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Prince Harry in the news again, doing good things for injured veterans. He served in the British Military. I'm sure the Brits made sure their beloved Prince was watched over, but it is obvious that Harry personally was and is ready to serve.

And we have Trump, who said McCain was a POW, he liked the ones who got away. Dumb Donald, WWII wasn't a TV show, where the actor is a POW in one scene, then retreats to his dressing room or somewhere comfortable.

McCain suffered in a POW camp and survived. To me, McCain is a hero who when above and beyond for his country. Everyone knows I'm a Democrat, but I would cross any aisle, room, or anyplace else, for a chance to say thank you to this man for what he has done for his country.   

During the debates Trump explained what he did for his country. He built a big business (with 3 million start-up funds from his daddy) but he built this business, when things got rough (he filed bankruptcy, over and over). Are we supposed to honor Trump for that? Maybe he should tell us how many paper-cuts he suffered over the years. 

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A major point against Hillary, that Trump exploited was, her failure to use a the correct server.

CBS this morning, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, (Kushie for short) is using a private server. Guess rules apply to everyone except Trump's family and friends.

P.S. The server thing, Russians harped on, but no one knew it was coming from Russia. Trump and his buddy Putin did a job on the American people. 

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Repeal and replace. The key word is replace. Everyone is in agreement that the US needs a medical plan. Trump as usual is repeating the same words over and over, he hasn't said a word about what is wrong or will be made better in the plan. Has Trump even read the bill. I doubt it. He doesn't deal in facts, he deals is short nothing tweets.

I have written numerous time that we don't need to replace the care plan simply because a different party has won the White House. Our Congress needs to work  across party lines in the best interest of the American Citizens.

Put together bills that change specific things in the health care bill. We don't need all or nothing, we need to make it work for every American. Throwing out the entire bill will never accomplish that.

Make changes as needed in every session of Congress for the next ten or even twenty years if that's what is needed. Our country is in constant change. The population is ageing. New people come here. For 300 years, blacks suffer from sickle cell anemia, whites don't. It's important because half our population is susceptible.

 New citizens may come with diseases, that only live in their DNA, but once they are citizens we must address it. AIDs, killed so many Americans, including children who got it from a blood transfusion.   

My point, medical care is this country, is not a one fix and it's done. It is an ongoing process and needs to be treated that way.

Write, call, or tweet, your congressman and tell them do not repeal. Repair, and pass separate bills about specific problems.

Health care will never be perfect because we are a large diverse country, but we can improve and improve, making it better and better. Fix obvious problem, as they come up, because if we continue to repeal and replace it will only serve to fix some problems and introduce new ones on the same bill.

Tell your congressman to repair the health care problems line item by line item, so when something isn't working, we will know exactly which part isn't work

HURRICANE

To the victims of the hurricane, who are losing everything they have to the water, my heart goes out to you. To those who have nowhere to go except a shelter, the hell keeps on going.

People who have insurance and a savings account, it is doubtful they will be able to replace everything they lost, which isn't leaving much hope for the rest.

Loss of your home is bad enough whether you've lived there a year or fifty years. Even if you  a rented, it was still the place where you lived your life.

The water has taken the things that can't be replaced. The pictures of your children growing up, or a parent or grandparent who has passed. The most important things often can't be replaced, because the event that made them so dear happen long ago. You can't replace it because it has no value to anyone except you.

I want to help. I have some food, blankets, and clothes to donate, but I am a writer. What I need to do is write, in the hopes of helping others understand just how bad your situation is. A sad memory that will stay with your children for life.

Because I want all the help money can buy for you folks, I'm going to bash the President again. Maybe me or someone else will get through to him.

Trump said something close to, "It happened in Texas and Texans are tough, they can get through it." Getting through something and bearing the scars for years after, are two different things.

We've had several rich Presidents. FDR was born wealthy. His polio made him understand pain and living with things you can't control. He got it.

JFK also had a silver spoon in his mouth, but he was in combat during WWII. He saw people he knew die. He got it.

Before the election, a reporter mentioned soldiers sacrificing for their country. Trump said he sacrificed too, he built a business.

Call, email, or write to your congressman, don't let Trump's obsession with giving the rich a tax break, get in the way of doing the best that can be done for the folks in Texas.

When Trump opens his mouth, his foot automatically flies in. The worst part is he doesn't have a clue. I can only think of three words to say to the hurricane survivors. The same three words I want to ask the rest of you to do for them.

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I'M SORRY I MADE A BAD DECISION, I WAS WRONG

Not me this time, but I've said those words in many combinations, for as long as I can remember. No, I'm not a stupid person who can't make a right decision. In fact, I'm very smart and those words have helped me get that way.

If you refuse to recognize your mistakes and learn by them, then you can't grow as a person. Fear of saying the words, "I'm sorry," has stagnated so many people that they are holding our country in the middle of nowhere while the well-adjusted people, are struggling to find a way out of our situation.

My best friend and I went on a lovely vacation to Williamsburg, last month. When talking about Trump's latest big mouth event, she said, "Well, I voted for him because it would have been worse if Hillary got elected."

Let me explain, NO ONE IS WORSE THAN TRUMP.  She knew it, I know it, and you know it. We know who Hillary is and how she conducts herself. Whatever reason you voted for Trump, don't try to excuse it. You make a mistake, grow up, admit it, and join the rest of us who want to move on.  We're waiting on you.

Why are we waiting? Because united we stand, divided we fall. Tuck your pride somewhere. If you are too stupid to admit when you've made a mistake, then lie and say you didn't vote for Trump. Whatever it takes. Your country needs you. Your pride doesn't because the people who know you already know who you are.

Your friends, family, and others around you, know you are one of those idiots who can't say "I'm sorry," or "I made a mistake."  You have no idea how much their respect for you will grow, if you learn those words.  Don't get carried away saying the words, once per incident is enough.

We need to stop standing around waiting for someone else to do something. That's not what this country is about. If you are an American citizen you have a responsibility to take an interest in the running of the country and make changes as needed. Usually the ballot box will fulfill that requirement, this time it may not.

Call your congressman, it's said over and over, but that's the next step, it does work, only congressmen work for the majority of the people so everyone needs to call them. Someone told me long ago, 'If someone has a good lead, follow them.' If no one is leading, pick the banner up and lead.'

We are a world power, and that makes us a target. Do something. I've already contacted my congressman and I'm writing this, and will check the number of hits. Enough hits and I will send it to a lot of congressmen. I'm open to all ideas, we need to do something quickly, before countries like North Korea decide we are broken and start dropping bombs on our home towns. 

Politics, Politics, Politics

Politics, Politics, Politics

The first three words of a Mel Brooks joke in one of his comedy movies. Maybe that's where it belongs.

Bob Schieffer, a newsman who has covered nine presidents, said if someone with ties to a foreign government approached him with damming information about a candidate, even as a newsman he would be suspicious and not go.

Trump's son-in-law, an educated, experienced businessman, hopped on a plane and went to Russia. Come on, is anyone dense enough to think Trump didn't send him?

Have Americans returned to a Barney Google mentality? Clinton had consensual sex with someone and the country started impeachment proceedings. What? How is that our business? I am sure Hillary may have forgiven him in public, in private is still making him pay.

Trump has not only done the same, and bragged about it. Because he wasn't president he gets a pass.

The sex lives of our leaders won't make our lives better or worse for us and our children. What will make a difference is letting the Russians get something on someone who works in, with, or for our government. Trump sold us out. Does anybody care?

A foreign government has an under-the-table relationship with our President, and no one cares.

Nixon resigned prior to impeachment because of Watergate. At least he did it with other Americans, he didn't sell us out to a foreign government, but Trump has.

Trump needs to build a comfy mansion in Moscow, and we the American people need to put someone who does and always will put America first, in the White House.     

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? I do, we were one switch away from our east coast being blown to bits. The president was JFK, aka President Kennedy, who came from a very successful business family. His father also served in political positions, and his maternal grandfather was a career politician.

Besides being raised in politics, JFK was also a veteran of WWII. He knew what war was about because he had been there in the middle of the fighting. He also spoke the language of a soldier.

President Kennedy backed Russia down. The biggest threat our country ever had, because their missiles were at our door step. Today they no longer need to be at our door step, missiles are called long range for a reason.

On our side, South Korea, while China and Russia could care less. The rest of the world, England, Germany, Japan, etc., don't like Trump, don't trust him, and don't want to deal with him.

This President even lied about how many people attended his inauguration when there were thousands of pictures out there that proved he was lying.

 My mouth dropped during one of the debates when someone brought up what veterans have suffered and given up for their country, his reply was that he had given up a lot his country. He was asked what he suffered for his country. Trump replied that he worked to build a business.

Every time Trump says "Believe me" in a speech, I want to throw up.

We are in trouble and there is no Kennedy at the helm. Trump is to thin skinned to deal with seasoned politicians like Putin. He doesn't understand the running of our country. He hasn't accomplished anything because all his promises were to get elected, he was a parrot who said words without knowing what they meant.    

Right now, we desperately need a President who has or can gain the respect of all countries, be they friend or enemy. Someone who can and will deliver what they promise.

Trump doesn't like to the American people, what he is does is dismiss us because to him we don't count, he wants us to worship him while he lies to us.

I don't think we can afford four years of Trump. There are countries poised to bring down the USA now that we have a tweeting buffoon as President. While Trump is consumed with some TV news program saying unkind things. He doesn't have time to learn about health care, or missile strikes on our west coast.