Dr. Quack, Opinion & News with the harsh cry of reason.

Good News, Unemployment Benefits will be Extended... Bad News, Not Long Enough.

Good News, Congress most likely will pass the, 'American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010' (H.R.4213), today or over the next week, with President Obama signing quickly. This legislation will; "Amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 with respect to the state-established individual emergency unemployment compensation account. Extends the final date for entering a federal-state agreement under the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program through November 30, 2010. Postpones the termination of the program until April 30, 2011." H.R.4213

 

Bad News is, the extension is just another cork in the hole of the haul of a seemingly sinking ship. Yes, we need the unemployment benefits extended to that unemployment, but as Senator Feinstein commented in June, "We have 99 weeks of unemployment insurance now. The question becomes how long do you continue it before people just don't go back to work at all? June 16, 2010 Trust me, Senator Feinstein isn't joining the ranks of her conservative colleagues in the Senate, nor touting the laziness inherent in all mankind as being the sole reason why Unemployed (Benefited) Americans are not returning to work. Though you could reasonably argue the fact that many benefiting unemployed Americans take too long to find work because they are taking advantage of America's recessional economic tail-spin, and a hot political climate, which is over compensating everyone and everything for the votes. Never have I seen a more polarizing political stranglehold on the welfare of the people of this United States. 

 

It's a fact, President Obama and Congress promised America this Administration would practice transparency and use pay-go with new legislation. At the end of 2009, Congress and the President funded the last extension of unemployment Insurance, " by extending a longstanding federal unemployment tax on employers through June 30, 2011." CNNMoney.com Considering all the rhetoric by a campaigning Obama, on how He'll be the 'One' to unite this country and return her to a position of unity and strength if elected President. This President has done nothing but the opposite. President Obama has lacked in the ability to compromise and unite this Congress to move forward in the, 'Will' of the people. It has been partisan play by this Administration since taking office, and the Republican minority hasn't been any better.   

 

Yes the unemployed need an extension of their Unemployment Insurance, but the President and Congress have had the time to find and must extend the Unemployment Insurance Benefits using Pay-Go, to pay for this extension without any increase to U.S. Debt. They've done it each time, what's different now?  Please, don't tell me it's political. 

 

The worst news is that regardless of the extension, it will not be long enough, that is, unless the President and Congress can fix the problem of unemployment from the root of the problem. Pull back, ease back, on all the federal intervention and regulated mandates that are scarring the hell out of small businesses (Private Sector) across America. At this point in his presidency, Obama has been no help, no friend, to small or large businesses throughout the greatest nation on earth. From complicated new taxes, mandates, healthcare and regulations, small business is in the choke hold of a beefed up Uncle Sam. 

 

I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason...7 21 10.

DOJ lawsuit against Arizona, divisive at best

Rather than fix Illegal immigration and set a path to legalizing current Illegals living in America now.(20million or more) President Obama has decided to stall any kind of pro-active, progressive, bi-partisan Reform and literally avoid the problem with a DOJ (Department of Justice) lawsuit against the Governor and State of Arizona to block SB1070 the new Immigration Law passed by Arizona's elected Legislature just a few months ago. This is an unwarranted move by President Obama and divisive at best in that it may destroy any chance of real, well thought and reasonable Immigration Reform, badly needed in this the greatest nation on earth.

 

No President, any more so than President Obama had been elected on the promise of change and unity, unity of government, unity of the people. However, it would appear Americans were misled like sheep to the slaughter, as to exactly what we were getting with an Obama presidency. Obama changed Washington, for Chicago bullying style leadership and politics. Choosing to sue Arizona over its new SB 1070 Immigration Bill, and not confront the real problem, with a real solution, has me believing, this President hasn't a clue as to what to do with Immigration Reform, unless instructed by a teleprompter.

 

Now, conveniently, President Obama has time to avoid the real issues of Illegal immigration and Immigration Reform, since no real reform can be discussed in Congress let alone voted on until this Federal lawsuit can be finalized in court. Talk about 'Convenient Truths' there's a big one, and you can bet, President Obama's advisors conveniently thought it out. What President Obama doesn't seem to get! He is not doing his job, or maybe he does understand and rather than confront millions of legal voting Hispanic voters, he'd rather mis-direct the issue to that of Arizona's new law. Bad choice as the President of the United States rather mis-lead than lead at all.

 

Governor Brewer in what I'd call her best statement to date on the new SB 1070 Immigration Law had this to say;

 

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s Statement on US vs Arizona

 

By On the Net, on July 6th, 2010

Here is the text of Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s July 6, 2010, press release responding to the lawsuit filed today by the United States vs. Arizona:

 

“Today I was notified that the federal government has filed a lawsuit against the State of Arizona. It is wrong that our own federal government is suing the people of Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law. As a direct result of failed and inconsistent federal enforcement, Arizona is under attack from violent Mexican drug and immigrant smuggling cartels. Now, Arizona is under attack in federal court from President Obama and his Department of Justice. Today’s filing is nothing more than a massive waste of taxpayer funds.  These funds could be better used against the violent Mexican cartels than the people of Arizona.

 “The truth is the Arizona law is both reasonable and constitutional. It mirrors substantially what has been federal law in the United States for many decades. Arizona’s law is designed to complement, not supplant, enforcement of federal immigration laws. Despite the Department of Justice’s claims in paragraph 62 of today’s lawsuit, Arizona is not trying ‘to establish its own immigration policy’ or ‘directly regulate the immigration status of aliens.’ Arizona Revised Statutes § 11-1051(E) states that the federal government, along with local law enforcement officers authorized by the federal government, can only determine an alien’s immigration status.

Subsection (L) of that same section goes on to state that the law ‘shall be implemented in a manner consistent with federal laws regulating immigration.’

 “The irony is that President Obama’s Administration has chosen to sue Arizona for helping to enforce federal immigration law and not sue local governments that have adopted a patchwork of ‘sanctuary’ policies that directly violate federal law. These patchwork local ‘sanctuary’ policies instruct the police not to cooperate with federal immigration officials.

 “The best thing government can do is to create a stable, predictable environment, governed by an easily understood set of rules or laws. We do not need to make this more complicated than it already is. We must first and foremost create a secure border. Enhanced trade, economic opportunity and freedom will surely follow.

 “I am pleased that President Obama and the Department of Justice did not pursue the baseless claims of illegal racial profiling in the lawsuit. When signing S.B. 1070, I said, ‘My signature today represents my steadfast support for enforcing the law — both against illegal immigration AND against racial profiling.’ Arizona’s law expressly prohibits unconstitutional racial profiling. However, words are not enough. For this reason, I ordered the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (AZPOST) to develop training on the new law for Arizona’s police officers. AZPOST has completed the training course and has published it for the all world to

see at www.azpost.state.az.us/SB1070infocenter.htm. AZPOST has done its job professionally and served Arizona well.

 “I will not stop fighting to protect the citizens of Arizona, and to defend Arizonans in federal court. I have set up a legal defense fund to pay the substantial legal fees that Arizona has been, and will be, forced to incur as a result of all of these lawsuits. Contributions to the Border Security and Immigration Defense Fund can be made at www.keepazsafe.com. My legal team will not hesitate to assert the rights of the State of Arizona in this matter. Arizona will ultimately prevail against the lawsuits – including this latest assault by the Obama Administration. Our laws will be found to be constitutional – because that is exactly what they are.” Gov. Jan Brewer

 

President Obama can save the State of Arizona and American taxpayers a whole lot of money, by being the leader he promised on the campaign trail and not the bully politician he has shown, since taking office.

 

I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason, with the hope we can still see a president who can lead, in President Obama…7 06 10

Did Obama Dupe America?

Reading Paul Starobin's recent opinion in 'The Washington Post' titled 'Don't expect Obama to be Superman' " America needs to grow up -- some problems elude even the most powerful people." is a bit of misplaced indignation (: anger aroused by something unjust  or unworthy) Webster. Placing any blame on the American people for having over, exceptionalized (my word) President Obama's abilities to that of Superman, come on Paul, Superman is a comic book hero, we know that, the question should be, do most of America's journalist know?

 

If Americans as Mr. Starobin's says "Americans are his culpable enablers." of Obama's Superman image, thus setting him up for failure, Paul's words "Why can't President Obama stop the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Why can't he get the Israelis and Palestinians to stop squabbling and make peace? Why can't he get the Europeans to contribute more troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan? Why can't he forge a global treaty to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases?" Well Mr. Starobin, it's because Americans were duped. Simple as said, duped. A beautiful campaign full of promises, an amazing comprehensive use of the internet (to this day) and Supernatural like charismatic statements "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek"(President Obama)February 2008. Unfortunately, for us all, the "we" turns out to have been 'I'm the one you've been waiting for.' The campaign slogan of 'Change you can believe in' turned out to be 'Change, I believe in.' We were given the hope of a savior, and simply got an immature narcissus of a sort.

 

All over the net, you are reading Maureen Dowd's critique of President Obama "The former constitutional lawyer now in the White House understands that the press has a role in the democracy. But he is an elitist, too, as well as thin-skinned and controlling. So he ends up regarding scribes as intrusive, conveying a distaste for what he sees as the fundamental unseriousness of a press driven by blog-around-the-clock deadlines." calling the President a "crybaby." And the shoe fits. Sorry Paul Starobin, your comment on the American people needing to grow up and give some room (patience) for Obama to do his job...does not wash here at the Daily Quack, nor resonates with the citizens of America.

 

Starobin points out FDR and President Reagan's failures, as a way to show no president has been or could possibly be a superman. However, presidents Reagan and FDR never posed themselves as 'The One' nor carried on their shoulders the aura of elitism. This President squalors in it. And yes, it is nasty, dirty and shameful the way this president looks down, rather than out on to the people of this, the greatest nation on earth, for his guidance. We've been duped.

 

I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason...6 14 10. Post date: 6 20 10

Juvenile Propagandistic Journalism at AZ Republic...What's New?

Propaganda is, what it is, nasty, distasteful, and when written by an editor of the largest newspaper in the state of Arizona, it’s shameful and dishonest. When a headline news article is opinionated, misleading and irresponsible to the point it could very well incite good people on both sides of the immigration debate to anger and potential crimes against one another, it is more than propaganda, its militant writing. And I hold the Arizona Republic accountable for what it may incite. God willing, people from all fronts of the Immigration issue who even bother to read the Front Page Headline article written by Alia Beard Rau, titled "Immigration law's broad wording has legal Arizona residents worried"  in Sunday's Arizona Republic. Will see through its militant propagandistic language and trash it for what it is, bird cage paper for a collection of foul dung.

 

Shame on Rau, shame on the Arizona Republic Newspaper, this article abuses Rau's right to Freedom of Speech, and once and for all eliminates any question as to the Arizona Republic's Left Fanatical lean or not. Alas, we know it leans baby, it leans. Alia Beard Rau is the Tempe/Ahwatukee editor for the Arizona Republic/The Tempe Republic, reasoning the front page spot given Alia's article, and the Position held at the AZ Republic Newspaper, Alia speaks for the paper. Too bad, too sad, wish we all had red ruby shoes with heels, we could click together back to a time the Arizona Republic was a fair, well rounded newspaper and not the rag it has become.

 

Read for yourself Rau's propagandistic trash and tell me if I am wrong, but I think not. I won't even dignify Rau's trash with a point by point debate, if you bother to read it, then you'll know, rebuttal is not necessary.

 

I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason...6 13 10.

SB1070 Draconian or not...sit down, shut up and get over it...

Before you get your tail feather into an uproar, know this. My wife of many years was a Mexican national(citizen) with papers living and working here(the United State of America) in the greatest nation on earth. A Mexican Duck she is, having migrated to the United States legally, completing and carrying proudly always, her legal documentation required to live and work in America as an immigrant. In the over (30) years as a documented immigrant my wife has never been asked for her papers or legal documentation with the exception of employment. This has been true under the past immigration laws and will be so under this new law.

 

Under the new sb1070 immigration law I have read (completely)and have noted nothing new from that of the current and weakly enforced Federal immigration laws pertaining to Illegal immigrants. Sb1070 may be a Robo-version of the Federal Law giving it the stereo-type, draconian of sort, but that would be an Ugly Lie. Mama Quack always told me an ugly lie was one with, vicious, hurtful, hateful intent to do as much harm to one, one could do. And many have done do much of that...so to speak. All the lies coming from mealy mouthed activist, journalist, politicians, multi-media outlets and so-called responsible human rights organizations has effectively light the fires of divisiveness in the souls of otherwise good people.(Immigrants, illegal or not)

 

Sure I have my concerns that an overzealous police officer will racially profile my wife and she's a bit nervous with sb1070's Robo- enhancement of the current Federal law. However police officers good or bad are more than aware of Arizona's false arrest laws, and the millions each year States and Cities lose to such cases when officers act improperly in accordance with any law. The instruction and guidance, training and the LAW itself that police officers are taught, makes it clear as to their responsibility to the people and the laws of engagement in preventing such possibilities of false arrests.

 

That being said, false arrest laws isn't my reason in supporting or not sb1070. Illegal Immigrants living and working in America are caught between two weak spine, politically self-serving governments, Mexico and the United States, that have not, since Ronald Reagan was President, put forth any real effective legislation to deal once and for all with Illegal immigration and legal immigration into the United States from Mexico. An effective and expedient immigration policy program for coming into the United States to live and work would be a great start. Better yet, match that with an aggressive and affective policy and enforcement of the entire border between Mexico and the United States, collaboratively between the two and you've got a start to something great for all.

 

SB 1070 is an enhanced, tough and perhaps more rigid law by words than the current Federal Law on immigration. But what it isn't is what the Ugly Liars want you to believe, Nazism, how stupid are writers and journalist that spew ugly lies and comparisons. Are "These the times that try men's souls" Thomas Paine...I think not, and irresponsible journalist, writers, media celebs and such, if they can't read and tell the simple truth about a (17) page bill(sb1070) then they should just sit down, shut up and get over it. Because their voices carry ugly lies that darken the souls of many good people, immigrant, illegal or not and every citizen of this great nation.

 

I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason...5 04 10

Goodwin Liu, Obama's 9th Circuit Nominee, brilliant, perhaps, but no cigar.

I'd best trust the one who baffles me with duck dung than the one who tried dazzling me with his brilliance. I don't know about you, but the latter scares me. University of California Berkeley progressive professor, Goodwin Liu, is President Obama's nominee to the left coast (West coast's) 9th circuit court. Whenever I hear the term brilliant applied to a politician or judge you can bet a dollar to a donut that the reference is about a progressive left person of interest. Not that brilliance doesn't take form on all sides of the isle, but I find the arrogance of the Left progressive movement in America incapable of modesty and humility, which makes them hardly difficult to identify. Qualities like humility and modesty, I believe make good justices and even better politicians, with brilliance. Then, what do I know, I'm far from brilliant.

 

The problem with Goodwin Liu, is not his brilliance, but his wisdom, he has yet to serve as a judge in any court but served as an appellate litigator at O'Melveny & Myers in Washington. He clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and for Judge David S. Tatel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. He also served as special assistant to the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and as senior program officer for higher education at the Corporation for National Service (AmeriCorps). All the above in less than a five year span before joining the staff at UC Berkeley. Brilliance without wisdom is like good looks without a brain. Vegetation, and in this case left wing progressive partisan vegetation, is what professor Liu represents. Every organization the professor serves in or belongs to is a left progressive movement. This is important, since Goodwin Liu hasn't rendered any court decisions, we can only review his writings (Left and Progressive) and whom he associates with (Left and Progressive). Here's the short list of Professor Liu's associations with groups; serves on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University and is Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Constitution Society. He also serves on the boards of National Women's Law Center, the Public Welfare Foundation, and the Alliance for Excellent Education. He was elected to the American Law Institute in 2008.(source U.C. Berkeley profile.)

 

Professor Liu is considered an expert on constitutional law, sounds a lot like someone else we know. Sounds like more 'Change we can believe in,' and if appointed, we will get change. Liu is another constitutional law expert, seems we have at least one or two maybe three too many already in Washington D.C., by the way, how’s that working out for you, soooo far. Seems that the tag constitutional expert is right up there with the term brilliant. Seems we have a President set on re-writing the Constitution as with professor Liu, they both believe the constitution is a living document which should be interpreted by brilliant minds for a new enlightened age, the progressive age. Similar to how the church has reconstructed the Word of God, for a more so called, enlightened time in society. Will we ever learn from history, or are we so enlightened that history doesn't give us any more of a marker for wisdom than the Bible fits with the world we live in today. God help us.

 

I'm beginning to see a Thomas Paine society, revolutionaries who blow in the wind like a feather according to, the wind. And currently it is a Left Progressive wind. A society of brilliant enlightened minds who know best. Baffle me with some Duck Dung any day than with a brilliant mind. For behind the dung is a creative, humble, modest, ethical mind waiting to be, brilliant, dare I say. It is the every day, you and I American people that baffle the heck out of me, your achievements, reason and simple common sense. Like professor Liu many Americans have walked the path he has. They may not be Rhodes Scholars and Yale Law Graduates, but they, we, are common sense Americans with a harsh cry of reason...I'm Dr. Quack with, the harsh cry of reason. 3 05 10

 

My Side Note; Here are two, worth reading FYI Goodwin Liu writings; Professor Liu's recent work includes "Keeping Faith with the Constitution" (2009) (with Pamela S. Karlan and Christopher H. Schroeder); "Rethinking Constitutional Welfare Rights" in Stanford Law Review (2008)...Source U.C. Berkeley profile...

I mention these two writings as worth reading, because there are some excellent points made by professor Liu whether you agree or not. Dr. Quack

Senator Kyl, pompous, arrogant, or just Kooky, after all it's October...

First a Preamble from Dr. Quack...

I don't take likely the issues facing American's today, but as with us all, one must make a living to support the family. I chose to take a sabbatical from writing beginning in March of this year to return to writing closer to the election time, and over the next year to come. I have completed a successful Comedy road tour meeting thousands of fellow Duckeons. Extended tours can take much of my time, thus the sabbatical. My extended family and I felt this would be the last such tour after twenty-three years of laughs with audiences throughout America.

Thanks to the great audiences and my patient Duckeons…Dr. Quack

Senator Kyl, pompous, arrogant, or just Kooky, after all it's October...

Congressional Rep. Trent Franks, R-Glendale, Arizona commented in the October 10th edition of the Arizona Republic on the recent $700 billion Bailout to help Wall Street and other Corporate entities. "This was not an easy vote for anyone, In spite of my no vote, I honor those who voted yes for the right reason." Senator Jon Kyl Arizona was one of those who supposedly voted for the right reason. And it's Senator Kyl's logic and comments in the AZ Republic's article titled 'Sen. Kyl defends bailout measure' that I have issue with at this moment.

My Duckeons, I am against this Washington Bailout of Wall Street and Corporate America and any logic or reason Sen. Kyl did his best to spin on this in the recent Arizona Republic. Is illogical and holds no reason at all. Least of all his obvious self-denying, lack lustered explanation of earmarks attached to this Bailout legislation. How insane are earmarks, attached to a Bailout Bill? That's liken to throwing an anchor to a man overboard. He'll be able to hang on, but he'll drown in the end. Unless liken to this Congressional Bailout you continue to raise the anchor or like Congress to continue to add more and more dollars and benefits raising the ante to save a drowning financial market from itself.

"I hate to see folks come to a conclusion that's based on false information," Sen. Kyl told The Republic. The Republic went on with Kyl's message "One part of the measure often overlooked, Kyl said, is the possibility that the government could recoup some part of the $700 billion. Kyl said critical details of the plan are still evolving and the markets are still churning, so predicting any timetable isn't realistic. But when housing markets stabilize, the government could be sitting on assets it could use to pay down debts or return to taxpayers."

I have respect for Senator Kyl, but has he gone kooky like most of Congress, after all it's October. He's so unsure of spending this $700 billion of Taxpayer money that he uses words like (Possibility, Could recoup, Some part of,) Admitting critical details of the Bailout Plan are still evolving and the Market is still churning. Then adding the piece de resistance "So predicting any timetable isn't realistic" followed by "But when housing markets stabilize, the government could be sitting on assets it could use to pay down debts or return to taxpayers." Kooky, is it not?

Shouldn't a Plan for expenditure and payback of Taxpayer money (And it must be paid back) been crafted first, before the $700 billion bailout. Isn't this the financial error and logic used by Wall Street and the Financial community over the past sixteen years that has gotten them into this mess, pulling us in with them. Risk is not and should never be part of the compass when using Taxpayer money for anything. Sadly it is, but in this case the American people are taking all the Risk, with no plan. Therefore no chance of return other than the hope of a better economy which left alone, would right itself at the expense of those who tried to profit from greed, lies, and an overabundance of poor judgment, if any.

Kyl’s answer about earmarks attached to the Bailout "earmarks were not, strictly speaking, part of the bailout bill. Instead, that bill was tacked onto existing, unrelated legislation that had already passed the House with the other spending measures on it. The Senate did that because procedural rules require legislation to begin in the House. The Senate can make modifications that must be reconciled between both chambers." AZ Republic

As a former study of parliamentary procedures Senator Kyl's statement of rules forcing the Bailout Bill to be attached to another Bill from the House is correct. However because this was an emergency piece of Legislation not only could that rule have been set aside properly addressed. An end run could have without much delay kept this supposedly historically important piece of Legislation in the virgin form respective of the Great People of this United States of America. There needn't be any earmarks or collusion in passing this Bill. Also to attach this Bailout Legislation to any other Legislation with millions in earmarks attached, can only be seen as an attempt to bribe Legislators for there vote in what many saw as a desperate hour in history. I say, falderal.

I'm Dr. Quack, with the harsh cry of reason...101208

Arizona Republic's Scare Tactics are Shameful and Disheartening

Is it hypocrisy or irony? After all, Arizona citizens who have read and legislatures who wrote the new immigration law punishing businesses for hiring Illegals which begins in January. We understand the law and its purposeful meaning, unfortunately thanks to the Arizona Republic, another Gannett propaganda rag, the characters in the tragic Illegal Immigrant Reality Series are themselves lost in a cloud of misinformation, and the truth to power soulful purpose behind the new law.

    The bias of the Arizona Republic is so obvious it can blind you from the reality of its bias, which stares at you head on. In Sunday's Arizona Republic writer Daniel Gonzalez writes his updated article on the new immigration law beginning in January, punishing employers that knowingly hire Illegals. However Mr. Gonzalez puts a scare tactic spin on the title of his article, 'Migrants lose jobs as hiring law nears." Need I say more?

    Mr. Gonzalez and the Republic want you to believe there is an issue here and that innocent migrants in Arizona are being persecuted and left destitute. Nothing could be further from the truth, it is shameful and disheartening to see a newspaper once the voice of Arizonan's, now the smut rag it is today. Every word in Gonzalez's title is a lie. Migrant, should be Illegal, Lose, no legal migrant will lose a thing. Hiring law, a law that does not apply to legal migrants, only new Illegal hires, by business owners in Arizona. In the same edition of the Republic on Sunday Mary Jo Pitzl writes, "Employer law applies only to new hiring, Pearce says.' And State Rep. Russell Pearce would know, since he's the laws primary sponsor. Yet there are many like the Arizona republic and writer Daniel Gonzalez that just can't tell the truth for the life of themselves. Gonzalez's slur article is at the top of the list in Sunday's edition and Pitzl is near the bottom, on the Online Edition. Not sure, but placement of each article was probably similar in the print paper.

    There's no bias from my stance on immigration reform and Illegals in America. You need only go to my archives to read my many opinions and commentaries on this to know exactly where I stand. And today is no different from yesterday. America needs solid and a no-nonsense enforced immigration reform. What to do with the 12-20 million Illegals in America, either legalize them in a simplistic broad sweep leaving out the complexities. Or send them packing for home through no-nonsense get tough enforcement. But do something, afterwards enforce the new laws and tighten the border with sensible controls and enforcement for those who brake the new reformed laws. I'm Dr. Quack with the harsh cry of reason. 112007Â