Follow The Leader
September 25th, 2008Follow The Leader
Not Hard To Spot
Our nation is in the midst of a financial crisis.
Make no mistake about it, the current state of the financial market is closer to collapse than it has been at any time over the past 75 years.
At the time of a national - or in this case international - crisis, you’ll see the true character of people.
There are the Leaders, which head directly to the heart of the crisis, and put every effort into working toward a solution that will resolve the crisis. These are the “take charge” people. While not everyone will agree with their solution to any certain crisis, and while their actions may not always work, at least they are decisive and leading.
The others, of course, are the Followers. Followers have their place, and are just as important as Leaders, in their own way.
A General can create the most masterful plan for a battle, but without the troops, he won’t win.
The job of the President of the United States, however, requires a leader. Not someone that will follow polls, public opinion, or panels of advisers. No, it requires someone who will head straight for the center of the battle, or crisis, and lead… decisively.
Senator McCain has already suspended his campaign to fight this financial crisis in Washington, D.C. - and he is the one person who will be able to bring the two sides together - or close enough to make each side equally unhappy - so that an agreement can be made and the country can move forward.
Senator Obama has already declared his position as a follower, but has made himself “available” to the people of the country, by advising his counterparts in Washington to “call me if you need me”, while he continues to pursue his own self-interests while focusing on his campaign.
I don’t want a person “leading” our country who will be “available if we need them”. I want a person leading the country who will have already taken charge of things that I’d rather not have to lose sleep over.
We all talking about the potential collapse of our nation as we know it. Anyone who doesn’t see the depth of the financial crisis that we’re in, anyone who doesn’t see clearly how this is going to affect them, their children, and grandchildren, needs to revisit economics 101.
The actions of the two candidates over the past couple of days only solidifies my support of Senator McCain, the only choice if you want a true Leader leading our nation.
Obamanation
September 20th, 2008Obamanation
Two Steps Back
On rare occasions, someone will summarize my thoughts even better than I can myself. Certain things that I may be thinking, but haven’t yet found the right words to express them verbally.
Today I’ll give that virtual podium to Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of News Corp., regarding the fear that many of us have about Senator Obama’s economic platform.
In an interview on Friday, Mr Murdoch said:
“I am very worried. “I like Sen. Obama very much. I have met him. He is a very intelligent man. But his policy of anti-globalization, protectionism, is going to be — and card checks — are going to do two or three things. It’s going to give us a lot of inflation. They’re going to ruin our relationships with the rest of the world. And they are going to slow down the rest of the world, too. And they’re going to make people frightened to add to employment. You are going to find companies leaving this country if it’s — if you put a protectionist wall around it. You’re going to get — his policy is really very, very naive, old-fashioned, 1960s.”
Not a good sign in the global economy of the 21st century.
I sure hope people learn to see beyond the “change” rhetroic before November.
The Gas Chamber
April 29th, 2008The Gas Chamber
Are you a voter?
Next time you’re bending over at the gas pump, keep thank you Democrat-controlled congress for:
- Opposing opening Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Reserve to oil and natural gas drilling.
- Opposing the expansion of the nation’s oil-refining capacity.
- Opposing the development of nuclear power plants.
- Opposing the investment in clean energy technologies.
- Opposing the elimination, temporary or otherwise, of the federal gas tax.
Be sure to thank them in November!
Stimulating Packages
April 25th, 2008Stimulating Packages
The Downward Spiral
So, the economic stimulus tax rebates are on their way. Make sure you fasten your seat belts because the economy is suddenly going to take off like a rocket!
Yeah, right…
Most people will use this “rebate” to pay bills. Others might save it. And I’m sure a very large portion of it will end up in the hands of the oil companies.
And those who decide to go ahead and spend this money - what do you think they’ll be buying?
Chances are it will be a Japanese televison or video game system. Maybe a Japanese camera, or a Chinese-made iPod.
Excuse me, this is going to help the economy how?
I’m not hurting for money, and don’t really need this rebate. Maybe I’ll donate mine to the Get The Fuck Out Of Iraq Fund. In my opinion, there’s no better way to help the American economy right now.
As of this writing, the war in Iraq has cost American taxpayers $514,286,975,551. This increases by approximately $341,000,000 per day.
I’m not “anti-war”. I’m not even “anti-Iraqi-war”. But the time has come where the cost in human lives and American dollars is far greater than the return on investment.
