There are issues that I can relate with the current choices, but none who I can whole heartily support. Mitt, Newt, and Rick are just bureaucrats doing as they do. Ron Paul is less beurocrat IMO, but some of his ideals are just stupid (IE Foreign Policy, military scale down, isolationism). Obama has not accomplished anything. He gets credit for things not of his doing (Iraq withdrawal timeline was a Bush initiative), and getting Bin Laden had more to do with getting the right Intel at the right time, than what President occupied the white house.
The economic woes we face are major. And are not a single person’s, or single political parties to own up to. We don't build as much stuff that the rest of the world wants anymore. The big three automotive companies are building better vehicles now, but there not building ones that are selling overseas. And the ones that are selling overseas weren't built here in the first place. So buying a new ford, Chevy, or dodge isn't helping us grow the economy as much as we're simply passing the money around amongst ourselves. We have demanded that our labor is more valuable than others, and therefore lost those jobs to those willing to suffice for less. Then we "Stimulate" the economy by passing more money we don't have around within the populous to spend on foreign products...Anyone see a problem here?
"Stop buying from China!", "Increase import tax"...is the cry I hear lately....Sounds great in principle, however we are tied at the hip with China. Without them our consumer product prices will skyrocket, and the chances of them trying to cash our rubber check goes up. Without us, they have no customers so their economy tanks. So we're caught up in a self licking ice cream cone...
Is there a way out?...Maybe, IMO it will not be immediate, nor anytime in the near future, but I think it's possible most likely off the backs of our kids/grandkids. We need to re-look at how we image "Success" to our kids. It's definitely not the current idolization of Entertainers and Sports stars. In fact, it should have nothing to do with potential for income, except to ensure they make enough to live their lives happily. That's all most parents ever want for their kids anyway, but somehow that's not the message we always convey. Somewhere, we've implanted a thought that working with your hands for a living isn’t successful. Bullshit, if you enjoy it, and it pays the bills you are a 100% success as far as I'm concerned. Working in an office, in a suit and tie, isn't going away, but shouldn't be viewed as were we have to be in order to achieve success. If "Working with your hands" isn't viewed as success, we will never build anything anyone elsewhere wants.
If we start a TRUE recommitment to ourselves, and our kids in education, and mentality that chemical, civil, mechanical, and electrical engineers, mechanics, scientists, soldiers, teachers and above all, ANY person who puts in 40+ hours a week to feed his/her family are the true heroes worthy of everyone’s respect, then those who are working will take a greater sense of pride in what they do vice wishing they were elsewhere "living the dream". This recommitment requires a change in the status quo in our public education systems, and ourselves. First, education. Take your Tenure, and shove it in your ass. The rest of the country lives in a competitive world, and is forced to compete everyday to keep what the have, and attempt to reach higher. I don’t blame the teachers we have, it’s the system that is the issue. If you want to teach, you should have to perform at a higher level than the person willing to replace you, not just above the standards dictated by the state. Period. Just like the rest of deal with everyday.
Second, PAY THE GAWD DAMN TEACHERS! If we want the best for our kids; we must be willing to pay for it. If you make teaching competitive well beyond its current state, and offer up a sizeable salary for those positions, the cream of the crop will show up. A good teacher making less than $40k is shameful. These are the folks we depend on to teach our kids, to inspire them to learn more, and help instruct them on the basics of a solid work ethic. Yet, we pay them like shit, and only pay the tenured ones more for achieving the standard…..Oh, by the way….you can shove “No child left behind” back up the poop chute of whomever birthed that turd.
Ok, Ok…almost done ranting….but this is the part that will guarantee I never get elected for shit.
We live in a Capitalistic Republic… therefore; we all have the chance to achieve the “American Dream” right? Right.
However, that also means we must let those who continue to fail, Fail.
If you continue to be fired from job after job because you can’t come to work sober, or are too lazy….I’m not paying for you to be on welfare, or retrain you for a new job, or your food stamps…..You’re on your own.
I have no issue with hard working people needing a hand up. Everyone has lost a job, and has needed some help, and I don’t mind that, because who knows someday that could be me.
Just don’t bite my phucking hand, because it will punch you in the face. If you were fired for cause 3 consecutive times, eat a dick, the card board box behind bestbuy has your name on it.
Spartan for mutha fukkin Kiaser y’all…I’m out
