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There used to be a feeling in America, that a few groups would never have to fear having their earned benefits threatened.   These groups included but were not limited to veterans, the poor and women.   History now shows that this is no longer the case. You would have had to be blind, deaf or dead not to hear the rhetoric about congress’s assault on women.   The small government people pushing legislation which may not put government in your business but does place government in your bedroom, home and now in a woman’s womb.   You see congress, not only federal but state as well, voting to allow males to decide what kind of health care women should be allowed to get while hoping no one notices how quickly and smoothly they passed Viagra coverage for themselves.   How some religious communities are all up in arms over contraception but completely quite about the choices men are free to make about preventing unwanted pregnancies, not to mention the avalanche...

For quite some time now (around 3 and ½ years) I have been asking the same question.   Where does this intense hatred for Obama come from?   Yesterday, all the pieces fell into place and revealed a strange and disturbing picture. It became quite apparent to me that the major reason many stand against this President is simply because they figure he is weak and would not be able to exercise the power of the office.   They step to him not as an equal but as an inferior product.   To a person, it was believed that he was not smarter than they were and each time he demonstrate his mental capabilities they are shown to be one step behind.   This seems to be the primary reason for this intense hatred and can be evidenced by how many discount anything he says or does.   It makes them run to the nearest microphone to dismiss any achievement.   Take for example this article written by Rick Klein of ABC OTUS News titled Obama’s Immigration Surprise Puts GOP ...

Has anyone else ever wondered why issues between many people are never resolved and tends to continue to fester and often time grow into larger more complicated matters?   I have and now I think I can safely say why. What happens in most instances begin almost immediately after the first confrontation where involved parties seek shelter by running directly to their corners instead of staying put in the middle of the ring.   What I mean by this is that as soon as we are confronted with a difference of opinion or thought instead of attempting to learn as much as we can on why there is a difference, we immediately run to our corner and deem the opposition as an enemy.   We do not take the time to listen to what the other side has to say because all we hear is their non-agreements.   Case and point is the recent dust-up between Ann Romney and Hilary Rosen.   When Hilary Rosen made her commit about Ann Romney never having worked a day in her life, every...

The more I consider the “War on Women” and all of the bills being pushed and passed by Republican-led State Houses as well as those being crafted in Washington, I cannot help but wonder where are the female lawmakers and why are they voting for things like this? Take for example the information found in the article by Amanda Terkel of the Huffington Post titled Scott Walker Quietly Repeals Wisconsin Equal Pay Law.    There had to be some female lawmakers in the Republican Party that thought this was not a good idea.   How can they not see the regression that this and other bills will cause all women?   Are they under the impression that these bills will not affect them or their daughters and sisters?   The article reports that the law quietly signed by Scott Walker harms the "economic security as a women’s health issue," Sara Finger, executive director of WAWH. "The salary women are paid directly affects the type and frequency of health care services t...