You're Saying What, Now?

Hello My Dear Friends! Here we are again, scratching our heads, wondering what the heck our elected officials are thinking. Let's start with the President of the United States saying, "As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different than the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life. I don't think it is more dangerous than alcohol".  Really, Mr. President? With the percentage of working age adults in the workforce at it's lowest level since the 1970s (63.3%) and the unemployment rate of workers age 16-24 somewhere around 20%. do you really think it's a good idea for the leader of the free world to make a statement like that? Obviously you do. And, while I'm at it, do you really think, with the Olympics right around the corner, that taunting al qaeda is a smart move? In case you missed it, the President, when asked about the al qaeda presence in Iraq and Syria, said a common analogy used at the White House is, "If a J.V. team puts on Lakers' uniforms, that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant". Clever. There's one little problem with that thought process. You don't have to be a super star to strap a bomb to your chest. If you see a sleeping python, Mr. President, you don't poke it with a stick. Closer to home, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo made an interesting statement last week. He said that "extreme conservatives", those "right-to-life, pro-assault weapon, anti-gay" conservatives have "no place in the State of New York". Ouch! I wonder how His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan took the news. What's he supposed to tell his boss? 'I'm sorry Pope Francis, there's no place for you in New York'. Apparently, if you believe in the Bible and the Constitution, New York doesn't want you around. Thanks for clearing that up Governor. Maybe now you can explain why Veterans in this State can wait months to see a doctor at the VA but illegal aliens can walk into any emergency room and get free health care. It makes you wonder which of those two groups are more welcome in New York, eh Governor?
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