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This has got to be one of my favorite jazz performances of all time . . . .

Last week, Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell (R) from Kentucky attended a private meeting with Hedge Fund Managers and Wall Street elites in New York along with Senator John Cornyn (R) from Texas, according to Think Progress.  As soon as he stepped out of the meeting (figuratively), he returned to Washington and became a staunch critic of the Financial Reform Bill–which is largely designed to return regulatory control and other preventative measures to Wall Street.

Of course, Mitch McConnell takes massive amounts of money from Wall Street–more than any other sector.

So, today, the media raised a few questions for the old dog . . . about his loyalties–suggesting that it appears as if he were protecting the interests of Wall Street.  He defers the question by telling us how the Community Banks in Kentucky want it repealed–but, I am a bit skeptical.

No one saw him meeting with the Community Banks of Kentucky . . . .

when making fun of Sarah Palin . . . .

It may have already been a Democrat district, but the opportunistic Republicans were looking for another feather in their PR campaign against President Obama–perhaps a repeat of Massachusetts Senatorial race.

The Fox News talk show hosts were salivating–planning parties, and special round-the-clock coverage of yet another group of “disillusioned” voters who want to “take back their country”–a frabrication by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, the “shutting the government down,” temper-tantrum-throwing leadership of the Republican Party, and profit-driven former Vice President candidates (in her defense, she might be the only one who doesn’t know the implications of her words–unless there was an article in Field and Stream about it).

All of it, cut short.

According to the NY Timess article, Democrat Wins U.S. House Race in Florida,

Ted Deutch had 62 percent of the vote compared to 35 percent for Republican Ed Lynch. No-party candidate Jim McCormick trailed far behind with just 3 percent.

On the surface, this certainly seems like a mandate . . . albeit, not the one that the Fox news hosts and Republan/Obstructionist party had been seeking.

Guess it is just more of the same old, “Yes, We Can” down in Boca Raton, Florida . . . and, I love it!

Karl Wallinger created the band World Party in 1986–a one-person music project, and recorded all of these songs at his house. And, “Ship of Fools” made the UK Top 40.

It is an interesting, eclectic style of music, and watching the video now, it seems somehow . . . prophetic.

Enjoy.

This graphic describes the unemployment in the nation since June of 2007 to the present . . . and, it is alarming to say the least. Watch the color of unemployment rates spread and spread and spread–in the worst kind of infection of a producing and healthy nation.

But, please remember that these are not statistics. These are not unemployment rates. These are out of work people–who have families, who are hungry, and who are running out of money.

Unemployment has to be the NUMBER ONE priority right now. Healthcare reform was a perfect place to start, and we are working on the economy–but, this has to be first.

If you can get us back to work, you’ll have your consumers again, and we will need more consumer goods and new homes to be built, and the government will get our tax dollars once more . . . and we can end this recession.

Democrat Legislators: Get us back to work . . . .

The Westboro Baptist Church of Kansas made the news recently with their protest of their shameless display of hate at the funeral of a recent serviceman, then winning the legal battle with the father, and forcing him to pay for their legal fees. In fact, everything about them is somewhat sickening–right down to their website address (god hates fags dot com).

By far, the worst thing about them is their shameless exploitation of the children of the parents of their church. An 8 year old child, marching with a sign and filled with hatred has had their childhood stolen from them . . . regardless of the strength of the convictions of their parents.

But, this is not a tale of woe and sadness. This is a tale of victory.

When the Westboro Baptist Church showed up with their signs and their children to West Virginia to tell the families of the miners who died that their loved ones had died because the country is too tolerant of gays, and that there are too many Catholics in West Virginia and that God hates them . . . they were met with a bit of a surprise.  (I SWEAR, I am not making this up . . . .)

The roughly 10 people filed out of a mini-van only to be met with a force of 500 West Virginians who were there to counter-protest the Westboro Baptist Church and their message of hatred with . . . love, compassion and peace.

But, don’t take my word for it . . . watch the video and see for yourself.

The protest schedule for the Westboro Baptist Church [ed. of hatred] is on their website.  If you believe that peace, tolerance and love are more powerful than hatred, there may be an opportunity for you to test your hypothesis.  The people of Iowa did it . . . and had similar results to the good people of West Virginia.