very interesting read

http://netcool.wordpress.com/what-makes-people-vote-republican/

Partisan States of America

Political partisanship is tearing our nation apart. 2009 was the most partisan year since such trends have been monitored. I have decided that as much as I may personally agree with many Democratic values, I no longer wish to be associated with either party. I have never been a registered Democrat and have always believed in electing the best person for the job regardless their political party. I'm extremely disappointed in the Congress as a whole for not finding some way of working together this past year to help the American people. Democrats say Republicans are not working with them (essentially sitting on their hands to not be part of what they fear the public will be mad about so they can say they had nothing to do with it) and Republicans say that Democrats have locked them out of the process (drunk with their majority power). The truth lies somewhere in the middle or one side or the other but we'll never know because its all here-say. Stop playing party games and get to the work of the American people. During the worst economic downturn in years is not the time to have a red vs blue fight. Do your jobs and help this nation heal.

church | state

You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.

The meaning of life...?

I've always wondered if the true drive behind all human actions is 'desire for sex' or 'desire for power'. This is an obviously oversimplified theory eliminating tons of other desires that humans acquire depending on how they were raised, etc...but the base of it is more or less the same.
Here is a tragic example of one who's 'desire for sex' lead to a tragic end. How can we even help people like this when they suffer in silence. It is an interesting glimpse into the head of one driven to murder.
* Revenge Of The Nerd: What The Media Won’t Tell You About The Rampage Killer Who Attacked A Pittsburgh Aerobics Class
* The Diary of Pennsylvania Gym Shooter George Sodini

Greed Nation 1

Greed in the United States certainly isn't new but it has been taken to new heights in the past few years. The country with the largest economy, over 11 trillion GDP, has been brought to its knees by the greed of the banking system that supports it. Their reward - our tax dollars wrapped in a red, white and blue bow to save them. The vicious circle of co-dependency between banks and the peasants they feed on is renewed and safe.
This will be the first of many posts that will illustrate just how our country, more than ever before, has become a "Greed Nation" or the United $tates of America.

Some food for thought:
* Guard troops may be needed in troubled Ala. county
* Decline & Fall Of America: JPMorgan Fleeces Alabama Hicks With “Shit Bonds,” National Guard Called In
* The Real Costs of a Culture of Greed

GREED

(Reuters) - The United States spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world but has higher rates of infant mortality, diabetes and other ills than many other developed countries.

Here is a comparison of the United States' healthcare costs versus those of selected other countries in 2006:

UNITED STATES: 15.9 pct of GDP, $6,657 per capita

BRAZIL: 7.9 pct of GDP, $371 per capita

CANADA: 9.7 pct of GDP, $3,430 per capita

CHINA: 4.7 pct of GDP, $81 per capita

FRANCE: 11.1 pct of GDP, $3,807 per capita

GERMANY: 10.7 pct of GDP, $3,628 per capita

INDIA: 5.0 pct of GDP, $36 per capita

ISRAEL: 7.9 pct of GDP, $1,533 per capita

JAPAN: 8.2 pct of GDP, $2,936 per capita

MEXICO: 6.4 pct of GDP, $474 per capita

SOUTH AFRICA: 8.7 pct of GDP, $437 per capita

SWEDEN: 8.9 pct of GDP, $3,598 per capita

RUSSIAN FEDERATION: 5.2 pct of GDP, $277 per capita

UNITED KINGDOM: 8.2 pct of GDP, $3,064 per capita

(Source: The World Bank)

(Compiled by Andy Sullivan, editing by Philip Barbara)

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5504Z320090601?sp=true

If you can't win, then wish that we all lose...

Treasonous Glenn Beck and Michael Scheuer WANT and WISH For Another Terrorist Attack in the U.S.

This is what they have come too, wishing death on American citizens on American soil to advance their adgenda. If the American people wanted 4 more years of Bush and fear-mongering they would have elected McCain...give it a rest.