The RATM Chronicles - Vol 1

In our last examination of twitter feeds, we discussed the falsity expressed by @mattcsantor and others on the topic of "My way or the Highway". This time lets change direction a bit and examine pseudo personalities on the Socialist / Communist / Leftist / Democrat side.

So this time lets look at the twitter handles @RATM4 and @MTARRATM. These seem somewhat odd, and both are all caps, also odd. The second is just RATM backwards plus RATM. So they might actually be the same person, just with two handles. Or perhaps a teammate co-conspirator.

 Since google and such search engines can be quite useful, a search for RATM shows that https://www.google.com/search?q=ratm 
RATM is an acronym for the heavy metal band "Rage Against The Machine". So now the all caps makes sense. And since @RATM is the twitter handle for the band, it was already taken. Thus @RATM4 had to be used by the individual mentioned above.

OK, so what is the band "Rage Against The Machine" all about? Reading some of the web pages from the search we find that they are radical, violent, profane in language, anti-Establishment (meaning anti-Capitalist, anti-Western culture, etc),  and appear from the descriptions to be Marxist, Communist, Socialist, etc. in their associations, lyrics, and actions.

My Way or the Highway

Because of several references to posts on this blog on twitter, some time will be spent on some topics recently found there.

And perhaps the most recent are the tweets on who in the Indiana Senate race is, and is not able to work with and compromise with the “other side” of the aisle.

For instance, here is a tweet by @mattcantor:

If we correctly understand the background behind this challenge we can then see how it could be true. The background in question is just what is the nature of the Democrats in Congress?

Donnelly's Abortion Windvane

Most of us have heard at least some of the discussion of "Women's Health Services" [i.e. Abortion etc] in Obamacare. So what does Joe Donnelly have for a position on the topic? As we will see, no one can be sure.

First we must note that Joe Donnelly is a Catholic and graduated from Notre Dame (a Catholic University). And of course, the Catholic Church adamantly opposes abortion, as do Christian denominations in general.

But what does Joe Donnelly think, say, and do so far as abortion goes?

Joe Donnelly says:

1. In keeping with my personal faith and family values, I have consistently opposed abortion and will continue to do so in Congress. I believe that being pro-life means promoting life at every stage, from conception until natural death. I will always vote according to my faith and my conscience on life issues.
Source: 2006 House campaign website, donnellyforuscongress.com , Nov 7, 2006

and Joe Donnelly "sided" with some other Democrats on a deal to vote for Obamacare, as we know it, given there was to be an Executive order by President Obama:

Donnelly Denies Healthcare for Illegal Aliens, then Votes for it

Joe Donnelly just doesn't seem to get it. His constituents aren't fooled anymore. When a constituent complains of Obamacare using his tax money to fund Health care for illegal aliens, Joe Donnelly says it is not in there.

And the chorus from the group of constituents says he is wrong.

So who is right? Joe Donnelly, who voted for it? Or his constituents who he works for?
 Is Joe Donnelly lying? Is he waffling? OR is he just not as smart and informed as his constituents?

Joe Donnelly, the Windy Machine

(Click here for part 2: A fortune Blown away, DC Donnelly Wind Machine II )

Joe Donnelly recently visited Windstream along with Joe Manchin. Windstream makes wind turbines for the production of electricity. Joe is a strong supporter of wind energy as noted here:

Congressman Joe Donnelly said he thought it was a mistake not to extend the tax credits for wind energy producers.

“I support extending the wind energy tax credit because we need to harness the vast energy resources available to us right here in the U.S., creating jobs for Americans and lessening our dependence on oil imported from Middle East dictators,” Donnelly said in a statement.

Donnelly is a co-sponsor of a separate piece of legislation to extend the wind energy credit through 2019. The intent is to encourage more developments like the one currently in the works for Howard and surrounding counties.
->http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2012/02/26/wind-projects-dependent-on-federal-tax-credits/ 

What that means is that Joe Donnelly wants to take your money taken from you by taxation, and give it to others to promote their businesses. Of course,  he thinks he is doing good

But is he? And does the Federal government have the power by the U.S. Constitution?