I am always amazed at the way politicians think. It is like they are living in a vacuum. They do not care one iota about the public, about their constituents. The only time they come out and shake hands and kiss babies is when they need the votes.
They also have selective memories. They keep reminding us how much good they did but keep forgetting their mistakes or inaction.
New York State Governor David Paterson announced that he would run for a full term at the next election. He totally disregards that his popularity is in the basement. He lives in this dream world where he can get elected.
He was Lieutenant Governor under Eliot Spitzer but when Spitzer resigned Paterson automatically became the Chief Executive of New York State. Governor Spitzer had to resigned because he was pulling a Tiger Woods thing. No, not playing golf but rather playing the field.
So, Paterson honestly believes he can get elected in November. He doesn't take notice of the fact that the public can't stand him, that he didn't do anything for the State and he is a weak leader.
Just because he is black does not guarantee automatic winning. He also should be a good leader which he is not.
But what's interesting is that apparently nobody has the guts to tell him not to pursue this folly.
I'm just surprised that the Democratic Party and other backers are willing to stake their money on his candidacy. I wouldn't waste a penny on it. It would be similar to buying Lehman Brothers' stocks.
The same applies to President Obama. He came into office with the trust of the people, promising everything but the Moon. Did he deliver on his promises? No!
Right now his popularity is very, very low. But he goes on these Town Hall Meetings and other such gatherings where he is surrounded with hardcore Democrats who eat every word he is saying.
But that doesn't count. Hardcore Democrats would vote for one of their own if his name were Dzingis Khan.
Watch these meetings where the President speaks. The people sitting within the cameras are always shaking their heads in total agreement with his every word. These people don't have economical troubles, these people have jobs and houses.
Why nobody bothers to talk to the unemployed, to the ones who lost their homes or the ones on the food lines?
Because that makes bad politics and even worse public relations. Because that would mean they would have to admit their failure.
And failure nobody will admit to. Listening to the President everything is honky dory, everything is proceeding according to the Master Plan. The trouble is nobody is aware of any Master Plan. I think the Master Plan is being made up as we go on.
At least today TW said he was sorry he screwed up the life of his family. When will our leader say he is sorry for screwing up the life of the country?
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
February 4, 2010
The government says the economy is improving. We are out of our financial quagmire, things are improving, businesses are getting back to close to normal and we are getting closer and closer to where we were before.
I don't know what country's data this government is looking at.
The problem as I see it is that everybody deals with percentages only. That applies to the Federal government down to the local governments, financial people, and all the financial publications.
Nobody gives a damn about the individual. The idiotic radio blares about all the opportunities that are out there. The only thing is that one has to be a health care worker or a brain surgeon or something similar.
That doesn't help the poor schlub who lost his accountant job a year ago and can not find any work. Tell it to this guy that the economy is looking good, things are returning to normal.
This guy is collecting $405 a week unemployment benefit and has to support his family. Sends out his resume and gets nothing but rejections if he is lucky because most of the time there is no response at all.
The View from the Bottom is that I know this accountant and if his wife wouldn't work he would be in real trouble. And what about the middle aged woman who was an office assistant for several years but lost her job a few months ago. If the husband wouldn't have a job they would be out on the street.
She is over middle age, wants to work but very likely nobody will hire her.
They tell you in the media that middle aged workers are the best. They are reliable, they want to work, won't get pregnant. Too bad that this is only a theory. In practice it doesn't work. Nobody will hire a middle aged or over middle age worker. Age discrimination is rampant even if they deny it.
This government is living in the twilight zone. They refuse to acknowledge the actual situation. And the actual situation is bad.
Everywhere we go, in the city or in the suburbs we see empty storefronts. Closed businesses mean people unemployed. We have acquaintances who lost their jobs and can not find work at all.
Want ads are phony. Most of the ads are by agencies who do nothing just collect names for future use. The few companies that advertise are very secretive about their information. Understandably they don't want to be overran by prospective applicants.
The stimulus money that was supposed to create jobs did nothing but lined the pockets of the politicians and banks.
Where are all the new opportunities the glorious leadership was talking about?
The democrats got into power because the public thought they would do better than the republicans who supposedly got us into this mess.
Well, the democrats are not doing any better either. As a matter of fact they are doing so bad that I am sure they can kiss their current position goodbye. At the next elections they will be history. And that includes the Administration, too.
I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I vote for the right people. But it is becoming obvious that the the democrats I recently voted for are not the right people.
I don't know what country's data this government is looking at.
The problem as I see it is that everybody deals with percentages only. That applies to the Federal government down to the local governments, financial people, and all the financial publications.
Nobody gives a damn about the individual. The idiotic radio blares about all the opportunities that are out there. The only thing is that one has to be a health care worker or a brain surgeon or something similar.
That doesn't help the poor schlub who lost his accountant job a year ago and can not find any work. Tell it to this guy that the economy is looking good, things are returning to normal.
This guy is collecting $405 a week unemployment benefit and has to support his family. Sends out his resume and gets nothing but rejections if he is lucky because most of the time there is no response at all.
The View from the Bottom is that I know this accountant and if his wife wouldn't work he would be in real trouble. And what about the middle aged woman who was an office assistant for several years but lost her job a few months ago. If the husband wouldn't have a job they would be out on the street.
She is over middle age, wants to work but very likely nobody will hire her.
They tell you in the media that middle aged workers are the best. They are reliable, they want to work, won't get pregnant. Too bad that this is only a theory. In practice it doesn't work. Nobody will hire a middle aged or over middle age worker. Age discrimination is rampant even if they deny it.
This government is living in the twilight zone. They refuse to acknowledge the actual situation. And the actual situation is bad.
Everywhere we go, in the city or in the suburbs we see empty storefronts. Closed businesses mean people unemployed. We have acquaintances who lost their jobs and can not find work at all.
Want ads are phony. Most of the ads are by agencies who do nothing just collect names for future use. The few companies that advertise are very secretive about their information. Understandably they don't want to be overran by prospective applicants.
The stimulus money that was supposed to create jobs did nothing but lined the pockets of the politicians and banks.
Where are all the new opportunities the glorious leadership was talking about?
The democrats got into power because the public thought they would do better than the republicans who supposedly got us into this mess.
Well, the democrats are not doing any better either. As a matter of fact they are doing so bad that I am sure they can kiss their current position goodbye. At the next elections they will be history. And that includes the Administration, too.
I am neither a democrat nor a republican. I vote for the right people. But it is becoming obvious that the the democrats I recently voted for are not the right people.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
December 22, 2009
A friend sent this e-mail along to me. I read it thoroughly and I can't think of a reason to disagree with it.
I am sending this to my e-mail list and that includes conservatives, liberals, and everybody in between. Even though we disagree on a number of issues, I count all of you as friends. My friend and neighbor wants to promote a "Congressional Reform Act of 2010." It would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I know many of you will say, "this is impossible." Let me remind you, Congress has the lowest approval of any entity in Government, now is the time when Americans can join together to reform Congress - the entity that "represents" us.
We need to get a Senator to introduce this bill in the U.S. Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the U.S. House. These people will become American hero's.
Thanks,
A Fellow American
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Congressional Reform Act of 2010
1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.
A. Two Six year Senate terms
B. Six Two year House terms
C. One Six year Senate term and three Two Year House terms
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
2. No Tenure / No Pension:
A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security:
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately.
All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, server your term(s), then go home and back to work.
4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/2011.
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
If we think about it, it's not right that the lawmakers in Washington place themselves above everybody else. They make laws without knowing the effect those laws have on people since they don't apply to them.
They decide on Social Security and they don't participate in it.
They decide on health care and they don't participate in it.
They decide on the course of economy/inflation but it doesn't effect them.
All members of congress have their separate health plans, retirement plans and by voting themselves their own raises they are above everybody else.
The reality that some members serve in Congress practically forever is not serving the public. A term limit for both Houses should be instituted. Anybody serving more than about 12 years is not useful anymore. They get too sure of themselves, they lose their sensitivity towards their electorate and they learn all the loopholes of the system.
Most members of Congress use their position as a jumping off point towards a lucrative private sector position where money can be made without much restriction.
They use their contacts to get the job then they use their contacts in the government to advance the interest of their employer.
Why is this better than the system in the communist countries. Over there the members of the parliament were elected in a quasi "free" election. They also thought themselves above the law, they also lived a charmed life and they also believed that they couldn't be touched by the ordinary people.
The only difference that there the same people remained in place seemingly forever while here every two or six years there is a change. But the newcomers here are fast learners because nothing seems to change.
The trouble is that Washington is bad but the lower legislatures, that means the states are even worse. New York State Legislature in Albany are all useless money hungry, carpetbaggers.
If Madoff got 150 years the Albany Legislature should get ten times that much. They steal from the people, they cheat and lye. And very few get caught at the end.
That is why I don't want to be a politician. I am not smart enough to lye and cheat and not get caught.
Oh, I don't want to be a golfer either!
The American people did not make this contract with congressmen, congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.
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If we think about it, it's not right that the lawmakers in Washington place themselves above everybody else. They make laws without knowing the effect those laws have on people since they don't apply to them.
They decide on Social Security and they don't participate in it.
They decide on health care and they don't participate in it.
They decide on the course of economy/inflation but it doesn't effect them.
All members of congress have their separate health plans, retirement plans and by voting themselves their own raises they are above everybody else.
The reality that some members serve in Congress practically forever is not serving the public. A term limit for both Houses should be instituted. Anybody serving more than about 12 years is not useful anymore. They get too sure of themselves, they lose their sensitivity towards their electorate and they learn all the loopholes of the system.
Most members of Congress use their position as a jumping off point towards a lucrative private sector position where money can be made without much restriction.
They use their contacts to get the job then they use their contacts in the government to advance the interest of their employer.
Why is this better than the system in the communist countries. Over there the members of the parliament were elected in a quasi "free" election. They also thought themselves above the law, they also lived a charmed life and they also believed that they couldn't be touched by the ordinary people.
The only difference that there the same people remained in place seemingly forever while here every two or six years there is a change. But the newcomers here are fast learners because nothing seems to change.
The trouble is that Washington is bad but the lower legislatures, that means the states are even worse. New York State Legislature in Albany are all useless money hungry, carpetbaggers.
If Madoff got 150 years the Albany Legislature should get ten times that much. They steal from the people, they cheat and lye. And very few get caught at the end.
That is why I don't want to be a politician. I am not smart enough to lye and cheat and not get caught.
Oh, I don't want to be a golfer either!
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