To begin with, I'm not sure how many people will actually read this. I think I get more hits on my blog out on writing.com than I ever have here. However, I just feel like venting and this seemed like the more appropriate place.
As everyone in the universe knows, we have a new president. Just thought I'd warn people now. The sun doesn't rise and set according to him. I already have a God, thank you very much. As a matter of fact, I don't even think he's all that great. Before I look on him with anything but fear and suspicion, he's going to have to do something to prove it. So far, he's doing a horrid job. Pretty interesting considering he's only been in office for a few days.
Let's take the first order of business he's done. He's shutting down Guantanamo Bay. Okay, that might not be the best thing the US has ever done, but really. Shutting it down and putting all of those foreign criminals through our justice system? That's insane. They're not even US citizens. They don't deserve the protection of our constitution. If he wants to shut it down, then fine. Send them back home. It will keep our military with jobs for a long time to come. A lot of them in there are suspected terrorists. Yes. By all means. Let them all out and bring them INTO the US for trial. Brilliant. Now, why don't you go round up all their little terrorist friends and bring them in too so they can "testify on their behalf." Heck. Give them all guns, too. Let's make it more fun. Not like they'd have any problems getting any when they were in the States anyway. Now. To keep ME amused, put the ACLU in front of them and let's see what happens. Actually, they'd probably become best friends and have a meeting to determine the best way to undermine the American Government. Then, the media can cover it all because they're on their side anyway, and they can report it as the best thing to happen to the US ever. *gag*
The recession we're in. I know, I know. Everyone wants to blame President Bush. But please, if you're going to blame people, put it back where it belongs. Carry it back to President CLINTON where it belongs. He's the one who decided everyone should own a home. Never mind the fact that most people aren't financially sound enough to do it. Then banks put in the practice of loose lending. Those same people who aren't very good with financial decisions took advantage of it and then proceeded to drag down the entire economic market. Oh, and by the way. Presidents have never been in "charge" of the economy anyway. It's the typical person who is. What we decide to do ripples throughout the entire market and influences others. One person walks away from their home and allows it to go into foreclosure, then it ripples throughout the entire neighborhood. If that same neighborhood hears that the other person went and bought another house before the foreclosure hit, then they decide it's better to walk away from their current home than it is to try and sell it. That right there started the home market down slide. After awhile, it started to hit the businesses. People got into homes more expensive than they could afford. So then the homes started being foreclosed on for real. Businesses started taking a hit when people were pouring all their money into trying to keep their homes. Without people buying their products, they couldn't stay in business. Then it got worse.
I'm just curious. Do you see that? Do you see how it all started? It all started with loose lending practices encouraged by President Clinton. Unfortunately, it took 8 years for it to all slide out from underneath us and create this recession we're in. Don't blame Bush. He tried to help keep it from sliding. But there was no stopping this. It was too big. All we can do is tighten our belts and learn to live as we used to in the previous generations. Used isn't all that bad. I learned that from my husband. Some of the best things we own are second hand. *smile* They're better made too. Besides, think of it. We're helping to save the environment by keeping it all out of the landfill. *grin*
I think that's all I have to whine about for today. I'm sure I'll come back when Obama does something else incredibly stupid. Why can't he do something useful? Like get rid of the "No Child Left Behind Act"? It's not helping anything and it's actually making our education system worse. Instead, take the money that is being poured into that, and use it to completely revamp our education system. Pay the teachers a higher salary so that you can keep the good math and science teachers out of the industry.
Aww, to heck with it. Our country needs our prayers. That's the ultimate answer. So I'll just take a deep breath, wait out our current president and hope he doesn't screw things up too bad, and pray for our country.
