The presidential race is gearing up and it's time to blog a little. The main question I have for Mitt Romney is why he's running for president. Mr. Romney has not explained why he wants to be president. What's in it for him? With all that money and success in the private sector why go for a government position? I can't help feeling that it's an entitlement or prestige issue with him. It's perhaps the only thing he has not yet achieved.
Is his heart really in it? How about the American people? Does he care for the middle class or working people? I don't get that kind of feeling about him. The statements he and his wife have made about people working for a living are quite out of touch. His appearance in jeans and plaid shirts are silly. Nothing about Romney feels real.
There's nothing wrong with being wealthy and successful but unfortunately with Romney it all seems very contrived. No one really knows what Mitt Romney really thinks and feels. What are his visions for this country. How is he going to fix the economy. Will he fight for the little people who have been hurt by this economy? What about health care? Does he care that people with pre-existing conditions are not able to get insurance. Or what about people who can't afford insurance and have to decide between putting food on the table and paying for expensive health care.
None of this resonates with Mr. Romney. The Republican party loves drawing comparisons between us and Greece, cautioning that we're going down the wrong path if we follow Obama's economic policies. But Greece is taking a lot of austerity measures and cutting a lot of programs in order to reduce their spending and deficit. That's exactly what Republicans want for our country - cut spending in order to reduce the deficit. They want to take austerity measures. So if we follow this idea then we'll surely end up like Greece.
So my question to Romney is why is he running for the highest office in the land and how would he make things better. I don't believe that he's got what it takes to be a good and fair president. I think he wants to cut vital programs (Education department, HUD, etc.) and do away with social security, medicare and medicaid. He wants to continue the Bush Tax Cuts, which have hurt our economy. I think that's the real Mitt Romney and the only people that will benefit from his potential ideas are the rich. It is a new world order that the Republican machine has been working on for a decade.
A lot is at stake here and it's up to us to make the right decision. So let's see how we will decide in November. Unfortunately I'm only cautiously optimistic.
Who the hell is Pia?!?! Hubby's cousin left him a message saying: "Hey! The same people who voted for Obama, voted Pia off of "American Idol! tonight-Take that Cuz!!".
This is coming from a guy who is 50 years old! He's extremely conservative and typical military. We're like the total opposites of him. Somehow Pia appears more important than the government possibly shutting down, the elections in Wisconsin and other pressing issues that concern our country. Wow, we got our priorities straight by talking about Pia!
My Thoughts on a Possible Government Shutdown
Here's something that the GOP has not considered:
Obama has already agreed to cutting 30 billion dollars from this year's budget, which was Boehner's original demand. However, Boehner has gotten greedy and/or wants to continue playing hardball because he feels he can get even more of a compromise. Thus, if Obama does not agree we will in essence have a shutdown of our government.
However, if Obama agrees to cutting more than 30 billion, say 100 billion dollar or even 200 or 700 or a trillion - whatever Boehner continues to demand, in essence we would have a possible shutdown of the government as well. Why? Because the government really can't function with the levels that the House GOP demands.
Thus,
Obama disagrees = government shutdown.
Obama agrees to more cuts = government shutdown.
What is the real problem here?
A) The House GOP demanded in December of last year 700 billion dollars in tax breaks for the rich and corporations. That is 700 billion dollars that we could have used towards paying the deficit.
B) We're running a deficit since 2002 because of the wars started in Afghanistan and Iraq. They are still going on and we have to pay for them.
C) The House GOP is cutting vital programs in every aspect of the government instead of focusing on creating any jobs.
Cutting vital government programs = cutting government jobs = unemployment in the government sector = no money to spend for business in the private sector = cutting private jobs = unemployment in the private sector. It's a massive domino effect.
Unfortunately those voting Republican and Tea Party don't see this. There's an old saying it takes money to make money. Thus if we actually would spend money for government programs we would make money both in the public and private sector. The House GOP is sending us on a path of a self fulfilling prophecy, a government shutdown.
This Crazy Party Called GOP
The American people are worried about jobs, health care, gas prices and energy independence, what's going on the Middle East and how it might affect our country, and making sure that our air is clean and our water is safe!
What does the House GOP worry about? They worry about cutting funding for NPR and Planned Parenthood, union busting, giving huge tax breaks to corporations and slashing funds for vital programs that suppose to help those that can't help themselves, and the 2012 election!
They promised the jobs - but have created none! Instead they are busting unions and slashing vital programs. None of this will create jobs. They are creating a huge gap between the rich and the poor.
They act like kids in a sandbox. They are not reasonable in any shape or form.
Representative Paul Ryan (R-WI) Reminds Me Of...
Crispin Glover in the movie
Willard.
