Stimulus Smimulus!

I am so fed up with the whole stimulus package debacle. Who in their right minds spends more money when they are broke. In my own budget, when I am tight and have a hard time making ends meet I cut out non-essentials such as redecorating, new cars, etc. Why are our government officials having such a hard time with this concept?

Don't even get me started on the Republican turncoats in the Senate. May the rot in unsavory places. I wonder which devil they sold their soul to? Was it for more money in education, building, whatever for their state or was it the promise of a new job when they hopefully lose their future bids for reelection.

Finally, when did it stop being elected by the people for the people. 63% of Americans are against this bill in its present form yet it is still being rammed through Congress. I am so disappointed in our elected officials. Obama's chance is over and yeah I am not impressed.

Post Election 2008

Well, it's over. Obama is our President-Elect, like I predicted. I am disheartened by the results of the election but not devastated. I was part of a historical moment in United States history and only time will tell the effects it will have on our country. Obama foreign policy inexperience still worries me but I am hoping that the advisors/Cabinet he surrounds himself with are well versed and intelligent and that he heeds their advice. I pray that all of my worries about him come to be unfounded and he is able to do what he says he will do (although he has already started backpedaling some).

I am excited because I think this loss will energize the Republican party like nothing else could have. We had become complacent and stuck in a rut. I think this will open the door to some new and upcoming people in the party like Bobby Jindal and that a new and stronger Republican party could emerge. I also believe it has shown us that the Evangelical part of the party is not the only part of the party and that all sects should be heard and represented.

All in all, I pray for this country and its new leaders that they will have wisdom and discernment in leading our country and that we as Americans are able to come together for the good of our nation and our fellow countrymen. Time will tell and we will see.

Election Day

Well, today is the big day, Election Day. The day we see who Americans have chosen to lead them for the next 4 years. I am already disgusted by the behavior I have seen by both sides and hope that today goes to disprove what the previous days have shown to be a lack of common sense and propriety in Americans as a whole.

For those who don't know me personally, I am voting for McCain. Not because Obama is black, but because I believe McCain to be the best man to keep my country and my family safe. To put your faith in a man that speaks with platitudes and without specifics seems wrong to me, however, the great thing about this country is that we have the right to do that without recrimination. I am preparing myself to lose many of those freedoms, along with the right to spend my income as I see fit, if Obama becomes President.

I believe Obama will win this election. However I do not believe it is because he is the best man for the job. I believe he will win because of the African American vote. Many of whom, though not all, are voting for him because he is black, not because they know where he stands on the issues. Yes, I realize that it works both ways and that some are voting against Obama because he is black. However I have talked to only one black person voting for McCain while I have spoken to many whites who are voting for Obama.

I just hope that as Americans we take today to vote and vote intelligently, however that may be, and not because of a mans color. Make sure you know who you are voting for and why. Make an informed decision and make it gravely because as Americans we are deciding the future for ourselves, our family, our states and our country. Decide well.