Mouthing off:

There is so much happening it is mind-blogging -oops, meant bogging!!!!
First - the power is back on the reactors in Fukishima. Don't know if the water is running yet but that is good news. Reactors 3 & 4 are most at risk. They say it hasn't gotten worse and it still could get worse. But right now they're stable.
The difference w/ the U.S. & Japan:
Japanese tell their people to go at least 19 miles away from the power plants.
U.S. tell their people to go at least 50 miles away.
Japanese say there is no reason to leave Tokyo.
U.S. telling the Americans to getoutathere!
The other day one of the our journalists was outside of the American Embassy in Tokyo and spoke to a man who has lived there for about 20 years and he was w/his wife, small child and infant twins about 3 mos. old. They were there getting passports for the twins. He said they don't know what to do. If they don't leave today maybe tomorrow they will be sorry they didn't leave. This is their home and it isn't easy and no one knows what to do.
The Japanese people feel that their government isn't telling them everything and I believe that. The Emperor spoke on TV and that really scared them the most. He evidently rarely speaks to the public. Now, the weather is really bad, snowing and very, very cold. They need blankets, propane, shelters, etc. When they say to get out - or stay 20 or so miles away - where do they go? It's not like there are hotels for so many or even if there are hotels or what is open or what is not open. The streets of Tokyo right now are empty, deserted. When they show these people is the the most sad thing to see. Yet Limbaugh laughs and makes fun of them and Beck says that it's God doing it to them as if they did something wrong. Pat Robertson said that for Katrina, as I said yesterday, but Jerry Falwell said that after 9/11! What is with these people. Beck said that Chernobyl wasn't so bad, only about 30 people died!
Well, I believe it was 56 that died, but 4,000 died from radiation exposure afterwards.
I said Potassium Iodine but I saw it written as Iodide - so I really don't know which is correct but I heard in NYC they were running to get it. Obama gave a speech today and said not to take anything, we are not at risk and I have to believe that. I'm more worried (for the lst time) about the 2 plants that are not that far from where I am. Actually, they are really not that close but too close for my comfort. Obama said they were going to check out all the plants for safety. However, the Japanese Power Co. that checks all their plants in 2007 misinformed government about the extent of a radiation leak.
In 2002 they were accused of falsifying 29 safety repair records. So who knows if whoever checks out our plants will know what they are doing and I guess we just have to believe them. Let's not forget 3 Mile Island. Took 11 years to clean all the radiation rubble!
Well, let's go on to lighter news! MI Gov. Rick Snyder (did I say "lighter" news?) His new bill -
Governor can declare "financial emergency" for any town, city or whatever.
Governor can then appoint "Emergency Financial Managers".
His "Czars" can void or break union contracts, seize & sell assets, eliminate local services, remove elected officials.
He can be recalled in July and believe me, they will surely try!!! And he should be recalled. According to John Nichols of The Nation magazine, Snyder & Walker can both be recalled, there is enuf evidence of harm being done to the states by them. 5,000 now are protesting in Michigan. Oh yes, let's not forget he is cutting 1.2 billion from schools, local governments
AND cutting business taxes by 86%!!!!!!
Meanwhile in Wisconsin, they now have 50% of signatures needed to put recall on ballots.
Right now, the GOP senators from WI are in D.C. being applauded and wined and dined and given $$$$$ for being such heroes!!!!
I've said it before - to quote the teabaggers from last year -
I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!!!!!!