End of an Error

In less than ten days, we will have a new President. Weird, eh? The 111th Congress (which is overwhelmingly Democratic) is still incomplete, with senators missing from Illinois and Missouri.

Following the closet elections in the history of this nation, precedent has it that the country goes through a polarization period and then will re-unite. Can we afford to divide? Absolutely not. This country does a fantastic job of repeating its mistakes, so lets not this time. Remember when Saving accounts used to had 3, 4, 5% interest? Remember when homes consistently appreciated in value? Where was the unity?

These United States of America, as they are so called, is still experiencing a chasm. The people of ill thoughts and unwavering determination leave no room for improvement. They are on the left and the right. They are in school and at home. And this--this is fear?

The Panic of 2007, as it will be called from here on out, induced fear. In times of fear and great crisis will emerge leaders who dictate and stand firm in order to shine as heroes. They are no more of a virus than the flu; they are no less an infection than tuberculosis. They run from challenge, or rather stomp on it. These people, our countrymen, pose a threat to our very way of life. Yet they give us a reason to fight.

It is for these reasons that President Bush is in fact better than many of the members of the 108th, 109th, 110th, and (maybe, time will tell,) the 111th Congresses of the United States. Yes, better. Because President Bush wavered. He differentiated. Did he do things wrong, from my perspective, yes. And he was hardly a man of the people in his second term. This administration, however, listened. Less than it should have, indeed. Take Vice President Cheney, one of the worst Vice Presidents since John C. Calhoun, a secessionist and a nullificationist. He is a war criminal and may never be brought to trial.

But their time is up. Their damage is done. And there will be days, months, and years, debating the legacy of the Forty-Third President and the Forty Sixth Vice President of these United States. But did they ever preside over the United States of America. I hardly think so. They presided over the United States Of Fear, the United States of Oil, the United States of War (which dissolved quicker than it formed), and the United States of Crisis.

It was only in times of trial that we were able to trick ourselves into being one nation instead of a cluster of towns, counties, and states. That was our doing, not the Presidents.

And I'd like to make one thing clear. George Walker Bush is still my President. He always has been. I accepted that. He is still my President. The only solace is that he won't always be.

His errors, blunders, and screw-ups, in all their scrutinized glory, will be forgotten down the road. Many say he may become a hero should Iraq become a thriving democracy in two decades. Others believe he will go down as one of the worst presidents in history, along with James Buchanan, W.G. Harding, and Herbert Hoover.

I'M WILLING TO MAKE THIS BET WITH ANYONE:

Ask any adult in a grocery store or pizza place who those presidents were, during what time period, and what was so horrible about them, and you'll get a big fat UHHH. I'll start the wager at 100 dollars.

G.W. Bush will live in recent memory, but he will fade. His place in history is written in sand.

Good Grief

Building off of my inspiration Jay Sanin's introduction on change, I have to write about it.

Obama promised change. We're getting change. But how much change? Is change definable by all, one, or none? Well the former senator from Illinois (Obama officialy resgined as of November 2008) would not be please to know of the mess that he has escaped from his occupational state of Illinois.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, has been arrested on corruption charges of trying to sell Mr. Obama's senate seat to unnamed candidates. The FBI charged, arrested, and began trying the governor. He was realeased by a judge under the governor's own 'recognizition.'

Are you KIDDING me? If its one thing i hate more than the neo-conservatives, its corruption. And that's for all sides of the spectrum. I don't care if you're a Democrat, by all that is good in politics (and truse me there isn't much), why the heck do you think you'll get away with corruption.

Here's what I have to say. Let's start with an analogy: Remember when Spongebob and Patrick stole the baloon on (unbeknownst to them) Free Balloon Day, and to cover thier steps they used RED PAINT? Well Mr. Governor, drop the painbrush. I'll avoid the cliche, but you all know where I'm going with this.

The Lame-Duck President Bush has made it impossible to keep privacy. And in his last days (which really couldn't make his presidency better but certainly worse) you don't think his vengeful side is going to creep up? I, for one, am convinced that it is. Sure he's the president. But he's also a man.

And how about the Governor? Well, if all this is true, I certainly hope you're kicked out of office before they can pass sentence. If it's not, well this is a shame that the FBI can't even do their job right before going to the mass media that is debateably pulling the societal strings.

I cannot stand corruption. And the thing that gets me is that the previous Governor that Blagojevich succeeded is "serving a six-year prison sentence after being convicted on racketeering and fraud charges." He was a Republican. Blago said he would clean up the mess.

Ha.

If I may, I'm going to quote Chicago's sly attorney, Billy Flynn. "May God save Illinois."

With All The Strength Of A Raging Fire

Hello World! It's been two very exciting weeks for me, but I'm back to give you your inappropriate amount of liberalism. Aren't you excited?

A few preliminary things, if you have not checked out my followers' blogs (COUTORI for fashion, The Armchair Quarterback for sports, litter ature for comedy, and Wishful Thinking for everything in between) you are missing out. Trust me, you'll want the bragging rights when they're big timers in ten years. That is, if the world doesn't end in 2012.

Speaking of 2012! It's highly likely the world will end by then. The financial crisis will have actually become a fully functioning machine, akin to China, and devoured the country from the inside out. And by country I mean East and West Coast. And from inside out I mean every city simultaneously. Mark my words, if the Republicans win the White House in 2012 I'm moving to Mars. Call it blue flight if you will.

All silliness aside...wait...no. Let's keep it! After all politics is just as ludicrous as anything else in this world.

President-elect (no longer Senator) Barack Obama was already proven to be more effective than our lame-duck President Bush. He has turned every weekly address into a dual video and radio address. You ca now view every weekly address since the election on his new website, ChangeDotGov. They're accessible on YouTube--I recommend it.

I have some unfortunate lose. I'm already doubting the Administration. Leaks have been pouring out since November 5 more than Joe the Plumber could handle, especially about Cabinet positions. The most controversial being Senator Clinton of my home state, New York. Commerce Secretary, which I didn't know mattered these days, is most likely going to be Gov. Richardson of New Mexico (one of the states in the Southwest that unexpectedly turned blue i the presidential election). This is a real win for me, because Gov. Richardson is a Hispanic-American. As treasury secretary, he has picked the president of the new York Federal Reserve Bank, which is a huge step in the change direction. Timothy Geithneris only 47, just the age of the president-elect himself. No official statements have been made about true cabinet positions, but they're all expected after Thanksgiving.

He must proceed with caution. The right picks, especially in the departments of the treasury, commerce, infrastructure, interior, and department could rally the stocks. Poor decisions would increase the downturn.

The way I see it: Things will get worse before they get worse.

Also, Obama has said it is "likely" the Bush Tax cuts will remain in place until 2011. This is a big disappointment. I'm all for taxing the rich more than the poor. It makes perfect sense. The Busch tax cuts are on good of the economy. As a part of Obama's emergency rescue plan, which is pretty much saying, "Do you exist? Here's a Benjamin. Feel free to burn it.," he should include the repeal of the Busch tax cuts. Sigh. I knew this would be complicated.

But how about some good news? I got an internship with the Goshen Office of my Congressman, John Hall! Talk about WIN. I'll be updating on the amount of wins the internship will be providing me. This is a great opportunity for me, and I plan to keep it.

Back to a little seriousness, I urge everyone who is reading this to start savign your money more than ever these days. Money is becoming a luxury, especially to people like me who are trying to go to college. Spending seems to get the best of us at the holidays, but don't start 2009 of on the wrong foot. If you're going to use a credit card (which you really shouldn't), track every expense and be on the look-out for fraud. Gas has been going down, but this is no time to bring up old habits of spending too much on gas and travel. Be smart, be safe, and save. Spend and save at the same time, and enjoy your holidays.

I hope you all have a great Thanksgiving. My next post will be after the Cabinet announcement.

The National Debt is $10. 6 billion at the end of this post.

Why So Blue, America?

The entendre is intentional and ironic. The country I feel is going to take a huge turn to the left in the coming years party because of the past eight years.

Consider the following:
The children born between 1986 and 2003 have been inscribed with contrasting memories. The rise of conservatism fell as the Clinton Administration presided over the biggest economic boom in American history (shouldn't the then next-presidential-candidates have seen the bust after the boom coming?). The Clintons presided over a time of relative peace that would crumble in the post 9/11 world. The Democrats, thus, are subconsciously being processed as the party of peace, prosperity, and good times while getting blowjobs at the workplace. None of which are, arguably, bad. But now we have the Republican party, ashamed of their own president. I can't say President Bush has single handedly ruined this country: he doesn't have the brains. But his mishandling of these crises is inexcusable. Not since the Grant and the Hayes Administrations (1869-1881) has the country seen such a dishonorable leadership. They were Republicans, too. I'm not going to mislead you however, because the Republican Party as we know it didn't morph into its self centered enigma until after Theodore Roosevelt's Administration (1901). Thus Republican's were still the party of big business, but they were also the pro-black party. Things have obviously changed.

Moving on, President Bush's blunders have been played over and over on the news, in soundbytes, and YouTube clips galore. Some of us know Bush is a terrible president--at the least a mediocre one--but can't explain why, save "he's an idiot." That alone and once again the lack of blowjobs can't warrant a horrible President. But its the subconscious fact that he is that has turn people away from the Republican and conservative ideals.

As teenagers we tend to be very liberal unless we follow our parent's footsteps, we lack social interaction, or are brainwashed by the ruthless vortex that is ROTC. This is purely my experience. I live in Republican central, and I see a lot of kids growing up to adopt fiscally conservative ideals while behavinng liberally and adopting the moderate liberal views. The moderates are also being pulled left and right; they're forced to make decisions because the lefts are growing larger and the rights are getting more extreme. The result of this administration put a lot of trust into the Democrat's hands for the future. Should Obama win the election in less than 24 hours, and the next four---maybe even 8?--are as successful as Clinton's, we could see a successful one-party rule.

This theory needs developing. I'll post my edit following the results of the Election of 2008 tonight. Be proud kids, you're part of history!

OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!