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By Scott on March 21, 2012

So Mitt Romney wins big over Rick Santorum in Illinois yesterday. That is like saying Shasta Cola wins out over Centrella Cola and the winner gets to go against Pepsi. I apologize to all of those that like Shasta and Centrella colas and do not mean to disparage them by comparing them to the current crop of the GOP brain trust.

I want to say right now that I am not a Democrat. That said, I really despise Republicans. I view Republicans as pro-business /anti-person; pro-money/anti-humanity. They are like the Grinch – their hearts have withered and atrophied beyond hope.

The two “front runners” of the GOP race are beyond hope also. If this is what the Republicans have to represent them in the Presidency Race, then it really doesn’t say much about the party. Actually it does: they are fragmented and against the ropes, clutching at straws to try and dupe the public into voting against their self-interests again.

Need proof that these two are morons? Read on:

Romney

“I should tell my story. I’m also unemployed.” Really? So your struggling with your $200 million huh?

“I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that’s the America millions of Americans believe in. That’s the America I love.” Huh?

“I love this state. The trees are the right height.” Again, huh?

”I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks.” He said this to a group of NASCAR fans at the Daytona 500. I guess he really is that out of touch.

“Corporations are people, my friend… of course they are. Everything corporations earn ultimately goes to the people. Where do you think it goes? Whose pockets? Whose pockets? People’s pockets. Human beings, my friend.” I guess I should be sending all of them corporations a Christmas Card then??

“I saw the young man over there with eggs Benedict, with hollandaise sauce. And I was going to suggest to you that you serve your eggs with hollandaise sauce in hubcaps. Because there’s no plates like chrome for the hollandaise.” At a New Hampshire restaurant. All I have to say is WTF?

“[Obama's stimulus program is] one of the biggest peacetime spending binges in American history.” You mean except for the fact that we were at war in two countries (Iraq and Afghanistan) at the time. Also, I wouldn’t exactly call trying to save our economy a “spending binge”.

Santorum

“The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is” And his children are home schooled, huh?

“The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong.” I don’t think this needs anything said…

“Marriage is not about affirming somebody’s love for somebody else. It’s about uniting together to be open to children, to further civilization in our society.” I guess I can never get married again…I had a vasectomy! Course I have done my part to help populate the planet already…

“In every society, the definition of marriage has not ever to my knowledge included homosexuality. That’s not to pick on homosexuality. It’s not, you know,man on child, man on dog, or whatever the case may be.” A classic straw man argument. But then logic isn’t a high point with religious folk.

“One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country…. Many of the Christian faith have said, well, that’s okay, contraception is okay. It’s not okay. It’s a license to do things in a sexual realm that is counter to how things are supposed to be.” What exactly does Santorum’s world look like?

“In far too many families with young children, both parents are working, when, if they really took an honest look at the budget, they might find they don’t both need to…The radical feminists succeeded in undermining the traditional family and convincing women that professional accomplishments are the key to happiness“. What century is he from? Or is that how conservative he is? He wants a return to the 13^th century?

“Is anyone saying same-sex couples can’t love each other? I love my children. I love my friends, my brother. Heck, I even love my mother-in-law. Should we call these relationships marriage, too?” Another straw man argument. Another example of illogical “thinking”.

“Marriage is an institution that’s a bridge too far for too many African-American woman and is not desirable among African-American males.” I guess he knows this because he has worn a pointy white hood most of his life…

Yes, I realize that everyone has said stupid things; no one is perfect. But a pattern has emerged with all the quotes from these two idiots. That pattern suggests that neither of these men are Presidential material. Actually it screams it…

THEY JUST CONFIRMED BY BELIEFS

By Scott on March 14, 2012

Money Bags
I have always believed that banks are inherently evil. Think about it. They are in business to make money like every other business. Yet they do not produce any tangible item. They do provide a service though…they make their money off of other people’s money. They are the ultimate middle man.

Capitalism is greed pure and simple. Yes, it allows for creativity; but is it creativity for creativity sakes or is it creativity for money’s sake? This is an argument that could go on for weeks. However, I doubt that many people would argue that capitalism is based on greed. And what is usually the first thing that appears in people’s minds when they think greed? Banks!

Banks are a necessary evil I suppose. Like I said, they provide a service. They loan out money to other people. Then they charge interest in return for this service, which is only right. However, they get this money from you and me, yet they pay us (if at all) a miniscule amount. I sometimes wonder why the public patronizes banks at all.

Today, Greg Smith, Executive Director and head of the U.S. derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa quit his job at Goldman Sachs. This wasn’t a middle manager but an individual extremely high up in the machinations of this company that some believe runs the U. S. Government. And he didn’t just up and quit. He published a “going away letter” (“Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs”) in the New York Times’ Opinion Page. In his letter, he skewered senior management at Goldman Sachs, especially CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein and President Gary D. Cohn. He complained that the entire corporate culture at Goldman Sachs is one of greed and money. The customer comes last, but only after they have been used to maximize profits for the financial giant.

Customers were referred to as “muppets” (which in Britain, where Smith was based, means “stupid person”). The only question about the customers that the Junior analysts asked was “how much money did we make off the client?” Meetings are filled with ways of making money and not how to best serve the clients.

Mr. Smith could not take working at Goldman Sachs anymore. He couldn’t honestly say he thought the company was a great place to be. His conscience couldn’t take the greed any more. So he quit and wrote this article in the hopes of changing the company for the better.

I can empathize with his ploy. I had also wrote an email to upper management in regards to their corrupt and egotistical culture. I had given my 2 week notice, but apparently they had read it and let me go that day. I was happy.

However, there are those in the media that are claiming that Smith is making a mountain out of a molehill. They claim that yes, Goldman Sachs IS about making money. Well of course! But if a business is to remain in business (and Goldman Sachs has been in business for 143 years), shouldn’t it actually care about its customers? Without customers, a business isn’t a business. If Goldman Sachs continues with the wholesale greed and reckless disregard for customers, I believe it will cease to exist.

But isn’t Goldman Sachs “too big to fail?” Imagine the bailout (spelled more tax-payer supplied free cash) that Washington will provide for this scenario! Again, the American public would have to come to the rescue of another bank, like the cavalry showing up. And again because of the unethical, morally bankrupt policies and practices of another greedy, self-centered, “too big to fail” bank!

I “love” banks…