Monday, November 26, 2018

Smoke and Mirrors Of Politicians Everywhere

Oh, the smoke and mirrors rhetoric of politicians everywhere. On the PBS NewsHour, the senator from Wyoming told presenters that if they gave a Blue Cross and Blue Shield card to all the people of Wyoming, they'd cut costs, blah, blah, blah. None of the commentators asked him how he proposed to do this. Come on!

Then, last Friday, when Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stated that he thinks the “fed can do more to bolster the economic recovery," the stock market shot up. I would guess that most of those who engaged in the market swing are conservatives. And even if most are not conservatives, why do we all think that the fed can do anything? And why do we think that if it can do anything, it will be helpful over the long run? Lets face it:  Republicans want the government to do something, but they’re smug about who they want to do it for. (It's not the middle class.)

At least the Democrats have told you what they want to do, whether you like it or not (oh – except for Jim Matheson, who does not support the healthcare reform, but is mum on how he would replace it).

Loren M. Lambert © August 28, 2012

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