Just returned from voting on a local issue and had some thoughts about voter ID. Because I simply don’t understand how any caring citizen can have a problem with being required to prove who they are when voting.
The right to vote itself, though not specifically addressed in the Constitution, is the only real chance most citizen’s have to participate in the electoral process. And considering the impact electees’ have on voter’s lives, votes themselves are often critical.
Consequently, if ID is required to drive a vehicle, take out a library book, or even to cash a check, in today’s day and age requiring voters to simply confirm who they are is so obviously the right thing to do, I can’t understand how anyone can honestly find fault with the premise.
Then there was this article on Bloomberg.com, among many others from various sources, stating that “Kuwait extended a $4 billion aid package to Egypt, adding to the $8 billion from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates pledged yesterday.
Kuwait will deposit $2 billion with the Egyptian central bank, give a $1 billion grant and offer $1 billion worth of oil and oil products, state-run Kuna said in a text message today.”
As far as Egypt itself is concerned, “Egypt’s reserves declined $1.1 billion in June to $14.9 billion, largely due to the annual re-evaluation of the country’s gold holdings, according to central bank data.”
So, as I’ve been mentioning fairly frequently lately, here’s another $12 billion dollars donated by neighbors to a nation that already has almost $15 billion of its own. And where did that money come from?
Most of it came from a country that may have as much, if not more, oil resources of its own, but can’t use them because environmentalists are worried about climate changes that don’t exist, while others fear the red-billed, plaid-beaked wartmonger’s nests might be imperiled.
That nation also has a president determined to pay back for campaign support, even though half the population needs welfare assistance, employment's moving to part-time jobs and many others are forced to choose between purchasing food or fuel. And if that doesn’t verge on abuse of power and gross malfeasance, I don’t know what does.
Which segways right into the next item, by Geoff Earle of The New York Post who writes that; “Bill Clinton’s foundation has spent more than $50 million on travel expenses since 2003, an analysis of the non-profit’s tax forms reveal.
The web of foundations run by the former president spent an eye-opening $12.1 million on travel in 2011 alone, according to an internal audit conducted by foundation accountants. That’s enough to buy 12,000 air tickets costing $1,000 each, or 33 air tickets each day of the year.”
That overall figure includes travel costs for the William J. Clinton Foundation (to which Hillary and Chelsea are now attached) of $4.2 million on travel in 2011, the most recent year where figures are available.
Additionally, “The Clinton Global Health Initiative spent another $730,000 on travel, while the Clinton Health Action Initiative (CHAI) spent $7.2 million on travel. CHAI also spent $2.9 million on meetings and training, according to the report, conducted by the Little Rock, Ark. Accounting firm BDK CPA’s and Advisors. All three entities have global reach, while CHAI has the most staff.”
However, what was most intriguing is that while all that money was spent on travel, “Wealthy businessman John Catsimatitis has lent aircraft to Clinton and to the foundation multiple times for travel, including Clinton’s recent trip to Africa along with daughter, Chelsea.
Clinton sometimes uses Catsimatitis’ Boeing 727, opting on other flights to use a smaller Gulfstream jet.”
Therefore, my question for today is: If Willy flies for free so often, and then does other things like spending considerable time on the ground, where did that $16 million in air travel cost really go?
And lastly. Yesterday I mentioned Louisiana’s Democrat Senator, Mary Landrieu, who's “embarrassed" by France and Spain where workers "all manage to have health insurance that can’t be taken away."
While addressing only the dreadful conditions of those nation's economies both of which are in serious decline, I overlooked the question of the quality of their socialistic health care programs. Because if there's one thing I'm sure of, it's illogical to assume that the quality can be any good whereas first class medical care is extremely costly.
So, my guess is those systems work much like Canada where, according to Merk Steyn's quip in America Alone, their system of socialized medicine has a ten month waiting list for maternity beds. Or perhaps, its like Venezuela where its president, Hugo Chavez, went to Cuba instead for cancer treatment several times. Which as I recall, didn't exactly work out too well for him.
That's it for today folks.
That's it for today folks.
Adios
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