HOLIDAY TIMES

 Dentist appointment this am and attempt to get glasses for computer reading, so no substantial blog.
There will only be scattered blogs these two weeks due to every one being busy with holidays, and family.
 Of note House passed that Tax reform bill. From USA Today memo"
 "Tuesday’s 227-to-203 vote in the House split mostly along party lines, with 12 Republicans joining all House Democrats in opposing the bill; the measure is expected to squeak through the Senate with a narrow GOP majority on Tuesday evening" Some Republicans put principles above party!
 Freeholders raisess for themselves and staff was along increase of living lines not as our Council and Mayor acted.Shame Shame
 According to a Medscape article:
A senior official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did advise her colleagues not to use seven words in budget documents, according to a source close to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to which the CDC belongs. However, although this source confirmed earlier published reports in the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other news outlets citing the seven words, he emphasized that no "directive" was issued.
Three of the words, "diversity," "entitlement," and "vulnerable," were mentioned in a document that went out across all HHS agencies, the source said. "Fetus" and "transgender" "came up" in the CDC briefing, he added, and work-arounds were suggested for "evidence-based" and "science-based."
However, the source stressed, "there wasn't a directive not to use" any of the words. "It was suggested you try to avoid them. But if you feel it's necessary to use them, you can."
 For interesting reading and an insight into DC politics, try this article   https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/12/19/daily-202-why-a-louisiana-gop-senator-keeps-bringing-down-trump-judicial-nominees/5a3841f230fb0469e883fc52/  I hope it works.
  To night is the last for Hanukkah, we can now concentrate on religious and secular holidays such as   X-mas, New Years and Kwanzaa.