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Happy Veterans Day

November 11th every year is always celebrated with a parade that few people show up to, a few patriotic commercials, a free entree at Applebees, and for a fortunate few, a day off work.

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union got it right in a commercial I saw on TV this morning when they said our veterans don't want a parade when they come home, they want a job.


The unemployment rate for Veterans is 11.5% on veterans day this year (that figure doesn't include long term unemployed or under employed).  If you really want to do something nice for a veteran this year, hire one...  When you hire them, pay them a living wage with medical and dental benefits.


If you're not in a position to hire a veteran this year, celebrate veterans day by volunteering at your local shelter or soup kitchen.  In 2009, over 75,000 veterans were homeless.  


Celebrate veterans day by serving those who have sacrificed so much by serving you.


Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.


Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in their lives to keep our country free.


If you'd really like to do something for veterans, hire a veteran, feed a veteran, or hug a veteran...  That's what they really need.

No Such Thing as Waste

Priceless...

I'm done with this Governor

Bad news for gun owners today...  AB 144 was signed into law by the governor.  The law makes it illegal to openly carry a handgun in public.


When Brown ran for governor, I really didn't believe he was opposed to gun rights.  I voted for him because he supported gay rights, and he seemed like he would be able to do tough budget cutting without going after our social programs with a political agenda like the GOP would have, and I believed he wasn't opposed to gun rights.


Now, instead of solving our budget crisis, he has signed legislation giving our tax dollars away to pay for the tuition for illegal immigrants, signed legislation prohibiting open carrying of unloaded handguns, and he signed another bill, AB 809, that requires registration of our rifles and shotguns.


I will never vote for this guy again.

We're living in 1984

Today on Meet the Press, Paul Ryan said he doesn't care about people who are already rich, he cares about removing barriers and giving a helping hand to allow other people to become rich.  Meanwhile, he is one of the architects of the current GOP path that is pushing us to austerity measures to deal with the budget problems, while defending Education, cutting/ending social programs, and cutting social security and medicare.

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Just the other day, Romney tried to suggest that "tolerance and civility" are conservative values, while trying to impress upon the values voters summit how anti-gay he is, and how anti-womans rights he is.

If you ever read Orwell's "1984", you'll probably recognize the doublespeak that's happening here.  The GOP has been doing alot of that lately...

Out on the trail

Like the other GOP candidates, Romney is out on the campaign trail giving speeches and campaigning...  Addressing questions about his religion (Mormanism) and whether it should impact your vote at the Values Voters Summit, Romney said "tolerance and civility were conservative values."


What a crock of shit!!!


Is he talking about the same conservatives that brought us Prop 8 in California, and the fight against repealing DADT?  Is he talking about the same conservatives who are fighting the separation of church and state, or womens rights to have an abortion?  Please explain to me how any of that can be described as "tolerance and civility."


Maybe he was implying that those are conservative values that conservatives in the US should aspire to, but have fallen way short of.   Somehow I doubt it...