https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/My views on politicshourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/832781Ever hear of Shenna Bellows? Probably not. She's the democratic candidate for U.S. senate for Maine. She's running against Republican incumbent Susan Collins. Collins has a huge lead in the polls---57%-33%. Nonetheless, Bellows will win the seat come November. You heard it here first.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/798309The Republican party and Fox news have been scouring the country trying to find someone who has been hurt by the affordable care act. They haven't found anyone yet. Every so called "Obamacare horror story" has been proven falsehttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/793179Congress tried to cut military pensions when they thought no one was looking. Turned out people were looking so they put the money back So they did the right thing but they didn't really want tohttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/792101I think maybe I kinda sorta figured it out I thi1nk I figured out Paul Ryan And Mitch McConnell. And John Boehner. You get the idea. People who abuse their power to harm others. They are sick people. It's not their fault. They have a very rare mental illness that causes them to take pleasure from...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/785327I can't do it anymore. I just can't. I used to pride myself on not judging others. Seeing the best in people. Giving people the benefit of the doubt. I can't do it anymore. I really can't. Some of the reasons: Rush Limbaugh, Ted Cruz, John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Sarah Palin. These are mean,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/783929I am a liberal because I base my opinions on facts. Facts nearly always support the liberal viewpoint. I support the affordable care act because before the ACA, Americans got lower quality health care than the people of any other advanced country in the world--and paid more for it. I support same...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/775602There is talk of eliminating the cap on social security contributions, having rich people pay the full amount of their social security. They should do that. Having the cap is just another handout to rich peoplehttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/773131According to the Daily Kos, 50 billionaires are receiving farm subsidies while food stamps are being cut.https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/770027I cringe whenever I hear someone say someone serves their country in the military. I don't think fighting in a war serves anyonehttps://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/jollyjeff4726/769977According to In these Times magazine, the average CEO makes 204 times the salary of the average worker.