Medicynic

Stupidity sometimes manifests itself in the oddest ways

Consider that In the Trump administration an all male policy group met to make policy about women’s rights. Or that Trump’s mini-me, Kushner, met with everyone but the Palestinians in developing a forthcoming Middle East “peace” plan to solve the Palestinian problem. This after unilaterally declaring Jerusalem the Israeli capital and smiling benevolently on increasing territorial annexation from the Palestinians. Or as in the current article the U.S. is meeting with the Taliban without a representative from the current Afghan government.

What do you think?

Medicynical note: As I’ve said before I don’t think we should elect one of the oldies. I consider anyone over 70 a candidate whose ship has sailed or an obviously unqualified buffoon. (You know who I mean).

Will anyone emerge or will the Democrats suicide them selves by going with an unelectable “socialist” fossil or an inexperienced naïf .

“After American Airlines announced on Sunday that it was canceling 115 flights a day through mid-August because of problems with the Boeing 737 Max, Donald Trump took a potentially explosive shot at the troubled manufacturer.”

“”What do I know about branding?” the president asked in a tweet sent around dawn on Monday. “Maybe nothing (but I did become President!), but if I were Boeing, I would FIX the Boeing 737 MAX, add some additional great features, & REBRAND the plane with a new name. No product has suffered like this one. But again, what the hell do I know?””

Medicynical note: Maybe change the name of the airline?……….. maybe something like Trump Air.

The most misogynist administration in history goes to Africa to promote the empowerment of women.

Medicynical note: This stuff is so ridiculous in itself that you really can’t make fun of it. But it really happened.

Ivanka of course was empowered by……………..dads money. Not a viable plan for entrepreneurs in Africa.

Trump takes issue with the benign comments of a US representative. While the mastermind behind and presumed orderer of the murder of a U.S. based journalist (Adnan Khashoggi in case you’re wondering) gets a free ride and enthusiastic greetings from Trump and his faux devoutly religious colleagues….. Pence and Pompeo.

https://mobile.twitter.com/speakerpelosi/status/1117499876328267787?s=12

Medicynical note: I’m tired of the endless lectures from religious hypocrites.

Don’t know what’s worse, the perpetrator or the facilitators (bin Salmon and Pompeo)

“The crown prince was considered “persona non grata” in most democratic parts of the world, Riedel said, apart from the White House. Hopes within the Trump administration that the Khashoggi murder would “fade away” have not materialised, he added.”

“Pompeo’s condemnation of Qahtani comes at a turbulent time for Saudi in Washington. While the crown prince has received steadfast support from his closest allies – Trump, the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and Pompeo – the country is coming under fire on Capitol Hill, which earlier this month voted to end American military assistance for Saudi’s war in Yemen.”

Medicynical note: These devoutly religious (sic) people (I also include Pence and Kushner but not Trump in this grouping) essentially have condoned the murder of a U.S. resident journalist and are actively participating in the cover-up.

Another two unqualified nominees

From Bradford Delong:

“This annoys me. Moore and Cain have given no explanation of their switch because their is no explanation fo their switch other than that they are kowtowing to their political masters. I find David Beckworth’s claim that he is “in no position to judge motives” is itself disingenuous: he is in a position to judge their motives. And that he claims not to be… erodes his credibility on all issues: David Beckworth: Who Should Serve on the Federal Reserve Board?: “Moore and Cain were both quite hawkish when a more dovish policy was needed, and have recently become more dovish when there is far less need for monetary stimulus. Why?… President Trump is the only other person I can recall whose views on monetary policy switched from hawkish when President Obama was presiding over a weak economy, to dovish when Trump is presiding over a stronger economy…. I’m in no position to judge motives…. If their change of heart was motivated by political considerations, that would be inconsistent with the Fed’s traditional independence from the rest of the government. When politics influences Fed decisions, it can destabilize the economy…”

“The individuals charged included the chief executives or employees of five telemedicine companies, the owners of dozens of durable medical equipment companies and three licensed medical professionals, the Justice Department said.”

“In Florida, Willie McNeal IV, the owner and chief executive of two telemedicine companies, hired health care providers and then paid them to prescribe braces for Medicare beneficiaries regardless of whether it was medically necessary, according to an indictment. Mr. McNeal would then receive illegal kickbacks in exchange for ordering those braces, the indictment said.”

“Mr. McNeal, 42, facilitated the submission of fraudulent Medicare claims worth nearly $250 million, the government said. If convicted, the government demanded that Mr. McNeal forfeit the profits obtained from the illegal kickbacks and any property that was purchased with those proceeds, including 10 properties in Florida.”

Medicynical note: In an increasingly poorly regulated capitalististic system why scam? Why cut corners? ………because that’s business, because MONEY, because “fiduciary responsibility,” because CEO and other execs stock options, perks, and salaries.