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http://thesumofthingsaccording2me.blogspot.com/ : Appropriate....

Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:54:05 +0000

Agreed, although it's in plain view. My problem is students secretly charging their phones and forgetting them. Then they get stolen and the parents want to blame me. I'm really over the entire cell phone hype.

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http://thesumofthingsaccording2me.blogspot.com/ : My Letter to The White House OR Why Obamacare Doesn't Work

Thu, 9 Jan 2014 23:59:09 +0000

Just to add insult to injury, my son was having a great deal of problem handling the pain after coming home from the hospital after a one night stay. When he called the surgeon, my son was told to "handle it." which is really easy to say if you aren't the subject of the pain. This is a kid who had no problems after knee surgery, so to imply he was weak was off base. Today, the head nurse from the hospital called for follow up. I mentioned his problem dealing with pain. She said that I should have brought him back to the ER for an injection to help him deal with the pain. I told her the doctor said not to do that. Then she told me "that's because it cuts into what they are paid if there are follow ups in the ER." I'm furious. Furious that my son had to go through hours of agony. Furious that I was alone helping him deal with it all night long. Furious that the new Obamacare mandates are putting money before patient care and that this will become a growing issue.

http://thesumofthingsaccording2me.blogspot.com/ : My Letter to The White House OR Why Obamacare Doesn't Work

Wed, 8 Jan 2014 23:18:35 +0000

United Health. It was Baylor Hospital that wanted the $5000 up front for surgery. Adding insult to injury, they released him today-basically shoved him out the door after one night in the hospital-and he's not able to get up to even go to the bathroom. He's six foot four! It's like they got their money up front and so to hell with waiting to see if the patient is able to function. And this wasn't minor surgery, but a three and half hour rebuilding of his ankle. This is a nightmare. And as most twenty somethings who are insured find themselves having to take out loans or borrow money to get emergency treatment, this story is going to get uglier. These were the actual words of the business manager to my son "We can postpone your surgery until you get the money." So how long is that for the average twenty four year old? A month? Three? Six months? A Year.

Commentary Magazine : Donna Brazile Discovers the Personal Cost of Obamacare

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 15:34:15 +0000

Brazile will never ever ever ever ever admit this president's policies are anything but golden. At least not publicly. But as with all well compensated professionals, what they say in public is often very different than what they choose to do privately. I really want to invest in concierge medical care, because I expect limousine liberals like Brazile to flock to them in droves once they discover they won't be able to keep their providers and that it will not cost less to use those they can access.

Commentary Magazine : Trayvon, Texas, and Voter ID

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:52:20 +0000

So you've been to Texas how many times? You've observed elections there how many times? You actually know current election law in Texas? No, you don't have answers for any of these questions because you're just another New York guy attempting to impose your misguided liberalism on others. Freedom means having the ability to disagree. If we all have to vote like you, that's not freedom.

Commentary Magazine : Trayvon, Texas, and Voter ID

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:50:32 +0000

It is not a coincidence that Holder's announcement coincides with Wendy Davis' visit to Washington. The Democrats desperately need someone to go up against Ted Cruz, who is proving to be a major thorn in their side. They want to embarrass Cruz and prevent a possible presidential run. Davis on the other hand, is a paid creature of Planned Parenthood, which stands to lose millions in referrals when the new Texas abortion policy is put in place. Never mind that the policy mirrors existing policies in 42 other states and is more lax than several EU anchor nations. This also plays into diffusing the still unanswered questions on Fast and Furious and pushes off an attempt in action on the Zimmerman trial-which is likely to show up as another legal faux pas on the part of the DOJ. Face it, Holder is doing what he can to allow Democrats to steal Texas votes by negating the votes of legal voters. There are free ID's available, all you have to do is register before the election. Evidently even that is too much for Democrats base voters.

Commentary Magazine : Blame Voting Rights Act for Dem Troubles

Sat, 13 Jul 2013 00:53:03 +0000

It's ironic how toxic some of the attitudes are toward southern states in this regard. Remember, since the 1960's this region has been under addition scrutiny to insure that there was parity in access to voting. "Safe" districts have been created under penalty of law for specific minority groups essentially creating political ghettos where sometime generations of families control the political fortunes of one group or another. What's interesting is that as more minorities achieve education, better jobs, higher incomes they almost immediately move out of these neighborhoods and into suburbs. My suburb is far more diverse than the ethnically isolated areas of South Dallas or West Dallas. Whereas those regions , represented by long term politicians who look like the residents flounder in continuing economic malaise, the more diverse suburbs continue to grow. And while minorities in the suburbs may still continue to vote for county, state or Federal candidates that reflect their views, they are still in a minority and the likelihood of the overall politics of the suburbs changing are slim. It appears that liberals by and large want to insure that minorities are elected in spite of their views rather than because of them. I will tell you in the last election for mayor in mainly Anglo McKinney TX, both candidates were African American. The one elected was the one that best reflected the goal of the residents. That's what should be happening nationwide, but really do you think an Anglo or Hispanic could ever be elected in a largely African American city? At that point we can really start to have a discussion about race.

http://thesumofthingsaccording2me.blogspot.com/ : From the House of Are You Kidding Me, California?

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:49:46 +0000

We are talking severely disabled kids. I can handle the kids who have learning differences like ADD, dyslexia, vision and hearing issues. But the kids now being mainstreamed are very low, severely disabled. In one case the student, a six foot plus male, had been in a mental institution and had fits where he would throw furniture and verbally threaten to hit other students and teachers. And he was just one of nine SpEd students in that class of thirty. We've had students who did not speak, talk or write. We've had students who start hitting themselves if you do not immediately drop everything to attend to their needs. And on top of this these students are out of class at least one day a week for special excursions designed to improve their social issues or work programs. None of the students in this situation will ever live or work outside a sheltered situation. Yet regular classroom teachers are expected to somehow teach these students, each with their own education plan, while teaching twenty regular ed students. Who is getting shortchanged here?

Commentary Magazine : Restaurant Industry Already Preparing for Obamacare Consequences

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:31:00 +0000

The fake protests at Walmart were organized by unions. The news isn't prying too closely, but that their are far fewer protests and that the protesters "spokesmen" seem strangely articulate for the average Walmart employee would indicate this is a union organized protest using Thanksgiving as a wedge issue. I just wish some enterprising reporter would ask those protesters if they are familiar with what happened at Hostess.

Commentary Magazine : Restaurant Industry Already Preparing for Obamacare Consequences

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:28:49 +0000

Here's is what will happen to many workers. They will become contract labor. Their designations will change from people receiving W2's to those receiving 1099's. As independent contractors, employers can have you work at will. In addition to your regular taxes, as a contractor you will have to pay self-employment taxes normally paid for by employers. This will also put the costly burden on the now independent contractors to select and pay for their own insurance. No more paid vacations, you are an independent contractor. No more sick pay, no more safety net provided by employers. The total burden of the mandates from Obama will now become the responsibility of those who work. This will force a push for unionization, but it will come to nothing because the lesson of Hostess will demonstrate that you can only push so far. Remember, most of their unions accepted contracts because they would have gotten part of the company in exchange. Only the bakers insisted on more. Now some other company, probably Grupo Bimbo, will buy the Hostess brand and move operations to Mexico. If you don't think this is what will happen, then you are naive. Restaurants have the biggest business failure rate of all types of businesses. They run on thin margins. And this is also true for fastfood. My son's a manager at ChikFilA. His owner operator is concerned and will cut hours for all except management employees who will have to work extra hours to fill in the gap. Those of you used to rapid service will see service slow. You will also see prices rise across the board because the basic lesson of economics has never been learned by the Obama administration. That lesson is this-every penalty, every tax, every fee imposed by government on business is paid BY THE CONSUMER as higher prices. If the business cannot expand pricing, it has to cut staffing. That means fewer jobs, not more, which means more people on the dole, not less. Congratulations liberals, this is what you voted for. Those phony Walmart protests were not many real workers, but an attempt to organize unions. There are many who would be overjoyed to find $12.00 an hour jobs.

Commentary Magazine : Would Bloomberg Mock Islam Like That?

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:01:09 +0000

Remember, Wright was a pastor of one church. The entire realm of related churches were not vilified along with him. These attacks are general and vilify an entire segment of the population.

Commentary Magazine : Would Bloomberg Mock Islam Like That?

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 11:59:48 +0000

That was my comment precisely to what I consider to be a hit piece on the LDS. I am not LDS, I'm Catholic. I am fully aware of the history of the LDS church, and yes, it's not pretty. But it seems to be considered chic in some elitist circles to make fun of a religion that models itself on principles such as thrift, industry, education, honor and service. Even on Broadway this slam was thrown, making me think that "The Book of Mormon" musical was intended as a surreptitious dig at Romney far in advance of the campaign. As I said in my response on Bloomberg, if you replaced references to Mormons with the word Muslims, the liberal elites would be out in force supporting a small group of rioting radicals. But because that's not how Mormons operate, preferring to let actions trump words, it persists. Shame on Bloomberg. Shame on those who continue to use religion as a brickbat in this campaign. Shame on President Obama.

Commentary Magazine : Sliming Romney Won't Re-elect Obama

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:44:17 +0000

Because they are running like they are scared. They are spending money way too early in states that don't matter on negative campaigning which people just shut out after awhile. I think the oldtimers of the DNC-Carville, Clinton, etc-are simply sitting back and watching this implode. Carville's already given his two cents. Clinton never will. Plus I think it would be interesting to have a jailhouse chat with Blagojevich. I think he took one for the team and he knows way more than he's saying.

Commentary Magazine : Sliming Romney Won't Re-elect Obama

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:37:51 +0000

I think we should all demand paper ballots.

Commentary Magazine : Sliming Romney Won't Re-elect Obama

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 21:36:55 +0000

I have a feeling Romney is just biding his time. I don't want him showing his hand too early by responding to what amounts to schoolyard taunts or by revealing his VP candidate too soon. I think there are plenty of issues that Romney can force Obama to address from the economy to unemployment-because those are the bread and butter issues. The important thing is for Romney to not get drawn into a fight he didn't pick. As my mother used to say "never wrestle with a pig, because you just get dirty and the pig likes it." Right now, Romney just needs to stay on message about the economy. Then, later, he can offer to open his personal accounts, but only if and when Obama does the same. It's laughable that they are trying to peg Romney as "secretive" when we know his entire personal history and don't even know what classes Obama took in college. That's a tactic that's going to boomerang because there are still too many people who wonder at Obama's background. I would personally love to see Mitt ask for an audit of all the failed businesses that got stimulus money to ascertain if campaign contributions to Obama were skimmed off before bankruptcy.

Commentary Magazine : Democrats Afraid to Be Seen with Obama?

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 02:08:33 +0000

Congressional candidates are not the only ones distancing themselves. When is the last time you saw a photo of Obama and Hillary Clinton together? Doesn't that seem a little odd for the Secretary of State to be virtually invisible\\\\?

Commentary Magazine : Executive Power Grab on F&F Documents

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 02:05:38 +0000

Eric Holder's new nickname should be "Anchor" because he's dragging them all down with him.

Commentary Magazine : Executive Power Grab on F&F Documents

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:50:35 +0000

We have learned that part of the contingency plan by the White House was to have Holder hide documents under the cloaking device otherwise known as Executive Privilege. But wait, Holder's not part of that group. EP only holds for the White House and staff. Holder is head of his own department. That would be like Clinton hiding under Obama's desk. (sorry about the visual there....)Now Obama, the Smartest Man in the World accordling to liberals, could have let Holder twist in the wind, but Holder is a loyal soldier and is hiding emails for some good reason....now what could that be? Then Obama clumsily issued EP orders with a letter that had to take a couple of lawyers three hours to write, five minutes after Issa called the meeting to order. Connecting the dots this means not only did Obama know about F&F, he is INVOLVED. And since his own staff members say he's hands on and micromanaging things, I think we can assume that he made this decision with Holder and like so many of his other decisions, this is a Big Old Fail. What's hilarious is that rather than distancing himself and letting Holder take the fall now Obama is in the crosshairs. Watch as they-namely Jarrett and Axelrod-set up Biden to take the fall.

Commentary Magazine : Executive Power Grab on F&F Documents

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:45:14 +0000

Nixon's back?

Commentary Magazine : Executive Power Grab on F&F Documents

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:44:56 +0000

Better pass it along fast before Youtube removes it.