Talkin with the Senator

Here is the contents of an email that I sent to my senators:

Dear Senator,

I am writing you to ask a big favor. Please vote no on the economic stimulus bill. I have read portions of the bill and I do not see how these types of spending programs can be good for our economy. We have always been taught that if you are in financial trouble, you need to rein in spending. That is what most Americans are trying to do right now. Why should our government do the exact opposite by spending billions that we don't have. I might think differently if the programs described in the bill seemed like logical steps to create true stimulus, immediately. They don't. They seem like programs that have been waiting in the wings for an opportunity like this.

I have also been paying attention to some of the debating going on in the senate. It is obvious that there is not a clear majority on this. The vote is still too close and Democrats are trying to get a few Republicans to give them the 60 votes they need. With that in mind it doesn’t seem like there is overwhelming agreement that this bill is a good thing. It sound more like the same old partisan politics.

Please do all you can by either opposing the bill as it is currently proposed or work to get it changed to something that really achieves economic stimulus.

Thank you for considering my opinions and for your hard work.

Once a month

Well, at least I am updating once a month.  busy at work trying to keep the boat floating.  Tough times, I hope things turn around soon.

Happy New Year

I'm back.  After the Holiday break it's time to get back at it.  A big year ahead, hopefully, already a lot of things going on.  Selling senate seats, cabinet appointments going bad, Franken in potlitics, bailouts galore, who knows what else will happen.  Fasten your seatbelt and hang on.

I'm not sure why Rachel Maddow thinks that it is so funny that a reporter decided to throw his shoes at the President of the United States.  And whats even worse is that she seemed appalled at the fact that the guy might actually spend time in jail.  What would she expect would happen to him.  She came across as if she was secretly rooting the guy on and living vicariously through him.  I don't know maybe it was just me.

Car Crash

The car companies are on their own for awhile.  I see bankruptcy in the future.  It's time for them to face the same business issues as everyone else.  Let's see how they do.

Chicago

Not good news out of Chicago today. Seems like the corrupt politicians are at it again. The ties to out President Elect aren't comforting either.

It's over

The election is over and I have some after thoughts. I know that it is what it is and now it is time to get behind the guy who won. I don't agree with a lot of his proposed ideas though so it will be tough.

I was listening to the radio today and the guy was saying that we should put all the issues aside for a moment and celebrate the fact that America has overcome any prejudices that may have existed and voted for an African American for President. He said it as though there was no need for the person to be qualified for the job.

To me that is fundamentally wrong. The number one criteria should be the capability of the person. The color of the skin shouldn't be in play. If the qualified person happens to be black, that's great and if the person is white, that's great too. The good of the country is most important.

If people vote for a person only because they are black and not because the person is the best qualified it seems like a slap in the face and a step backwards for equal rights.

Just my thoughts!

Make me puke

I am very disappointed in the campaign this time. The debates sucked and I don't think John McCain is able to connect with the people like he needs to. I hope I'm wrong but it doesn't look good right now. The days are short and I'm not seeing the bulldog coming out in the candidate.

I liked what Obama said when he suggested that the remainder of the campaign be spent actually discussing the issues. It would have been refreshing if the two of them would have really done that and scheduled additional debates or town hall meetings (real ones) to prove that really do want to get their messages out. Instead we will have another two weeks of the one sided sound bite campaign adds that cannot be believed.

Politics is anoying me

I am fed up with the politics as usual.  This election was advertised as being different.  I call BS on that.  It's no different than past elections.  Once again the average everyday Joe is watching as both sides let their extreme talking heads perform under the media circus tent.  It's frustrating and anoying and I for once am sick of it.

Soccer Update

My soccer team is looking pretty good. I always hate to speak to soon on things like this because it always seems to backfire but I think they will be pretty good. I have still not had a practice with everyone there due to vacations and various things but things seem to be good. But as they say the proof is in the putting so we will see what happens when we play our first game.