Video Gaming and the Supreme Court

In  response to Jareb Blackfords blog post “Video Gaming Ruling”, I agree with his statement on the Supreme Court did the wrong thing by over turning this ban and deeming it unconstitutional.  I am all for banning minors from the purchase of violent video games. I have children who play video games but I control which ones they play because I am the ones that buy them for them. It would be great for the government to step in and do something about it but somehow we have to do some things on  our own. I don’t want my children to see all that at the age they are so I make sure they see what they need to see. I don’t want to hinder their innocence by allowing them to play games that are way too old for them or can alter the way they see things and think. They have enough to deal with as it is and thinking that killing and muggings is the way of the world is not one them. They will be able to play those games later when they are old enough to be on their own and buy them for themselves but as long as I am buying them they will see and play what I want them to play. The Supreme Court has no idea what is in the games that are on the market, they aren’t the ones playing them. I am sure if one of their children were to kill, their personality changed, or they referred to a certain game making them do some of things they do wrong we would hear about it and it would make headlines. But since that it not what is happening then we won’t hear about it.

Republicans have no idea what they are about to do

I have really been keeping up with the debt issue that is going on.  There are some funny blogs going around and some serious ones as well. The recent one I came across was titled “Let My Country Go.” This blog really made me laugh. Speaking of how Republicans have gone from throwing granny off the train to killing off low income and youth. They are referred to as cartoon villains turning both parties unpopular making decisions they knew were wrong but not having the mind set to actually do it.

“Republicans have dropped themselves into a black hole of irresponsibility”, this phrase is all too true. I have read about each party and I agree with some things from each of them. However right now I don’t really agree with anything the Republican are doing with the budget. I don’t get it. All that money and don’t know what to really do with it. They want to do away with some of the very programs that have helped our citizens be able to by their medications, pay a few bills here and there and be able to eat. It seems as if they have gotten much of nothing done this year that counts but cause more drama and scare a lot of people.

Obama has only seen twenty three bills pass his desk this year. What have they been doing really? Oh I know trying to get Obama out of office. That’s right he is not able to be strung a long and told what to do like he is puppet. I see our government turning into a legal jacking. Give me all your money but they will do it to the taxes, end public assistance, Medicare, and Social Security. Republicans have now fallen to the bottom of the totem poll. I would be embarrassed right now to call myself a Republican if I was one. I might get a beat down.

The best quote of the entire blog was “Let my country go. Let my country decide its own destiny. Let my country function again, heal again. Quit bringing things to crisis again and again. Let us learn from our mistakes. Let us reconsider how we do business, how we do policy, and now we express our political principles in our agenda and our way of governing. Let my country go. Stop giving the world cause to doubt the sanity of this country”. That about sums it all up! 

How I feel about the Real Issues!!

I agree with everything that was said in kkacn78744 post about “What is the real issue here”.  I have been reading about the budget cuts myself. I am worried not only for my future but my kids’ futures as well. My mother is in her mid 50’s and I am worried for her too. I have four children and I pay for daycare for three of them. They take their lunch to school and I provide them with breakfast before they leave to go to school just so I can save a little money somewhere. I think it is really funny how we can find ways to cut the budget here and there and still make ends meet but the very Government that is suppose to provide and protect can’t come up with a way to do the same. I think they are acting like Peter Pan in reverse. Not stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, they are stealing from the poor and making sure the rich stay rich. They don’t understand how hard it is to make ends meet on our end because they have never had to do so. I have so many deductions by the size of my family I hardly have and taxes taken out but I barely see the benefits of it. I have been working since I was 15 and now I think I am going to work till I am gone. At the rate they are going they are going to turn America into a third world country and we are going to have commercials for starving children in our own backyards. It would be pushing it to think if they did away with social security for them to give us a lump sum check of what we have all worked to put in it. I get a letter each year now telling me how much I would get if I needed it now but that is just a tease.  

Tired of the Governements Budget Issues

I will be so glad when all this comes to a head finally. We already know there are going to be some things cut that shouldn't be cut but what can "We the People" do about it. It is now in the Governments hands. For all those that did not vote this is what it has come to since you did not think your vote would count for anything.

Republicans have taken over and now the President is leaning to their side as well. They know they have the upper hand right now and are not willing to budge on what they want.

President Obama wants to raise taxes for the upper middle and wealthy in America but who are they, mostly Republicans. When President Obama tried to steal the thunder of the Republicans, he did so by offering an even grander deficit reduction package. The question is how much to cut government -- not whether to do so. Our Government is in the hole right now.

After two terms of Republican past President George W. Bush was in office and messed it up, now the Democrat President Barack Obama has the pressure on him to clean it up but does not have the support he truly needs to back him up.

I am tired of hearing about John Boehner's, Speaker of the House and about Republican Eric Ivan Cantor is the U.S. Representative for Virginia's 7th congressional district. They have been in the news for the past few months but yet we still don’t know what everything is they have on the chopping block. We are getting bits and pieces if information here and there. I think it is time for a list of what they have on the table to be published for all to see just so we can know what we are in for when all this is over.

It is very sad that it has come to this but it has. Too many wars have been fought for other countries and for too long. Spending has been out of control and seems like no one is really keeping the books right. They have all these big important people getting paid to do this and yet we are in this situation AGAIN.

Eric Cantor Is the Democrats’ New Boogeyman

The Caucus is the New York Times Blog page. I love reading the Times. This article was written by Michael D. Shear. This article is meant for Republicans. The reader can tell Mr. Shear is not a Democrat by the tone of his words he is using to describe Eric Cantor as a Boogeyman for the Democrats. Mr. Shear writes “Just about everything having to do with the debt ceiling debate in Washington remains up in the air as negotiators continue in vain to seek some agreement — with the deadline fast approaching. But Democrats appear to have settled on one thing: The person to blame is Representative Eric Cantor of Virginia. Mr. Cantor, the House majority leader, has emerged as the new target for Democratic scorn this week, even as he has upstaged House Speaker John A. Boehner as the primary voice of conservative Republican opposition to tax increases.” Why would he call this man that? Republicans don’t want this man at the table to discuss anything and by putting his name out there as being a Boogeyman discredits him and has the American reader view him the way of the author of this blog, Mr. Shear. Yes Eric has put himself out there with some of the not so professional way he has handled certain things but if he can come up with a great way to solve the issue of the debt cuts I think he should have a chance to let it be know what he thinks should be done. It’s not like they are getting any closer to solving it and the deadline is coming up really soon. Cantor has been known to be a “overdog” and gets what he wants. He has always been that way so why not listen to him. Nothing bad ever came from just letting someone run and idea by someone that might just help. Mr. Shear brought up quotes from Cantons high school year book someone quoted him on. This article was focused on the not so good things Canton has done but did not bring up any of the good he has done. He had to be in office for something.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com

Debt Talk Mired, Leader for G.O.P. Proposes Option

In an artice I read from the New Yor Times, McConnell (a Senator leader of Kentucky) states a bipartisan budget cutt deal is out of reach at this time. Republicans are not in favor of a debt limit and surely they won't be by the August 2nd deadline either. President Obama was not represented in the greatest of light. The author of this editorial called him Mr. Obama instead of President Obama. That is clearly giving the reader the idea they are not in agreement with the plans he is trying to interate either. Both sides are wanting to come to some type of budget agreement soon but neither are wanting the same things to cut. Republicans want to put Medicare, Medicade, ans Socil Security on the chopping block to help with the governments deep debt. Democrates on the other hand think it is a panicky sell out and there are other ways to cut the budget without cutting programs that so many Americans need right now. That would leave so many people without medical help or financial help for the elderly that are low income.
In the statement made by the author of this, she writes "Mr. Obama has been on the offensive in the fight over the budget, calling for more deficit reduction than Republicans are and urging both parties to put ideology aside in favor of compromise". I truley don't think they are on his side at all. He has only been president for a short time and had to find a way to get the budget in order from previous misspending from the Republican president that is no longer in the White House.
Among administration officials, that fear offset their relief that the McConnell proposal suggested at least a fallback in the event that the talks break down.
“Senator McConnell’s proposal today reaffirmed what leaders of both parties have stated clearly, that defaulting on America’s past-due bills is not an option,” the White House press secretary, Jay Carney, said in a statement. “The president continues to believe that our focus must remain on seizing this unique opportunity to come to agreement on significant, balanced deficit reduction.” I don't think this is going to end well at all. After a long meeting on Tuesday they agreed to come bacn on Wednesday to continue the discusion on the $14.3 trillion dollar budget cut. They only have about 3 more weeks for this to come to the end.
Mr. McConnell, who after Republicans’ gains in the November elections said their goal would be to make Mr. Obama a one-term president, said in a morning speech in the Senate, “After years of discussions and months of negotiations, I have little question that as long as this president is in the Oval Office, a real solution is probably unattainable.” It is sad they somehow they thought everything would get fixed in one term.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/us/politics/13fiscal.html

Budget Gap still wide

As I read the article about the budget gap between Republicans and Democrats not closing, I really didn't think it would anyway any time soon. (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/politics/index.html) The Congressional leaders and the president sat down to try and come to an agreement about the gaps. They emerged with a consensus to aim for the biggest possible deal. So now I am thinking OMG what is going to get cut now. Will they lay off more teachers, cut out the arts in school, Medicaid for low income families, or just do away with Medicare all together. They are trying to get the gaps closed by August 2 to make sure America does not default for the first time on its obligations. My thing is, haven't they already done that. Social Security is on the table to be cut now. So the entire time I have worked or anyone for that matter won't count for a hill of beans if you really need to get Social Security cause it just might not be there when you do. All the cuts are have really gotten me worried about the future for our elderly and low income families. Are we on the verge of being a third world country in some areas of the US cause I think that is what is going to happen.