Oops. I forgot to mention our budget surplus of 2.8 billion dollars this year. If you don't like California, please don't come here. Ha-ha-ha ! But we give you permission to buy the high tech products we put on the market this year, and also to watch the movies we make and the TV shows we make, too.

Our population is increasing by about .9% per year, which is regarded as a healthy population increase rate. I don't suppose our roads and infrastruture are in any worse shape than anywhere else these days in the USA. I don't know how you got the idea that Silicon Valley is a mere shadow of itself these days, but I have a relative who is on the boards of a number of venture capital companies, and I can assure you they are thriving and busy. We will continue to thrive, and in ten years time you will be so jealous you will imitate us then, if your state and its economy have not gone down the tubes due to Trump. Good luck !



quote=jimahrens]Why not mention the mass exodus of people and business because of tax and regulations. And the Silicon valley a mere shadow of what it once was. Property values in the tank. Roads, Highways and bridges in sad shape. A pension system due to implode. A state that went from a dream to a nightmare.

Wouldn't it have been interesting if, at some point during the Presidential campaign,
one of the candidates had asked , "Oh, by the way, has anyone in Washington DC

ever heard of the McCarran-Walter Act of 1952?

I did not know of this Act until recently, but it has been a law for almost 65 years.

Here are the historic facts that would seem to indicate that many, if
not most, of the people we elect to work for us in Washington DC do
not have the slightest idea of what laws already exist in OUR country.

After several terrorist incidents were carried out in the United States,
Donald Trump was severely, criticized for suggesting that the U.S.
should limit or temporarily suspend the immigration of certain ethnic
groups, nationalities, and even people of certain religions (Muslims).

The criticisms condemned such a suggestion as, among other things,
being Un-American, dumb, stupid, reckless, dangerous and racist.
Congressmen and Senators swore that they would never allow such
legislation, and our President called such a prohibition on
immigration unconstitutional.

As Gomer Pyle would say, "Well, Surprise, Surprise!" It seems that the
selective immigration ban is already law and has been applied on several occasions.

Known as the McCarran-Walter Act, the Immigration and Nationality Act
of 1952 allows for the "Suspension of entry or imposition of
restrictions by the President, whenever the President finds that the
entry of aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would
be detrimental to the interests of the United States.

The President may, by proclamation, and for such a period as he shall
deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of
aliens as immigrants or non-immigrants, or impose any restrictions on
the entry of aliens he may deem to be appropriate."



Who do you suppose last used this process?

Why it was president Jimmy Carter, no less than 37 years ago, in 1979,
to keep Iranians out of the United States.
But he actually did more. He made ALL Iranian students, already in
the United States, check in with the government. And then he deported
a bunch of them.

Seven thousand were found in violation of their visas, and a total of
15,000 Iranians were forced to leave the USA in 1979.

So, what say you about all of the criticism that Donald Trump received
from the Democrat Senators, Representatives and the Obama Administration?

Additionally, it is important to note that the McCarran-Walter Act
also requires that an "applicant for immigration must be of good
moral character and in agreement with the principles of our
Constitution."

Therefore, one could surmise that since the Quran forbids Muslims to
swear allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, technically, Muslims should
be refused immigration to OUR country

Truly – what will be in his presidential library ????? Any clear thinking person can see the mystery here. Does it bother you?

THE UNANSWERED MYSTERY OF THE CENTURY!!!

Well, he's ending 8 years of living in the White House


This came from a union guy in Chicago who didn't vote for Obama. Very interesting perspective that I never thought of in this light!
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It will be interesting to see what they put in his "Library" about his early years when he is out of office.
In a country where we take notice of many, many facets of our public figures' lives, doesn't it seem odd that there's so little we know about our current man in the WH, Barack Obama?
For example, we know that Andrew Jackson's wife smoked a corn cob pipe and was accused of adultery; Abe Lincoln never went to school; Jack Kennedy wore a back brace; Harry Truman played the piano.
As Americans, we enjoy knowing details about our newsmakers, but none of us know one single humanizing fact about the history of our own president.

We are all aware of the lack of uncontestable birth records for Obama; that document managing has been spectacularly successful.

There are however, several additional oddities in Obama's history that appear to be as well managed as the birthing issue.

One other interesting thing... There are no birth certificates of his daughters that can be found?
It's interesting that no one who ever dated him has shown up. The charisma that caused women to be drawn to him so strongly during his campaign, certainly would in the normal course of events, lead some lady to come forward, if only to garner some attention for herself. We all know about JFK's magnetism, that McCain was no monk and quite a few details about Palin's courtship and even her athletic prowess, Joe Biden's aneurisms are no secret; look at Cheney and Clinton, we all know about their heart problems. Certainly Wild Bill Clinton's exploits before and during his White House years, were well known. That's why it's so odd that not one lady has stepped up and said, "He was soooo shy..." or "What a great dancer..."

It's virtually impossible to know anything about this fellow. Who was the best man at his wedding? Start there. Then check groomsmen.

Then get the footage of the graduation ceremony. Has anyone talked to the professors? It is odd that no one is bragging that they knew him or taught him or lived with him.

When did he meet Michele, and how? Are there photos there? Every president gives to the public all their photos, etc. for their library, etc. What has he released? And who voted for him to be the most popular man in 2010? Doesn't this make you wonder?

Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama's past saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc?? Not one person has ever come forward from his past.
It certainly is very, very strange...

This should be a cause for great concern. To those who voted for him, you may have elected an unqualified, inexperienced shadow man. Have you seen a movie named "The Manchurian Candidate"

As insignificant as each of us might be, someone with whom we went to school will remember our name or face; someone will remember we were the clown or the dork or the brain or the quiet one or the bully or something about us.

George Stephanopoulos of ABC News said the same thing during the 2008 campaign. He questions why no one has acknowledged the president was in their classroom or ate in the same cafeteria or made impromptu speeches on campus . Stephanopoulos also was a classmate of Obama at Columbia -- the class of 1984. He says he never had a single class with him.

He is such a great orator; why doesn't anyone in Obama's college class remember him? Why won't he allow Columbia to release his records?
Nobody remembers Obama at Columbia University...

Looking for evidence of Obama's past, Fox News contacted 400 Columbia University students from the period when Obama claims to have been there... but none remembered him.

Wayne Allyn Root was, like Obama, a political science major at Columbia who also graduated in 1983. In 2008, Root says of Obama, "I don't know a single person at Columbia that knew him, and they all know me. I don't have a classmate who ever knew Barack Obama at Columbia, ever."

Nobody recalls him. Root adds that he was also, like Obama, Class of '83 Political Science, and says, "You don't get more exact or closer than that. Never met him in my life, don't know anyone who ever met him. At class reunion, our 20th reunion five years ago, who was asked to be the speaker of the class? Me. No one ever heard of Barack!
And five years ago, nobody even knew who he was. The guy who writes the class notes, who's kind of the, as we say in New York, 'the macha' who knows everybody, has yet to find a person, a human who ever met him."

Obama's photograph does not appear in the school's yearbook and Obama consistently declines requests to talk about his years at Columbia, provide school records, or provide the name of any former classmates or friends while at Columbia .

Some other interesting questions:
Why was Obama's law license inactivated in 2002? It is said there is no record of him ever taking the Bar exam.
Why was Michelle's law license inactivated by court order? We understand that was forced to avoid fraud charges.
It is circulating that according to the U.S. Census, there is only one Barack Obama but 27 Social Security numbers and over 80 alias connected to him.

The Social Security number he uses now originated in Connecticut where he is reported to have never lived. And was originally registered to another man (Thomas Louis Wood) from Connecticut, who died in Hawaii while on vacation there. As we all know Social Security Numbers are only issued 'once, they are not reused' No wonder all his records are sealed...

Please continue sending this out. Somewhere, someone has to know SOMETHING!?!... School? Before he reorganized Chicago?... SOMETHING!!! He just seemed to burst upon the Scene at the 2004 Democratic Convention. ANYONE??? ANYWHERE??? ANYTHING???

"... everyone agreed you had to push back at the Russians and push back hard. But it didn't happen."

In the New York Times's new extensive report on the massive Russian-backed operation to hack American political and government severs—including a successful hack of the Democratic National Committee's server—the paper reveals that President Barack Obama had been "briefed regularly" on Russia's effort to target servers at the State Department, the White House, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Here's the Times:

Mr. Obama was briefed regularly on all this, but he made a decision that many in the White House now regret: He did not name Russians publicly, or issue sanctions. There was always a reason: fear of escalating a cyberwar, and concern that the United States needed Russia's cooperation in negotiations over Syria.

"We'd have all these circular meetings," one senior State Department official said, "in which everyone agreed you had to push back at the Russians and push back hard. But it didn't happen."

So the Russians escalated again — breaking into systems not just for espionage, but to publish or broadcast what they found, known as "doxing" in the cyberworld.

It was a brazen change in tactics, moving the Russians from espionage to influence operations. In February, 2014 they broadcast an intercepted phone call between Victoria Nuland, the assistant secretary of state who handles Russian affairs and has a contentious relationship with Mr. Putin, and Geoffrey Pyatt, the United States ambassador to Ukraine. Ms. Nuland was heard describing a little-known American effort to broker a deal in Ukraine, then in political turmoil.

Read the whole story here. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/us/politics/russia-hack-election-dnc.html?_r=0

Here, let me help:

noun
noun: complement; plural noun: complements
ˈkämpləmənt/

1. A thing that completes or brings to perfection.
"the libretto proved a perfect complement to the music"
synonyms: accompaniment, companion, addition, supplement, accessory, trimming
"the perfect complement to the food"
2. A number or quantity of something required to make a group complete.
"at the moment we have a full complement of staff"
3. Grammar. One or more words, phrases, or clauses governed by a verb (or by a nominalization or a predicative adjective) that complete the meaning of the predicate.
(in systemic grammar) an adjective or noun that has the same reference as either the subject (as mad in he is mad ) or the object (as mad in he drove her mad ).
4. Physiology. A group of proteins present in blood plasma and tissue fluid that combine with an antigen–antibody complex to bring about the lysis of foreign cells.

Verb: complement; 3rd person present: complements; past tense: complemented; past participle: complemented; gerund or present participle: complementing
ˈkämpləˌment/

1. Add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect.
"A classic blazer complements a look that's stylish or casual"
synonyms: accompany, go with, round off, set off, suit, harmonize with;

I think the word should have been 'Compliment'...

Noun: compliment; plural noun: compliments
ˈkämpləmənt/

1. A polite expression of praise or admiration.
"she paid me an enormous compliment"
synonyms: flattering remark, tribute, accolade, commendation, bouquet, pat on the back; More
praise, acclaim, admiration, flattery, blandishments, honeyed words
"an unexpected compliment"
antonyms: insult
an act or circumstance that implies praise or respect.
"it's a compliment to the bride to dress up on her special day"
congratulations or praise expressed to someone.
"my compliments on your cooking"
synonyms: congratulations, commendations, praise; More
informalprops, kudos
"my compliments on your cooking"
greetings or regards, especially when sent as a message.
"carry my compliments to your kinsmen"
synonyms: greetings, regards, respects, good wishes, best wishes, salutations, felicitations
"Margaret sends her compliments"

Verb: Compliment; 3rd person present: compliments; past tense: complimented; past participle: complimented; gerund or present participle: complimenting
ˈkämpləˌment/

1. Politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something.
"He complimented Erica on her appearance"
Praise (something) politely.
"Complimenting the other team's good play"
Synonyms: praise, pay tribute to, speak highly/well of, flatter, wax lyrical about, make much of, commend, acclaim, applaud, salute, honor; Congratulate someone on
"They complimented his performance"
antonyms: criticize
archaic
Present someone with (something) as a mark of courtesy.
"Prince George expected to be complimented with a seat in the royal coach"

There. That feels better...