I have not posted in a while. I have been busy aka this weather is really getting to me. Today I finally started watching the news again as I recently have been too tired by the weather to do anything more than read a bit, work, drink and sleep. I like everyone else in the country have been waiting for the positive economic news we were promised by the election of "CHANGE"! There has been little movement, little progress as we slowly dip into a deeper recession in my mind. I can see it at my own place of work where tips and patronage is slowly slipping every day at a New England institution. States are on the brink of bancruptcy and California is issuing IOU's which arent even being taken by some companies...we have some critical problems in this country and while conversation around spending has been muted recently, half because of the death of Michael Jackson and half because Obama realized it was not politically palatable option in this climate they still want to spend. Spending our way out of debt seems like an oxy moron doesnt it? Does anyone in this country look at history or listen to other world leaders and forgo our American exceptionalist attitude? Yes FDR brought us out of the depression but how much of that can be attributed to WWII. Maybe Angela Merkel is not as wrong as other world leaders think and maybe we should rely on what has made America a great country in the first place, limited government interaction with a heavy reliance on innovation and hard work to stimulate the economy. A DEFICET IS NOT OK, ESPECIALLY FOR MY GENERATION. Donna Brazille who is arguing for the stimulus bill just said "until the private sector gets back on its feet" but attributed the government to holding the fort until that happens. Why dont we stimulate the private sector quickly? We are focusing on the wrong things, social programs expanding the federal budget...help them forgive debts get back on their feet and back to buisiness and innovation.
Now a bit of enlightenment on the weather. Especially here in the north east we have been experiencing some very weirdddd weather patterns. Heres the deal all of you i.e. Rusch Limbaugh, Howie Carr etc. who are using this for fodder to "discredit" those who claim global warming you are ignorant. First of all the carbons that we have put in the atmosphere already are there and there to stay. The graphs show all the correlations except for an increase in temperature which is due to happen at any moment. Either way the weather we are experiencing is due to the massive fluctuation in weather and such around the globe. The rain is a product of global warming the mild temperatures are part of a 5-7 year cooling period predicted decades ago for our globe. Dont take the recent weather as any time to breathe as was shown today on Mount Rushmore "Obama America respects leaders not politicians act on global warming now".
The G8 meetings happening right now I think are going to be the toughest test to date for President Obama. He is facing considerable opposition from other global leaders trying to get a foothold in the place that America has owned for the past half decade - world superpower. But diversification of global reserves is not all a bad thing. While it will be harder to cover our debts I feel it might invigorate our American spirit. As I quoted before we have almost entered the state of complacency that comes with affluence. This may be a point in time where we revert back to hard work to get back to that affluence. We need a culture that is kind to buisness and affluence in order to raise the living standards of everyone, at least in this country.
A word about the general state of the world. Its interesting to watch the actions of leaders and populations around the world. Before the economic collapse recently we were witnessing a resistence to American power, hegemony that in the face of a resiliant George Bush somewhat failed as we strongarmed our policies to the rest of the world. Now that a window has opened up for others to take control of some of the power it seems they are all handcuffed with either fear or not knowing what to do. While we are being challenged eocnomically we are also looked towards to help bring the entire world out of recession. Basically most live and die by the prosperity of America. My viewpoint is though that America is not yet taking advantage of this point in time to firmly take back and stake a claim on their foothold in the world ladder. We/Obama is pussyfooting around issues and trying to push his own jaded agenda on a population that wants to regain this foothold, regain our prosperity. We are not Germany, we are not Italy, we are not France, we are not even the UK...we are America - We value leaders who value us, value us not just as numbers, ballots or votes but as America...you the President no matter how deified no matter how regarded are not Amerca, you are not Jesus Christ superstar you are a public servant...for someone who values polls so much listen to them, change the deficet right the wrongs of presidents past...make your mark as someone of the people not someone who tries to strongarm policies on the American people...review the constitution, read Adam Smith....see how that changes your viewpoint. Thats my rant for now.
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