Sunday, November 23, 2008

THE ECONOMY

President Elect Obama has assigned John Podesta of his transition team to get input into solving the nation’s problems. The President Elect yesterday issued a statement regarding establishing an intiative to add 2.5 million jobs by 2011. My input to Mr. Podesta was as follows:

I agree, we need jobs and more jobs. Jobs are what drives the economy Where's the money?. Suggestion, take the balance of the 300 billion from the bailout and use it for creating and fixing the nations infrastructure.It's a start. 350 billion was more than enough for the Financial industry. That money was needed to fix the credit market. Banks need to resolve their own problems. Renegotiate mortgages and sell what people can't afford. There is a limit to bailouts Hopefully they learned a lesson in how to manage money and when to and when not to give credit.. They got into the mess, now work yourself out of it. You heard of tough love. Plus, get government out of the financial markets. Chris Dodd and Barney Frank have no clue what the're doing. Get your new Treasury Secretary to start carrying the ball when it comes to the Fiinancial Markets.Everyone needs to be accountable. Stop treating everyone like a baby.

Received an email describing Ford's shopisticated factory in Brazil.. Somethings wrong with the picture. If they can be successful in Brazil they can be successful in the U.S. They've got the talent and ideas. You need to transfer the Brazil model to the U.S. Get the politics out of the U.S. market. They need to go into receivership and dump the executives that were cajoling with Reid and Pelosi. Scrap the Board of Directors and have a complete reorganization of leadership. Find the people who made it work in Brazil and put them to work at fixing the problem.

Just heard, on the news ,some economists stated our cars were too good. Yes, my Toyota's a great car and will last 10 years. I expect it to last, it was a major investment. I stopped buying US when Olds , Chevy and Saturn became a pain to maintain. Make sure you don't listen to that economist. The prediction is that people are waiting for more fuel efficient cars. That's what I'm waiting for. Why should I buy when I can wait and demand to expect the technology to save money at the pump. We need to be energy independent. The publics not dumb, everyone wants value for their money. Government also needs to want value for their money, excuse me, the people's money.

The future of the auto industry is bright. The economies of China and India will need millions of cars. If we can compete with quality, fuel efficient automobiles we can capture that market. Don't look on the dark side look to the light. You need to get the right leadership in Detroit who are willing to solve problems and who will stop feeling sorry for themselves and continually run to government for help.. They're making big bucks, earn them. No bailout. We need to be leaders in innovation, not followers.

Your reps in the Senate and Congress, Reid and Pelosie are a disaster. I said it before and I'll say it time and time again, you need to manage their actions. Your team is doing a good job in providing direction and skills in trying to deal and identify solutions to the nations problems. Keep the politics to a minimum. We need common sense to solve economic problems. Different skills and abilities are needed to solve different problems.

Contact the Obama Biden Transition Team and provide your ideas to solve our nation's problems.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

A PERSPECTIVE OF THE 2008 ELECTION

The 2008 Presidential Election is over. The winner was Barack Obama. It was a long and drawn out campaign. Massive amounts of money were spent to finance and run the campaigns. Debates were conducted for both parties until it came down to Obama vs. McCain. Obama was eloquent in his presentations and provided a Presidential image. The media took to Obama and lost their perspective. The internet was a major source for information and news. Obama’s background was glossed over. His background and associations lost their importance as the economy went into a tailspin. The people were mad and wanted change. They felt that the Bush administration was to blame for the economy and Iraq War. It was an historical election in which a black man was to become President and a woman, Sarah Palin, was to run for Vice President.

Looking back we can recount the issues and promises made by the new President:
· Economy – Give 95% of Americans a tax cut.
· End the Iraq War.
· Provide Health Care for all Americans.
· Bring peace to the world.
· Change Washington.
· Quality education for our children.
· Create jobs.
· Balance the budget.

Those were general talking points, how they will be resolved is the issue. Will we have more government and more controls? There is a fear that we will adopt socialistic policies. Will the government get too intrusive in the free market and bring down the traditional hallmarks of a capitalistic society? Will our military strength and security be sacrificed to provide more self gratification? Will we lose our freedoms to express ourselves and to disagree with government? How will Washington change when we continue to hear and see the same old rhetoric and actions of business as usual?

The people voted and must now trust that President Elect Obama will keep America safe and strong. The rhetoric has ended and the real work begins. We are entering into a new period in history and await its story.

FAIRNESS DOCTRINE LETTER TO PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA

Congratulations on your victory. Now, it's up to you to produce. You stated you would not support a Fairness Doctrine. Some of your colleagues: Schummer, Reid and Pelosi are plotting to introduce and pass this UnAmerican legislation. This would not create fairness it would create dictatorship. The purpose of such legislation is to eliminate political criticism. We need different views, would they limit the jokes on Leno and Letterman. Would they legislate what you could and could not laugh at. If a politician can't take criticism and defend him or herself they should not run for office. There are more important issues to attack: jobs, the economy, national security, defense, education etc. They waste so much time on taking care of themselves they neglect the real work that needs to be done. If this a major priority of a Democratic Congress it does not speak well of how they support your priorities. Let's remember this is America not Russia. You need to talk to Schummer, Reid and Pelosie and explain your priorities. This is a step in the wrong direction and needs to be taken off the Congressional agenda. Schummer, Reid and Pelosi are not your friends they have and will continue to hinder progress. Let's face it they certainly are not the smartest nor the brighest people to speak for the American people. By saying that, would I be chastised under their Fairness Doctrine?