another week

Hello dear readers!

I took a small break from writing this past weekend, and almost got out of tune from writing again!  I swore to myself on New Years Eve 2007 that I would begin writing actively in my own blog, and I did!  But, now my mind almost began slipping away into a sense of comfort and procrastination, which is the enemy of all failed attempts!  Hence, I forced myself to begin writing about this laziness that we all might get from time to time as a means of beginning to write again after the weekend. 

Since there is no dream, or revelation that I have been afflicted with recently, I would like to dedicate this particular post on the presidential elections.  Recently, if you have been following the media at all, you may have noticed that some very bitter and angry remarks have been flying around the political spheres known as the Obama and Clinton campaigns.  My understanding is that Obama's campaign sent out a flyer to Ohio residents stating that if Clinton were to be President, her Universal Healthcare plan would essentially force people into a health care plan regardless of them being able to afford it or not.  Clinton vehemently denied these allegations saying that Obama's camp was misleading voters.  Obama's camp is telling the truth, everyone will be forced into the healthcare plan by taking the money out of the people's paychecks, even if they cannot afford it.  There is one slight detail though left out by the opposing campaign, and that is that it would be done at a subsidized cost for them.  

Clinton's campaign on the other hand though, has spread a photo of Obama wearing typical Somali clothes from when he visited as a U.S. senator.  Some may ask, what is the big deal? The issue at hand is that the Clinton campaign is shamefully playing race, religion, and ethnicity card to persuade voters that Obama is too different.  You see, his clothes are typical Somali Muslim clothes with a turban and all.  And with this picture, they are indirectly attempting to paint Obama as Muslim, an Arab, or worse yet, one of "them".  They are disgustingly attempting to play into undecided voters' xenophobia through these actions.  This to me shows that the Clinton's use the race card to their benefit when it suits them, as well as to discredit an opponent.  

However, there is one issue at large here which I believe both candidates, in fact all candidates have never touched on.  Flat tax rate for everyone!  Call me crazy since my economics skills are not the best, but my theory is that is everyone paid income tax, there would be no deficit.  People making an income of 30,000/year to 100 BB/year would pay a flat rate of say...15%.  I can live with 15%, and apparently so could Warren Buffet as he once stated that since this country has given so much to him, the least he and people of his income bracket could/would do is to pay some of it back.  Does this make me a socialist?  I don't know.  Maybe.  But since I believe in a free market, where inflation's are not tampered with to create false sense of market, and I believe in competing with rivals, that also makes me a capitalist.  If everyone paid 15%, I sincerely believe we would not be crying foul, or not being able to have true Universal Healthcare.  The government would invest the money to make it grow as they have in countries like Chile, and the likes of Buffett, Gates, the Hiltons, and everyone would still have money to spend, but also Universal Healthcare.  

Well, now that I have rambled on about politics, I think it is time for me to bid adieu yet again, and wish everyone of you a great and wonderful night, or day depending on where you are in this world.  

Hakuna Matata, no worries!

obama vs. clinton

Hello again,
As I have stated in my mission statement for this blog, I will be writing anything, and everything that grabs my attention. My tidbits on here can range from the funny, to personal thoughts, video games, movies, news, stories, or politics. Right now, I would like to write about what I think of the political spectrum, and the two extraordinary exciting contenders on the democratic side, and one misfortunate contender on the Republican side that the mass media has almost complete ignored: Ron Paul.

If I begin to discuss Ron Paul, I would like to let it be known that I am an independent because I believe in voting for the right candidate, with the right charisma, and right idea to venture forth in this great nation. Ron Paul has some very radical ideas, that when thought about you begin to realize that he is not radical at all, and is instead a very collected and logical person. Take the middle eastern conflicts we are waged in right now, and how the world stage is filled with stabs from the east to the west, and so forth. Ron Paul asserts that one of the prime reasons for our current political turmoil in the US, and outside our shores, really go back to the very first coup d'etat that we were lured into by the British. In 1953, the CIA long with MI6 deposed of Mossadegh, a democratically elected prime minister of Iran (Stephen Kinzer). Ron Paul knows this, as do so many other politicians. Only he has the audacity to let it be known. Hence - do I believe he has been all but buried in the mass media. This brings me to another great political contender from the other spectrum - Barack Obama.

The democrats have now lost two elections in a row since the descent and departure of former president Bill Clinton in 2000. The first time around, Al Gore lost in electoral votes, but won in popular vote. I believe that had he not been so wooden in his speech deliverances at the time, and been as charismatic as he showed himself to be in the Oscar winning, Nobel Peace prize winning documentary, An Inconvenient Truth - he may very well have won in 2000. This brings us to 2004, Bush had begun an inevitable war gainst terrorism, and people felt uncomfortable voting for a different candidate during a time of war - hence we got another 4 more years of Bush.

The year is now 2008, and we are faced with one maverick from the Republicans, and a choice between Obama, or Clinton on the Democrats side. Huckabee, although admirable for his stance in continuing the fight, really stands no chance. Clinton, and Obama though, both have the fight of their lives in front of them. What began as a sure win for Clinton, has now turned into a desperate fight to stay in the race for Clinton. Obama has created an amazing momentum, he has won over crowds with his amazing charisma, eloquent speeches, and dynamic energy that has caused youths to talk about politics like never before. Even my younger brothers are excited about Obama.

As for Clinton though, while I respected and admired her husband for his political prowess, I simply cannot see her being a logical choice for the country, let alone the Democratic party. The Republicans truly despise her, or rather the Clinton name. Just think back to Ken Starr, the impeachment trials, or the relentless persecution of Bill (well Monica too). You get the idea. If the Democrats elect her, while she has the "experience" of being a President's wife, and a senator who has voted yes to almost all of the important issues which we and she is critisizing Bush on, combined with a united front of despise from Republicans for the Clinton dynasty. The end result is that they would be handing the general election victory to McCain. While I admire McCain on his tough stance, and speaking for what he believes in, I cannot believe nor see him as the right person for our next president.

This leaves only Obama as the best candidate for the Democratic party, and really as the best candidate for the country. He shares the values of everyone, he carries, and will carry everyone's agenda on his sholders, and he will unite the country, rather than divide the country. He may not be as bold as Ron Paul in his stance for staying politically correct with the Washington lawmakers. but he does stand for change, a change which will bring about prosperity, wealth, better education system, better roads, better economy, and an ability to make things happen because of his universal appeal. Please vote and donate to Obama today. http://www.barackobama.com/