Trust but verify -Ronald Reagan

It has been a while since I have posted. I just moved and didn't have internet for a while and I moving really takes a lot of time.

I wanted to write this time about the media. We are now deep into the information age (and by now there may be a new age that I haven't heard of yet) and we have a 24-hour news cycle. The media is forced to fill time with analysis of every aspect of a story and often times they talk to people who are no where close to the situation they are analyzing. Doing this they often blow things way out of proportion.

I am also tired of the the media following the policy of "it it bleeds it leads." There are hundreds of stories that aren't getting told or not getting the attention they deserve. It is the job of the media (national and local) to keep and eye on our government and tell us the stories that are relevant to their constituency. I don't mean to belittle the tragedy of someone's death but someone getting shot has a little impact on the public as a whole. Don't get me wrong their death is terrible and should not happen, but I need to know what affects everyone--or at least a majority of the people. If crime is on the rise and a shooting sets a record for my city, then I need to know to keep our government in check. I am the government and the media is to be our voice and helping us to keep an eye on them. Often, they regurgitate the press release of each side and call it "fair and balanced."

We as consumers of media need to hold them responsible. We want to know things that matter to us, don't make up stories during sweeps to set people in a panic like, "Guess what is in the ice at the restaurant you eat at." (imagine that said in the loud and boisterous announcer voice.)

Come together, we need to keep an eye on the government we elect. Become informed, demand more of the media and the people you elect to your local, state and national governments. Become an involved citizen. Don't reelect someone because you like their name and they haven't bothered you before. Know what they stand for and if you believe they have you in their their best interest.

Eliot Spitzer, what were you thinking?

Eliot, Eliot, Eliot...

How could you? $80,000 on hookers? My how the mighty fall.

I am thinking about your family. I am a big family man. They are the most important thing to me next to God. What you have done is reprehensible. It was very selfish and narcissistic. What you have put your family through is, well, I just can't come up with the word.

I saw your wife up there standing next to you and I just felt so sorry for her. I don't know if she has forgiven you or just standing there by you for the kids or what. But what strength she has as a woman. I know some think what she is doing, standing by him, is teaching young women the wrong thing, but if is that what she feels is best for her and her family, who are we to judge. I hope young women can see her commitment, her love and garner that from this horrible situation. Not everyone should stay with your significant other in a situation like this, but every person is different and each will react in a different way. We don't know what is going on in her head and behind the scenes. If she feels that is what she needs to do, then I pray for her, for God to give her comfort, peace and support to get through this very hard time.

I look at my two-year old daughter and I can't imagine how someone can put her through something like that. I look at my wife and the love that I have for her...they just don't make words for the strength of love I have. And I hope that everyone that has a wife and a child feels what I do. There is nothing like it.

How does someone, unless really messed up in the head, put someone you care about like that through infidelity like that, so public, so humiliating.

I encourage anyone who reads this and has been through the pain of something like this to talk to us. Maybe your thoughts might help a man or woman out there going through this or it might make someone think twice if they are considering cheating.

If you are one of those people, please think of your wife, husband and family. Talk to your significant other and work it out some way. It is not fair to cheat on them. It is selfish.

I wish all that are going through something like this the very best and send my prayers out to you.

From the outside looking in

Ok, so I admit I never have been a Hilary Clinton fan, but now, I must say there is no chance of me liking her. I can't believe the win-at-all-cost mentality that her campaign has taken. I mean really, you have to win some 60% of the votes of the remaining races to just surpass Obama, and that is still not enough to clinch the nomination. A margin by which you haven't won a race yet.

Now, she is offering the vice presidency to the current leader, what audacity. How does someone down by more than 150 delegates and 600,000 votes offer the vice presidency? I'll tell you how, she is a Clinton.

She pulls out Resko on Obama and shady real estate deals? HELLO??? What about Whitewater among the many other scandals the Clintons are/were involved in.

Hiliary??? Where are your tax documents? Where are the documents showing us, the public, your involvement in you husband's administration, of which you tout as experience? Why are they still locked up in your hubby's presidential library?

She is trying to seat Florida and Michigan, which she agreed should not be counted and now she thinks they should be seated. Come on, no matter what there is no fair way to seat them, even with a re-vote. I can't stand the woman. How is all of this good for the country.

Republicans never really liked her, but now her own party doesn't like her and some would go so far as to hate with the heat of 10,000 suns (really I heard this somewhere).

Hiliary, you are a polarizing figure. You are losing the popular vote, the delegate vote and really should stop the "fight" as you out it. No one really wants you as the nominee except for you and your cronies.

Are you there Congress? It's me voter.

I know that there is a lot of focus on the presidential race right now, but I wanted to take a little bit and talk about what Congress is doing for us, rather what they aren't doing for us.

They have become a lain duck Congress. Name one bill that they have passed other than the fake economic stimulus package. All that really does is put a few hundred dollars in our pockets and other than that nothing else. I ask, what will a credit starved, foreclosure riddled country use with that money? Being one in a tight financial position, my guess is one of two things, pay bills that are late to catch up, only to fall behind again or stash it away since everyone is talking about-dare I say it-recession?

Those checks are no more than a political attempt to buy a vote.

Both houses are locked in political end-fighting. I have to say that I am not that only one that disagrees since their approval rating in in the tank.

I encourage you to follow what congress is doing during this huge political hype around the presidential race.