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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
RISE AND SHINE
GOOD MORNING, DELAWARE COUNTY!
OK, it's another 'HUGE' primary day where voters will go to the polls in Indiana and North Carolina and vote for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Still, no matter how it turns out, there will be another 'HUGE' primary day coming soon. Then another. Then a big convention where one of them will be nominated for president (and, in a likely scenerio, the other being vice president). The latest rhetoric coming from the candidates, including GOP leader John McCain, is about suspending the gas tax for the summer to 'help out' people filling the tank. OK, 18 cents is nice, but, really, is it going to make much of a difference? 18 cents. By the time our Government decides to make such a move, gas prices will have risen by about 50 cents, so that 18 cents does absolutely nothing. It sounds good, but it's not going to help when we are paying close to $40 to fill up a Saturn. How about this: Don't drive. Yeah, it's simple and it's been said before, but if we limit the amount of time on the roads and, say, make one trip to the store a week, that gas bill will no doubt go down. Anyway, here they are worried about 18 cents a gallon when there are other wars out there, so to speak. Not even mentioning the joke in Iraq, how about the war on the streets? If somebody can get a Chinese-made assault rifle to gun down police, there probably not going to think twice before taking your car or busting into your house. Money is one thing, life is another. Are there any good uninhabited islands?
Do you feel the excitement? Is your chest pumping and is it hard to concentrate this morning? Well, after all, the Rock Star is coming to the county today. That's right, Barack Obama will be bringing his bus right into the heart of Delco today when he makes a visit to Strath Haven High School. Bands will play. Traffic will be a mess (OK, that's normal since Delco drivers can't seem to get around without causing traffic) and the 'Best Political Coverage in America' will be on hand. So, with Alex Rose sitting in the audience, Barack Obama will attempt to spread his message of change. By the way, if you haven't check out Alex Rose's political blog yet, here it is. Take a minute to check it out, then let me know what he's trying to say. Anyway, I haven't decided yet who I am voting for in the November election, but I am getting very sick of the rhetoric from all the candidates, Hillary and McCain included. Just remember, they are all lying to us, no matter how slick they put the talk out there. They are taking money from big business, they are looking out for those with that money and they will forget all these working man promises once they get in office. Change is certainly needed, but is this really it? Make an informed choice:
Maybe I'm wrong, but has there ever been a truer saying than: 'Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.' Just look North to the New York governor or South to State Sen. Vince Fumo. Here are two politicians, and don't be simple enough to believe they are the only two, who got caught doing things they shouldn't be doing. New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer got caught up in a web of escort services and now he's the ex-governor and soon to be ex-husband, no doubt. Many of his cronies said Spitzer was a bulldog who would stop at nothing until he got to the position he wanted. Well, he rose to the governer of New York and was actually being talked about as a presidential candidate somewhere down the line. Now, he'd be lucky to get a job as the president of the local model railroad club. The best thing about these stories is to see how so many of Spitzers 'supporters,' or more likely 'hangers-on,' suddenly have disappeared. His power is gone, so is his draw. Sure, he's got a lot of money and that will make somewhat of a difference in the end. He'll probably be able to go back to his law career and still live a pretty good life. Is it really all worth it, though? Is it worth getting to be so powerful you can't see the wrong ways you are living? Maybe it's just better to be normal.
GOOD MORNING, DELAWARE COUNTY. Since Hillary Clinton will be in the area today, I'm sure she'll be checking out Rise and Shine, so good day to you as well.
By the way, according to Clinton, "Northeast Pennsylvania is the key to us winning the Keystone State." That comment was made yesterday at a campaign stop in Scranton. Does it sound a lot like a rock frontman saying, "We love being in Easton." Once again, all this political talk is starting to turn people off. I know several people who are very 'into' politics, but can't stand all the rhetoric being put out there by the candidates. As one really smart pundit said yesteday, "After eight years of George Bush, the best we can do is these two (Clinton and Barak Obama) fighting with each other. How about working together to make things better? No. They'd rather fight back and forth." Really, it does sound like a brother and sister. The constant yap, yap, yap back-and-forth is, at best, annoying. At worst, well, I won't use those kind of words here. OK, let's reset: n We have an out-of-control war on foreign soil; n We have credit companies that don't care if everybody is homeless as long as the CEO can get a $million bonus; n We have health care costs so out of whack that it's cheaper to stay sick; n We have a public school system that only cares about reaching an artificial test score, even if it means discounting half the students; n We have gas prices making the Amish look like the smartest group in the country; n We have home-heating costs so high many can't afford to keep the homes they can't afford warm. After all that, we have two presidential candidates who would rather take shots at each other than make things better. Change? Well, at least we have this:
