Hollywood Has-Been/Political Wannabe....GO HOME!!!

Hollywood and Washington, D.C. have always been connected.  Stars and politicians enjoy the photo ops that rubbing elbows bring.  Generally, I don’t have a problem with it.  I do have a problem with it when stars use their platform to spout ridiculous and uneducated comments in an attempt to garner attention.  Our latest prime example of this would be the one and only Roseanne Barr. 

Ms. Barr is perhaps the saddest of all creatures on Earth, a “Hollywood has been”.  These “has been” celebrities often try to regain their former fame by inserting themselves into current events and/or politics.  Ms. Barr has even gone so far as to announce her candidacy for President of the United States.  Now in all fairness, her announcement to run for President doesn’t really bother me.  After all, she is a joke and no one in their right mind would take her seriously.  What does bother me is that Ms. Barr has now attacked Ann Romney.

I don’t know if Ann Romney raised her children herself or if they had nannies.  Personally, I don’t care.  What I do care about is the fact that Mrs. Romney is being attacked when no one really knows what they’re talking about.  Were Roseanne and Hilary Rosen there in the Romney household?  Were they around to help Ann through her illnesses?  Where are the witnesses to back up their claims? 

Seriously, this is not about moms or women.  This is about making the Romney’s look as completely out of touch with the rest of us as they possibly can.  They want us looking at that and ignoring the fact that the Obama’s hired a plane just to take the family dog to Hawaii for vacation.  They don’t want us looking at the Obama’s oldest child going to Mexico for Spring Break, or Michelle’s expensive wardrobe.  Liberals don’t want us looking too close at the out of control spending that has increased since Obama took office either. 

Honestly, I don’t care what the Romney’s personal finance situation was or is.  I don’t even care about what Obama’s personal finance situation was or is.  What I do care about it what our government finance situation was and is currently.  I care about what our military is doing overseas to protect us from more terrorist attacks.    I care about our porous borders and what D.C. is going to do to help states like Arizona and Texas defend themselves against the drug cartels that come and go across our Southern border as they please.  I care about charges being brought against Attorney General Eric Holder for perjuring himself before Congress. 

In short, I care about a great many other things that affect our economy, our national security and the overall health of our nation.  Stop this inane argument about who does what when and/or where.  Give me a plan for fixing the problems that our country is facing.  And please, for the love of God, Ms. Barr…SHUT UP!  No one cares what you have to say Roseanne.  You are irrelevant and you know it.  After the antics you pulled in the nineties with your husband Tom Arnold, you will never have anything of value to add.  Stop embarrassing yourself and your family.  It’s time to permanently fade away!

Babysitter's Rights...Are You Kidding?

A few days ago, my "nosy rosy" human was up before dawn going to various states' websites and checking upcoming legislation.  All of a sudden she jumps up and yells, "You've got to be kidding!"

Naturally I was curious, so I trotted over to see what all the hulabaloo was about.  She began to read it to me and I began to see why she was outraged.  The state of California has decided that "domestic workers" should be given the same compensation and benefits that employees of companies receive.  These include minimum wage, workers compensation benefits, overtime, breaks and a whole slew of things.  Let me break it down for you:

If Candi and I lived in California, she would have to provide all of the above mentioned things for a "caretaker" for me if NO family member was available.  She'd even have to provide a backup person so that the original babysitter could have a break every two hours!  That means, she'd have to hire two people.  She'd also be required to send in paperwork to the state regarding workers compensation insurance for both of those people.  Are they trying to make sure our humans or parents can't have a night out?  How does forcing this kind of legislation down their throats help the economy?

"It doesn't help the economy," Candi said.  "What it does is create more beauracracy, prevent people from going out to eat or to the movies, or even taking "romantic vacations" without the kiddies!"

The worst part is that silly legislation like this is passed everyday in every part of the country.  These silly laws end up affecting the entire nation.  And more often than not, what happens in one part of the country, happens across the country.

One example is the textbook debate that went on in Texas a year or so ago.  TFN, a non-profit organization that operates under the guise of promoting freedom of religion, wanted all references to religion taken out of history textbooks.  Because Texas is the largest buyer of textbooks, if they had gotten their way, those references would have been removed from history books across the nation. 

It only takes liberals getting their foot into one door, and BAM....a virus has infected our nation!  We can't sit back on the sidelines content to watch the nightly news and complain on Facebook about the state of the nation.  We must pay attention to what is going on in politics on the local and state levels as well.  Most of all, we must develop networks of people to watch their communities and spread the word when legislation like this is up for debate.  Face it people, more often than not...As Goes One State, So Goes The Nation!