Highest-Paid Actresses 2011

When asked what makes her stand out from other candidates, she couldn't really say that she was greedy, insane, racist, or idiotic because that of course describes nearly all the GOP presidential hopefuls. Instead she say's shes a real person, not a politician. She also stressed that all she cared about was jobs and job creation. Which I suppose is true, since the only jobs she cares about is her promotion and appointing her rich corporate friends in key governmental roles so they can self-regulate their respected markets to gain a crypto-monopoly.    

Family values weren't so hot for the Palin family during the 2008 Presidential race when it was revealed that Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol was pregnant by her worthless boyfriend. However her son Track Palin and his wife Britta Hanson just gave birth to a baby girl. Her name is Kyla Grace Palin. Now that Sarah has an new family member, maybe she can focus on improving the lifes of her own family rather than ruining the lives of other families by running for office. 

Despite massive protest against Gov. Scott Walker's assault on labor unions, the GOP managed to keep hold of their Senate. I wished they had successfully recalled Scott Walker, if that's legally possible in the state. 

The nicname for stuffed bear toys came from our 26th president. A group of friends beat the shit out of a bear and tied it to a tree. They called Theodore Roosevelt, but Teddy refused to shoot it citing it as unsportsmanlike. He did say that someone else should put it out of it's misery. Good man. 

Teddy took over after McKinley was assassinated to become our 26th President. 

Teddy promised to keep his predecessor policies, and started out with a huge speech to Congress about cutting the power of corporations. He also worked with the unions which often gave them more pay for less hours. 

Teddy was also to the first president to pass acts to make sure the meat we ate were safe, the food we consumed weren't going to kill us,  the medicine we took worked, and other types of prevention of other crimes committed by greedy corporate companies. 

He also had a great love for nature, and as a result many nation parks and other types of things to protect nature were doing under his term. Which I think was a good thing. 

I really do admire Teddy Roosevelt's "trust busting", and I really wish America had not been bought out by corporate greed later on. He didn't get as much done as I expected, but he was a progressive like myself and I consider him one of the greater presidents. 

A bit of controversy is coming over the recent cover of Newsweek featuring Michele Bachmann. Frankly I think Empress of Insanity is more appropriate. 

McKinley served as our 25th President. 

McKinley was in an era after depression, where economic advancement kept chugging along, and times seemed good. One thing I didn't like that he did was he kept corporations relatively unchained. 

It was under his reign that we saw the annexation of Hawaii. Now Americans had a nice vacation spot to go to. In all seriousness, he did extend the Chinese Exclusion Act to the islands which kept Chinese people from immigrating there as well. Pretty awful move. 

The most notable event was the Spanish-American War which we kicked Spain's ass in a matter of months. We then acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines for a little bit of money. Ironically though as a country once owned by an Imperial nation, we had now become one ourselves.  

McKinely was yet another president who publicly stood up for the rights of black people, but did little about it. He appointed many black people roles in government, but there were still many crimes committed on the group of people during this time. 

Despite a questionable presidency, after being re-elected he was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz. Was he a bad president? I don't think so, but he's about mid-ground. 

Harrison became our 23rd President of the United States. 

Harrison believed in the merit system of picking people in government. However he had a lot of drama go on by who he should pick for these roles. Both sides didn't want to feel alienated. 

Harrison was also pro-tariff, and kept tariffs high and was left with a surplus. Though it did led them to be mocked by Democrats when they spent a lot of it. 

During his reign, he signed the Sherman Anti-trust Act which was created by Senator John Sherman. It forbade monopolies and limited the power of corporations (called trusts back then) a good bit. 

Harrison took a rather unclear stance on the issue of the gold standard. His moderate approach seemed to to hurt Gold side for years. 

Harrison publicly stood up for the rights of black people, however nothing was really done to protect them from lynching and other horrible acts. 

Was Harrison good or bad? I think I'll have to side with him being a decent president. Average, but I like the majority of his policies. 

The awful Governor of my state of South Carolina recently was bragging about all the jobs she brought to the state. Something like 10k, except some where planned before she even took office, some won't be filled for years, and some are exaggerated when workers simply move to a new work location. She blames the media for being too negative. Really? All you can do is blame yourself. 

Despite the political circus surrounding her husband, her poll numbers are doing well. However news has come out that she constantly suffers from terrible migraines. She says it won't effect her presidential run, but it might explain why she's such an angry bitch. 

After being attacked for running an ex-gay clinic, and for possibly being gay himself, Marcus Bachmann is playing defense. He said he never called gay people barbarians that need to be disciplined. No.. he was referring to children. That's the worse turnaround I've ever heard of. 

Islamophobia is big in the Republican party, and Herman Cain is one of the most vocal people speaking against Muslims. A local community is trying to deny a mosque from being built even though it's against the Constitution of the United States. Cain calming he knows jack shit about the document only likes to cherry pick the parts he likes. He is hiding behind the potential Islamic extremists theory, but he is nothing more than a bigot, and he puts shame on Americans. 

Conservatives love Ronald Reagan. They especially loved his hatred for unions and his assault on the air traffic control union back in the 80's. 

However Ronald Reagan was a two-time president of the Screen Actor's Guild, an American Labor Union.  

Chester A. Arthur took on the role, after the death of Garfield. He was our 21st President. 

Right off the bat, Arthur was one of the first presidents since George Washington to take a independent stance from parties. He was a Republican himself, but he did well to stay non-partisan. A note some politicians today should take. 

One of the most funny things I could find on Arthur was when he tried to lower tariffs. Not to stimulate trade by any means, but because the government kept coming out with too much revenue. Something we sorely need today. 

Arthur put an end to Civil Service corruption for the time with the Pendleton Act, which helped destroy the Spoils System. Ironically he had been a product of the system itself years before. 

Arthur was flawed when it came to civil rights. He stood up for the rights of Chinese immigrants, but failed to really enforce civil rights and fight against Jim Crow laws.  

Was old Chester good or bad? I say forgettable and average, even for his time. 

After being confronted with the Voter ID Bill keeping down people from voting, Nikki Haley says she will drive anyone personally to the DMV so they could get a picture ID needed to vote. The Voter ID bills popping up around the country are targeting to keep the black vote down. The racist bill might force the Governor to personally drive the 178,000 expected to be effected by the law to the DMV. Fill up the tank Haley, you got some driving to do!

Rutherford B. Hayes served after Grant as our 19th President. 

Hayes saw the end of Reconstruction, and the return of the South voting and ruling themselves. With a Democratic-controlled House, Hayes lost funding to enforce civil rights laws in the racist south. In the land of dixie, rights were now more "on paper" than real. 

One thing I like about Hayes is his advocating against the spoils system which gives jobs to political supporters. Even though he met harsh resistance, but a law was later passed and signed ironically by one of the men Hayes tried to get rid of. That man was the future President of the United States Chester A. Arthur. 

During his tenure, Hayes saw the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. During the strike, many men protested peacefully and Federal troops didn't kill a single man during that time even when they rioted. However state militia did kill workers. The Railroads won in the short term, but the long-term result favored better wages from public support. 

Another issue was the debate on currency. Gold vs Silver debates clashed hard, and Gold seem to be the victor. However they did also introduce "Greenbacks" which was similar to our currency now. I hope the U.S. government learned a lot about currency while playing around with different ideas during this time. 

One of final notable acts in his presidency was the Chinese immigrants coming to America. At first Hayes allowed unrestricted flow of people coming to the West. However Americans in the West blamed them for low wages for themselves, and Hayes grew unpopular and led to racist laws and acts later on. 

Was Hayes a bad president? I think not, but he is deeply flawed for failing to push an agenda.