I’m still catching up from last week’s news and propaganda but I did read a couple of pieces that I thought were pretty interesting.
This was from the AP Friday.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Abortion is still legal but getting one in many states will be difficult if laws passed this year are upheld by the courts. In a march through conservative legislatures, anti-abortion Republicans passed a wave of new restrictions that would sharply limit when a woman could terminate a pregnancy and where she could go to do so.
The push brought the anti-abortion movement closer to a key milestone, in which the procedure would become largely inaccessible in the three-fifths of the country controlled by Republicans even if still technically legal under Roe vs. Wade.
But rather than continuing to roll across the GOP heartland in synch with the pro-life movement’s plan, the effort may now be hitting a wall. The obstacle comes not from opposing Democrats but from GOP leaders who believe pressing further is a mistake for a party trying to soften its harder edges after election losses last year.
The resisting Republicans include governors and top legislators in more than a half-dozen states, including some of the largest and most politically competitive in the party’s 30-state coalition. They are digging in to stop the barrage of abortion proposals, hoping to better cultivate voters not enamored with the GOP’s social agenda.
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This one’s a little long but a fascinating read on our 40 year war against marijuana. I don’t indulge but it’s pretty clear, I think, that it’s time to change our policies. I loved this Nixon quote.
President Nixon had already made up his mind. In May 1971 he told H.R. Haldeman, “I want a goddamn strong statement about marijuana. Can I get that out of this sonofa-bitching, uh, domestic council? I mean one on marijuana that just tears the ass out of them.” And Nixon told Shafer directly, “You’re enough of a pro to know that for you to come out with something that would run counter to what the Congress feels and what the country feels, and what we’re planning to do, would make your commission just look bad as hell.”
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I’m pretty sure this isn’t going anywhere but it’s the thing I’ve been talking about since 2009…………..jeeze. Medicare for all. Here’s the money quote that makes it dead on arrival.
“Paradoxically, by expanding Medicare to everyone we’d end up saving billions of dollars annually,” he said. “We’d be safeguarding Medicare’s fiscal integrity while enhancing the nation’s health for the long term.”
Friedman said the plan would be funded by maintaining current federal revenues for health care and imposing new, modest tax increases on very high income earners. It would also be funded by a small increase in payroll taxes on employers, who would no longer pay health insurance premiums, and a new, very small tax on stock and bond transactions.
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And since we have peppers coming out of our ears (garden) here I thought I’d post my Baked Jalapeno Poppers recipe.
I use a combination of whatever peppers we have in the garden. I can usually get about 15 to 18 poppers from this recipe.
Slice peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membrane. I like to leave part of the stem on.
Combine:
8 oz cream cheese
1 1/2 cup mozarella, jack or pepper jack cheese
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp or less cayenne
Stuff peppers with cheese mixture.
Bowl one: 1/2 cup seasoned flour
Bowl two: 2 eggs
Bowl three: 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs (I use plain bread crumbs and season them myself)
Seasoning: salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne pepper and Mexican oregano to taste. I just wing it and add to both flour and bread crumbs.
Roll peppers in flour, then dip in egg and finally dredge with bread crumbs. Refrigerate several hours and then bake in a 350 oven for about 1/2 hour……………..yummy
