean pain for some people, but including a fair balance of both decreasing spending (services) and raising taxes (or just not keeping the Bush tax cuts) will spread the pain among everyone (rich and poor). So let us hope that the next election will be the time when some of the people are no longer fooled and will vote in a Congress that will help President Obama to continue fixing the financial disaster started by the Bush Republicans who borrowed so that they could lower taxes.
You can't fool us dogs all of the time. I hope we can say the same for you humans.
Chloe
Abraham Lincoln said, "You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time." We can hope that the middle class and poor Republicans who were fooled by the Tea Party Rascals during the last Congressional election will realize that less spending and keeping taxes low means decreasing their own government services in order to give tax breaks to people other than themselves. Lowering the government's debt will mean pain for some people, but including a fair balance of both decreasing spending (services) and raising taxes (or just not keeping the Bush tax cuts) will spread the pain among everyone (rich and poor). So let us hope that the next election will be the time when some of the people are no longer fooled and will vote in a Congress that will help President Obama to continue fixing the financial disaster started by the Bush Republicans who borrowed so that they could lower taxes.
You can't fool us dogs all of the time. I hope we can say the same for you humans.
Chloe
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Tea Party Mischief
OK Tea Party Toddlers. So now your juvenile mischief has resulted in a downgrading of the credit of the United States of America. But you don't care as long as you get your way. So why should I care? After all, I'm just a dog.
Chloe
Chloe
Friday, August 5, 2011
Election in 2012
Hi Humans,
Well, your 2012 elections are approaching next year. My advice is re-elect President Obama. He is an intelligent centrist leader who represents all Americans. Throw out the radical Tea Party Toddlers in the House of Representatives. You need mature Humans in Congress who deal with the real issues pragmatically, not crazy idealogues who are willing to destroy the American economy to get their way.
Even a dog like me can see that.
Chloe
Well, your 2012 elections are approaching next year. My advice is re-elect President Obama. He is an intelligent centrist leader who represents all Americans. Throw out the radical Tea Party Toddlers in the House of Representatives. You need mature Humans in Congress who deal with the real issues pragmatically, not crazy idealogues who are willing to destroy the American economy to get their way.
Even a dog like me can see that.
Chloe
Friday, July 29, 2011
Human Debt Problem
Hi Humans,
Some of you Humans can really be petty when it comes to money and politics. The American government has a problem of spending more $ than it takes in. The government receives tax $ and then spends them to provide services to you Humans who live in the U.S.A. So, to solve the problem you have to take in more tax $ or provide less services or a combination of both. Some Humans prefer less taxes and less services (especially services for someone else). Other Humans prefer to keep their services and are willing to have higher taxes (especially if those taxes have a greater effect on someone else). President Obama being a pragmatic Human (unusually intelligent for your species) wants to solve the problem with a compromise (a balance between less services and more taxes). That is the fair way. However, the radical Tea Party Children want things their way or no way and are ready to destroy the credibility of the U.S.A. to get their way. We dogs would not be so juvenile.
Chloe
Some of you Humans can really be petty when it comes to money and politics. The American government has a problem of spending more $ than it takes in. The government receives tax $ and then spends them to provide services to you Humans who live in the U.S.A. So, to solve the problem you have to take in more tax $ or provide less services or a combination of both. Some Humans prefer less taxes and less services (especially services for someone else). Other Humans prefer to keep their services and are willing to have higher taxes (especially if those taxes have a greater effect on someone else). President Obama being a pragmatic Human (unusually intelligent for your species) wants to solve the problem with a compromise (a balance between less services and more taxes). That is the fair way. However, the radical Tea Party Children want things their way or no way and are ready to destroy the credibility of the U.S.A. to get their way. We dogs would not be so juvenile.
Chloe
Saturday, May 7, 2011
The Purpose of Religion
Belief in God is a unique ability of you humans that separates you from the rest of us creatures in the world. But you so often distort it, politicize it, and use it for devious purposes. Look at the recently killed Bin Laden. He committed mass murder in the name of religion. Bin Laden was not killed in the name of any religion. He was killed because he killed other people.
Killing people "for God" makes no sense. After all why do humans believe in God? One must assume that long ago back in prehistoric times when humans developed language and the ability to record oral history, they were now able to realize that life is temporary. This realization must have been frightening then as it is now. So, religion must have been then, as it still is, an attempt to deal with the inevitable tragic fate of all living creatures, including humans. Although this concept does not pin down the nature of God with any certainty, it does give a reason to think about Him. But to believe that one is supposed to kill people who disagree with one's fixed religious ideas, goes contrary to the purpose of religion, and is immoral as well as crazy. If I were a human and had a religion, I would not squander it on evil as Mr. Bin Laden did.
Killing people "for God" makes no sense. After all why do humans believe in God? One must assume that long ago back in prehistoric times when humans developed language and the ability to record oral history, they were now able to realize that life is temporary. This realization must have been frightening then as it is now. So, religion must have been then, as it still is, an attempt to deal with the inevitable tragic fate of all living creatures, including humans. Although this concept does not pin down the nature of God with any certainty, it does give a reason to think about Him. But to believe that one is supposed to kill people who disagree with one's fixed religious ideas, goes contrary to the purpose of religion, and is immoral as well as crazy. If I were a human and had a religion, I would not squander it on evil as Mr. Bin Laden did.
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