The Massachussetts Election

Finally, after more than two years, in commenting on the "upset" election of Sen. Brown, the NY Times finally recognized, admitted and commented on the fact the administration, while well intentioned, is completely lost in its dogma... A blind person, with an ounce of political savvy should have seen this coming! Health Care reform, without first properly addressing the housing and economic crises is a lost cause. The roof over a persons head and the ability to pay for it come first.

I believe that in order to direct our attention away from the miserably failed economic policies of Chairman Bernanke and Secretary Geithner, Mr. Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid pushed the health care "plan" as a misdirect ploy. The housing crisis IS THE ROOT CAUSE of this entire catastrophe. From first hand experience in attempting loan modifications for clients, I can attest that none one of the programs currently in place has a chance in hell of effecting the relief that is required. Secretary Geithner boasts of aiding some 375,000 homeowners... a grossly inflated number... but even so, at the present rate, when this ends no less than 3-5 years from now we ultimately will have 20-25 MILLION homeowners needing assistance, what good is even his number!!! Simple fact, In the largest markets,every home has been negatively impacted by the foreclosures and short sales.

President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid, properly address the housing and jobs disasters... NOTHING is more important to Americans... then talk to us about reforming health care... We may say that we support this issue, or that issue... but we always vote with one hand on our wallets... that ladies and gentlemen is politics 101!

It's still the foreclosures stupid.... it's the foreclosures...

The NY Times Editorial: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/opinion/21thur1.html?ref=todayspaper

The Democratic Party has rarely, if ever, been a cohesive group... but this is turning out to be a real Charlie Foxtrot..... Charlie Foxtrot... Charlie Foxtrot

GM invests $293 Million in China!

From Reuters: "...General Motors said on Sunday it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of 2 billion yuan ($293 million)...." (http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE57T0IV20090830)

Now, I'm not the brightest candle in in the candelabra... but didn't I read recently, that GM had filed for bankruptcy... that in order to survive it required 10's of billions of cash from "we the people"... that this cash infusion was intended to keep it alive... keep thousands of Americans employed... save the industry and revitalize our economy. Make no mistake about it, these comments are not intended as being anti-Chinese... it is a country of very intelligent hard working people. One that over the millennia has contributed much to the knowledge of mankind... it is not us against them... this is a statement of what "we the people" were told... this lead coffin of a debt was required to save OUR economy... it has become more than slightly obvious that we were, yet again, mislead (lied to?) by our elected representatives...

This agreement is yet more evidence that the Chinese are far better traders and bargainers than we… make no mistake about it, these international “deals” are reviewed by or involve numerous government agencies, not the least of which is The State Department…

I have no qualms with the concept of this joint venture... HOWEVER, it takes time and money to build plants; and time and money to hire and train new autoworkers... So please, would someone explain to me why this "joint venture"... is not using the several existing modern, shuttered, assembly plants ... hiring EXPERIENCED auto workers here in the US or even Canada... shipping American made light trucks and vehicles to China... Was not OUR money intended to employ OUR citizens... to buoy up OUR economy... or did I misinterpret the words of Speaker Pelosi... Senator Reid and Mr. Obama... I never did, nor do I believe anything that comes from the mouths of Chairman Bernanke or Secretary Geithner... the heroes and champions of Wall Street...

Hold it.. hold it… the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the cost of Mr., Obama’s nightmare health reform will cost “we the people” a mere$1.3 Trillion over 10 years… Would not this $293,000,000 be better spent providing health care for “we the people"

And so my fellow Americans... I believe that I will sit back, put my feet up, sip on a marvelous Napa Valley wine, and wait for one of you fans of Nancy, Harry and "B G & O" to provide any really good explanation this latest... sorry folks... fucking over of "We the people"...

For those of us who have any clue, and really care... the next national election is Tuesday, November 2, 2010... And none to soon... Throw The Bastards Out... ALL OF THEM...