Today's Tids Issue 4,515
Just the facts mam':
In the event you have been
on a 12-month cruise in a nuke submarine in frigid waters ‘neath the North
Pole, one year from today will be the USA big-changeover-or-not election. Here
are the current odds from Wall Street Predictions: Dems Retain House – 74%; Dems
pick up Presidency – 54%; Repubs retain Senate 65%.
There has been a lot of discussion
lately about America going to the 4-day work week (Popular
in Europe). Advocates say it would be more productive for businesses and
employees would have more time for their families. People who love their jobs and
enjoy working are saying what am I going to do without my work – “I hate it”. Psychologists
say that it will put more pressure on people in the workplace to do much more
in less time. I say what are lot of these people going to do with their free time
– get in their cars and travel to my town and tour? How much more money will they
need to make in a shorter week to pay for all of the expanded free time activities.
It sounds like one of those real collateral damage things to me. But, that’s
what social scientists do.
Sean Spicer continues
to win the people’s vote on DWTS, as the judges eyeballs roll like beachballs
in a shifting wind. Let’s get something straight – Sean can’t dance, at least
to these amateur eyes. But it appears that the Conservatives of American keep on
voting and the judges are running out of patience and their ability to suppress
their obvious bias against what Sean stands for. Having fun in America gets
tougher and tougher.
But then,
is there is ever anything more fun, more humorous than an exasperated liberal.
Have you ever noticed how many
celebrities have been listed as “personality” on TV? That probably means that
they have no talent other than the guts to talk incessantly before cameras
What if your dog realizes
that your body is just sack full of bones?
Weather people
are saying we may experience a coldest day record this weekend. This maybe the
end of sockless days.
The Question:
Who was John Hanson? Bonus: Who was the first woman
US governor duly elected by the public?
The Headlines:
--Nine Americans In Convoy In Mexico Shot And “Burned
Alive” In What Appears To Be Drug Cartel Ambush Near US Border; 6 Others Also Seriously
Wounded; 6 Dead Children And 3 Dead Woman Said To Be Part Of Mormon Splinter
Group.
--Markets Sluggish, Mixed At Midday; Supply Management
Index For Services At Very Strong 54.7, But below 2018 High; Manufacturing
Weakening.
--Congress Releases Transcripts of Behind Doors
Testimony; Media Jumps On Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Comments About Trump
Insults And Threats, And Contradictions To Pompeo Public Answers.
--Xi Tells Hong Kong To Learn To Live With Carrie
Lam.
--Ukraine To Fire Prosecutor Who Discussed Bidens
With Giuliani.
--State department Official Says Pompeo Should Have
Not Remained Silent But Supported Yovanovitch After Attacks; Hurt Morale, He
Said.
--Peloton Latest New IPO To Drop below Initial Price
After First Earnings Report.
--Kentucky Gov Election May be Indicator Of Future
For Repubs.
--Trump Friend Roger Stone Heads To Mueller Offshoot
Trial.
Analytically speaking,
the 2020 election is a tossup, regardless of emotional political reports and
assumptions. It is quite true that millions of Repubs do not like the demeanor of
the Prez, but they find little to vote for in the current slate of Dems. Surprisingly
to many, there are many Repubs or conservatives or whatever these parties are
today, who actually think the language of the Prez is just what the denizens of
DC need to hear. And many of those are younger voters, it seems. The key in this
election will be independents for sure. As today most elections are independent swayed. And whether
or not impeachment is hurting Dems more than the impeachee. Frankly, I think it
is all crazy.
If everybody in the world blinked
at the exact same time, nobody would ever know.
The ten states
with the highest percentage usage of Marijuana are Alaska, Vermont, Colorado,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, DC, Maine and Washington.
No wonder all of these states are going Democrat.
That haze you
see in New England is not due to Climate change.
Mexico needs help
in its war against the drug cartels.
Speaking workplace changes,
it seems that the continuing rise of double income families, if anything, has
basically succeeded in pushing up the cost of child care.
The end of “Lockups”
has a way of softening the appearance of Nadaq’s strength. It was a big factor at the end of the Dot Com
bubble.
Another of the new social reforms is
this one called redefining felonies to misdemeanors. On one hand it is an
incentive to commit petty theft. On the other it’s a way to reduce non-violent prison
populations and the resultant costs. But as some say, while we are reducing the
penalties of getting caught, are we doing enough to slow the problem of committing
crimes in the first place.
And why don’t we
care about the emotions and losses of those who are robbed. One person’s petty
theft is another person’s major loss.
If you need a good example
of how emotional enthusiasm can only get you so far, look at Beto O’Rourke.
Millions jumped on board for him before actually knowing who he was.
From the viewpoint
of chairs, humans are basically butts.
There is nothing that illustrates
modern day cultural silliness better than the manufactured controversy over a
simple little tune, “Baby its Cold Outside.” Especially when you consider the violence
and sexual innuendo, and more, every night on prime-time TV.
There are too many
Christmas commercials almost two months before Christmas, and certainly way too
many political commercials a year before the election. Why don’t they want to leave
us alone?
Personally, I dislike
my space being assaulted every day by some aspect of some politician’s personal
aspirations.
Really, how many people fully
understand Einstein’s theory of relativity?
The Answer:
John Hanson was the first “President of the United
Sates”. Yes, in 1781, after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation
by all states, he from Maryland was voted to be the Chairman of the Continental
Congress which automatically gave him the title of President of the US. There
is controversy though. What would you expect in these days of Americans changing
history? It appears tat Samuel Huntington in1779 was the first, but he was not
elected for a full year and the Articles of Confederation hand not been fully
ratified. Another man Thomas McKean also was also temporarily elected in 1781,
But, Hanson was the first for a full term after AoC. Bonus: Speaking of qualifying historical
records, Governor Ella T. Grasso of Connecticut. was not the first woman to be
a Governor of a state, but she was the first woman elected by voters, not being
named to fill the role after the death of a husband.
There are lots of ways
to look at things. As long as there are enough facts presented to grasp what’s really
being said, then history, theories and philosophies will be ok.
Think about the sinking
of the Titanic for a moment. It must have seemed a true miracle for the lobsters
in the kitchen.
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