ONE RED CENT

1. Our US government is willing to spend untold US wealth in Iraq and Afghanistan and Pakistan but not "one red cent" on healthcare reform here. Is the health and economic security of US citizens less important than those citizens of these foreign countries?

2. Our US government is willing to spend almost a trillion dollars to bailout Wall Street companies who have created a near second Great Depression by their greed and carelessness, but we aren't willing to spend "one red cent" on healthcare reform for the health and economic security of US citizens. Are our citizens less important than Wall Street?

3. Our US government is willing to spend billions of dollars on a stimulus bill to keep jobs like police, teachers, firemen, but not "one red cent" on healthcare reform for the health and economic security of US citizens who are being thrown out of their homes at an alarming rate because of the economy and because of rising health care costs from the health care insurance companies. Are the rest of the US citizenry less important than public employees and the Congress?

What will the reaction be when "we the people" find out that not "one red cent" is designated to be used toward health care reform for the health and economic security of US citizens when we are the source of those taxes that bailed out Wall Street, that funds the military actions and wars on foreign soil, that funds our 50 states to keep the public employees working, and the source of funds that pay the salaries of our President, the Congress, and the myriad agencies in Washington DC?

"We the people" elected you to work for us and in the interests of our citizens. Why are we so unworthy of "one red cent"?

Poems in honour of Wolfman and Dracula

Halloween is one of my favorite times of year! Besides Halloween being within 2 days of my birthday, the weather is turning cooler, the holidays are just around the corner (and that means good food and time off from work), and on October 31st kids of any age can dress up as monsters and beg for candy. Tons O' fun on Fright Night. Two staple characters of this scary day are the Wolfman and Dracula. There are so many stories and movies about both characters. I'm printing two poems about these characters, one from an old movie recited by an old gypsy woman who is scarier than the Wolfman, and one funny one about Dracula.

– from The Wolf Man (1941 movie)
Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright.


"Hello, My Name is Dracula" –by Douglas Florian
Hello, my name is Dracula.
My clothing is all blackula.
I drive a Cadillacula.
I am a maniacula.
I drink blood for a snackula.
Your neck I will attackula
With teeth sharp as a tackula.
At dawn I hit the sackula.
Tomorrow I’ll be backula!

Have a great Halloween!!