Kudos to our House Republicans!
I have been glued to the news, that is when I'm not helping to run a company, home school my boys and keep a house. This whole "bail out" issue has me seething. I'm so disappointed, though not entirely surprised, that our President would get on national television and paint a doomsday picture in order to scare the public into supporting the Paulson Wall Street handout.
We absolutely must not bail these Wall Street companies out of this mess. Let the free market work this out. This is NOT a solution about "main street," it's like using a band-aid to repair a torn artery. And what about Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd leading the charge to solve this "crisis"? Think FOX and HENHOUSE.
Here's the deal. Even a work out program, such as the House Republicans are proposing, is bound to be painful. But, you know, so will a bail-out band-aid. Credit may dry up - maybe. As a small business owner I can tell you its been hard to get credit for quite some time even with a decent credit rating.
Since doing away with the gold standard, our country has been printing money backed by the goodwill of the American people and a strong GDP. When McCain said the fundamentals of the economy were strong, everyone - including conservatives - called his statement a gaff. Is it? Isn't our American workforce - the industry and ingenuity of our people - isn't that the most fundamental of economic fundamentals? Our people are both strong and resilient. Aren't we?
Sadly, due to governmental regulations and taxes on business, industries are taking their manufacturing operations overseas. Good-bye, good jobs.
The American people, including yours truly, have been asleep - blissfully ignorant. At the root of the market collapse is our willingness to live on credit. This is not only a problem rooted in top-down Wall Street greed, but also bottom-up irresponsible spending by the general public . We've got to get back to "pay as you go" living, even if that means putting off major purchases and luxuries.
Will this change the economy. Oh, yeah. It will be rough. We may lose our business, you may lose your job. However, we have GOT to set an example of pragmatism and accountability for our children and their children.
Today scientists at CERN flipped the switch on the Large Hadron Colliderin an attempt to create mass from energy. I won't even pretend to have a clue about the mathematics that goes into this experiment, but I will say that ever since I learned the equation E=MCever2 I've been fascinated by the thought of turning energy into mass.
They are searching for the Higgs Boson, also called the "God Particle." It's theorized that the Higgs Boson is the piece that solves the puzzle of how mass was first created.
Here's some information on the Higgs Boson , courtesy of Wilipedia. Here's a really cute rap video which explains the LHC.
Questions regarding the wisdom of this nearly $4 Billion experiment have included concern that the LHC could produce a black-hole capable of consuming the entire earth.
Ouch!
Relax, CERN folk have done the math and the chances of this happen are nano-of-a-nano slim and, even if they did manage to generate a black hole, it would be so unstable that it would only be a "blip" and gone. Them's layman's words.
I can't remember where, when or whether it was a dream, but I have a vague memory of hearing that, mathematically, at least, if one were to fall into a black hole it would appear to an observer that the observed would be pulled, stretched and break apart as he was pulled through the hole. However, from the victim's perspective, it would seem that nothing had changed.
Again, I'll have to research that for a better explanation or to determine if I simply made-up that part.
At any rate, think of the opportunities to use the LHC as a scapegoat. Lost your keys? Blame it on a little black hole. Computer crash? Must be the LHC! Obama in the White House? Hmmm.
Who in the world is Sarah Palin? Of all the Veep choices available to McCain, why this newbie Governor from Alaska and what does she have to offer as VP? Talk about pulling a candidate out of left field!
She's conservative, staunchly pro-life and anti-gun control...and a woman.
You know, if McCain were in his 40's or 50's...even his 60's I'd not be so concerned about his running mate. However, considering the average American male life expectancy, there's a slim chance this Palin will be called upon to serve as President before four years is over. I pray not, but....
Palin is going to have a lot to prove in the next couple of months. I hope McCain wasn't counting on women to vote for her just because she's "one of us." Remember..."Country First."
Who in the world is Sarah Palin? Of all the Veep choices available to McCain, why this newbie Governor from Alaska and what does she have to offer as VP? Talk about pulling a candidate out of left field!
She's conservative, staunchly pro-life and anti-gun control...and a woman.
You know, if McCain were in his 40's or 50's...even his 60's I'd not be so concerned about his running mate. However, considering the average American male life expectancy, there's a slim chance this Palin will be called upon to serve as President before four years is over. I pray not, but....
Palin is going to have a lot to prove in the next couple of months. I hope McCain wasn't counting on women to vote for her just because she's "one of us." Remember..."Country First."
Who in the world is Sarah Palin? Of all the Veep choices available to McCain, why this newbie Governor from Alaska and what does she have to offer as VP? Talk about pulling a candidate out of left field!
She's conservative, staunchly pro-life and anti-gun control...and a woman.
You know, if McCain were in his 40's or 50's...even his 60's I'd not be so concerned about his running mate. However, considering the average American male life expectancy, there's a slim chance this Palin will be called upon to serve as President before four years is over. I pray not, but....
Palin is going to have a lot to prove in the next couple of months. I hope McCain wasn't counting on women to vote for her just because she's "one of us." Remember..."Country First."
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