I’ve been a bit slow posting on this site, it’s been a busy month and I am trying to wind down the week because this weekend I’m going to take the wife to Tunica, MS for our Anniversary. Anyway, because I am short on time I thought I would try and make a decent Podcast with my thoughts on the current state of Gas Prices and my take on how we got to where we are..

Some of the highlights from my podcast:

• Why gas is approaching $4 a gallon.
• Why we will never see $2 a gallon gas again
• Who is to blame for the huge increase in gas
• What we can do to make some changes
• Why Drilling makes sense for the US
• Why the Environmental activists do what they do

Check out the Pod Cast talking about Big Oil

As I talked about in the First post, we have a very interesting situation that had consumed out country this year. It is election 2008 and we have a 70+ year old, a women, and a Black man. One of the most interesting things about this race is how it has been manipulated by the media.

The great “spin machine” that is our national media has played a huge role in this years election’s. The media always plays a bg part, but this year they have been in a bigger role than ever before. Everyone has hread the old phrase “He who controls history”…. So, this brings us to where we are today.

Now, just so I’m clear I want you to understand that I do not think that the media cares who is president and who is not. It makes little difference to them, but what does matter is the story. There is no Story if John Edwards, Mike Huckebee, Ron Paul, or Mitt Romney is running in the November election. That would be the “norm” for elections. The same ole’ crusty politicians running again.

The big money making story is if there is the potential for the worlds First Women, First Black man, or the oldest man running. That must be a media dream to have this situation, and they got it. Now, let’s take a look at each candidate briefly.

John McCain:

First of all, John McCain is a national Hero, he is a retired military veteran, Former POW, and fought to defend our country. Excerpt from his site:

During his 23rd bombing mission on October 26, 1967, a missile struck John’s plane and forced him to eject, knocking him unconscious and breaking both his arms and his leg. John was then taken as a prisoner of war into the now infamous “Hanoi Hilton,” where he was denied necessary medical treatment and often beaten by the North Vietnamese.

John spent much of his time as a prisoner of war in solitary confinement, aided by his faith and the friendships of his fellow POWs. When he was finally released and able to return home years later, John continued his service by regaining his naval flight status.

So, there is no doubt this man has character and has been through more than 99% of us will ever have to go through. As far as his politics, I have no clue. everyday he seems to pull a new issue out of the sky depending on who he is talking to. He has been in Washington far too long and knows the game and how to win.. Just yesterday, he actually spoke the words “global warming” while giving a speech in Oregon.. That is a ground breaking day for the GOP..

Barrack Obama

What can I say about Barrack Obama? I find it interesting that there isn’t an “about” page in his website. Probably because all he is about is change! I’m still not sure what kind of change, but change always sounds good after 8 years if anything. Other than going to a Muslim school as a young boy. this is all I can find:

Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a candidate for the Democratic Party’s nomination in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He is a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, he cosponsored legislation to control conventional weapons and to promote greater public accountability in the use of federal funds. He also made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the current 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation regarding lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel. Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama

Overall, I really just cannot see voting for this man. The whole Reverend Wright thing hits me hard, I’ve seen racism and it doesn’t matter if you are black, white or yellow. Check this link to see the good Reverend Wright, then ask yourself if you want his buddies running our county..

Hillary Clinton

I normally would stay away from an all out political post, mainly because I think most pepole don’t understand or care enough about politics to pay attention. As I’ve said before nothing is off limits in this blog. So let’s talk about politics and more specifically the presidential election of 2008.

Keep in mind that I have mostly liberal points of view. I think we should have small government and most importantly we should have freedom. When I say freedom I am referring to the freedom to raise my children how I see fit, freedom to teach my kids what I wish, freedom to criticize out government, and even freedom to sign a bad loan and lose my house.

Over the last couple years we have seen a lot of change in our nation. We have been at War for more than 5 years. We have seen the US take several black eyes due to our foreign policy. Our economy is stagnant, gas prices are getting bigger, and the housing market took a shit.

If you are paying attention to the warning signs, none of these things were a surprise.  As Americans we have gotten lazy and complacent and when that happens, you lose your edge on everything. It’s very similar to a business that refuses to change their ways because “that’s the way we’ve always done it”. Those businesses are bound to fail as well.

Throughout history there has always been Nations that got too comfortable with themselves and eventually they either withered away or were conquered. Now, I’m not saying either of these things will happen to the United States, but we are close to the edge. What makes the US such a great place is that everyone is adding to the problem, and the solution. We are the most powerful Nation in the history of the world, and we will not allow ourselves to fail. 

We are faced with a very interesting decision this year, one that I honestly think will affect out Country forever. The election of 2008 will determine the most powerful world leader at a time that is perhaps the most crucial of all. The sad fact is who we have left to choose from. Barrack Obama, Hillary Clinton, or john McCain.

I am not thrilled with any of these choices. All are life long politicians that keep pandering to anyone and everyone to get votes. Selling their soles if you will, and for what? Money, Power, greed. Not great choices we have, but if the truth was told, we didn’t have a choice either. If we actually had a say with our votes, George Bush would have never become president in the first place. Imagine how different the world would be……

In part two of this long political rant, I’m going to discuss how we ended up with these three politicians and my thoughts on each of them.