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Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:10:09 -0000

My contention is that Martin Heinrich has very few original ideas on how to fix the economy; that he seems to repeat whatever the progressive wing of the Democratic party raises as the issue de jour. On the health care debate. he said he was for the "public option", but would really like to see a single payer plan, except that single payer would abridge his party's campaign promise that people could keep the plans they have, and that's why he couldn't support it.

So besides supporting health (insurance) care reform which, as it is being rolled out, stills scares the hell out of most americans, http://bit.ly/gb5qIA , especially seniors, as they see more doctors refusing to accept Medicare patients, I haven't heard or read much beyond the usual pap.

I want to hear and read specifics on what a Senator Heinrich would do to address the nation's top concern, http://bit.ly/9oDGIh , the economy. For you to say that "I" seem very concerned about the deficit is disingenuous at best.

Heinrich, as a candidate, will face many more pointed questions from the other candidate(s) and the public.

While I appreciate that Sen Bingaman is a thoughtful, erudite and and intelligent man with significant expertise on energy; with original thinking in this area that does not follow in lockstep with the far left of his party, I don't see Heinrich in the same way.

You are free to believe whatever you like, as am I.

Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:29:23 -0000

The reason I mentioned Obama is this:

"It’s a vision that says that in order to reduce the deficit, we have to end Medicare as we know it, and make cuts to Medicaid that would leave millions of seniors, poor children and Americans with disabilities without the care they need," Obama said.

And:

“Republicans voted today to end Medicare—using our nation’s seniors as a human shield for the ultra-rich,” Heinrich said

The FACT is that he is parroting the leader of his party. The FACT is that he offers no ideas of his own. He goes on to say:

’ll continue working to reduce the deficit but not on the backs of New Mexico seniors or the middle class.”, but he offers no specific ideas of his own. That was my opening comment.

He's got to do better than that if he's going to win the Senate race. Would you at least agree that it will be an interesting race, or have you already made your mind up?

Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:46:39 -0000

According to the latest Gallup poll, only 41% of voters "like" Obama.

As to Heinrich, I can agree with his positions on animal rights, but that's about it.

http://bit.ly/fGYCBA

When he runs for the Senate, he's going to have to take some independent positions that matter to ALL of New Mexico, not just District One, and his support base of liberal democrats. Dissing the GOP as he did, won't win any support in Catron County, Las Cruces, or even Sandoval county, for that matter.

As I originally commented, I haven't heard good original ideas espoused by Heinrich that would go in the direction of seeking compromise and ways to get out of our dilemma. He, once again, took his cue from his leadership with that stupid "human shield" comment. I want to understand how HE would solve the debt problem and stabilize the economy. It is you that moved my original comment into the bowl of pablum, my friend.

Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:12:44 -0000

Because, like President Obama who believes in the "just war", I am not anti-war with no thought behind it. How could you say Heinrich is not involved? Was he not in Congress when Libya started, or when the Defense bills which continue funding for these wars came up? (oh, I forgot, Obama never asked congress if it was OK to bomb Libya)

To me, the problem with modern progressive-ism, is that they live in an ephemeral utopia, without the slightest hint as to how they would pay for it.

My argument is that the vacuous spewing of far left progressives is loosing its luster with the voters. Heinrich made his bed with that view and, once his own polling numbers say he will have trouble running against a moderate (and experienced) Democrat or Republican for the Senate, it will be fun to watch him try to change his spots.

Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 17:27:10 -0000

Uh huh. So why are we still there? And why did we get involved in Libya?

Re: Heinrich: GOP used ‘seniors as a human shield’ for the rich in House budget vote

JoMa — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:12:35 -0000

Heinrich never seems to have an original thought. He always seems to parrot the DNC party line, regardless of how absurd it sounds. "Seniors as a human shield"? Really?

Wasn't it his party that stripped $500B from Medicare as part of "ObamaCare"? Now that the R's put something on the table to to at least begin negotiations, they crank up the propaganda machine, not to offer counter suggestions, but to just blast away.

It was Obama's own deficit commission that said something had to be done about Medicare and the other entitlements. His answer? Form another commission.

People, we are nearly $14 TRILLION in debt. Food and energy prices are going up dramatically, not because there are fewer resources, but because our money has less and less value when we have to buy stuff on the world markets. Commodity prices are skyrocketing.

The "Progressives" are loosing their luster and their ideas have less and less merit.

Heinrich can't change his progressive stripes if he wanted to.

Re: ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Duke City Actor Has Busy Year

JoMa — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:20:15 -0000

(Add) ... safe to say that many of New Mexico's talent and crew currently working in the industry started their careers in these locally produced festivals. Its too bad that we don't support them.

Re: ABQJOURNAL VENUE: Duke City Actor Has Busy Year

JoMa — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 14:15:00 -0000

Elise had earlier roles in short films produced by the Duke City Shootout, and similar local productions. its safe to assert that many of

Re: Editorial: Android's problem isn't fragmentation, it's contamination

JoMa — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 21:11:55 -0000

Sigh . .

iPad

Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
Depth: 0.34 inch (8.8 mm)
Weight: 1.34 pounds (607 g) (Wi-Fi + 3G for Verizon model)
Display: 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)

XOOM
DISPLAY SIZE 10.1-in.; WXGA (1280x 800 pixels; 150 pixels / inch), HD 720p
WEIGHT 730 grams
SIZE (H X W X D) 9.8 in (249.1mm) x 6.6 in (167.8 mm) x 0.50 in (12.9 mm)
Micro USB; HDMI out
CDMA 800 /1900 LTE 700, Rx diversity in all bands

When reading an ebook, the 6.6 in width of the Xoom fits me better. The screen resolution on the Xoom is higher, it has a built-in HDMI out, also important to me, and is Verizon 4G compatible (I may have to send it to Motorola for the upgrade, but its at no extra cost)

As far as "spiting Jobs" I use a MacPro (8 cores), iMac, MacBook, and 3 iPods, including the Touch which runs the same iOS that the iPad does. Lots of Apple software, too (FCP Studio, Aperture, etc. etc. I don't think that's being spiteful.

Re: Editorial: Android's problem isn't fragmentation, it's contamination

JoMa — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 18:11:55 -0000

Whatever. I'm wasn't asking you to "see" why the iPad is "clunky".

Re: Editorial: Android's problem isn't fragmentation, it's contamination

JoMa — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:57:34 -0000

It might be useful to remember that Apple's iOs went through growing pains (as did OSX) even though they owned the hardware too. One obvious difference to me, a long time Mac user, is that Google doesn't seem to push out version changesto fix things as often as I'd like. only one minor update for my Xoom running Honeycomb.

I have to admit that I get annoyed with Apple's paternalistic attitude at times. When Jobs lectured that a tablet smaller than the iPad was not "good for me", I bought the xoom instead of the clunky 'pad 2. His constant ridicule of Adobe is also tedious. Flash10.2 works just fine with Honeycomb 3.01, thank you very much.

At any rate, my Blackberry on Verizon is ready for an update Their LTE upgrade will happen in my city before the end of the year so my next phone will have to be compatible with that. It will be an interesting next few months to see what Apple does with the iPhone and Motor comes out with their 4g models for Verizon. Hopefully, the Android OS will continuallybe improved too.

Re: Under GOP budget plan, seniors’ health payments would double, analysts say

JoMa — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:12:32 -0000

Hey maddemcrat, where were you when the current bill took out $500 billion from medicare and killed Medicare Advantage plans? AARP has devolved into an insurance reseller. That they should suddenly "complain" is a joke. by the way, I am a senior.

Re: Heinrich announces Senate run

JoMa — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 01:45:40 -0000

An "extremist"? Really?

Re: Heinrich announces Senate run

JoMa — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:39:32 -0000

I really don't see what the fuss is all about regarding Heinrich. My only contact with his office was during the ObamaCare debate when I had a serious question, to which his office responded with a "canned" letter, repeating all the Democrat party's points. Its as if he couldn't (or was afraid to) come up with a thoughtful reply on his own to one of his constituents.

Since then, I've seen him on TV once or twice, but noticed that he comes across as inarticulate and inexperienced. Most of his exposure is "optical" - looks good, but keep him away from the mike - especially if he's drawn off his talking points. We've already got an inexperienced leader of the Democratic party and it shows.

So just what has this guy done for New Mexico? The dyed-in-the-wool Democrats will vote for him just because he's a Democrat. But what about the rest of us - people who think for themselves and tend to be independent? What's he got to offer?

Re: Researchers report breakthrough in hydrogen use | KOB.com

JoMa — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:08:53 -0000

The oil companies will just sell it at the local station

Re: Researchers report breakthrough in hydrogen use | KOB.com

JoMa — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 17:07:18 -0000

I read somewhere that Hydrogen was a "transformative" energy source - it transforms one kind of energy (electrical) into another (heat producing gas). It still takes lots of electrical power to make it in any meaningful quantities, so don't get too excited - yet.

Re: U.S. House votes to nix federal funding for NPR

JoMa — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:21:48 -0000

I tried to listen to an NPR stream this morning for as long as I could stand it. Nothing's changed. Same old faux intellectualism reporting on news that I absorbed within a couple of minutes of scanning the net. I also have the option of reading a multitude of views on any single subject I'm interested in on the net, and not just swallowing NPR's view.

I also noted that they had "supporters" (sponsors for us non elites) that included T Rowe Price, Met Life, Nissan, and quite a few others mentioned in the 15 minutes or so of listening. So where do people get this notion that NPR avoids corporate "pollution" of their news? They have the same corporate sponsors (excuse me, "supporters") that the rest of the media has.

In all fairness, I do not listen to NPR regularly. If they disappear, which I doubt, I don't see that anything of significance will be lost. If you want them, pay for them.

Re: Obama unlikely to close Guatanamo this term

JoMa — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:22:40 -0000

What's the point of this article? 1. Its old news. 2. It has nothing to do with New Mexico, and 3. It's yet another example of what happens when a politician makes unrealistic promises that cater to an unrealistic base,

Re: Richardson: Martinez ‘has not respected me’

JoMa — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:55:56 -0000

How exactly have we "advanced"? We are still near the bottom of the "good" lists and near the top of the "bad".

Oh, and what would you replace "corporations" with? Are you saying the state sould take over and run everything?

Re: Pro-license vigil held on UNM campus | KOB.com

JoMa — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:44:30 -0000

Thank you for demonstrating my point sonny

Re: Pro-license vigil held on UNM campus | KOB.com

JoMa — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:30:24 -0000

Some time ago I read that young people don't really learn to think and reason rationally until the age of 25 or so. After watching this clip, I'm convinced that this process is delayed substantially in the UNM environment.

Re: Committee amends immigrant driver’s license bill

JoMa — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:31:09 -0000

Actually they do - think we're stupid, or at least asleep.

Apparently they think the illegals vote for them, and since we don't have to show even a phony DL, they're probably right.

Hey, look who showed at the committee hearings and "candlelight vigils".

Re: House to vote on halting immigrant licenses | KOB.com

JoMa — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:54:56 -0000

The Democrats will loose big again next time if they insist on disregarding the will of ALL the people and do nothing to correct this issue.

Re: Attempts to ban illegal immigrants’ licenses fail

JoMa — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:49:52 -0000

I think the Dems are going to pay for this (again) at the next election.

Re: U.S. House votes to block funding for Planned Parenthood

JoMa — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:29:26 -0000

"exercise responsible choices " - ahhh there's the rub.

How did we get so deep into a culture where all citizens are expected to endlessly fund programs that support people who can not, will not, or simply refuse to act responsibly?