Our Country Deserves Better

Tension is mounting in the Presidential election and cooler heads must prevail. The results in this election regardless of outcome will probably bring violent protests. This is a problem you would expect in a third world country but it can and almost certainly will happen given the current financial crisis and the extreme liberal positions of Barack Obama. There is a lot of angry people and the problem is escalating to the breaking point. We need to calmly present our views of why John McCain is the best choice for America and win the hearts and minds of Barack Obama supporters without resorting to insults and personal attacks. Just state the facts and if everyone voting for John McCain convinces a couple of people to vote for McCain instead of Obama then John McCain will easily win in November. Regardless of who wins we need to keep our cool and work together for the common good of everyone. Our country deserves better and we owe it to future generations to make things better not worse.

Eat the Rich

Robin Hood stole from the rich and gave to the poor. That's the economic policy of Barack Obama. Create class warfare, crush American ambition, give government control of everything and raise taxes to pay for the mess he helped create. That's Barack Obama's plan for America. Barack Obama might not be a terrorist but he's doing a good job scaring people into voting for him. The smooth talking front runner for the President of the United States is a socialist who is trying to divide us and make us dependent on a government that he will control. John McCain isn't my first choice for President but we must stand together to defend our constitution, our freedom and the American way of life. We must defeat Barack Obama and the best way to do that is to vote for John McCain in November.

Renegotiate my rent

20 years ago I lost my job and the bank foreclosed on my house. The government never offered to help me pay for my house. Why is it now the government is willing to provide homes for people who can't afford them and when will the government jump in and help me renegotiate my rent? I can afford house payments but I can't get financing because of strict loan requirements. Why aren't they helping the people who can actually make house payments? I don't know what is more irritating, the banks stupidity or the governments.

Voter Fraud

For years I've been telling people there is a need for the use of ID's when voting. Nobody should be allowed to vote without a picture ID, NOBODY! The group ACORN was just busted for voter fraud. Why am I not surprised? We need to start using ID's NOW!

Economic Boom to Bust

Despite George Bush's shortcomings he set a record for the most consecutive months of economic growth. The economy died after the Democrats took over the House and Senate in 2006. Greed and corruption killed the economy not George Bush. George Bush was reelected in 2004 with an economy that was still strong. There's plenty of blame to go around for the current financial crisis. It's to bad the complete truth won't come out until after the election of our next President. I would hate to think of our next President being involved in shady dealings with real estate developers and financial institutions. I would hate to think of our next President as greedy and corrupt. Don't be surprised if it comes out after the election we've elected a false prophet in sheep's clothing.

Government bailout

They turned a financial bailout into an early Christmas present for the government. I didn't think it was possible but a bad bill was made worse. The taxpayers just increased their ownership in a failing government thanks to a bill loaded with earmarks totally unrelated to the financial crisis.

Tax the rich

It sounds great in a campaign speech. It sounds great if you're not rich. But the truth is taxing the rich hurts the poor more than it hurts the rich. It's the ultimate job killer. The biggest thing driving down the economy is the rapidly growing trade deficit. Taxing corporations and rich people more makes them move operations overseas where conditions are more favorable. We need to cut taxes and keep jobs here.

Government Regulation

Everyone is screaming for regulation of the financial industry. I might support regulation if I thought it would be enforced. I might support it if it would not drive up the cost of doing business. I might support it if it would not increase the size of an already bloated government. There's always going to be people that will find ways around regulations. Regulations cost would be passed on to consumers. Regulation would inevitably lead to higher taxes to pay for enforcement costs. What we need is a thorough investigation in to how the current financial crisis was covered up for so long. We need to know who was getting paid what by who to push these bad loans. I'm sure there must have been some illegal activity going on such as fraud and bribery of public officials via campaign donations. We don't need regulations. We need criminal prosecutions!

Plan B- The common sense bailout plan

The bailout plan continues to grow loaded with pork from both sides of the aisle. This is what happens when greedy people get a blank check. My plan is to loan 700 billion dollars to the banks that are in the best financial shape and let them buy the bad loans dirt cheap and turn them around. This would be their reward for being responsible and obviously they would be better at managing the money. The government should not get involved. We don't need more government interference, that's part of the problem. Banks were pushed by politicians to give loans to people who couldn't afford them and in some cases illegal aliens were given loans. Numerous politicians were getting campaign contributions from these failed financial institutions and now those same politicians want 700 billion dollars from the taxpayers. I think whoever votes for this should be voted out of office. The one good thing that might come out of this is the politicians and CEO's who had their hands in the cookie jar might be weeded out. Let the witch hunt begin!

Media Wars

When I was younger I thought everything reported in the news was honest, accurate, and unbiased. I now know that the only way to get the unfiltered truth is to do your own research and decide for yourself what the truth is. The average person doesn't have the time or energy to do this and probably gets their news from just a few sources. The Democrats have a big advantage in the media wars. They control most TV stations,newspapers and magazines. The Republicans best weapon is talk radio which is dominated by Republicans bashing Democrats. Both Republicans and Democrats finance outside groups to do the dirty work of attacking the other side. They barrage us with political ads and I wonder about all of the money being spent that could probably be spent on better things.