Where has common sense gone?

By Dan Barber

Obama’s proposal for more trade with Asia may not go over so well in his own party

Whenever politicians discuss "free trade" with Asia it is really code for "one way" trade. Asia creates cheap stuff with near-slave labor so Americans working for minimum wage can afford to keep buying the cheap stuff that keeps falling apart. I wonder if Obama has viewed the effect Asian immigration has had on Eastern Los Angeles county, on any of his many fund-raising trips to Hollywood, or golf trips to Palm Springs? I believe that cultural integration is a good thing that could make America stronger but the eviction of one culture to benefit another segregated culture can destroy America. Obama was elected as a savior for the poor and oppressed Americans, but because of his lack of leadership skills has only created more hardships on the poor and oppressed people around the world.

Tax Day! (or an excuse for Republicans to dump on the IRS)

Yawn... The Washington Post (WP) is defending their biggest advertiser by dumping on those evil Republicans who might want to actually govern fairly. I wonder if the WP offered Lois Lerner a job as fact checker.

In Iowa, Hillary Clinton is listening but not saying much

What is going on here?

My speculative options...

1. Those darn sneaky Republicans got Clinton placed as the Democrats favored front-runner so she can siphon off all of the money from Hollywood donors.

2. The fix is already in with all of the primary and general elections ballot boxes stuffed.

3. Her head injury from her fall was real and not a ruse to avoid testifying in front of Congress about Benghazi and is much worse than anyone thought...the head injury, not the murder of an American ambassador.

4. An inept staffer forgot to copy her stump speeches before they erased her computer server which was kept in her home.

Marine shot in back in training accident has 'a long way to go' in recovery

I'm sure that Navy Medicine will take care of all the medical needs of this young man. The complete story cannot be reported because of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act preventing the military from sharing specific information about this young man's injuries with the media. I also believe this Marine's family is possibly using his unfortunate accident as a potential fund-raising opportunity because according to a report in this report in the Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times (TNS) they set up a “GoFundMe” account aimed at raising money to cover his and his family’s travel expenses and some medical supply costs. A naive and inexperienced journalist is enabling this embarrassingly incomplete story to be published which unfairly paints the United States Marine Corps and Navy Medicine in a prejudicial light.