Obama, Hillary, Trump, Bernie et al means .... I'M BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccK.

I apologize for my long absence, let's just chalk it up to technology:

As you know, I remain in the age of the Quill and while I appreciate technology for what it can do, at the same time, I hate it.

But thankfully not much has changed since my last Blog - the same Characters then, remain front and center in the news now.

Obama is inept as ever, Hilary as devious, Trump as bizarre and Bernie...as far out.

And my hope remains that common sense prevails and Marco Rubio ultimately wins out !

And my home country Canada remains unworthy of comment....hence no comment.

The big story right now of course is the recent death of US Justice Scalia and the vacancy it creates on their Supreme Court.

Scalia was the one true conservative on the Bench and often instrumental in the majority 5/4 decisions of the Court.  If Obama is permitted to appoint a replacement - the Progressives will now have the edge.

This must not be allowed to happen since appointments are for life.

The US is the world's last bastion committed to the principle that hard work leads to riches and is exemplified in the writings of the late Horatio Alger Jr.

In recent times, the balance between the workers and the takers throughout the Western World has tipped decisively in favour of the latter and even in the United States there is evidence that the balance between the two groups is turning against the workers.


There is still some hope that, with the right candidate, the right may be able to at least delay this drift for a while longer.

That is why the Supreme Court is so critical - like other Rule of Law Jurisdictions, Courts have tread bravely into the arena of making law ... not just interpreting law.  In so doing, they have usurped the power of the Peoples' Legislatures.

Should Obama be allowed to replace the late Justice Scalia, it will be all the more difficult to keep the 'takers' in check.

Obama argues correctly that he has the constitutional power to make this appointment ... which he does.  In this it is interesting to see the little guy rely upon their Constitution rather than flouting it .. but I digress.

On the other hand, the Senate is obligated to screen his appointments for suitability so they can at least use their power to at least delay it.

But for me the over-riding factor to take into account is that this is an election year and Obama is a lame duck President.  Given the importance of this one Court appointment, it would behoove him to stand down on this matter and let the new President - Democratic or Republican make the appointment since he or she and the country will have to live with the result for years and years to come.

As I see it...now I am back..

'K.D. Galagher'