I am here in Indiana and watched the Elkhart visit on TV.  I thought it was a brilliant move to come here and go to Florida -- straight with no chaser or media spin, unfiltered and effective.  As citizens we need to get on the phone and/or the e-mail and let Congress know who has the power: The citizens of this country have the real power.  We can sit on the sidelines, do nothing, but we better not say a word about what comes from passivity.  OR we can e-mail and call our Congress representative and let them know where we stand.

"...Only a fool never changes his mind." -- Elwin Wilson, former KKK member who apologized to Congressman Lewis. I am glad the Congressional votes to pass the stimulus bill are there, I am uncomfortable with the reality that these people, who have no real financial worries, who were hired by the very people they are betraying, don't seem to have a problem sacrificing a nation of people in order to strengthen the Republican party, to continue with these immature temper tantrums because this was not their idea, and determination to wreck the structure of the stimulus, so that they can say "See, I told you so." 'We hold as the arbiters of truth, those who have lied to us the most.' -- Dr. Amos Wilson These people are not economists, so you'll pardon me when I say that just complaining about the content, without offering a superior alternative, is just useless.  Going forward, will we have to continually press upon those who were elected to simply do their job in representing us?

 

My mantra of the day: I am asking again: The original stimulus plan was developed using a team of top economists, who have the credentials to develop the right recipe for success. The chipping away at the recipe by a bunch who neither the credentials nor the knowledge to put together a better plan OR a better solution, only egos following the not-my-idea plan of action, is this how we fix the problem for the citizens? I am e-mailing my Congress representatives and asking them these questions; what are you doing today?