We’re totally screwed

The following quote was from a Yahoo Financial story today:
“Investors looked past another bleak jobs report and hung their hopes on Washington’s ability to help the economy.”
My thought? We are completely and totally screwed. Last I checked, Congress had an approval rating that was a single digit. Hoping they’ll fix it is like hoping the [...]

I put my hope in…Congress?

Roger Ebert wrote a column about the current state of the world. Most of it is probably more correct than we’d like to admit. It’s all about how we, as flawed humans, screw up most of what is put before us.
The sad part is at the end of it when he calls on Congress to [...]

Nice job, Congress

It appears after a year of hard work and pleasing, well, no one, Congress has deemed itself worthy of a raise.
Yeah.
What’s wrong with this picture? Several things, actually.
One, who gets to decide on their own pay raises? That just doesn’t seem right.
Two, if your job performance rating ever dips to 14%, I don’t think a [...]

An open letter to President Barack Obama

Dear President Barack Obama,
Let me start by saying I didn’t vote for you. But I do congratulate you on your victory.
I don’t agree with most of the positions you take and that probably won’t change. I will not only disagree with you, but I will argue for my side strongly. But I promise to I [...]

And the most disgusting thing about the election

Sorry for splitting up all the posts. Just writing things as they come to me.
I have to say the most stomach-turning part of this election has been the bright light that’s been shined on our reliance on government. People in huge droves are looking towards the government to basically provide for them. What happened to [...]

The day McCain lost

Say what you will about Obama, he ran an amazing campaign. There’s so much to learn there just from a brand perspective. Amazing work.
But, McCain lost this election on a particular day. That day was the day he accepted the nomination. The reason is he isn’t truly a conservative. The only time he ever had [...]

Han Solo says, “Go vote, kid.”

I’m done. I voted. No more election for me. So happy. Did you?

My ultimate

Did you know there is an election tomorrow? Yeah, me either. Totally didn’t see it coming.
But, now that it’s here, let’s acknowledge that by this time Wednesday (barring any asinine lawsuits), about 50% of the country will be losing their minds. And this is the post in which I explain why I simultaneously care deeply [...]

Campaigning, Twitter-style

There has been a little talk today on Twitter about making campaigns better. My original question was what would it look like if politicians weren’t allowed to run ads of any kind? What if they simply had to campaign their butts off?
How different would the landscape look? How much would people’s opinions of politics change?
Then [...]

The Show – Episode #5

Sorry for the end of today’s episode being cut off. Sticking with the no-editing motif, I’m not fixing because I’m swamped today and really didn’t want to rerecord the whole show.
Today we discuss my post-bailout plans and why McCain seems to be slipping.
Let me know what you think.
Today’s links:
My twitter. Follow me. Let’s talk.

A FAIL, WIN kind of day

So today Congress passed the massive economic bailout, I mean “relief package.” I consider that to be a massive economic FAIL.
However, on the exact same day, my buddy Nate is completely out of debt. And that’s a huge WIN! Anyone who is in debt and feels like you’ll never get out should spend a few [...]

The Show – Episode #1

Today we discuss The Show and hate in politics. And can we agree the freeze frame above could be the worst ever.
Today’s links:
Becca’s Twitter page
My Twitter page
Let me know what you’re passionate about that can change people’s lives better than politics.

Let’s see how the sausage is made

I was watching the vote in the House of Representatives today on the $700 billion bail out package. What was interesting to me was all the activity after the vote failed. All the activity on the house floor and the deals that had to be going on to try to get the vote swung to [...]

Let’s keep the party lines where they’re at

One more piece of political jargon that drives me nuts, “working across party lines.”
Where does this come from? Do we really have a desire to see politicians working across party lines? If I vote for you, it’s because I agree with you, not the other side of the line.
Is it just me? Am I the [...]

Leave my money alone

Brain Ayers absolutely nailed something I honestly hadn’t thought of yet.
All the candidates do like to talk a lot about how they will spend our tax dollars, but how do they spend their own money from a charitable stand point? Check out Brian’s post above.
I’m not saying everyone has to give exactly the way I [...]