Okay, I'll admit it... I don't have a lot of money. Alright... I don't have any money. But I work hard, and I pay taxes, and I genuinely care about what's right. Sometimes, "what's right" is a matter of opinion. Like whether or not you should go to church. I'm agnostic. Jesus and Santa are, as far as I'm concerned, cut from the same imaginary cloth. One of my very best friends, Vinny, is deeply religious, and believes there is a Jesus, and that he loves me anyway. Who's right?
But, often, what's right is simply and undeniably... RIGHT. Even if those in power spend unlimited funds to convince everyone otherwise, what's right is still simply right. And in that same way, what's wrong is simply wrong.
It's wrong for Wall Street financiers to earn millions of dollars for taking wild risks with our money, and then when it all blows up in the world's face, get bailed out by the government, only to resume the process. Look, I know that Presidents Bush and Obama had to shore up those institutions. To allow the wholesale collapse of the world banking system would have plunged the entire world into a depression... maybe even a modern-day Dark Ages. Nobody wanted that. But, now that the financial world has been pulled back from the brink, I think retribution is in order. It's only right.
Washington is clearly not up to the job. Here's a better idea...
I'm moving all my money this week. Both dollars!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Good Times Ahead
As the author of a politically-themed blog, I take great pleasure in dissecting the events of the moment. I delight in adding my two cents' worth to the ideas of the day, and letting anyone who wanders across my page know that I think. For example:
Former Governor Palin is clueless.
It's not appropriate to shout "You lie!" at the President during a joint session of the Congress.
The Public Option is a good thing and must be included in any meaningful health reform bill.
Congressional Democrats, particularly Senate Democrats, are pretty much spineless.
Most Republicans aren't racist, but most racists are Republicans.
Sometimes, President Obama seems too cerebral for his own good... he needs to be a bit more of a bad-ass.
Stuff like that.
And as I sit here, watching another year wind down, basking in the calm afterglow of another warm, drama-free Christmas spent with friends and family, my thoughts turn toward months and years yet to come. And as I think about the future, I have a feeling that it's good to be alive at this point in time. I believe, for no other reason than belief itself, that humanity is on the verge of something great. And many people who are alive today will be alive to witness it. I have no idea what it is. Some technological breakthrough? A medical miracle? Contact with extraterrestrial life? Discovery of cheap, clean, limitless energy? Who the heck knows?! It just feels like we are coming out of some dark times, and I think there is a bright future just ahead. And it will be something that will benefit the whole world. If I'm right, you heard it here first. If I'm wrong, what the hell do I know?
Former Governor Palin is clueless.
It's not appropriate to shout "You lie!" at the President during a joint session of the Congress.
The Public Option is a good thing and must be included in any meaningful health reform bill.
Congressional Democrats, particularly Senate Democrats, are pretty much spineless.
Most Republicans aren't racist, but most racists are Republicans.
Sometimes, President Obama seems too cerebral for his own good... he needs to be a bit more of a bad-ass.
Stuff like that.
And as I sit here, watching another year wind down, basking in the calm afterglow of another warm, drama-free Christmas spent with friends and family, my thoughts turn toward months and years yet to come. And as I think about the future, I have a feeling that it's good to be alive at this point in time. I believe, for no other reason than belief itself, that humanity is on the verge of something great. And many people who are alive today will be alive to witness it. I have no idea what it is. Some technological breakthrough? A medical miracle? Contact with extraterrestrial life? Discovery of cheap, clean, limitless energy? Who the heck knows?! It just feels like we are coming out of some dark times, and I think there is a bright future just ahead. And it will be something that will benefit the whole world. If I'm right, you heard it here first. If I'm wrong, what the hell do I know?
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