Excuse me while I temporarily abandon my usually mild-mannered demeanor and civil discourse.
So, the bail-out was voted down. All looked good when mysteriously, 20 yea's became nay's and the bill collapsed. The result? The market went into a free fall, with the Dow closing down around 770 points.
And what does the Congressional leadership have to say about this? Just that it is the Republicans' fault. Really? Seeing as how they are the minority of Congress, it doesn't seem like you really need them to pass it Pelosi. Seems more like it's YOUR fault that this didn't get passed, especially because of your wonderful pre-vote speech. And she ranted against those Republicans who didn't show up to talks, but told McCain he wasn't needed.
And you, the current majority of Americans, want to continue this free-for-all by electing the leader of this party? A party that failed to accomplish any of its "100 hour" plans for their entrance into Congress? A party that cannot put its partisan bickering aside to help you, the regular American?
And a man who is so egotistical, that he wouldn't even stop campaigning to help the country out of this crisis.
Is that a man who is looking out for you? Why should you look out for him, when he won't even do the job he is currently paid to do?
I really hope Americans wise up, because I don't want to have to move to Canada. it's cold, and I don't speak french.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Bail Out?
I seem to be in a minority here...I am one of the few who support a "bail out", as it is called.
That doesn't mean that I support the bill in it's current form. I won't lie, I have no idea what is going on in it. Legislative language is pretty confusing, and even I have trouble walking through it. I don't know who is getting what, when, or how.
I do know, though, that something has to be done. We cannot just watch as our economy crumbles around us, sending a butterfly effect across the globe. Just tonight it was announced that a major mortgage lender in the UK is being nationalized and sold. Did that just happen coincidentally? I think not.
I think that John McCain made the right decision on Thursday by suspending his campaign. He is still a US Senator, no matter what other office he is running for. if Senator Obama wanted to shirk his duties while running for higher office, he should have appointed someone to take his post in the Senate and do the work he was elected to do. His argument that the President needs to "multitask" was completely futile. How was Obama multitasking? He was out doing what he has been doing for months. He had just enough time to show up at the White House for a photo op, then jet back out onto the campaign trail.
So, who really wants to fix our nation? The man who potentially sacrifices his presidential campaign to go back to DC to do the job he was elected to do and to get the job done, or the guy who stays on the trail, mocking the decision of his opponent, and offering no viable solutions for the problem at hand?
That doesn't mean that I support the bill in it's current form. I won't lie, I have no idea what is going on in it. Legislative language is pretty confusing, and even I have trouble walking through it. I don't know who is getting what, when, or how.
I do know, though, that something has to be done. We cannot just watch as our economy crumbles around us, sending a butterfly effect across the globe. Just tonight it was announced that a major mortgage lender in the UK is being nationalized and sold. Did that just happen coincidentally? I think not.
I think that John McCain made the right decision on Thursday by suspending his campaign. He is still a US Senator, no matter what other office he is running for. if Senator Obama wanted to shirk his duties while running for higher office, he should have appointed someone to take his post in the Senate and do the work he was elected to do. His argument that the President needs to "multitask" was completely futile. How was Obama multitasking? He was out doing what he has been doing for months. He had just enough time to show up at the White House for a photo op, then jet back out onto the campaign trail.
So, who really wants to fix our nation? The man who potentially sacrifices his presidential campaign to go back to DC to do the job he was elected to do and to get the job done, or the guy who stays on the trail, mocking the decision of his opponent, and offering no viable solutions for the problem at hand?
Friday, September 26, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
An Annual Necessity
Tomorrow is September 11.
It has been seven years since America was attacked by members of al Queda and over 3,000 Americans innocently lost their lives.
It has been seven years since America had its false blanket of security ripped off of it, and the nation became exposed to the threats it faced all over the world.
And yet, as happens every year, it seems more and more people feel less and less on this day. People go about their lives and only realize what day it is if they are told so by someone.
This is exactly what needs not to happen. It is the reason most people are against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. We have done something we vowed never to do.
We have forgotten.
We have forgotten the horror we felt after learning of the attacks. We have forgotten the resolve we felt about letting the terrorists know our anger. We have forgotten the unity we felt because we all shared the same pain.
Most of all, we have forgotten that we are ALL americans. No matter what political affiliation, no matter what skin color, no matter what economic class.
All of us are Americans.
This year, please remember. Remember everything you felt on that day. Remember that we are all Americans. And most of all, remember your promise to never forget.
It has been seven years since America was attacked by members of al Queda and over 3,000 Americans innocently lost their lives.
It has been seven years since America had its false blanket of security ripped off of it, and the nation became exposed to the threats it faced all over the world.
And yet, as happens every year, it seems more and more people feel less and less on this day. People go about their lives and only realize what day it is if they are told so by someone.
This is exactly what needs not to happen. It is the reason most people are against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. We have done something we vowed never to do.
We have forgotten.
We have forgotten the horror we felt after learning of the attacks. We have forgotten the resolve we felt about letting the terrorists know our anger. We have forgotten the unity we felt because we all shared the same pain.
Most of all, we have forgotten that we are ALL americans. No matter what political affiliation, no matter what skin color, no matter what economic class.
All of us are Americans.
This year, please remember. Remember everything you felt on that day. Remember that we are all Americans. And most of all, remember your promise to never forget.
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