Seattle police kill suspect in officer slayings

I am glad this man resisted and was shot dead (of course I am bias having been in law enforcement) otherwise he would be free for years as the courts tossed all the legal games.

Comments about the article:

A very well written article that shows two very important sides among others: That parole needs review and that those who helped this murderer are going to be punished.

Been Away -- I apologize

Sorry folks for lack of posting here in quite a while:  No excuse I have been very busy posting at a new site, HTTP://WWW.NEWSTRUST.NET, And am now a newshound plus a few other shall I say awards.

Thank you to all that follow me. 

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.

Wheels of Justice At A Crawl

A police officer committing this kind of crime is appalling, as it cast such a dark cloud over the working of decent and honest men of the fine law enforcement Organizations. Further I sure would like to know how here the wheels of justice slowed to a snails pace. This crime took place in 2007 and he just now (17JUL09) pleads guilty and to make it worse, will not be scheduled for sentancing until November 18. What went so wrong in the federal courts? But we know the federal justice system is missing hundreds of judges that have been held up in both the Senate and the White House- for many a year! 

As for CNN & the Author, I made these comments:

There is no explanation of why there is such a delay in justice, the offense occurred in 2007, now in 2009 he pleads guilty. Wheres the why. 

DID CERTAIN CELEBS MAKE US GAY?

For me I'd say YES, as a teen I had my walls covered with piictures of the Hot actors of the time, all shirtless of course.

Health-Care Reform's Public Support Problem

THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL HITTING THE NAIL ON THE HEAD!!!

A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity

Having personally been a billing & IT manager at a multi specialty practice I saw the money problems first hand. One of the biggest was the large/long time delay from billing till payment was received, our states Medicaid averaged over 60>180 days, Medicare was not much better and our ICD-9 coding was excellent. The other side was fighting doctor to place aged accounts in collection- in a timely manner. All that said the costs of a practice are huge and add the paperwork. Doctors fighting modernization is a big big hurt to cost reduction, to many are stuck in there ways. Just went to a fully computerized practice and no surprise it was a very young outstanding doctor who DID give great patient care.

BE SURE TO OPEN THE AFOREMENTIONED LINK-------PLEASE

Age Discrimination

A most important item of news revealing a grossest error of the Roberts' Supreme Court.

That employees now will have the burden of proof in age discrimination cases is just totally wrong of the Supreme court to have "Written Law" again; Congress must now act to correct this travisty of injustice. Glad to see that Senator Patrick Leahy, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, agrees.

The BULLY PULPIT at work in the US Senate

This is a horrid state of affairs with out the tax provision the only way to keep the stupid trillion ceiling is to deeply cut coverage to what 95% of the population- thus a huge cut of coverage for the poor. Or what cuts in transplants, chemo-therapy, medications; the list of cuts is open ended. Why the cave in now after today's upbeat news from the White House???

BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Iran trial' for UK embassy staff - NewsTrust.net

BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Iran trial' for UK embassy staff - NewsTrust.net

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Some UK embassy staff detained in Tehran and accused of inciting protests after disputed elections will face trial, a top Iranian cleric says.
Guardians Council chief Ahmad Jannati said: "Naturally they will be put on trial, they have made confessions."

Dallas Voice :: Obama to gays: ‘We have made progress and we will make more’

Dallas Voice :: Obama to gays: ‘We have made progress and we will make more’

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Responding to North Korea: U.S. Leans on Asian Allies

Responding to North Korea: U.S. Leans on Asian Allies

This is the strongest article I've seen yet. Further it is the most complete.

CALL THE POLICE

There is no link to this thought but it is really starting to annoy me that all the television show people who have some crime happen to them and they take the word of the person who committed the crime's word:  DO NOT CALL THE POLICE.

This is really so mad, bad, wrong.  People need to be educated that the Police are the one's that they must call.  TV should be educating people that it is OK and what the police due to help and how they solve crimes-  they do not make matters worse.

I Am Outraged At This

That the following matter even became a press item due to the Republicans leaves me so outraged that I had to post it here in my blog.

Below is my comment as posted to Politico's Comment Section- to this link:

That the (stupid party of no) takes issue with 

The President & First Lady having a night out, 

just makes for understanding of why they are 

the party of no.  They have nothing better to 

do but make a fuss over things they shouldn't, 

while the people of America wait on important 

matters in the House to be discussed. 

The party of no has no clue!!

A 9/11 Must Read

*  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/29/AR2009052901560_Comments.html#

This article written by RICHARD A. CLARKE is indeed a must read...

As well as the comments shown in the above link.[*]

North Korea's Threats

To those who think this is NOT a serious matter:

"You obviously have never studied history. 

As bad as the two nukes we dropped on Japan were, the incendiary bombs that we dropped were more destructive, and actually killed more people. 

But morons like you don't understand what was going on. Liberals never bother to learn history, which is why you always repeat the same mistakes over and over. 

At the time, Japan had dug in. They were not going to give up, and America was going to invade Japan to stop the war. Emperor Hirohito (who was God to the Japanese people) had ordered every single man woman and child to arm themselves, and fight to the death. 

The estimates on the first wave of the invasion were 1 million dead, on BOTH sides! 

One can easily make the case, that as horrific as the bombs were, they actually saved millions of American and Japanese lives! 

Stupid liberal."

SouthLAnd - Fantastic Television

SouthLAnd  is simply fantastic television.

Under Gunned Phoenix Police Lose 11 Rifles

The city of Phoenix (Arizona) Police Department has lost 11 rifles!!  I will admit it could be accounting errors, the extreme danger is that the department only has rifles for a very few, 1 in 10, of its officers and will NOT allow their men to arm them selves with their own rifles which all the men have been fighting for the right to do so for years.

Another case of Stupid Arizona.

11 Phoenix PD rifles missing; estimated value is $6,400 - Ph

A union leader is calling it a dangerous situation, but police officials say it's too early to become too alarmed. That a police department lost it's own rifles which are in a horrid shortage is just bad

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Marriage For Gays Gains Ground

There must be a million or so republicans that are tossing in their graves.  Further having once lived all over California I can only guess how those in Orange County California must be reacting to this news - add to that the people behind the whole prop 8 mess that is now before the courts.

SouthLAnd. Gay Cop As Major Role

This new Fantastic show with very high ratings has a lead role of one cop who is also gay.  This is a wonderful developement for us gays and killing type casting.

Way To Go Obama - RIP Pirates

Congrats to the super fantastic NAVY SEALS

White House Is Small, "Austriallian" Tourist

An Austriallian tourist commented that the White House is small.   Gonna have to google the Austriallian's Prime Minister's residence.

Policy On Contraceptive Court Rules. Blog Thoughts

FDA Ordered to Rethink Age Restriction for Plan B

Judge Says Politics Influenced Policy on the Contraceptive

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I posted these comments to the Washington Post's Blog:

OUTSTANDING, in these modern times of high 

crime the FDA has totally no write to set moral 

policy. This was done I am sure at Bush's 

direction and under President Obama the Policy 

will be corrected.

This is a victory on so many levels!!

AND:

"warhawk911 wrote:

I love it how people are saying this is overturning 

Bush when Bush didn't do this to begin with! 

This is the FDA. The Food and Drug 

Administration."

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If you believe that Bush had nothing to do 

with this. then you are a political idiot.

Police State 100's Kidnapped; Obama Unaware

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0309/the_border_question_db40b317-9909-4e7c-9c74-e9253bd86b1c.html

This link shows a quote from Politico fromthe President today [12MAR09] that if there was harm to US citizens he would consider National Gard Troops at the boarder.  Here in Phoenix (AZ) we have had almost 500 people alone kidnapped by the drug lords of Mexico.

Below is an additional link that I just found on CNN about a "Sleeper Cell" here in the USA involving teen killers.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/12/cartel.teens/index.html

Stem Cells Will Save Millions Of Lives

Obama's move will save an untold number of people from life altering ailments, and potentially millions of lives.

Pelosi's Patience Wears Thin - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

After heated late night meetings among top Democrats, Congress voted Friday to give itself another five days to try to complete a long-overdue omnibus spending bill that had become a growing embarrassment for party leaders and President Barack Obama.

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Obama is not letting us Down

If you have any doubts on President Obama, then this op-ed is a Must Read.

E P A Gets Tough, A Good Thing!!

Is it not great to see the White House and the 

EPA getting tough and adding more regulations 

that have been none exsistant for the past 8 

years.  So since there has been no regulations 

for 8 years now your going to think that there 

are to many, this due to severe lack of attention.

Bush Staff Assails Obama

The link is from the WASHINGTON POST and I strongly suggest after reading the article you make a point of reading the comments.

The Washington Post has outstanding Comments on most articles and they make for very interesting reading and as a blog there is much cross discussion as folks quote someone Else's comment and further comment on the original.  As I said most interesting.

The Washington Post web page is: http://www.washingtonpost.com 

Stress, Taxes, & Cigarettes. Another Hit.

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program has been signed into law, and with it yet another tax per pack of cigarettes. {Don't get me wrong this is an excellent law, the manner in which it is being funded is another matter entirely!}

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But the way this Bill will be paid for is totally wrong - yet another tax on those of us who choose to smoke.  An addittional tax during such a bad economic time and those who are smokers and are out fighting to find a job and all the other related stress and smoking, like it or not, helps relieve stress.  Should you say see a doctor and "take a pill" have any of you tried to get a doctor to wright a script for stress -- get real because the doctor will say no.

A little compassion in these times would really be nice, instead of yet another kick in the ass!! or should I have said mouth.

An LGBT Inaugration Ball

To those of you who were lucky enough to be there, congratulations for the thoughts and memories that will for ever be special and a start we hope of a new step in LGBT Relations with the White House.

Add to this the listing of may important issues that President Obama has gone so far as to officially list in the official White House Web Site.

                                                                         www.Whitehouse.gov 

Contact The White House Now

HEALTH CARE:  The need is more urgent then ever - please

Write to:

THE WHITE HOUSE AND Express your view.

You can use the internet or snail mail

Obamma Gives the Green Movement A Shot in the Arm

"WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday will direct federal regulators to move swiftly to grant California and 13 other states the right to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiency standards, two administration officials said Sunday evening."

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President Obama's giving the "Green Movement" a huge & wonderful shot in the arm; and more important this is the RIGHT Thing to do.

OBAMA BECOMES PRESIDENT

This op-ed relates to the day Obama became President and some of the thoughts.

This additional op-ed is worthy of being read:

     Radical in the White House

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/21/opinion/21friedman.html?em

Hudson River Miracle

Kudos to the fantastic "Pilot of Pilot's" and his 

entire crew. Plus a job well done to the makers 

of the plane. And lastly a darn you to mother 

nature for NOT designing bird with a better pea 

brain - to get out of the way; even if we are in 

their sky's.

An Op-Ed that is a Must Read {Prop 8} & Gay Rights

The majority should never be able to rule over those of a minority. If that had been allowed the USA would still have slaves.

      Be sure to read the many many comments posted at the Washington Post's Op-Ed Site:

          http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/14/AR2009011402930_Comments.html

Don't Ask, Don't Tell - an Obama Update

It appears that the President-elect is going to follow his word and eliminate the military policy of; Don't Ask, Don't Tell.  Amen.

This was posted to the Mixx Site wherein there is heated comments that are worth reading (including a few of mine), the link is listed below:

  

     http://www.mixx.com/stories/3473220/spokesman_obama_will_end_don_t_ask_don_t_tell_policy#comment-307071

The Hidden Side Of Presidential Politics & The Media

This is the most enlightening article on the President and the political media that I have yet to read.

     A must read on trust and the Presidency.

Is this an Obama Apology?

Is this the President-Elect's apology to the gay community.

[I am adding this note after deeper thought - which is what my blog is about!!]

Thank you President-Elect Obama. 

I was disappointed at your first choice, 

very disappointed. But allowing the Bishop 

to speak Sunday is a wonderful way to include 

us in the weeks events and the fantastic 

history that it will be known for. But we will 

never know if it is, as I'm sure it is, 

a political act. Had it not been political you 

would have made some sort of announcement 

within hours of your first bad choice. But again 

thank you for thinking of us whatever the 

reason - thoughts are very important.

May I suggest you read this article also:

http://hottopics.gay.com/2009/01/gay-bishop-to-o.html#more

Energy Meets Knowledge & Green

An excellent mix of knowledge and green earth sciences.

Energy Nominee Shifts His Stance

Physics met politics at the confirmation hearing for Steven Chu, the Nobel laureate scientist chosen by President-elect Barack Obama to head the Department of Energy, and the physics bent a bit.

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Presidential Late Appointments - Must Stop

     President Bush yesterday appointed 45 people to jobs of one kind or another for terms to run till January 20th 2009 or up to (6) SIX YEARS from now.

         We need to do something to stop this appointment policy for going forward.  It is wrong.

Blair House No Vacancy, An Update

I found this on another news blog this morning:  It seems a retired PM from Australia is staying at Blair House.  As stated in the blog I now too wonder why he couldn't stay at their Embassy. 

Anytime after January 20th I would not want to be an Australian asking for a favor from the United States, now would I?

{It is about three hours later and I found an article to back up this post and I have LINKED it to the main blog!}

Smokers Have Rights Too

Congress is about to add more regulations and taxes to cigarette's this has got to stop.

We smokers have rights too.

The taxation rates on tobacco exceeds almost all other, per, rates.

What is this the BOSTON TEA PARTY all over again.

The Majority Can Not Always Rule Supreme Over The Minority!!

The minority groups in America have rights and the larger groups or a grouping of other minorities should not be able to take the rights of one group away by any vote.

If this were to be allowed and you look back in time the slaves would still be slaves.  It is as simple as that.

It is almost shameful how far behind the rest of the free world America  is when it comes to civil rights; and with out question when you consider gay rights.

On Gay Rights America is the discrimination capital of the world - there I said it!!

Obama Considers Major Expansion in Aid to Jobless

The Democratic economic package may include much more government-assisted health care insurance and unemployment compensation.

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Israeli ground forces enter Gaza in escalation

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israel's military says ground forces are crossing the Gaza border in an escalation of Israel's week-old offensive against the territory's militant Hamas rulers.

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Obama sketches out recovery plan

President-elect says he wants to double renewable energy production, rebuild roads and schools and cut taxes. Next step: Consulting with Congress.

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Disobeyed Order Changed Course of War

Jan. 1--WASHINGTON -- High above the Pacific Ocean in June 1942, two U.S. pilots argued as they searched for a Japanese fleet menacing the naval base at Midway Atoll."We're going the wrong way," insisted John Waldron, commander of Torpedo Squadron 8 from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet."Stay in formation," angrily replied the commander...

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The President-elect and the Media

He was one on vacation and secondly not yet The President, therefore the media has no right to be mad there were errors on both sides.

Play nice guys!!

Is the honeymoon over is a most unfair statement -- shame on the media

Whitaker tries to avoid Obama spotlight - Kenneth P. Vogel

During the grueling presidential campaign, he was a crucial link in a sort of traveling circle of sanity for Barack Obama — a group of Chicago friends who offered counsel and camaraderie on the trail.

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The top 10 weirdest moments of 2008 - Andy Barr - Politico.c

In honor of the less lofty moments, the nutty or flat-out bizarre happenings in the political arena, Politico offers its 10 weirdest moments.

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Military Ball -- Worldwide

"President-elect Obama is planning an inaugural ball exclusively for members
of the military, and his Presidential Inauguration Committee is working with the
Defense Department to have the bash broadcast around the world."

I think this is just a wonderful, moral boosting thing to do for those in uniform.

Thank you President-elect Obama