Mouthing off

Well, here I am! I know - I know - it's been a couple of days but I am so hung up w/Twitter that it's taking over my life! I really love it and I am learning so much from reading what is happening. Lot of intelligent people on there (not me!)
Anyhow, been watching a lot of Japan lately as I am sure everyone is. Really, really, bad! 2nd after Chernobyl. I have a million notes and will try to make some sense out of them. Entire cities have been flattened. They show a film of the Tsunami coming and rushing over the harbor and onto the houses and a ship falling and houses demolished! Unreal! The tsunami did more damage than the earthquake which is officially a 9.0 now. By the way, the Republicans put in YESTERDAY in their budget cutting all sorts of things that would help us know in advance if something bad was coming but so be it! (that's a quote from Boehnerr re. no jobs and privatizing social security and vouchers for Medicare!) This one town which was the size of Boulder, CO. was demolished in less than 7 min. Yesterday there was a problem w/the 2nd reactor. They tried to cool it off w/sea water but it didn't work and rods were exposed. Evidently when rods are exposed that means that radiation is leaking. 17 of our military personal were exposed to radiation and they went back to the ship and were hosed off and then what, I do not know. However, someone from Columbia Medical was on Rachel Maddow the other day and he said that most of the people that were exposed to radiation would be fine if given good medical treatment. That was really good to know. And, in Japan, I have to believe they can have excellent medical treatment. Then they said that 2 reactors have exploded and they were trying to cool the 3rd. Now, I know I sound very confused and I really am. Should have watched Glen Beck on Fox - he showed what was happening usuing M&M's. OMG!!!! I tweeted that he called in sick today as he od'd on M&M's.
Anyway, the latest I heard yesterday was that they had problems w/the 4th reactor at the Fukushima Plant. Meanwhile, they are running out of food & water and medical supplies. Evidently, even in Tokyo. There were thousands still missing and I believe it will be a long time before they know the death toll. It also got very, very cold in the earthquake area so they need blankets and warm clothes as I do not think there is any power.
BTW, there are 104 nuclear plants in California. More here than in any other state. 2 of them are by the water on the San Andreas fault (just like in Japan). Which really confuses me. Why would they be built there? So much I don't know. I read today that Germany closed about 7 or 8 nuclear plants. I know we need them, but do we need 104 in Calif.? Maybe because there are more people here than any other state? I DO NOT KNOW!
Anyhow, back to Wisconsin. It really isn't over as far as I am concerned. They had over 100,000 there Saturday. It was quite a sight to see! Walker went up north to a town of 3,000 people and over 3,000 came to demonstrate against him! I love it!!!!! This bill, I believe, will be in the courts for a while and hopefully, just hopefully, they will get the signatures they need and be able to recall the senators and get some Democrats voted in. Meanwhile, the Wisconsin 14 came home as heroes, it was really wonderful. However, they were not allowed to vote on anything - as a punishment! But I read something in Twitter today that said the punishment was over, so maybe they can now vote, not that it makes any difference as they are still the minority. It's really bad but have you ever heard of anything like this? People are really fighting for their rights! And not only in Wisconsin. Now the new governor in MI, Snyder, he is a piece of work. He is worse than Walker if at all possible! They are demonstrating there also but I don't think any of them have done what they have done in Wisconsin. So many Republicans who are having buyer's remorse and maybe I have said this before, I can't remember - if it wasn't so bad I would say - good for them! That'll teach ya! But I can't say that. Now, Florida, the new Republican Governor - I call him Digger O'Dell (I believe that is from an old, old, radio show - he was an undertaker, I think) Gov. Rick Scott, tall, skinny, bald, looks like a cadaver! He gave a tremendous and I mean tremendous - cut to education and then cuts in taxes to the upper 2% (or maybe l%). What is with these guys!
Now, re. Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid - the House Republicans have voted - they want to privatize Social Security and put Medicare on Vouchers - got all the Rep votes except 1. Boehner has repeatedly refused to take SS privatization off the table and have described the GOP's alternative budget proposal which is what I said above.
I also read today that Pres. Obama is torn - 1/2 his people say to cut S.S. & Axelrod and Pouffle (who are working on his re-election campaign) say that it will hurt him in 2012. I sent him an e-mail today saying that as a lifelong Democrat, if he cuts SS, I will not vote for him in 2012.
And I leave you with that.