Good Economic News Puts Republicans Out of Sorts

There has been good economic news in the past day.  Besides the annualized four percent growth last quarter, we have this morning announced 200,000 new jobs last month, if we can trust those figures.  Unemployment rose to 6.2% which is still low by standards of the past six years.  I mentioned in my postings – Twice – recently, prior to yesterday’s 317 point down day on Wall Street - - that caution was in order.  But don’t panic if you didn’t sell either time I mentioned it before.  It’s less clear whether you want to sell now - - than it was earlier in the week, but if you’re worried then sell, but if you don’t  - - I’m still predicting the markets will clearly go into another uptrend and we’ll get way into new highs before election time.   I wonder if people like Mort Zuckerman are heavy into short positions- - and need a major townturn in the market so they can make their money back.  I don’t know.   I said this farther back in this file but it merits repeating.  Exports are on the rise - - and businesses are returning back to this country even in the absence of reforming our absurd tax laws.  People who own real estate should be resting a whole lot easier today.  In terms of this allegation that “at no time has the Affordable Care Act ever has the support of the majority of Americans” I would say that the Next Poll taken on this subject will reveal that a majority of Americans DO support the ACA, and once again show Hannity to be a liar.   Thom Hartman rattled off about fifteen prominent Republicans who have came out for Impeaching the President.  In light of Wednesday’s “house resolution” alleging that the President has acted unconstitutionally- - it’s reasonable to me that the Democrats would seek some sort of firm assurance that the Republicans don’t have Impeachment on their minds.  Let’s return to that four percent economic growth figure.  I wondered how the right would explain that one away.  Thom Hartman was faced with this “tag team” of two on one in Wednesday’s “Big Picture” segment.  When would a conservative host EVER allow himself to be in the position of going two on one with liberals?  I rest my case.  Of course the FOX news people craftily pick a woman and a black to face Hartman.  I’ve spoken of how gays are a bigger minority in this country than we think.  And yet there are “conservatively” Ten Times as many gay people in this country as there are conservative Blacks, and all of those seem to end up on Fox news.  Perhaps three percent of Black people support right wing causes, and yet FOX news and others would have you to believe that conservativism is a rising tide among Blacks.   Thom Hartman pointed out that this bunch is almost bragging about the “poor growth numbers” assuming four percent is “poor”.  Actually, it’s pretty good.   Hartman then reminded these two that fourteen Republicans met to agree to thwart and agree to nothing the President would EVER propose- at the outset of his administration.  This was almost like an oath in blood they took.  So how to they justify this behavior.  Will they stand behind it and say such complete obstructionism is a good thing for the country?  Or will they repuliate it and say it was wrong and a bad thing to do?  What they did- - try and follow their logic- - was to go back to the Supreme Court declaring George Bush as President- - and some looking at this and say “What the High Court did was not legitimate or constitutional”.    So they will take that word “legitimate” and say “All right them- - because a few democrats used that word back them- - George W Bush had “negative equity” in Real Estate terms- - he had less than a razor thin mandate- - he had a negative margin of victory- - they will take this observation and say “OK that’s why we are opposing Obama now”.

It was rather douchy for Hammas to break a 72 hour cease fire almost before the ink was dry on the document.  But what alarms me is a saying on “Burn Notice” where Michael says “A good strategy against the adversary is to let him think he’s winning, has the upper hand, all the while laying an elaborate trap for him when you move in for the kill.   Israel may have our weapons and Nukes and good speech makers and make a pretty good case for what they are doing and why they feel it’s necessary.  However there are only 17 million people of the Jewish faith world wide, and it just isn’t Dr Levy that’s produced this low number.  So how many Muslems are there in the world- - a Billion, maybe more?  The Bible teaches “There is wisdom in numbers”.   Of course when you hear stories like this woman in Afghanistan who had her nose and ears cut off by the Talliban- - and her own brother held her down while they did it- - this is enough to make me say “You know- - our troops really do need to wipe out every trace of the talliban”.  My hope and prayer is that Afghan women really are better off now than they were and have basic human rights and a chance at getting an education.  However this morning- I got a message relayed by Sirius A that they were contacted by the Ionians,  sometimes called the Iconians even by the “other side” because they too watch Star Trek.   The Federation has been afraid of the Ionians for four thousand years.  The Ionians did us a major favor over four thousand years ago but it’s kind of one of those things like ‘Yeah we saved your bacon this time but from now on if we pass each other on the street, just pretend we don’t know each other”.  Of course the Federation lost a whole planet - - and the one most favorable to life.  And as such the plot of Star Trek II, kind of reshuffles the facts in this - - and there are these sand reptile things or whatever that attack people.   So this Ionian representatative making any statement or appearance to Sirius A is highly unusual- and it was kind of an overature- - (to Romulans on the planet).  “You know if you want, we can take care of the Perseus group problem for you”.   The Romulans are highly suspicious of this offer- - and as you know balked at an alliance with the Ionians a number of years ago because of basic mistrust the Romulans would give up their state secrets as to military mapping and cloaking  technology.   But this Ionian rep said that the Greeks are the ones who gave women rights they’d never had before and the Christians think they invented equality for women and basic rights for women in marital situations.  But it’s not the fact that they’re Christian, but they owe that to the Greek culture and the proponents of Christianity knew they would never get away with imposing the legal shackles on women with no rights, that they had in Jewish culture.  He went on to attack Justin (Martyr) as someone who’s full of it because- - they would lead you to believe that the ancient Babylonians and those in Palestine- - knew all about the Constelations of the sky, even though it’s strange that Jews or Babylonians would use Greek terms for constellations.  In fact quite the contrary to what Justin writes- - the Jews were cultural paracites piggybacking on Greek wisdom and know-how and culture.  Also when it speaks in Daniel of the antichrist worshipping “the god of Forces”  (nothing to do with Star Wars) that this was just a take-off on Euclid and other mathematicians who understood structural engineering and basic geometry.   Justin also has a major problem in minimizing the antiquity of the Greek culture- - while ignoring when their OWN scriptures as we know them today were in fact actually written.   We’ll “wait for future contacts”.

 It’s a new month for everybody who observes any kind of lunar calendar.   I think my next few blogs will just be immediate and new stories and not some of these “paste” frenzy jobs of spontaneous disorganization.  There should be more good news on the economy guaranteed to ruin Mort Zuckerman’s day.  Don’t count the bull market out despite the 296 point drop that happened today.  The economy grew at an annualized rate of four percent last quarter, which is rarely done these days.  If more jobs are created than lost and the unemployment dips into the five’s it’ll be enough to get the Wall Street bears heavily invested in short positions - - jumping out of windows.

And then it was Days of our Lives for Samantha’s hysterics.  I’ll just say this one additional thing and then I’d like to drop the topic because it’s so disconcerting.  Sammy almost seemed to be gloating to Abigail that she was not upset about the affair but the whole thing was as I said it was “all too convienient” and the affair itself was just another manipulation as an excuse to procede with the retribution against Elvis she already had in mind.  She almost gloated how “I had seen to it that Elvis was sex starved and knowing him I knew he would turn to another.  And then he practically did me a favor because- - he managed to distract Abigail from asking questions about Nick Fallon.  Samantha has faked so many emotions- - by now she’s probably frigid or something almost convulsed in anger and bitterness.  She can’t see anything else.  She appears to be living for nothing else.   Meanwhile Will recorded Kate’s little mia copa on his cell phone- - which might provide material to take to the police.  I've thought about it a day and I believe that Sammy probably climaxes every time she has sex with E J.  Just as a rapist climaxes when he has sex with a woman he's torturing- - so too Sammy seems to get off on torture- - even if it's self torture.   If promises whispered in her ear to have Nick murdered are the sort of thoughts that "get her off' I think she actually is able to climax by feeling Hate.  No one has ever questioned Samantha's sexual appetite, it's just regular give and take relations with men- - that have all men fleeing from her.   And the thing is- - after her current behavior- - she won't have a friend left- - except perhaps her fellow corporate stooges.  Indeed as one person observed, "She had paid the Di Mira family the ultimate compliment by learning how to act just like them".

I'd like to talk for a moment on the topic of prejudice and reconciliation.  And I want to lead with an example we all know.  Remember in the movie "It's a wonderful life" where George Bailey goes into Martini's bar - - and is sitting there at the bar drinking and chatting with friends.   And the husband of Zu Zu's school teacher comes in.   At that moment when he first saw George, was that guy "prejudiced against George' or have any grudge against him?  No.  It's only when he first heard the name "Bailey" and asks "George Bailey" that his anger grows and he belts George Bailey in the mouth for "Making my wife cry all night long because of that horrible phone call".   And then we know that Martini kicked the guy who'd thrown the punch out of nowhere- - out of the bar.   Suppose you haven't had a "wonderful life" but have felt jinxed for most of your life like you got a raw deal somehow- - compared to your piers.   You know it's a crappy deal but you write it off as circumstance and certainly nothing that anything can be done about.   But then you meet this guy called God.  And he says 'I'm the guy who's responsible for everything that happens in the world, and nothing either happens or fails to happen unless the authorization has gone past my desk".    And we know from that letter of Mark Bove in early August 1994, the 20th anniversary of very soon, that indeed "You can't claim that God willed ANYTHING - - if it didn't happen because if it didn't happen you know God didn't will it.  Out of the mouth of Babes.  He's making my argument for me.  If you KNEW this to, as John Mc Laughlin says "to a metaphysical certainty" as it is written that "We will Know even as we are Known" then would you not Indeed have a Cause or grudge againse whoever caused your crappy life, even if it turns out to be God?  It's not a case as Neil of KFI claims of "Well I just have it in for God and I'm never going to church".   But right now we don't know THAT God even exists.  That's just something THEY on the other side have TOLD us to believe.  How strange it is that those on the other side (the Christians) would build up this "Entity" and then claim that - - "Well you know if things aren't going well in your life it's just God trying to get your attention" as though God were some little kid three or four- - who seems to prefer to express his wants in non verbal terms such as throwing a tantrum rather than rational thought.  (Selah)