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12/07/16 09:42 AM #3143    

 

Theresa Eve (1964)

Pearl Harbor Day, a event to never forget.  Bless all those men and women who gave their lives.   The Arizona remains a marker to those very young men.  To see it in person will touch your heart.  My history teacher from Sacramento City College was on one of the ships and manned a gun all day in his underwear.  Public radio had a great special about all the history around this December 7th Day.  Hard to  believe those young men were only 17 and 18 years old!   Rest in Peace each of you for what you did for us.

12/08/16 09:16 AM #3144    

Robert Cowing (1965)

    May 1, 1925 - Dec. 3, 2016 
Jack Dunlap Mast of Zamora died at home surrounded by family at the age of 91. He was a 4th generation farmer whose family settled in Yolo County in 1868. He graduated from Esparto High School then entered Stanford University. He left college to train in the Navy's V12A Aviation Program at Peru State College. At the end of the war (WWII), he was at St. Mary's preflight school.  Jack farmed for over 65 years. He served as Ag advisor for Woodland High School.
Jack is survived by his wife of 68 years Charlotte, and his children, William (WHS 1967) (Terry), Jacqueline (WHS 1968) (Robert Kahn), Stuart (Dolores), James (Terry), Warren (Julie).  Published in Daily Democrat on Dec. 8, 2016
COMPLETE OBITUARY SEE:  http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailydemocrat/

12/09/16 08:26 AM #3145    

Don Stockton (1966)

Would like to send my best HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes to my neighbor Linda Amacher Burke. If I ever wanted to see Linda I could hop over the back fence.

 

12/11/16 08:27 AM #3146    

 

Joel Childers (1966)

Craig, you're a regular James Joyce only 10 times worse. Try taking up the violin. After 68 years of cogitating on the subject, here is my philosophy regarding politics..."Don't worry, be happy."

12/11/16 09:14 AM #3147    

 

Bev Hukill (Nunes) (1969)

It seems as if the predominant contributor here is very lonely. Yes?

12/11/16 09:19 AM #3148    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

Hey Craig, While you are ranting. Why not give Hillary and Bill an email and ask about their connections to Asia and their money schemes. That would take some of your time.

12/12/16 04:42 PM #3149    

Monte McCray (1966)

 

Craig Its to bad Trump isn't as honest as hillary.I have been a democrat all my life. Voted for Obama the first time. Why do you think that trump won?

didnt vote for him because I liked him or thought he was a stand up guy.                                                             

I voted for him because I was tired of the promises made and not fulfiled by the democrats, Evidently alot of other people did also.

12/12/16 06:17 PM #3150    

 

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

I've heard it said there are 3 ways to fail at everything in life: Complain, blame, and never be grateful. Seems true to me. This election result spotlights how well (or not) people can accept what they cannot change, and whether they can be supportive of our new administration for the good of our country.  As Americans let's give him a chance. Life's short, let's lighten up....... 

 

12/12/16 10:38 PM #3151    

 

Paul Schattauer (1961)

Craig

If Calirornia fell into the Pacific and no votes were counted Donald Trump would have won the popular vote.  My point is as a a member of flyover country I do not want people with your outlook and governing philosophy to rule and we voted.  Suck it up buttercup.  You get another chance in four years.


 

12/12/16 10:40 PM #3152    

 

Paul Schattauer (1961)

California, sry don't see that well anymore

12/13/16 04:22 AM #3153    

 

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

I'm so thankful that we still live in the greatest country on earth!  

Remember back in the 60's our Motto was "Give Peace A Chance"!

Wishing all a Merry Christmas!

 

 

12/13/16 08:40 AM #3154    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig. Remember the american people have survived alot worse than Trump and one way or another we will survive this also. my only hope is he relizes that you cant spend the money if you don't have it. Keep smiling.

12/14/16 07:03 AM #3155    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig. I have alot of opinions about government, Just don't usualy express them unless asked.

12/15/16 05:04 AM #3156    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig.Coruption in government.To many regulations.Tree huggers want to save the world at the expence of humans So government bans people from everything or charges them for limited access instead of trying to find solutions to problems or they create a committy to look into the problem and never solve it but spend more money studdying it than it would cost to fix the problem.Politicians go into office and become millionares. Pass laws we have to follow but they don't. Every time they get elected to another office they get another pension.They do not live by the same rules that they impose on us. They get special health insurance they vote themselves a raise when they want to and all the perdiems and extra benefite they get at the tax payers expence and the winning Democrats wonder why they lost.I dont' think the Republicans are any better but Trump isn't your average Republican.And not trying to slight lawers but you can't wipe your ass without a Lawyer any more or you will wind up in court sued ect ect ect.other than that and a few other issues every thing is just peachy.. Please excuse the spelling I wen't to High School in Woodland.

12/15/16 01:21 PM #3157    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

So quiet. Craig must be on the phone.  LOL. You are such a dude! Have a great day.

12/15/16 09:45 PM #3158    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig. Its all over the news that Obama knew about the so called Russian hacking as early as 2015 but didn't think Hillary would loose. Now that Hillary lost the Democrats are boohooing that the alleged hacking which evidently they aren't able to document cost Hillary the election. When Kennedy addressed congress about the Russian missles in Cuba he had to have hard evidence of the missles such as photographs and verifiable evidence before congress would vote to act aginst Cuba and Russia.When Romney lost to Obama the Republicans didn't riot destroy private property.Beat people up and be pissy whiners.They went home and started working on the 2016 election.Further more any President who Would let Al Sharpton into the white House as a Presedential advisor when he ows the government millons in judgments for taxes and who knows what else and all the hate and discord he has caused should be run out of the USA.I am at the point that I think we were better off in the wild west when who ever was the toughest or the fastest draw was the winner because liberal government is basicaly doing the same thing but with chicken crap laws that we really don't have a say about and using those laws and law enforcement instead of a gun.The laws today for the most part are not for the common people.The whining corrupt Democrats [ not all of them because most of the people understand all profesional politicans should be in prision ] need so suck it up. Shut up and figure out why most voters[ Except Califorinians of course ] Voted to get the lying do nothing non promise keeping don't care about the will of the people low life better than you democrats out of power!!!!!!!!!!  And by the way Craig you asked.

 

12/16/16 12:38 PM #3159    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

Thanks Monte for saying like it really is.  I was in Arkansas when the Clintons were playing hanky panky with the mob there. Spending Our money on his 4 mistresses! One just lived down the hill from me, What crumb bumming was done on our time and money! NO MORE!

12/16/16 12:42 PM #3160    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

Am here in Woodland looking to find Holiday decorations on Main Street. What Grench took the festives out of Woodland? We need more Holiday Spirit in town! 

12/16/16 01:23 PM #3161    

Dan Ree (Ree) (1964)

Linda ....last year they called the 'CHRISTMAS PARADE '     the Holiday Parade.....That's their way of thinking.......Grinch took over WOODLAND........Speaking of Grinch...He will be speaking soon to us...MERRY CHRISTMAS LINDA...............GIVE THEM A LESSON ON WOODLAND PAST....THE GREAT WOODLAND......

12/16/16 01:36 PM #3162    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

Instead of spending so much money on the courthouse, it should of been spent more on parking space so you can wine and dine and shop WOODLAND! All the restaurants are hidden in this town! I will have to go to Fresno, Vacaville or Santa Rosa to find them. I am a 'shop in my town person'. How can I?? 

12/16/16 01:39 PM #3163    

 

Linda Lopez (1967)

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you DAN REE!  :)  FELIZ NAVIDAD, WOODLAND!  :)

12/16/16 04:03 PM #3164    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig. There again that is the liberals take on it. Lets see how trump does. He cant do much worse than the democrats have done in the last eight years and if he does I will admit it and appoligize for voteing for Trump but if it happens and the democrats win back the power I will not go out beating up their supporters and burn and loot the town.

12/16/16 06:37 PM #3165    

Monte McCray (1966)

Craig. I am allways happy and jolly like most of us fat people are.Just opinated.

12/17/16 06:37 AM #3166    

 

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Thanks Craig for the invite to freely discuss political viewpoints (to the chagrin of some others I'm sure). :)

I believe it's time for everyone to join hands and give Donald Trump the opportunity to lead. If given the chance, I believe he can do great things. Trump may not be a true conservative, and he isn't a liberal. Personally, I believe he is a man of the people, a man with an unbelievable level of energy who firmly believes he is up to the daunting job before him. Thus far, if the goal is returning power to the people, growing the economy, shrinking government and making America safe and great again, he has made a stellar cabinet selection.

I will post the best explanation I’ve read of how America got in to the trade mess that has destroyed the middle class, and why I believe that Trump is the only person who has the skills and vision to lead us out of the economic mess our government has created. Our political leaders of both parties are incredibly inept at the art of negotiation.

I will post the article separately as my phone has its limitations. ;)

12/17/16 07:17 AM #3167    

 

Sherry Bailey (Westland) (1968)

Actual Free Trade and Trump Trade Are Absolutely, Perfectly Compatible
Seton Motley | December 13, 2016

One of the biggest mistakes made by so many people on the Right freaking out about President-elect Donald Trump is looking at him through a political prism. Donald Trump is not a politician. Thus a political prism is out of phase and focus when trained on someone like Trump.

Trump is a businessman - thus one must regard him through a business prism. Too many lifelong politicos simply don’t possess that particular looking glass - so their view of the man is perpetually warped and skewed.

To wit: The Art of the Deal. Trump has a lifelong track record of, on the main, transcendentally successful negotiated transactions. He turned a million dollar loan from his father into a multi-billion-dollar international empire - largely by cutting good deals.

Meanwhile, the Republican Party has a lifelong track record of starting a negotiation where they’d like to end up, then preemptively negotiating with themselves backwards from that position - and winding up with terrible deal after terrible deal.

The GOP just announced its unilateral, pre-game capitulation on the terrible Dodd-Frank banking law. Trump campaigned on repealing entirely this “very negative force.” And before Trump’s even sworn in, his congressional party colleagues are already lining up to cower in the corner: “While President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to ‘dismantle’ the law, Republican lawmakers are setting their sights on a lower target.”

This is pathetic. Trump actually had coattails - and saved the GOP Senate while maintaining the House majority. They run everything legislative. And this is how the congressional leadership “leads?” Truly terrible negotiating.

An old saw in negotiations is: The first person to name a number loses because that person has marked where they think they are. You tell your boss you want $50,000 per annum - but he may have entered the room thinking of paying you $80,000. Think after that you’ll get anywhere near his number? Heck no - he’ll immediately agree to yours. And you just lost big league.

Does Trump think we can completely repeal Dodd-Frank? Maybe - maybe not. We don’t know - because he rightly thinks holding this information close to the vest is the way to win. Whether it’s militarily - or when negotiating a (legislative) deal.

If they don’t know what you're thinking, they’re off balance, unsure, and much more likely to move much closer to where you want them.

So Trump shoots for the moon - “Repeal Dodd-Frank.” Aim highest - begrudgingly negotiate lower. Congressional Republicans aim pathetically low - and immediately start negotiating even lower. With themselves - because the Democrats haven't yet even said a word. Truly terrible negotiating.

So it is with Trump’s approach to trade. Regarded through a political prism - it looks like he’s anti-free trade. I don’t think that’s true. Trump is correct - the “free trade” deals we’ve cut for decades are in many respects awful for America. As demonstrated by the decades-long gutting of the American middle class. We’ve eviscerated ours - so as to allow China, India and other countries to build theirs. That ain’t putting America first.

This exodus of millions of jobs allowed government at all levels to (with impunity) continue to massively, ever-increasingly overtax and over-regulate. Because the employers who would and should have been helping us fight this omni-directional, multi-government abuse - instead escaped abroad.

They began cutting crony “free trade” deals - government-tailored to maximize businesses’ ability to leave the U.S. Rather than fighting big government, these businesses donate to it - and then get “free trade” deals that allow them to get the heck out

And when the primary government priority is this sort of cronyism - you rarely if ever end up with actually-free free trade deals.

Actual free trade deals - should be, like, eight pages. “This agreement eliminates the following tariffs, taxes and subsidies:….” The Trans-Pacific Partnership - has reached (at least) 5,544 pages. That’s not a free trade deal - that’s a cronyism-packed, government-riddled nightmare mess.

And these “free trade” deals - routinely ignore the anti-free trade practices of the nations with which we are trading. To wit: China. Trump has long and rightly pointed out how damaging to us is China’s currency manipulation. And China imposes all sorts of tariffs on all sorts of U.S. imports, which we continually, blithely ignore - in the name of one-way, America-damaging “free trade.”

To all of which Trump rightly responds - “No more.” And throws out a prospective tariff on Chinese imports (he’s mentioned 25% and 45%). Does he actually want that? We don’t know - because he’s smartly not broadcasting his ultimate intention. Is it freaking out the currency-manipulating, massive-tariffs-imposing Chinese? You bet it is.

The Conventionally Wise think this is terrible. The Conventionally Wise are, as usual, wrong.

Trump can now walk into trade negotiations with China and say “You get rid of this, this and this tariff - and we’ll drop my tariff proposal.” He gets something major - for nothing. Before talks have even really begun.

Through a political prism - this looks bizarre. Through a business prism - this makes perfect sense.

Trump is in the process of building what appears to be the most deregulatory Cabinet in our nation’s history. He is proposing massive tax cuts for the American people. Aside from the ridiculous $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, this is, from all appearances, a man who wants a whole lot less government.

So you have to ask yourself - does a new, huge tariff on China fit into the broader administration vision he’s building? Or is it the first step in a negotiation towards much less government interference in international trade?

And before you answer that - make sure you’re looking at it through the right prism.

Hopefully none was truncated...if so and you're interested, feel free to Google it. SW

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