Powell criticized McCain for his negative campaigning. I too have criticized McCain for his negative campaigning. But McCain, Palin and Joe the Plumber have had to endure taunts from the other side as well, such as this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piFI_194GXU&eurl=http://kolobiv.blogspot.com/2008/10/eyes-have-it.html
If you have more, let me know.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tonight's debate and Prop 8
I must say that I have been very disappointed with the campaign that McCain and Palin have run. It has been extremely negative. It is not working. Please, please, please, please, please do not tell me why I should not vote for Obama. Tell me why I should vote for McCain.
The task in tonight's debate is to pull a rabbit out of the hat. He needs to give the voters a reason to vote for McCain. Give the voters a real indication that there will be a change in direction.
I have found out that while Obama is the #1 recipient of Fannie Mae money, Bob Bennett is #3. Are you sure that you still want to run for re-election one more time, Mr Bennett?
I have avoided talking about Prop 8 in California until now. Why is it an issue in Utah? Because the California Gay Marriage Law does not have a residency requirement. A gay couple in Utah can go to California and get married, move home and sue the State of Utah to recognize the marriage. If the California law is not overturned, Gay Marriage will be leagal in all 50 states in four years.
Proponents of Gay Marriage have argued that marriage laws are discriminatory. The fact that heteros can get married and homos can not creates a 2nd class citizen. I agree, but it is not the laws of the country that create this imbalance. It is the laws of nature.
Adam and Eve get married. And if Eve is younger than 35, there is a 90% chance that Eve will conceive a child that will be nearly half Adam and half Eve without the help of a medical professional. Adam and Steve get married and there is a 0% chance that Adam and Steve can make a baby that is part Adam and part Steve. In fact, Adam and Steve have to hire a surrogate mama to carry a baby for them. Even with the help of medical science, it can not be done. Eve and Sarah get married and there is also a 0% chance that they can make a baby that is part Sarah and part Eve. Even with the help of medical science it can not be done.
If marriage is man's invention, what was the intent from the beginning. It certainly was not love. It was to control bloodlines. If marriage was man's invention, the purpose was to make certain we know the identity of the baby's daddy. If marriage was man's invention, it was never about who you love. Since adultery is not prosecuted as a crime in this country, the laws of the land do not restrict who you love. You certainly have the freedom to love who you want to love regardless of who you are married to.
If a man and a woman are married and do not "love" anyone outside of this partnership, and then if they concieve naturally, we know who the genetic parents of the children are. We know that the King is the father of the prince. There is not doubt about this. The idea that marriage is for love is a relatively new idea.
But in our society today, there are perks to being married. You can file taxes differently. You can bank and borrow money jointly. You can get health insurance together. The list goes on and on. So if you love someone of the same gender, how can you get these perks without marriage?
But remember, we can call such a relationship marriage if you go to court and force us to do so. But there are perks of marriage that no court in the world can give you. Adam and Steve can not sue the court of nature to give them a baby that is genetically part Adam and part Steve. Even our best and most brilliant medical experts can not do this. We do not have the ability to "correct" this inequality. I do not know if we ever will.
The task in tonight's debate is to pull a rabbit out of the hat. He needs to give the voters a reason to vote for McCain. Give the voters a real indication that there will be a change in direction.
I have found out that while Obama is the #1 recipient of Fannie Mae money, Bob Bennett is #3. Are you sure that you still want to run for re-election one more time, Mr Bennett?
I have avoided talking about Prop 8 in California until now. Why is it an issue in Utah? Because the California Gay Marriage Law does not have a residency requirement. A gay couple in Utah can go to California and get married, move home and sue the State of Utah to recognize the marriage. If the California law is not overturned, Gay Marriage will be leagal in all 50 states in four years.
Proponents of Gay Marriage have argued that marriage laws are discriminatory. The fact that heteros can get married and homos can not creates a 2nd class citizen. I agree, but it is not the laws of the country that create this imbalance. It is the laws of nature.
Adam and Eve get married. And if Eve is younger than 35, there is a 90% chance that Eve will conceive a child that will be nearly half Adam and half Eve without the help of a medical professional. Adam and Steve get married and there is a 0% chance that Adam and Steve can make a baby that is part Adam and part Steve. In fact, Adam and Steve have to hire a surrogate mama to carry a baby for them. Even with the help of medical science, it can not be done. Eve and Sarah get married and there is also a 0% chance that they can make a baby that is part Sarah and part Eve. Even with the help of medical science it can not be done.
If marriage is man's invention, what was the intent from the beginning. It certainly was not love. It was to control bloodlines. If marriage was man's invention, the purpose was to make certain we know the identity of the baby's daddy. If marriage was man's invention, it was never about who you love. Since adultery is not prosecuted as a crime in this country, the laws of the land do not restrict who you love. You certainly have the freedom to love who you want to love regardless of who you are married to.
If a man and a woman are married and do not "love" anyone outside of this partnership, and then if they concieve naturally, we know who the genetic parents of the children are. We know that the King is the father of the prince. There is not doubt about this. The idea that marriage is for love is a relatively new idea.
But in our society today, there are perks to being married. You can file taxes differently. You can bank and borrow money jointly. You can get health insurance together. The list goes on and on. So if you love someone of the same gender, how can you get these perks without marriage?
But remember, we can call such a relationship marriage if you go to court and force us to do so. But there are perks of marriage that no court in the world can give you. Adam and Steve can not sue the court of nature to give them a baby that is genetically part Adam and part Steve. Even our best and most brilliant medical experts can not do this. We do not have the ability to "correct" this inequality. I do not know if we ever will.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Be Carefull Who You Blame.
In my lifetime, four presidents have been elected because of the anger of the electorate. In each case, the president of the opposite part of the incumbent won office. Most people, no matter their political persuasion will probably state that one was great, one was adequate and two were marginal. The question is, who? Here are the four:
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Clinton
As I said, who you think was great, who was adequate and who was marginal are probably due to your political world view. So, if we take our anger to the polls and elect Barack Obama, there is a 50% chance he will be marginal, a 25% chance he will be adequate and a 25% chance he will be great based upon the four who were elected in my lifetime. In my opinion, Reagan was great, Clinton was adequate, Carter and Nixon were marginal. BTW...here are the other presidents elected under such circumstances...
Jefferson
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland (2nd Term)
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Clinton
How many on that list were great? In my option, 5--Reagan, FD Roosevelt, Wilson, Lincoln and Jefferson. Adequate? 2--Clinton and Jackson. Marginal 6--Carter, Nixon, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison Grant and Buchanan. Inconclusive 2--Garfield and William Henry Harrison. Both died early in office.
I also must say that I do not know about Eisenhower. Truman was unpopular and Eisenhower was of the opposite party. I rate Eisenhower as adequate. History, however, has vindicated Truman.
So in conclusion, do you expect real change from Obama? History is not on your side.
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Clinton
As I said, who you think was great, who was adequate and who was marginal are probably due to your political world view. So, if we take our anger to the polls and elect Barack Obama, there is a 50% chance he will be marginal, a 25% chance he will be adequate and a 25% chance he will be great based upon the four who were elected in my lifetime. In my opinion, Reagan was great, Clinton was adequate, Carter and Nixon were marginal. BTW...here are the other presidents elected under such circumstances...
Jefferson
Jackson
William Henry Harrison
Buchanan
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Cleveland (2nd Term)
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Clinton
How many on that list were great? In my option, 5--Reagan, FD Roosevelt, Wilson, Lincoln and Jefferson. Adequate? 2--Clinton and Jackson. Marginal 6--Carter, Nixon, Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison Grant and Buchanan. Inconclusive 2--Garfield and William Henry Harrison. Both died early in office.
I also must say that I do not know about Eisenhower. Truman was unpopular and Eisenhower was of the opposite party. I rate Eisenhower as adequate. History, however, has vindicated Truman.
So in conclusion, do you expect real change from Obama? History is not on your side.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
VP debate over
The major networds are declaring Biden the winner in tonight's debate. Fox News Channel declared a draw. If you were looking for a Palin car crash, you did not get one tonight.
One point to think about. Biden spoke of the middle class. Palin is the middle class.
One point to think about. Biden spoke of the middle class. Palin is the middle class.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Root cause of the current crisis
Here is a five-why analysis of the root cause of the current economic crisis.
1. Why does congress need to bail-out the American banking system?
-Because there are so many failed mortgages and foreclosed upon homes.
2. Why are there so many foreclosed upon homes?
-Because too many lenders were giving mortgages to people who would not qualify for traditional mortgages.
3. Why do people not qualify for traditional mortgages?
a--Because they have poor credit.
b--Because they can not verify that they have enough income.
c--Because they really can't afford those homes.
4a--Why do people have poor credit?
Because they have mis-managed their credit
5a--Why have people mis-managed their credit?
Because other types of credit are too easy to get.
4b--Why can not people verify that they have enough income?
Because they are self-employed
4c--why are we helping people get into houses that they really can't afford?
Because there are no homes in the area that they can afford?
5c--Why do we allow the housing market to become so expensive that people can not afford homes?
Because real estate agents and mortgage originators make their money and move on.
How do we fix this problem?
1. Make it harder for people to get credit cards, store accounts and other types of credit we easily get into trouble with when we are young and trying to establish ourselves. This includes Student Loans and car loans. We have to make college more affordable and we have to put an end to easy credit. We need to end the 72-month car loan. If you can not pay off a car by the time the odometer will reach 75000 miles, then you can not afford it. We need to be realistic about our credit demands.
2. We have to find a better way to support small business owners and people who are self-employed so that they are better prepared for the realities of small business.
3. We have to find a way to control the market so that housing prices are realistic for the majority of home buyers.
We have to shift our paradigms about credit and money and expectations. If it takes another depression, then we failed to learn our lesson from the last one.
One final thought. People are angry at the Bush administration and McCain is going to pay the price for it. He is too close to Bush simply because he is a Republican and he works in Washington. The Republican ticket should have been Romney/Palin, but too many evangelicals can not vote for a Mormon. Too bad your religious bigotry has ruined two bright political careers and set your cause back 30 years. Too bad Obama isn't the answer either.
1. Why does congress need to bail-out the American banking system?
-Because there are so many failed mortgages and foreclosed upon homes.
2. Why are there so many foreclosed upon homes?
-Because too many lenders were giving mortgages to people who would not qualify for traditional mortgages.
3. Why do people not qualify for traditional mortgages?
a--Because they have poor credit.
b--Because they can not verify that they have enough income.
c--Because they really can't afford those homes.
4a--Why do people have poor credit?
Because they have mis-managed their credit
5a--Why have people mis-managed their credit?
Because other types of credit are too easy to get.
4b--Why can not people verify that they have enough income?
Because they are self-employed
4c--why are we helping people get into houses that they really can't afford?
Because there are no homes in the area that they can afford?
5c--Why do we allow the housing market to become so expensive that people can not afford homes?
Because real estate agents and mortgage originators make their money and move on.
How do we fix this problem?
1. Make it harder for people to get credit cards, store accounts and other types of credit we easily get into trouble with when we are young and trying to establish ourselves. This includes Student Loans and car loans. We have to make college more affordable and we have to put an end to easy credit. We need to end the 72-month car loan. If you can not pay off a car by the time the odometer will reach 75000 miles, then you can not afford it. We need to be realistic about our credit demands.
2. We have to find a better way to support small business owners and people who are self-employed so that they are better prepared for the realities of small business.
3. We have to find a way to control the market so that housing prices are realistic for the majority of home buyers.
We have to shift our paradigms about credit and money and expectations. If it takes another depression, then we failed to learn our lesson from the last one.
One final thought. People are angry at the Bush administration and McCain is going to pay the price for it. He is too close to Bush simply because he is a Republican and he works in Washington. The Republican ticket should have been Romney/Palin, but too many evangelicals can not vote for a Mormon. Too bad your religious bigotry has ruined two bright political careers and set your cause back 30 years. Too bad Obama isn't the answer either.
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