The debate season is over. FINALLY!!! My scorecard says that McCain won the first debate, Palin won the V-P debate, McCain and Obama fought to a draw in the 2nd debate, and Obama won the third. Why? Too many references to Joe the Plumber and other irrelevant points.
After the debate, the media destroyed the person known as Joe the Plumber. The media dug into his personal life and found that he could not afford the small business he wanted to buy on his working class salary and that he was not even licensed to be a plumber. Thus, Joe the Plumber will become a footnote to this election of ups and downs.
The one thing that angered me about the debates is the reference made by Obama that a spending freeze would be applying a hatchet to where a scalpel is needed. To be quite honest, the budget deficit will be about $1 trillion in the red for the next fiscal years. Five or 6 hatchets will be needed to cut all that excessive drain on the budget.
It looks like Obama will win the election unless something dramatically happens.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Friday, October 10, 2008
Early Voting
While I was away for a week from NSU, I took the opportunity to cast my ballot early in my hometown. I will not disclosed how I voted for candidates. However, those who know me would know how I voted.
When it came to the Constitutional Amendments and Initiatives, I voted no on all. I could not vote for any of the three Initiatives. The one on Open Government is a complete farce. The initiative on stocks did not make any sense. As for the abortion initiative, I am pro-life, but this is not the method to overturn Roe v. Wade. Also, the explanation from the Attorney General stated that all three initiative would be challenged on constitutional ground. Thus, we should save South Dakota money by not getting challenged in court over these initiatives and spend money on attorney fees and court costs.
I encourage everyone to vote. However, don't vote "early and often." That's called voter fraud.
When it came to the Constitutional Amendments and Initiatives, I voted no on all. I could not vote for any of the three Initiatives. The one on Open Government is a complete farce. The initiative on stocks did not make any sense. As for the abortion initiative, I am pro-life, but this is not the method to overturn Roe v. Wade. Also, the explanation from the Attorney General stated that all three initiative would be challenged on constitutional ground. Thus, we should save South Dakota money by not getting challenged in court over these initiatives and spend money on attorney fees and court costs.
I encourage everyone to vote. However, don't vote "early and often." That's called voter fraud.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Bail-Out
After the collapse of the financial markets following the Monday vote, Congress passed the Bail-Out Bill. Major revisions to the bill include tax cuts and pet projects totalling $150 billion that were necessary for the bill to pass. The Senate passed it 74-25 and the House passed it 263-171. Those voting Aye were 91 Republicans and 172 Democrats. Those voting Nay were 108 Republicans and 68 Democrats.
This is a typical Congressional bill that gave the executive branch more power while granting money for pork-barrel projects for certain members of Congress. More of the same from Washington.
This is a typical Congressional bill that gave the executive branch more power while granting money for pork-barrel projects for certain members of Congress. More of the same from Washington.
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