If so, I'm honored. :)
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Yesterday, we heard from Congress how dire the financial crisis is, how not voting for the bailout would bring about another Great Depression. Some even said it would effectively be the end of the world as we know it. The bill failed yesterday. Today, we would expect to see Congress scrambling to come up with a solution or compromise, working through the night. We would expect to see the markets tanking at a record pace. Instead, the markets are stable and Congress is on a two-day vacation. That's right, it's Rosh Hashanah. Congress has worked on holidays before but decided they could wait until later in the week to work on the imminent crisis. Anybody else ready to move on? I am getting there. If you don't know who Dave Ramsey is you seriously need to find out. Go to www.daveramsey.com and listen to a few of his radio show archives. It will change your life. Here's his plan. The plan in Congress is going to cost $700 billion and we're sending $700 billion overseas each year to purchase foreign oil. Hmm... Can someone please inform Barack Obama that John McCain cannot operate a computer keyboard because of injuries suffered as a prisoner of war in Vietnam? I was surprised when I heard about this poll this morning. Only 60% of Americans believe that Supreme Court justices should base their decisions on the Constitution. 30% believe Supreme Court justices should base their decisions on the judge's sense of "fairness." The reason I say "only" 60% is because this should be a no-brainer for anyone with a high school education. This percentage should at least be in the 80's and preferably the 90's. Telling the Supreme Court that they should rely on their personal sense of fairness rather than the Constitution is somewhat similar to telling the Senate they should ignore the opinions of Americans and vote however they please. They may do this from time to time but thankfully we can fire them if they do. Inscription on the wall of the Supreme Court Building from Marbury v. Madison, in which Chief Justice John Marshall (statue, foreground) outlined the concept of judicial review. A little background on tonight's speech with the help of 1 Samuel (I hope I don't get struck with lightening for this): Somehow, I think the founding fathers of our country would be a little put-off by the politician-worship going on in our country today. Each candidate argues that they can solve every problem you're facing. Many people fall for it, sometimes literally. |
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