Since 6:00 this morning I’ve been looking for a solution to our comment editor problem. I finally figured out that the editor will allow me (administrator) to embed a graphic, but when anyone else does it, the graphic shows in the editor, but does not pass through to the comment. I’ve checked with my HSP, and the problem is with the plugin, not the blog. I have a bug report posted in the author’s forum. Nameless, if you need a graphic embedded, post the comment, email me the link to it, and tell me to which comment you want it added. Hopefully it will be fixed soon . Because I had to put so much into that effort, I shall post a couple articles today, but will not distribute them to sties like Care2 and SU until tomorrow. I’m current on replies. We’ll see about tomorrow tomorrow.
Jig Zone Puzzles: Yesterday’s took me 3:32 (average 4:30). To do it click here. Today’s took me 4:25 (average 5:35). To do it, click here. How did you do?
Short Takes:
From MoveOn: What Do Australians Understand 110,000 Times Better Than Americans Do?
We still need to move forward to Single Payer, such as Medicare for all, but Obamacare is a start.
From NY Times: Conservatives love to pretend that there are vast armies of government bureaucrats doing who knows what; in reality, a majority of government workers are employed providing either education (teachers) or public protection (police officers and firefighters).
So would getting rid of teachers, police officers, and firefighters help the American people? Well, some Republicans would prefer to see Americans get less education; remember Rick Santorum’s description of colleges as “indoctrination mills”? Still, neither less education nor worse protection are issues the G.O.P. wants to run on.
And that’s why we need to keep pinning the truth onto them. Click through for the rest of this excellent editorial by Paul Krugman.
From MSNBC: Female legislators silenced after speaking out against Michigan abortion bill.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Kudos to some very feisty Democrats. The Republican War on Women is clearly alive and well in the Totalitarian Managed Plutocracy of Snyderstan. The 1st Amendment does not apply in Republican dominated legislatures.
Cartoon:
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Yesterday 3:13
Today 3:47
Interesting comparison between US and Australian healthcare. However, Australian healthcare is NOT free. And it is a mistake to say so. True, the bill if he had gone to an Australian hospital would have been zero, but this is a case where zero is not free. He has already paid for it through his taxes. Everyone SHARES the cost. It is not free.
Conservatives love to talk about free healthcare and how unfair it is. They try to label single payer as free healthcare. NOT TRUE! It is healthcare where everyone shares the cost. It is true insurance and it is anything but free.
Beat me x2.
Thanks for the clarification. I bet they aren't paying much more in taxes than we are, because our taxes finance welfare for the rich.
You are right. The Australian tax rates are not so different from our own although their top rate is a bit higher.
Thought that would be the case. Our top rate should be higher too.
yesterday 4:39 just terrible! 4:02 today much better!
Not good enough to beat either of you champs though.
You beat me on the second one.
Well, with most things new there will always be a few glitches and a learning curve.
And I'm going to repeat myself: I LOVE your historical calendar entries! Keep 'em coming!
I edited a couple of your posts to correct glitches, but would NEVER alter the content, of course.
I trust you will like today's.
AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!! I lost all my comment just as I was done with a frozen computer! So, here we go again!
Puzzle — Average. Definitely no threat to any of the 3 amigos!
MoveOn — In Canada, this poor Aussie would also have had a bill to pay, although nowhere near as high as in the for profit US. But Jerry is right, healthcare is not free — it is a shared cost through taxes. Here in BC, I pay $61.50 per month for provincial health insurance which is mandatory. Any other cost for my treatment is funded through 'my tax dollars at work'. Right now, there is a dispute between Harper and the provinces, and Harper has walked away from the table with the 'my way or the highway' attitude. So the formula for provincial healthcare funding is being played with.
Paul Krugman — I seem to be coming back over and over again the past few days to your article 'Republican Economic Sabotage'. When the last 3 Republican presidents each had recessions during their terms, and each used increased government spending primarily in public sector jobs to successfully pull out of the recessions, it tells me that Rmoney and the current crop of Republican/Teabaggers have absolutely no understanding of economics! Or is it that they do, but in their zeal to make Mr Obama a one term president, they are willing to play political and economic chicken? After all, Rmoney is quoted by Time as saying that he would not immediately implement his economic policies as that would drop GDP by at least 5% and throw the country into another deep recession. Have a look at this Thom Hartmann video that mentions Republican/Teabagger complicity to tank the economy for the expressed purpose of blaming it on Mr Obama. This video can't be circulated enough. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDAjpVmic8o&feature=player_embedded
The Rachel Maddow Show — You're right TC, feist female Democrats. I find it unconscionable that these representatives were not notified and not told what they did to warrant banning. It is past time for all Republican/Teabaggers, both state and federal, to go into oblivion in the annals of history. Cartoon — Excellent! It is telling that it took almost another hundred years before more real progress would be made with the Civil Rights movement of the 60's. But it is very evident with situations like the state murder of Anthony Troy Davis that much more needs to be done, especially in the south. BTW, I received the following video from a Care2 friend. This video should go viral so watch it and feel the smile on your lips and your heart for the words of this rousing black preacher on same-sex marriage and what Jesus said. He really gives it to the bigots. It's worth every second it takes to watch it. It will make your day. http://www.upworthy.com/jesus-loves-you-this-guy-loves-jesus-and-i-love-this-guy?g=2
Sorry! Your formatting seemed to be working in today's other post. I fixed it here.
Not bad!
Harper needs to be dildoed with a saguaro cactus.
Thanks!
Excellent vid!
Just curious — what happened in this post? I see that Rachel Maddow, the Cartoon and the BTW are all running in one long para which of course they are 3 separate items. I've figured out that I have to do 2 hard returns to get the spacing between items.
Lynn, it must be your browser. The format is just as it should be.