Americans not Democrats or Republicans

The America I dream of is not the America I see today. I envision a society where citizens can freely and intelligently debate their principals and visions. What I see today is a society that prides itself on creating division. President Barack Obama said seven years ago:

"It is that fundamental belief -- it is that fundamental belief -- I am my brother's keeper, I am my sisters' keeper -- that makes this country work. It's what allows us to pursue our individual dreams, yet still come together as a single American family: "E pluribus unum," out of many, one. Now even as we speak, there are those who are preparing to divide us, the spin masters and negative ad peddlers who embrace the politics of anything goes. Well, I say to them tonight, there's not a liberal America and a conservative America; there's the United States of America. There's not a black America and white America and Latino America and Asian America; there's the United States of America."

This is the America I have grown to aspire and love. A nation that sets asides our differences in times of struggle in order to protect and uplift our nation. We have lost our way as a nation. We have ceased looking out for our brothers and sisters instead preferring ourselves. Long gone are the days when politicians came together to hammer out details of policy in friendly collegial ways. Now, at this very moment, we live in a nation that will prod at the very issues that make us sensitive. We will publicly trash the name of an opponent for easy political points. We will stand in our respective corners solely on the nature of what's best for the party rather what's best for the nation.

We must return to the days of FDR and LBJ when we as a nation took the time to known our neighbors and those we disagreed with. We came together as a nation to defeat the Great Depression and the horrific regimes of the axis powers. Whites, Jews, African-Americans, Italians, Irish, and other ethnicities came together in times of strife to help their fellow citizens defeat a common enemy. It seems that it takes great tragedy to bring this country out of our corners into the one strong America we saw during World War I and II. These times showed the resilience, tenacity, and hope that America symbolizes and as citizens the values we all hold.

America comes to her strongest potential when the worst of the world and our nation are exhibited. However, what I hope for is an America that is strongest not when the doors of peace are closed but when they are open and when the doors of opportunity are open to all. The United States of America is a nation of hope. We were built upon the shoulders of past generations who came to America for the hope of a better life among tolerant individuals. On the tablet held by the Statue of Liberty it reads "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." This is who we are; our national identity. We are a nation of tired poor masses striving to live a life of freedom. One America where we all defend our nation and live with hope, hope for a better future.

I call on all Americans to return our nation to a civil tone. A tone that respects our differences while highlighting those differences. We must remember that we are all Americans, each with a family and values. Their existed a time in our history when we met the families of our political opposites and became their friends. It is time to bring America back to those days. It is time to bring civility back into politics.

God Bless the United States of America!

A Call To Action

I have been neglecting my blog for a while now. Since I have been away there have been some very major developments in the world of politics. Health Care bills passed in both houses but failed to even make it to conference as they stand, Evan Bayh shocked the world by announcing his retirement, Chris Dodd decided to quit rather than fight, and a bunch of other Democratic and Republican members of Congress decided to retire. This has been quite the thrilling year for politics since, I would say, the Nixon years of Watergate.

Has Washington become so politicized and partisan that no one works for the good of the Country anymore? It seems that our elected leaders want to put the good of the state first before the good of the nation. When we as citizens elect fellow citizen to Congress it is their job to legislate for the good of the nation, not the good of their home state or district. This has been forgotten. Polls replace the need for the politician to go out to gage the public opinion firsthand. There is no bipartisanship at a time when it is needed the most. There is no "fierce urgency of now."

However, the blame for the state of D.C. cannot justifiably be solely placed on the politician. The voter shares the blame as well. It falls upon us the job of "checks and balances." They swear to "faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which [they] are about to enter." Now, we must evaluate how well they executed their office. We are not to judge the execution of their office by how many projects they steered towards our state or district, but by how they voted on the legislation, and what type of legislation they sponsored. Yet members of Congress as a whole have a very displeasing approval rating, while individual members enjoy gracious approval ratings.

There exist a need for a new breed of politician. We need young people who are to communicate on an intellectual level and who are able to communicate their ideas while winning support from a broad base of individuals. We need a person who can bridge the gaps between the varying social classes and political ideologies. There needs to exist the "basic sense of human solidarity" that existed during the Civil Rights Era. Politician's must work together to solve the problems of our nation or else the greatest democracy to ever exist will systematically destroy itself through the very freedoms it grants.

I leave you to ponder these thoughts. I challenge you to become involved in Politics. This is our country. Those who we elect to serve as our Representative and President derive their powers from the people, us. The greatest fear of the politician is to not have the support of the people. Just as the Sixties saw a cultural evolution and change in decorum that threatened the lifestyle of the older generation, we have the potential to do the same. We are obligated to band together and actively show our opposition to the ways of Washington. Through our opposition and active participation in the political process we can force politician's to do what is in the interest of our great nation.

My Presidential Cabinet and other Cabinet Level Positions

As a response to Thomas' post I thought I should do my own.

The Office of President-Elect George Jackson would like to announce the selection for the following post:

Vice-President-Elect: Thomas Rodgers 

Secretary of State: Stowers Mohon- his compassion is unparalleled

Secretary of the Treasury: Marlisha Brinkley

Secretary of Defense: Anna Huffines

Attorney General: William Wilson

Secretary of the Interior: Elly Smith (daughter of world renowned traveler Wanda Smith)

Secretary of Agriculture: Preston Edwards

Secretary of Commerce: Derrick Garrity (When he does work, its amazing)

Secretary of Labor: Elizabeth Blackwell

Secretary of Health and Human Services: Harrison Burns

Secretary of Transportation: Daniel Jenkins

Secretary of Energy: Julian Stubbs (He will be a physicist or some type of engineer)

Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs: Rigby Porter

Secretary of Education: Arielle Mansaw

Secretary of Veteran Affairs: Josh Gamberi

Secretary of Homeland Security: JEB White (body guard aura) 

First Lady: Lauren Smith

Second Lady: Jamie Stewart

Chief of Staff: Allie Wilson

Deputy Chief of Staff: Joanna Waller

Secretary to the President: Anne Elise Rhinehart

Press Secretary: Kole Junkin

Supreme Court:

William Wilson

Anna Huffines

Meghan Zito

A Federal Appeals Court Judge

Future Political Aspirations

"My fellow Americans," Man that is such a cliche phrase used over and over again by so many our our politicians. Time and time again, however, that phrase is proven wrong by many of those politicians who dare speak those words. In the world we live in it has become common for decisions to be made only for the purpose of sole political survival. We have elected officials taking "kickbacks" and as of lately with the former Gov. Rod Blagojevich the ever so clever quid or quo scheme. But we must come to the realization that we will never have a genuine honest politician. 

Hard to believe ain't it. After a while you will come to understand what I already do, that no person can ever overcome the temptation of money. Well that brings me to my point, what will my role be in the future of American politics?

It is my goal to eventually seek the Presidency of the United States of America, but before that you have to have a stepping stone. After completion of graduate school I intend to attempt a run for the United States House of Representatives, then after, hopefully, 4 terms in that capacity I intend to run for the United States Senate. Then by the ripe age of 50 I intend to make a run for President. 

Here are the issues that I am mainly concerned with: Health Care, Energy, Fiscal Responsibility, International Talks Between Enemy Countries, and of course Domestic Sustainability. When I say Domestic Sustainability, I am referring to the welfare of our citizens, the overall economic situation of the country, and the welfare of the infrastructure.

One of the major issues that faces this country is most notably entitlements. Now there has to be a reform of the many different programs that fall under entitlements.  

Beginning next week I will offer a full discourse into my opinions of these subjects. Also, during that week and every week after, I shall fully explain my position with evidentiary support, and not make random statements that make me seem incoherent.

Something Disturbing

Hey guys and gals,

Today, well everyday, this one thought crosses my mind and I must say it might disturb some of you. Today, right now, right here, I'd like to discuss same sex marriage.  In my opinion it is morally wrong and a sin, however in this country we live in we abide by the common theme of all men being created equal. Also we live in a society where we  say no man or woman shall be discriminated against based on race, creed, gender, or sexual orientation. 

That brings me to my point. Homosexual men and women should be allowed to marry. The United States Government has not passed a law barring them from being married and if any state should do so then it would be unconstitutional, that being for the United States Supreme Court to decide. If we as a nation afford to Heterosexual couples the right to be married then that right should be extended to Homosexuals. It is an act of discrimination. The only thing that makes them different from us is that they just happen to like the member of the same sex.

By affording the right to marry to Heterosexual couples only we as a society are discriminating against the Homosexual society. The reason that homosexual couples would like the right to marry, is because marriage affords certain rights that a civil union does not. Like rights to the spouse's social security benefits after death, and health coverage from the spouses insurance plan.

Ah, but then there's the argument that marriage is a religious rite and institution. But in America we have a government that was supposedly founded with the principal of Separation of Church and State. We live in a nation of many religions and many beliefs. We cannot impose upon the nation the teachings of the most prevalent religion or belief of a President or member of Congress. However many of our laws and ideas implied by our elected representatives have been influenced with religion. Now get me straight here, I am not some left or right wing conspirator against religion.

Here's the fact, the Homosexual push for same sex marriage is the new Civil Rights issue of the 21st century. This issue is not going to go away, and when it happens it's going to happen big. Eventually Homosexual's will be afforded the right to marry members of the same sex. So why not we just forgo all the pain, expenses, and negative hateful words that are sure to come in the future, and pass a law at the federal, if not state (which would work as well) level affording Homosexual's the right to marry. A few states have already done it, why not the whole nation.

The World

Hello World,

Recently within the borders of the United States, great things have happened. There's been the election of the first black President, the first black Attorney General, and a huge banking crisis, and a so many more tragic and devastating things like Nancy Grace. However, the focus of this post is not her it's about what in the hell is going on with our country. My purpose for starting this blog is to pinpoint some very startling issues within our country and the society in which we live. At the moment I am pressed for time with other issues, so I will fully delve into this issue tomorrow.