U.S.-Russia relations hit a new low this week, when Moscow ignored U.S. requests and gave temporary asylum to a man who leaked classified documents on U.S. government surveillance programs.
My response? Good! Obama has started to become more and more his own worst enemy. I think history will judge him to be a middle-of-the-road president: the president who was able to get Osama, started to get the ball rolling on health care reform, scaled back our military presence in the Middle East, and transitioned America to a changing world. But why he has surrounded himself with idiots is beyond me. (Scroll down on my views on Russia)
At the same time, he's done some reckless things too. Buddying up to Larry Summers is the LAST THING you do. Summers should be tried for fraud and maybe even treason, as the deregulation he pushed damaged the economy. I'm letting President Clinton off the hook to an extent because anyone with a law degree still could have been gullible enough to sign such legislation into law.
According to the New York Times (which has a new interface for reading web articles and I don't like it), the Catskill bungalow colonies are making a comeback. Some people are questioning the authenticity of the revitalization. I'm not. It could be a blink-and-you'll-miss-it blip on the "hipster radar" but I also do see a revitalization for the area. Airfares are becoming more expensive (even with low cost airlines) and there's nothing like a short drive to escape the summer heat. And we're seeing a return in general to environmentally-friendly vacationing.
And plus, I'm not sure how affordable a vacation in Florida is. Disneyworld is overrated (especially with the LINES), but I believe a vacation in the Catskills is tradition.
Once again, the sanctity of life has made it's ways into the New York Times (looking at maternal ethics (or in their words, "End of Life, At Birth", something NO parent should have to endure, although personally I'd like to know if I'm bound to pass onto my potential children anything other than autism [I hope not] so I hope Obamacare covers genetics testing. That's preventive care in my book), and the comparison of abortion rights in other countries (it appears Canada's are the most liberal in the world, tied with the Chinese). Don't count the Russians, they're what I like to call a developmentally delayed society. Also, using the Kennedy kids is a bad example: I don't think Jackie O. was healthy enough for bearing children, at least as a smoker. Or maybe she was, but JFK's "stuff" was bad. That being said, JFK could have had some STD's, which could have put Jackie and whatever child she might have been carrying in danger. A lesson to be learned here: ant healthy pregnancies? Easy, stay away from stress, and don't do any recreational drugs whatsoever (yes, booze and tobacco count!).
"...who cranked babies out like rabbits." There's a quote for the ages.Yes, Ethel and RFK had eleven kids, one of whom was born after RFK's death. Rory Kennedy has had it the worst: never having met her father, her wedding which was postponed after one of the guests had a plane crash (JFK Jr.) and the death of two siblings. If it had been me, I'd be institutionalized by now. My respect goes out to the youngest RFK child. At least I had a little over thirteen years with my dad, even if some of those years were an outright nightmare.
The mainstream media covered Benghazi, it was the conservative media that over-hyped it. Yes, mistakes were made and sadly four Americans paid a price they should not have needed to be paid. But we've learned. Heck, my mom has learned from her experiences with me: she's a better parent for it. The oldest child always has it rough.
In an area with struggles, Ithaca kicks ass. It's also gorgeous (a play on the "gorges"). Do I see a future governor in Svante Myrick? The Ithaca mayor has even compared himself to Obama. Ithaca is an Upstate success story, just like Saratoga County, which resembles California or Colorado than New York.
Why I hate the news: I can spend the entire day away looking at interesting articles.
Note to self: December 2016: with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway, a long-running joke in New York will no longer be a joke, but reality. I hope to be there.
At the same time, he's done some reckless things too. Buddying up to Larry Summers is the LAST THING you do. Summers should be tried for fraud and maybe even treason, as the deregulation he pushed damaged the economy. I'm letting President Clinton off the hook to an extent because anyone with a law degree still could have been gullible enough to sign such legislation into law.
According to the New York Times (which has a new interface for reading web articles and I don't like it), the Catskill bungalow colonies are making a comeback. Some people are questioning the authenticity of the revitalization. I'm not. It could be a blink-and-you'll-miss-it blip on the "hipster radar" but I also do see a revitalization for the area. Airfares are becoming more expensive (even with low cost airlines) and there's nothing like a short drive to escape the summer heat. And we're seeing a return in general to environmentally-friendly vacationing.
And plus, I'm not sure how affordable a vacation in Florida is. Disneyworld is overrated (especially with the LINES), but I believe a vacation in the Catskills is tradition.
Once again, the sanctity of life has made it's ways into the New York Times (looking at maternal ethics (or in their words, "End of Life, At Birth", something NO parent should have to endure, although personally I'd like to know if I'm bound to pass onto my potential children anything other than autism [I hope not] so I hope Obamacare covers genetics testing. That's preventive care in my book), and the comparison of abortion rights in other countries (it appears Canada's are the most liberal in the world, tied with the Chinese). Don't count the Russians, they're what I like to call a developmentally delayed society. Also, using the Kennedy kids is a bad example: I don't think Jackie O. was healthy enough for bearing children, at least as a smoker. Or maybe she was, but JFK's "stuff" was bad. That being said, JFK could have had some STD's, which could have put Jackie and whatever child she might have been carrying in danger. A lesson to be learned here: ant healthy pregnancies? Easy, stay away from stress, and don't do any recreational drugs whatsoever (yes, booze and tobacco count!).
"...who cranked babies out like rabbits." There's a quote for the ages.Yes, Ethel and RFK had eleven kids, one of whom was born after RFK's death. Rory Kennedy has had it the worst: never having met her father, her wedding which was postponed after one of the guests had a plane crash (JFK Jr.) and the death of two siblings. If it had been me, I'd be institutionalized by now. My respect goes out to the youngest RFK child. At least I had a little over thirteen years with my dad, even if some of those years were an outright nightmare.
The mainstream media covered Benghazi, it was the conservative media that over-hyped it. Yes, mistakes were made and sadly four Americans paid a price they should not have needed to be paid. But we've learned. Heck, my mom has learned from her experiences with me: she's a better parent for it. The oldest child always has it rough.
In an area with struggles, Ithaca kicks ass. It's also gorgeous (a play on the "gorges"). Do I see a future governor in Svante Myrick? The Ithaca mayor has even compared himself to Obama. Ithaca is an Upstate success story, just like Saratoga County, which resembles California or Colorado than New York.
Why I hate the news: I can spend the entire day away looking at interesting articles.
Note to self: December 2016: with the opening of the Second Avenue Subway, a long-running joke in New York will no longer be a joke, but reality. I hope to be there.
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