Sorry to disappoint you but as much as I love to write, I am not a poet. That is Emily's strong suit so I will leave that up to her.
Anyway, I have been thinking - again. Reading facebook posts does that to me. This has been the craziest election season I have ever experienced and I am pretty sure I am not the only one who feels this way. I don't remember ever feeling so anxious over an election. I didn't vote for Obama last time, but I didn't like McCain either. In fact, I told my mother early on that Obama would win and open the way for Romney in the next election. That was right after Romney dropped out of the last primary and had no official plans of running again. I just felt it in my bones.
What I didn't know is that the rest of the world would be so divided. I didn't agree with Obama's politics then, and still do not. I don't think he accomplished anything and I believe that our country is worse off today than it was before.
Yes, Bin Laden is dead, but is the al-Qaeda less of a threat today?
The Associated Press reports that “the insurgent group has more than doubled in numbers from a year ago — from about 1,000 to 2,500 fighters. And it is carrying out an average of 140 attacks each week across Iraq, up from 75 attacks each week earlier this year, according to Pentagon data.” There are said to be as many as ten al-Qaeda in Iraq training sites in the western deserts of Iraq.
Meanwhile, other al-Qaeda-associated organizations are gaining strength in Mali and Yemen, among other places. According to one report, Tuareg jihadists in Ansar al Dine and the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa, both affiliated with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, now control a region the size of France in Mali. And they are also making fresh inroads in Syria where the al-Qaeda-linked Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant has claimed responsibility for an attack on Tuesday by suicide bombers on an intelligence compound near Damascus.
The auto industry was bailed out. But, how much of a success was that?
Bailing out the car industry initially cost $80 billion, or roughly $30,000 per automotive worker. Despite the sector’s resurgence, taxpayers are still owed $25 billion from GM and its former financing firm.
Here is the rest of that article.
The war in Afghanistan over? Our troops are slated to come home
BUT
(CNN) -- At the NATO summit in Chicago,
President Obama and leaders of America's NATO allies agreed on an
"irreversible" plan to withdraw from Afghanistan. But challenges
remain.
Despite the deliberately unambiguous word choice used to
describe the withdrawal, uncertainty about how the West will confront the
obstacles ahead remains. Issues specifically related to Afghanistan are yet to
be resolved, and plenty of others are tied to the volatile politics of the
area.
The Afghan National Army is already taking the lead in
regions with roughly 75% of the population, with U.S. and other NATO troops
acting as support. However, this does not include the most contested areas in
the south and east, where Afghan forces are slated to assume responsibility by
next summer. Serious doubts persist about their readiness to do so.
Despite significant training efforts, the army's level of
competence remains in question. It lacks many of the support functions needed
for war fighting. The army will remain dependent on international forces for
these capabilities and on the international community for financial assistance,
expected to cost at least $4 billion a year (.
Roe v Wade, revoked??? I don't know if that can happen since the highest court in the land found it constitutional but
Who does that affect? NOT those who were raped, or victims of incest, or those whose health is in question. Only those who choose to use abortion as a means of birth control.
These are things that President Obama has been hinging his campaign on.
And his Health Care Reform. Yes, we all need insurance. I am happy that the issue is being addressed. But at whose expense? Business owners and tax payers, as well as the deficit.
To be honest, either way we go, Social Security is hurting and will soon run out of money. For the first time ever, recipients are using more than they paid in. We are living longer and we are having less children to pay into the fund. Same thing for Medicare. It needs to be revamped!!!
We cannot afford to go to war! Financially, that could ruin us right now! But, we cannot afford to cut back on our military budget. That could hurt us even more! We cannot or should not even look remotely vulnerable to our enemies.
What are we to do? So many things to work on.
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There are so many things wrong in the United States today. But, if we really look, there are a lot of things that are right!!!! Let's not forget that no matter which way the election goes. I don't think we all need to really worry ourselves sick.
We may tighten our belts and reduce the deficit. If that happens, that will make a lot of folks very uncomfortable. Just like fundraising in our schools to make up for the lack of money for each of our programs, there will have to be other ways for groups to raise money OR there will be things that our cut out.
Or we may continue the way we have been. The poor will not have to worry because there will be an endless (?) supply of money for them. Plus according to the economist, so called experts in the field, the economy is heading in the right direction and will continue either way..........
We are going to survive the next four years. Actually, none of us are promised to survive the night, but as a nation, we will be here in four years!
The way I see it, either
A) we will all be happy that it is Obama's last term in office and any republican will do.
B) he will have done such a good job that it will pave the way for any democratic successor.
C) Romney will gave proven himself and have an easy time at reelection
D) The democrats are going to have to come up with a candidate to replace him.
And we will go through this all over again!!!!!! Actually my prediction is that we will NEVER go through another campaign like this one in our lifetimes. At least I pray that is the case.
Have a good night before election...........................
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