Rep. Rick Santorum Call Himself Stupid (I think?)

Enquiring minds find his recent statements lead to intriguing questions.  The Rep. on Sat. stated: “We will never have the media on our side, ever, in this country. We will never have the elite, smart people on our side.”
Despite the fact about the media being repeatedly proven untrue, I'm curious as to the definition of  "the elite," not to mention "smart." Sooo... being one of 435 in the entire U.S. sounds elite to me. Smart?  Able to read AND write?  Are elite &smart necessarily attached?
Then there is: "Santorum also criticized the libertarian wing of the Republican party who 'don’t want to talk about social issues,' saying that 'without the church and the family, there is no conservative movement, there is no basic values of America.'” Besides questionable syntax...
Read the Constitution lately?  Our founding fathers weren't exactly traditional Church members. So... none of them were Conservatives?  They had no basic values?  It boggles the mind...
It reminds me of the time I was out having breakfast one morning after an election I had run in as a liberal Democrat (lost to the long-time Republican liberal incumbent).  I ran into a candidate from a different race (who also lost) who is most definitely a conservative Rep. who also happens to be a staunch Catholic (whatever that means).  He met my family & we talked about many things- nothing political.  As we were leaving he remarked that, gee, he was surprised that I did have family values.  HUH???
But back to Rick's remarks.  Does this mean that ALL Republicans are neither elite nor smart?  Okay.  I can live with the latter (( especially after listening to Clint). His logic is impeccable, right?  Unless, of course, he is stupid.  Which would make his remarks applicable to him (except for the "elite" bit).  But who would give a fig for any remarks a non-smart man would make?  This just boggles the mind.  Does this mean I am smart?  Or... I can read &write after all.  Elite, too?
I think the most important point to be taken from the Santorum speech is (like Eastwood)... it certainly gave me LOL! lint, baby- great actor, director; lousy extemp speaker.  Next time- use the script someone has written for you.  (Rick, hon, r u listening? )  Umm, Just a thought- isn't Clint one of the "elite?"

Emmy award winning actress, singer, and author, Shirley Jones, is coming to White Marshes' (my old stomping-grounds) Boscov for its grand re-opening on Oct. 5 for two sneak peak performances at 2 & 7 p.m. in the store's auditorium.  This preview is on Friday and tickets will be sold there by various non-profts ($5) with all the proceeds going to them!  

Shows are then for appx. 150. on Sat., Oct.6 thru Sat., Oct. 12.  They may well be free (unclear).

Shirley also has a new tell-all book coming out which has raised some eyebrows. She was married to actor Jack Cassidy and is now married to comic Marty Ingels.



Dis-Elect Rep. Andy Harris, Md.'s 1st Congressional

*** UPDATE***  The daily rag (Cecil Whig) is running the story that his Democratic opponent who won the Primary is now leaving the race after her own Party discovered she was registered & had voted in elections in both Md. & Fla. since 2006.  Damn!  Stupid, stupid, stupid- not to mention arrogant!!!  There will now be another candidate announced by the Party- likely my fav & the Chestertown physician candidate who lost by only 54 votes- John LaFerla.

The Cecil Daily (local rag published 3x/wk.) buries on page 9 that "[Rep. Andy (R)] Harris warns Cecil [county] chamber that sequestration cuts may be coming".  So it seems that he's not looking forward to returning to D.C. in the fall. I say- let's make Andy happy!- but, I digress. Newly elected Rep. Harris (R) made the national headlines when as tea party dude (& supporter of Ryan budget), it got out that he was seeking Congressional health insurance (he's an anesthesiologist at Hopkins) before he was actually eligible (he was using COBRA). Now keep in mind, that being agin the Affordable Health Care Act was the core of his campaign. Hypocritical?  Heck, no.
At the recent Cecil Co. Chamber of Commerce meeting (friendly group), he was asked by a school Sup't if there was any chance of budgetary bi-partisan agreement before the deadline of Jan. 1. regarding sequestration.  Nope.  Somebody else's fault (Senate). He then laments that Wash. is broken now and "All the pieces have to work together."  "The House plan is just a starting plan for negotiation..."

So... what's his suggestion?  What's his negotiation position?  Heck, doesn't this guy represent ALL of us, not just those who voted for him?  Politics is ALL about compromise. It's "broken" and do-nothing because of---YOU!

   So do it!  One issue holdup is taxing the wealthiest Americans?  Duh, there's a no-brainer and most of us agree. It's an issue of fairness.  The other is cutting the budget for social services only?  Yeah, yeah, lower taxes, same old song.  But what about fees, local and state taxes?  Ahh, there's the rub.  Starve the beast, indeed.  Hello, Gilded Age & Robber Barons.   And don't get me started on the code words the Republican Party uses- that's for another day.  ;-)

This area profits quite a bit from the increased military funding at- Aberdeen Proving Grounds  and Edgewood Arsenal, although I don't believe that these areas are actually IN this district.  Hey, I told you that I'm lost!  OOps!  There was just a big boom from the former- sometimes the building shakes. 

So, Andy, baby, like, ya know, some ACTION, PLANNING- dammit- MOVE!

Might I suggest:

But, hey, hon, that's me- you know, like a constituent who's going to be casting a vote regarding you OR Candidate Wendy Harris, D.

Md.'s Rep Bartlett Against Student Loans- Before He Isn't

Or is he?

Representative Roscoe Bartlett from Maryland said on Sept. 5 in a town hall meeting, "Not that it's not a good idea to give students loans, it certainly is a good idea to give them loans... But if you can ignore the Constitution to do something good today, tomorrow you will be ignoring the Constitution to do something bad. You could... The Holocaust that occurred in Germany -- how in the heck could that happen? And when you start down the wrong road, it can be a very slippery slope." 1 The next day he issued an apology regarding the Holocaust comparison.  This dude is the second oldest Republican in the House (1926), so he lived through WWII and well knows what the Holocaust is. A slippery slope?  Student loans?   Perhaps this remark is related to the fact that the largest ethnic background of his constituents is German?  Or perhaps his mouth was engaged while his brain was still in neutral? He's served since 1993, and is also a member of the Tea Party Caucus.  His district was redrawn this year from the Western Maryland Appalachian hinterlands (e.g., Republican and 60% white) to include pieces of Baltimore, Harford, Montgomery, etc., where they actually have Democrats and minorities more representative of the State as a whole. The national Democratic Party also decided to tackle this re-election campaign with monies believing they might actually defeat this man. Bartlet won re-election despite admitting to property tax cheating (by over a million $) & lying on his federal disclosure form ($5,000 fine). He calls himself a "bit player" in real estate while he is the wealthiest member of Maryland's federal delegation.  What a guy! Perhaps he needs to like, actually reread the Constiutution which says the the power to decide legislative legalities belongs to the umm, you know, Supreme Court. I'm just sayin'... Maybe it's time to give HIM the boot!  Student loans - WORK!!!!  I had them.  How about you? John Delaney

Tutu Demands Trial for Bush & Blair over Iraqi War

Desmond Tutu's article in "London Guardian."

when he speaks, you at least have to listen.