The Good Old Days

Hello all and happy new year. What times we are going thru at the moment. Unemployment, foreclosures, businesses going under, $50 million Ponzi scams - and of course all the bailouts. Is there anyone one out there who takes any kind of personal responsibilty for making such blunders? Is it always someone elses fault? Are people that stupid and irresponsible that they don't know right from wrong? Apparently the answer to the questions are YES.... At least that is what the "dumb like foxes" want us to believe. What happen to the old adage of men being men and being honorable and forthright? Can this financial and moral decay be fixed? Yes.....
I am not a social psychiatrist but it would be logical that at one time there was honor and loyalty to oneself and community. Community; there is an idea. We in our little worlds have lost the idea of community, but to survive these hard times a community is what is needed. In the Old Days; whether good or bad; we had real neighborhoods not developments disguised as neighborhoods. We knew our neighbors and actually said hello to them. People looked out for each other and knew when there was something wrong and when people need help. How will this old thought pattern save us in these times of need. Well caring always helps. It makes us all feel wanted and important. Most of all it gives people a feeling of security. You never know who may have problems if you don't get to know them - or worse yet - that person could be you.
So on you way home tonight (from work - if you have a job), consider the word community; residential and business. Shop there, eat there, socialize there. Talk to your neighbor and help if you can - in anyway you can. Cause in these difficult times people may suffer in different ways. This is truly a time to help..... and remember the golden rule....

For the People

Hello all. Sorry I have been missing in action but I am back and have more and more opinions. In light of all the financial wows we are feeling now is time for Barack Obama to feel the pain of the ordinary man and woman. He has to reach the everyday Joe and Jane and identify with what is going on in their lives. Who better than a man with his background. The Dems have to stop McCain from trying to claim that he is everyman. I don't know an everyman who has to decide which of his or her 7 houses to sleep in tonight. Or which of their 13 cars they will be taking to work tomorrow. Come on Barack - it is time to hit McCain right between the eyes with some passion for what the working people of this country are going through. When he calls you an elitist hit back with his privileged live. Aside for the time in Vietnam; of which everyone commends his valor; the majority of his live has been a privileged one. Yours has been a hard fought one.

We all need that inspirational speech that will all get us going to the ends of the earth for you. Right now you are the man. Be just that; and ordinary man, not a politician, not an academic, not a preacher, but a regular guy who wants to lead us back to prosperity.

Dems have to be more demanding of Obama

In this interesting interview of Naomi Klein with Democracy Now the most telling statement was when she said "Obama needs less super fans and for the Democrats to make more demands of him"..... So true... Why aren't we questioning this Messiah - are we afraid he is human... Better to find out now then later
http://www.democracynow.org/shows/2008/7/15

Also read her article in the Nation titled "Obama's Chicago Boys"
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080630/klein

And let's not let the cover of the New Yorker hide the great article about Mr. Obama..http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/07/21/080721fa_fact_lizza

I am not saying that Democrats should not vote for Mr. Obama but let us realize he is human and will make mistakes..... Let us elect a president and not a god.....

Goodbye Tim.... God be with you...

There are some things that one definitely remembers in life, especially where you may have been when something surprising happens. My memories have just expanded. JFK's assignation, moon landing, John Lennon's killing, the Twin Towers, my own father's death and now Tim Russert. Maybe the reason is because, of course, they were all shocking events that you would never think would happen.
When I walked in yesterday (6-13-08) from walking my dog and saw a distraught Angela Mitchell on the TV explaining the sudden death of Tim Russert; my instant reaction was - it just can't be. Now, I like many others did not know him personally but felt he was a friend. Maybe because I am a first generation son of a hardworking immigrant. Like Big Russ my dad work hard all his life and never complained. I always wondered why - and I think it was because he just was happy and lucky to be in this great country. So I know and feel when Big Russ would say "What a country".
I also am a father of two. A beautiful girl, well young lady know, and a strapping boy. They, like Tim's Luke are the apples of my eye. Of course there is my lovely wife. Loyal to all my faults and a person who grounds me.
Maybe that is why I identify with Tim Russert. He is just like one of the guys that I hung around with and grew up with in my hometown of Trenton, NJ. A guy who no matter how successful he became was still one of the gang. I truly feel I lost a friend.
What will I do in honor of Tim. Well I will hug my children a little harder. Kiss my wife one more time. And visit my father's grave and tell him how much I love him. God be with you Tim....

What now? Can Dems unite? It's up to the supporters..

I really don't understand the people (Obama supporters) who say that Hillary should have dropped out months ago... 1) in a razor thin margin of a race for the highest office in the world - would Obama supporters ask him to drop out and be a quit er?? I would hope not...2) Ask yourself I you had maybe your only chance to run for president and it was a close race like this - would you quit and give up on something you want....(Ask Al Gore)...

Obama supporters have to get out of their minds they are the chosen. They have been fed to much propaganda about being the highly educated and well incomed of the two groups supporting the candidate. I call it being pompous asses.....

I think Hillary should not take anything from Obama... Via Ted Kennedy and Carter.... But good ole Ted (whom I admire) did not get 18million votes... It is not Obama but his snob supporter who think that Hillary should just go away - well it is the arrogance of Obama supporters that will alienate Hillary supporters away at election time. Maybe Hillary should just say good-bye with the 18 million and say to the supporters... Go get them on your own.... But in politics and enemy one day is an ally the next.

I am glad she never quit.. And I am sure Obama is glad she never quit...It may have toughen him up some... Cause God only knows he is in for a crucifixion from the GOP....

Obama supporters not Obama better come off their high horses and realize we all have to work at this together... Or else "Hail to President McCain"

Temper - Temper Barack

Gee did everyone see poor Barack get a little upset at some of the questions asked of him at the debate on Apr. 16th. Now when giving one of his sermons he claimed that the questions dealt with the past - ancient history in his mind. Well when you have no policy experience to fall back on, your past history does come in to play. In play that shows one's character.

As I have stated before - if he thinks that he is above it all and feels he can just blow off the past. Wake up.... The general election will be even worse. The GOP will even find out who cut your umbilical cord.

Toughen up if you want to be the people's candidate. And learn and admit that maybe in your past you did do some stupid things that hurt someone running for President. Jeremiah Wright is not forgotten......

Out of touch or inexperienced?

The recent gaffe by Mr. Obama about rural Pennsylvanians is either do to being out of touch or being inexperienced or a combination of both. I think it is both, and this leads me to wonder what the GOP will do to him if he continues with rookie statements.

Karl Rove is already salivating at the notion that Mr. Obama will be the candidate. Not to say that Mrs. Clinton wouldn't be a good target for Rove, but admittedly she has been tested and has that pit bull on her side; Bill.

Mr. Obama has not be tested in the national arena. By saying that this primary process is preparing him for the GOP onslaught is a fallacy. With the little attacks that his campaign has claimed the Clinton's have done will be nothing compared to what the GOP attack machine will do. He can't be a cry baby when attacked and always claim racism and/or he can't always make a shoot from the hip rebuttal without preparing. That is when he makes his rookie mistakes and give the opposition amo.

Well if he (Obama) is the candidate, I just hope he learns how to weather the storm. I feel that his preacher like persona has a thin skin because he has never had to handle attacks in a campaign. His last big opponent Alan Keyes was and is a light weight in that regard.

Maybe there are some things that Mr. Obama could learn from Mrs. Clinton - whether he wants to or not...... Toughness......