Bad move

Well today's been made official stupidity knows no bounds when it comes to politics. In the great state of Illinois also known as the land of Lincoln Democratic governor Rod Blagojevich who is under federal investigation for trying to sell the Senate seat of President-elect Obama. Now today he is made of very gutsy gets stupid move. He has appointed former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat. One would ask why with this idiot do this, you would think he would do the smart thing but other embattled Governors or mayors would do and that is to resign from his office. Now this Roland Burris himself is a very respectable person. He was the first African-American in Illinois to hold a statewide office. Why would he disgraced himself by accepting the nomination from a governor who has clearly lost the confidence of the people of his state. He may have done it for peer lead political reasons but he has just destroyed any remaining of his political career. He actually said earlier in December that the governor should step down. Yet he is accepting a nomination for you the U.S. Senate from them.

What concerns me about this appointment is the fact that Roland Burris claims that he has no relation to what is going on with Gov. Blagojevich. But why would he accept a nomination from him. This not only brings into question his integrity but also his judgment and leadership. If he were to get into the Senate I don't believe he would have any type of ability to get things done for the people of Illinois. It is very clear to see how big the head of Blagojevich is. He is doing this to try and save himself, he is thinking more about himself than the integrity of the office of which he holds. The first thing that Blagojevich is rescinded the appointment and then he still resign his office. He is doing such a disservice to our democracy by find a hold on to office which he is going to qualify to be. This is the same issue that people in Detroit had to deal with this year. We had a mayor that refuse to accept the fact that he had done wrong. For months people in Detroit had to put up with his mess. Gov. Blagojevich should follow the example of the former New York governor and immediately resign.

First of all I believe that the Democrats in the Illinois legislature failed to pass legislation that would allow for a special election. The governor has given Republicans in the Illinois more ammunition to use against Democrats in future elections. He is doing a great disservice to his state and for his party. For the sake of decency and the integrity of our party and the people of his state he needs to leave office right now. The people of this country have just elected an agent of change. Gov. you do not represent what the people of Illinois and of the United States have voted for it is time to step aside.

All could be lost

It will be a great day when Obama takes the oath of office. After 8 years of oil wars, lies, and policies the benefit the rich it will be a great day. We must not become complacent, we steel must fight to make sure that every vote is counted. We must also make sure that every person who is 18 or over will go and vote. The time for talk has ended and action must be taken now. Change will not come if we sat and do nothing, it will come when people get up a do something like Rosa Parks when she did not get up.

Obama is not the only race we should look at. People must keep in mind that the president is only one part of our government . We have to have a Congress that reflexes the change that we need in the U.S. Republicans in the Congress have stop many good pieces of legislation like the Children’s health insurance program. A law that would have give 10 million kids health insurance. Bush vetoed this good bill and house Republicans would not override the veto. In the Senate Republicans would not allow a final vote on legislation that would tax the profits on oil companies, like Exxon Mobil who made $64.7 billion in three months. We need to have members in congress who also believe in change.

DNC Day 2

Last night convention was better in the fact that the speakers went on the attack a lot more. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) said in his speech “John McCain calls himself a maverick but he votes with Bush 90% of the time that is not a maverick that is a side kick.” This is the type of language that democrats should be using on John Bush McCain. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) in the same speech “They cut taxes for the must of us and past the pain to the lest of us. They give huge subsidies to Oil companies and they ask for four more years, how about four more months.” This show me democrats are doing a better job of framing there massage.

Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) gave democrats some red meat that is well done to eat last night. He said “John McCain voted 25 times against renewable and alternative energy.” Also “ John McCain has taken more than a million dollars in campaign contributions from the gas and industry.” These fact can be used in ads and talking points by left 527 groups. This a go was to get the word out.

Gov. Ted Strickland (D-OH) “John McCain has no problem hitting the snooze button on the economy because he’s never been apart of the middle class. And I would like to say to him Sen. John McCain it’s time for your wake-up call. This step up rhetoric is what is need to fight McCain with. They need to do more of the same.

DNC Day 1

The goal for Democrats for the convention is to go after McCain hard. They did some of that tonight. They need to step it up a lot more, you have to call McCain and his fair right Republican friends. Pelosi could have done a better job of this. I would have called out house Republicans for not voting the override the children’s health insurance program. The Republicans are going after Obama hard so Democrats need to do the same. What is good is how Democrats are going after Hispanic voters. This group can give you states like Nevada and New Mexico. Also Democrats did a ok job addressing weakness in Obama’ support, but have a working white family speak. They need to do more of this to help move polls in state like Ohio and Iowa.

The ture issue the economy

There has been a lot of talk on the economy in the last few months. It is the some story six months of job loss, income is down and cost of food, gas, etc. is up. Most of us feel this everyday. John McCain and his Republican friends is trying to sell us the same old story.

For some reason Republicans think that the some old cut, cut and cut more taxes for big business will help the average person pay for high living cost that people are facing every day. The fact is McCain is playing the same game Bush has been playing for the last seven and a half years. His plan would give tax cuts to Exxon mobile a company that made over $100 billion dollars in the first 3 months of this year. To me this sounds like Bush. If you make that much money you do not need a tax cut.

There are many thing that John McCain has not talked about like for me is the cost of college. I have talked before how Democrats have tried to help college students. Obama would give student a chances to earn $4,000 every year by doing community service work. This is a good idea. McCain has no plan the help college students pay for school. Believe me I have been looking.

Obama has a good tax plan, His plan would cut tax for families that make less that $250,000 a year. This means my mom would see more money in her pocket. Also under his plan my mom would get help to pay for the mortgages and the cost of fuel. This plan would be good for her because she is working on a second degree and I am work on my first degree. McCain’s plan would just say go luck.

John McCain has no plans to help fix America’s ageing infuscate. Obama will invest billons in to projects that will send many people back to work. This is what the U.S. needs a new direction.

Pointless attacks

Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. will be in Detroit in the next two weeks. The last time he was hear he spoke at the freedom fund dinner. Many in the news has tried to use him to make Barack Obama look bad. Now I think that Rev. Wright has said some things that I do not agree with. There are better ways of making a point that saying “God dam Americana.” But it dose not mean that he is not telling the true on some issue. The fact is that the U.S. has a long history of oppression of its people. Rev. Wright just did not commutate this in a way that would have to some effect but would have come off more respectful. I would like to see Rev. Wright find new way of make his point that will sound better and will not turn people away.

The right is trying to use Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright to make Barack Obama look bad. This is only thing that has a chances of sticking. The right has tried many issue to discrete Obama. They pointed out that Obama dose not ware a U.S. flag pen on his suit. The reason they pointed this out is they tried to say that Barack is unpatriotic. I am sure you can see how absurd this is. The next thing the right tried on Obama is the fact that his middle name is “Hussein.” They said that Obama had a Muslim heritage and that he had ties to terrorists. ExposeObama.com an extremist group sent e-mails saying thing like "President Barack Hussein Obama ... the scariest four words in the English language!" This old tacked the right tried to uses for years. In the 1964 election the right said the Kennedy would govern to the U.S. have the pope would tell him to. Then the People of the U.S. did not believe that crap.

The right knows they can no win in a policy debate. The only thing they can do is engage in pointless attacks. The right can tell us why after five years why we are steel in Iraq. They can now tell us they are going to fix the U.S. healthcare. The right has no plan to help student pay for college. They know the LGBT issue will not give team a victory this year. I believe that the right know they are wrong.

Democrats looking out for the college student

Democrats are looking out for the college student. Everyone knows what the problem is. One college by the time I have kids that are ready to go the college that will have to pay more that $100,000 to go to school. Many working class families and work poor families are going to lose the change to work there way out of poverty. We all know that someone who has a college degree will have a better change of living a good middle class life. That will be less likely to get involved in crime and that will help keep to U.S. economy strong. During the six year that Bush had the congress he did little to help the college student. Bush tried to cut americorps program that give money to student for school if that did so many hours of volunteer work. I as sure you are thinking how can go to sleep at night.

Over the last year and a half Democrats have been working hard to help college student. On 1/17/07 Democrats in the U.S. house passed the The College Student Relief Act of 2007. This law would cut interest rates in half for undergraduate students with subsidized student loans -- those most in financial need -- over the next five years at no new cost to taxpayers. Also it would increasing efficiency in the student loan programs and redirecting all savings directly back into the hands of students. Democrats got Bush to sign The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. This law will Cut interest rates in half on subsidized student loans over the next four years, increase the maximum Pell Grant scholarship to $5400 over the next five years, Expanding eligibility through needs analysis to include and serve more students with financial need, provid upfront tuition assistance to qualified undergraduate students who commit to teaching in public schools, and provide Historically Black Colleges and Universities with $510 million over five years. This was last year.

This year Dems in the house passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. This bill would Encourage colleges to rein in price increases and provide consumers with helpful information, it would Restore integrity and accountability to the student loan programs, Simplify the federal student aid application process and make text more cheaper. Also Democrats got Bush to sign Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 this will Reduce borrowers’ reliance on costlier private college loans and encourage responsible borrowing, Give parent borrowers more time to begin paying off their federal PLUS college loans, and help struggling families pay for college. Democrats have been busy doing what I need for the college student Bush with his party in control of congress did not do this much for students.

. Everyone knows what the problem is. One college by the time I have kids that are ready to go the college that will have to pay more that $100,000 to go to school. Many working class families and work poor families are going to lose the change to work there way out of poverty. We all know that someone who has a college degree will have a better change of living a good middle class life. That will be less likely to get involved in crime and that will help keep to U.S. economy strong. During the six year that Bush had the congress he did little to help the college student. Bush tried to cut americorps program that give money to student for school if that did so many hours of volunteer work. I as sure you are thinking how can go to sleep at night.

Over the last year and a half Democrats have been working hard to help college student. On 1/17/07 Democrats in the U.S. house passed the The College Student Relief Act of 2007. This law would cut interest rates in half for undergraduate students with subsidized student loans -- those most in financial need -- over the next five years at no new cost to taxpayers. Also it would increasing efficiency in the student loan programs and redirecting all savings directly back into the hands of students. Democrats got Bush to sign The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. This law will Cut interest rates in half on subsidized student loans over the next four years, increase the maximum Pell Grant scholarship to $5400 over the next five years, Expanding eligibility through needs analysis to include and serve more students with financial need, provid upfront tuition assistance to qualified undergraduate students who commit to teaching in public schools, and provide Historically Black Colleges and Universities with $510 million over five years. This was last year.

This year Dems in the house passed the College Opportunity and Affordability Act. This bill would Encourage colleges to rein in price increases and provide consumers with helpful information, it would Restore integrity and accountability to the student loan programs, Simplify the federal student aid application process and make text more cheaper. Also Democrats got Bush to sign Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 this will Reduce borrowers’ reliance on costlier private college loans and encourage responsible borrowing, Give parent borrowers more time to begin paying off their federal PLUS college loans, and help struggling families pay for college. Democrats have been busy doing what I need for the college student Bush with his party in control of congress did not do this much for students.

some info came from-http://edlabor.house.gov/micro/loansact.shtml