Day: April 30, 2008

A Tax Holiday–A McCain Idea

John McCain has offered his newest idea for giving the consumer a break on the high cost of gasoline.  (Long pause for effect and thought)  His plan is to suspend the federal tax on gas for the 3 months of the summer.  First of all, that money is used for the infrastructure; money which is needed to sure up such things as roads and bridges, which in case no one has noticed, is falling apart.  Secondly, that would be a lose of about $9 billion and would cost about 300,000 people their jobs.

Other news from yesterday, Shell Oil Co reported profits of $7 billion in the first quarter of 2008.  (another pause for effect?  Exxon continues to report large profits quarter after quarter…thinking…..why not go after a windfall profits?

The American people so happy to get a tax cut that they will support any call for one…but what will this one effect?  Maybe another bridge will collapse from lack of attention.  This plan sucks!  It is a band aid for a gun shot wound!

It is time for the American people to face facts…less taxes mean less services to the people….means less money coming to the government coffers…means more profits for companies….and the people pay in the long run anyway.

Condemnation Of A Pastor

Finally, Obama has made a speech that everyone has been screaming for…he has condemned in the strongest terms the remarks and actions of his former pastor, Rev.  Wright.  And I swear that this will be the last post on this subject I will make.

I have heard the pundits say the the situation is “very complicated”   I ask why?  It is a private citizen making outlandish comments and voicing his personal opnion.

It is complicated because the media wanted it to be so.  Almost appears, at times, that the media is attempting to assassinate the Obama campaign.  Why do I say this?  For instance, the Wright thingy is a person, not attached to the campaign is making comments, but he media keeps trying to make him a semi-major player in the campaign.  Making everything this man says as somehow important to the Obama plan.  But yet when a lie is told, an out right lie, not much was made of it and it was allowed to silently slip away.

One candidate has LIED–the other not so much–all politicians lie–it is in their genetic make up–but a voice from the fringe speaks louder than a falsehood from the middle.

IMO, Rev. Wright needs to shut the hell up–he is defeating his desire to empower African-Americans.  He is killing the every person that could make that dream come true. I have questioned his motives and still do so.

Obama has now done what all have wanted for a month–but will it be enough for the media to let it go.  Would be really nice if the media would let the candidates speak on specifics they have for the problems we all face.

Candidates And The Gas Tax

ABC News: Gas Tax 101: Where the Candidates Stand

Looks like Clinton has the same idea for the gas tax as McCain. Does anyone else see a scary trend there? She will make changes to lead the country, but yet she has the same plan as a Bush-ite. Where would the difference be?

This will not improve much….maybe a half a tank of gas..but as I have said already would cost about $9 billion in much needed tax money and possibly cost about 300,000 jobs. Where is that leading the country in a different direction.

Issues For The Democrats

Some have asked why the candidates do not speak more on the issues at hand. Think about it! The media seldom asks questions on issues, they prefer to continue to pick the crap to report on. There is another reason why the issues are not so important.

I bet you would like to know why? The answer is very simple–with the two Dem candidates there is not a spit worth of difference in there stands on the issues.

Here are just a few of the comparisons:

On abortion: Obama-pro Clinton–pro
On China–neither have a solid position
ON health care–similar positions with minor differences, but neither is universal
On Iraq–both favor a timetable with minor differences
On gay marriage–both are opposed
On social security privatization–both oppose

Just a few of the issues that voters will be looking at. I realize that my comparison is a simplistic, but if one wants clarification, then I suggest that one visit their websites.

If one is a voter on issues then the decision will not be an easy one, but most Americans go past issues and head straight for the personality. If that is one’s plan then I say good luck with that–but please if later they are dissatisfied with their choice, keep quiet, because they were stupid enough to vote for a personality, they will just have to live with their choice for the time being.