The Lack Of Truth, Morality, & Ethics Is Taking Its Toll

Some people believe a career path chooses a person, and others believe life is what you make of it. However, when in a job of politics, education, wall street, a small business owner, a white collar, or a blue collar career, there is never a substitute for integrity and a person's word. In several different movies, books, and sayings, it is always the same, "A man has only his integrity and his word, in this world, without it you are nothing." I believe this to be a 100% true statement, in life and in a person's career, but as time goes on, these concepts creep farther and farther away. Integrity is on a sliding scale and there are few people who believe in truth (absolute truth).

Politicians, attorneys, and other high profile people, in high profile jobs, are not any different than the "normal man/woman", as "they put their pants on one leg at a time, just like everyone else." Therefore, why is there such a double standard, when it comes to promises broken, lack of intestinal fortitude to do the right things and an exponential growth narcissistic attitudes, throughout? Just in the political world, since the last election cycle of 2008, here are some of the broken promises, lack of integrity plays, and a list of double standards, just for politicians:

1. Primary 2008, Barack Obama promises, "I will have no lobbyists, or people from the media, in the White House, or my cabinet." As of today, there are over twenty lobbyists and ten people from the media, in places of power, in the Obama White House.

2. Primary 2008, Barack Obama promises "I will make sure every single bill will be posted, on the White House web site, before it goes to the floor of Congress for a vote, for five days." As of today, there have been countless bills and decisions, behind closed doors, lock outs of Republicans (on bills and major decisions). Yet, there has not been any postings on the White House web site, until after the bills have become law, or were voted on. Now President Obama, has changed his policy altogether, stating, "Things will be posted on the web site, after the bill goes thru Congress and the Senate, for the public to see." Kind of odd, for a man who pounded the previous White House (saying, "They were the worst in history on transparency"), don't you think?

3. 2009, Congress (led by Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, and others) has passed thru Congress four bills, which were not read, before a vote was made. How can anyone vote on a bill, or make any kind of a decision at all, if a person has not read what they are voting on? There is no integrity, having a vote (for the people of the United States, on ANYTHING), in which there is no time to read the bill, but the vote happens anyway.

4. May 2008, evidently, the democrats thought it would be funny to bring a speed reader, to the floor of Congress, and read (as fast as he possibly could) while the debate was happening. Once again, there is no integrity for Ms. Pelosi to pull this kind of a stunt, considering it is American business (not her own personal stand up comedy show).

5. For the last thirty years, the bipartisan support has been overflowing, for the infidelity of the politicians of Washington. Congressman Barney Frank having homosexual prostitution relations and a business (out of his own basement), Senator Ted Kennedy's affair (ending in a woman being killed), President Bill Clinton's two indiscretions (Paula Jones and Monica "blue dress" Lewinski, plus their are countless others), N. Y. Gov. Elliot Spitzer busted with prostitutes, Rep. Congressman Mark Foley soliciting/emailing "pages"/assistants of the same sex (on sexual topics), and the latest is S. C. Republican Gov. Mark Sanford left the country, going to Argentina, to continue his affair with an exotic T. V. reporter.

This is just a small list, in the landscape of American politics (both Republicans and Democrats are 100% at fault, and are accountable), but if a person cannot be trusted to follow the basic and most miniscule rules/ethics/moralities of life, how can they be trusted to spend trillions of dollars, not take bribes and actually do the "people's business," and not feel they are elected to do their own business. All of these things boil down to the basics of right and wrong. Just a sample of some of the ethics people learn, between the ages of three and ten, are not to take advantage of others, do not steal, do not have affairs on your spouse, do not make promises you can't keep, use your head, treat others as you would want them to treat you, and do not lie. Yet, so many people do the rules not apply any of these rules/ethics/morality to their lives.

You make the call, on why, because I am all out of answers. Especially, when the problems come from the people supposed to protect you (attorneys), give you quality care and have taken an oath to make the best possible outcome for your health (doctors), and finally at the highest offices in the land, our government officials (who were elected, by the people, to spend our money wisely, protect the homeland from foreign and domestic problems, and countless other duties for the people). Yet, our President, his minions, and politicians of all stripes today, spending trillions, lying outright to the American people, and do not feel they need to answer questions, it is time to just dodge them (just as long as they get more power and are reelected).

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Pres. Obama Using Iran & N. Korea, To Pass "Obama-Care"

One would think, the North Korean ship (carrying missiles and possibly other problematic material), the U. S. S. John McCain shadowing/following it, would be a very newsworthy story and should be on the lips of President Obama. Instead, President Obama has a very contrived plan, and it is three fold. It deals with Iran, ramming a new Health Care system thru the Congress and the Senate, and North Korea' saber rattling.

First, President Obama is going to ramp up (as he has gradually, over the last 10 days), the rhetoric to the Iranian people. "Neda" (now the martyr and symbol of the Iranian uprising), the young Muslim woman, gunned down in cold blood, in the streets and the Iranian lady who called into CNN, "begging for the United States to help stop the slaughter of the innocent and demonstrators," are going to make it impossible for Barack Obama and the U. S. to stand by, without giving some legitimate and harsh acknowledgement of the Iranian tyranny. President Obama, should have waited for three to four days, to alleviate the "state run press," in Iran, utilizing the old adage ("America is meddling and is "the great Satan"). However, President Obama is missing a golden opportunity now, each day, to stand with the legitimate demonstrators, yearning for peace, legitimate elections, and true democracy, as they are getting slaughtered. It also makes the President look, as if, he is waiting for whom will win, take the high ground, and end in power, siding with the winner in Iran, for political gain. Most of all, it just makes the President of the United States look weak. As he did his "European Tour," before the G8 Summit, and apologized for America's "past performance." Then he went to the Middle East, stating America is not a "Christian Country" and "we are with the democracies in the Middle East." It doesn't look, as if, these were good talking points, since he has done nothing to bolster and back the Iranian youth, taking to the streets for freedom.

The second part of President Obama's plan is the fourth of July holiday, and who will be attending the White House, for the festivities (including various people from the Iranian government and other Muslim leaders). Between the above (speaking on Iran) and the fourth of July holiday, the media will have enough on it's plate to fawn over, for a full Monday thru Friday news cycle. The whole time, the Korean vessel is at sea. Yet, little (other than Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, and the Pentagon briefings) will be said, on the mainstream, print, and from President Obama. Although, there will be constant movement on Capitol Hill, to hammer out details and push thru the "Obama-Care Health Plan." President Obama has issued a decree, to Capitol Hill. He wants the whole health care package (all $1.4 to $2.7 trillion, of tax dollars, cuts in defense and higher taxes, depending on who's number one trusts, the C. B. O., pundits, or Obama himself). Health care is Obama's number one and last brick in the wall. As the Obama White House has made a mad dash, in just five months, to take over the banks, car companies, housing, the "Fed" and has even taken out a $108 billion, to help other countries. The only thing left, for the big government, possibly socialist/Marxist, President is to make sure health care is resolved, in a hurry. It has to be in a short period of time, before the American people can see the possible problems and the final price tag (why else would he have an hour long, infomercial on his plan, dodging actual hard and pertinent questions, from the audience, and continuing to bloviate on his own plan).

About the time the health care package should come down the pike, at the same time the main debates (on the floors of the Senate and Congress) will be happening, the media and U. S. citizens are in a frenzy for the details of the bill(s). The Korean vessel, possible new nuclear test and the missiles (promised to be fired on the fourth of July) will still be in the picture. Rahm Emanuel said, "catastrophe is an opportunity." Everyone knows, never waste an opportunity, as it may never come your way again. North Korea, their missile tests (possibly shot over Japan and at Hawaii), and the vessel carrying missiles to Singapore (plus, who knows what else) will then become front page news. The Obama White House will spew out the most vile and worst case scenario, bringing China and possibly the Middle East into the picture (by saying, North Korea may have passed/is trying to pass Nuclear, biological, or other weapons into the U. S., or Europe). Barack Obama will use the "tactic of fear," what he massively criticized the Republicans, Dick Cheney and former President Bush for doing.

The Obama White House is more concerned with passing "socialized medicine" (as seen on ABC's Obamamercial, on the 24th), than the overall defense of our country. There will be some kind of a shell game, where the administration, will utilize certain parts of the geo-political spectrum, the possibility of war with North Korea (even though the country can't feed itself, and the country is completely dependent on China, who could reign them in, with a pen), to pull attention away from the debates on health care. They will become even more murky, as President Obama has officially stated, he will not be posting bills and White House business 'non-classified', until after they have gone thru the senate and congress. Originally, during the primaries, Obama criticized the Bush White House, stating, "They were the most secretive and non-transparent administration in history. Therefore, when I am President, before any bill is sent to Congress, or the Senate, there will be a five day period where I will post the bill on the White House Web Site." However, President Obama has yet to do this, and now will never do what he promised. Therefore, while America is worrying about missiles, the Middle East, and "what may happen" militarily to the United States, the democrats in power will be slathering together a bill, costing tax payers trillions, taking more choices and freedoms out of American's hands, and most of all bankrupting America (with the Socialist/Marxist/big government, all funded by you).

President Obama is a man of many talents, is one of the best orators of any generation, and he has also made many promises to the American people (both in the primaries and now in the White House). Yet, this man sent a letter to the Iranian "Supreme Leader Ayatollah" one week before the election, in Iran (which just came out, to the media, on the 24th), and still did not have the intestinal fortitude to speak out forcefully, on Iran's killing people (in bulk) in the streets. He plans to have some major political leaders from Iran and the Middle East, to the White House, to celebrate the most sacred of holidays to our country, politically, celebrating our freedom (meaning he will be celebrating with some of the most corrupt and anti-civil rights regime people, in the whole world). There has been virtually no speech on the North Korean vessel, their threats against Japan, South Korea, and saying "they will wipe America, off of the map for good."

Finally, there are no numbers, figures, how to pay for, and/or any other definitive details on the "Obama-Care" system. You tell me what President Obama, a man who has not kept many promises, won't speak without TelePrompTer and well prepared speeches, will not answer any questions he is not comfortable with, crying about Fox News, all the while, major strategic military problems are happening and civil liberties are being trounced, with little coming out of the White House. Ask yourself: Why is there no harsh speech, with people being killed in the streets of Iran? Why is there possible nuclear weapons/missiles, in North Korea, who is threatening the U. S. and trying to proliferate missiles to Singapore (an Al-Queada haven, in the south of the Philippines)? Why will there be people at the White House, on the 4th of July, who are continuing to spit in the world and America's face, with the making of nuclear weapons and countless United Nations violations? It would be a shame and possibly an impeachable offense, if President Barack Obama is using a time table to ONLY get his Health Care thru, while these other major problems go without resolution and are not spoken in detail about.

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President Obama Cloaked In Problems, And Lack of Transparency

Presidents over the past thirty years, have had their follies and great achievements. Even the most partisan, have to be able to see one admirable quality and/or performance from opposing viewed leaders. However, people have to see the "politics/game" deep, in every choice made, by President Obama. When (then Sen. Obama), running his primary campaign, he had solutions for every problem from illegal immigration, the economy, and the health care system. Yet, five months into "President Obama's" stint in the White House, he has bit off more than he can chew, causing some small cracks in the "Obama Machine." These cracks are evident, by the way they are treating certain issues. The Obama Cabinet is either ignoring high value problems and/or giving the "liberal line," or they go way over and are offended, at the slightest and small thing.

Iran--- Iran is in desperate need of backing, in more ways and streams, than President Obama has even thought about. We should be sending the Iranian desentors (not bombs) printing presses, high tech computer push ware, and other cyber related help to get there stories out and a possible revolution on the way. Instead, President Obama has praised the "High Leaders" (the four high priests, running the religious, tyrannical state), for "looking into the election process" and Hillary Clinton saying, "there is a 'debate' going on, in Iran." These two statements alone, show his lack of maturity, at best, or the arrogance of President Obama (not caring about the demonstrators, gun shots from extreme and masked police on civilians, imprisonings, and the beatings of students.), at worst. The possibility for Iranian's choosing complete regime change. A long shot, on the geo-political battlefield, but people have sold greater things short. Therefore, any credence the Obama Cabinet lends, on the most miniscule of levels, to the Iranian regime has the complete opposite effect on the future of Iran. As these verbal short falls, by the Obama Cabinet, could make a huge amount of difference, as many a coupes (to be honest) has been by America's backing (whether physical, or in actual presence). Iran, is going to make President Obama show his actual policies (on more than just the nuclear threat, but also the civil violence, false imprisonment, as nobody can pick and choose, when to be compassionate).

Fox News-- The President of the United States, who has had more positive press coverage (according to liberal, conservative, and independent pundits, CNN, the Pew Research Council have all shown this) than any other primary candidate and President, than any in the history of the United States to cry about Fox News picking on him and his administration. It makes him look un-Presidential, weak and thin skinned. Something The President and America is not in the market of looking weak and vulnerable.

North Korea--- The Barack Obama Press cycles continue, to favor and force the stories, as North Korea has slid out of the public eye, and as of now nothing (aside from some words on paper) has happened in penalty. It is not a penalty, when the press secretary says, "United States and allied vessels may hinder North Korean vessels, but may not board them." It is not exactly detracting (if American vessels do stop a ship and not South Korea and Japan pick up the slack on this stuff) from North Korea to not fire missiles, keep firing up and making nuclear material to sell onto the black market and then there are those pesky nuclear missiles, multiplying.

These three issues are either detracting from the President's actual duty but they are showing several things (Fox News fighting), show complete incompetence (in the dealing with Iran), and the manipulation for a "friendly media" in order to back shelf the North Korea story, as much as possible. All of this, but President Obama wants us to fast track a $1.4-$2.5 trillion revamp of the health care industry. ABC is hosting a "asking questions with Barack," which was made possible for ABC to have the ratings of "Superstar Barack", if they talk and take questions about his Health Care Policy. As good of programming, as money can buy, and political figures can manipulate. However, there is also the upcoming senate hearings, without all of the figures (exact, or otherwise monetary), for the Health Care Policy. Yet, the consensus is Congress and the Senate will not get the package done by Obama's time frame, before Labor Day.

The posturing, speeches, and continuous rhetoric (without any transparency), the things which are important to the "Obama Team" are evident. They use common and some extremely planned out "options," at any cost, to institute policies. Barack Obama cares about his health care system getting passed, as soon as humanly possible, and nothing else matters (as the other pieces are shored up, to the government, as the government hiring was the biggest growing job hiring, in two quarters). This will be the last huge piece, of the "Hope/Change" Obama movement, and once the health care system is ruled, wholly by the government, along with auto, banking, social security, and the other dominoes, when Obama first took office (the first "100 days"). The lack of republican, as democrats will smash the "Grassley Health Care Perspective", support will hinder a block of the Obama Health plan.

The only possible stoppage would be the American people, over the "Labor Day Holiday" (when congressman and senators are home, with constituents), where some of the "public servants" would need figures and an overall "how this will help you" approach. Yet, they will do what they must to survive and some democrats have been openly "not 100% behind the President." It could be just the formula to stop what will hurt the country, what has kept issues with a huge amount of importance off the "front page" (IRAN & the Middle East, 'a new Iran would bring a different Middle East), getting the government out of the "individual's business", and Obama has been completely strident, in his secrecy and back rooms deals (TARP 2, "Stimulus", and some scuttle but with some "shady characters" coming to light now, as Sacramento (Former NBA Star) Mayer, Kevin Johnson (in a possibly embezzlement charges, which half has already been paid back). This is not the way to run the Government, treat It's people, or to look at the world thru just one prism of eyes. The story on the "Berman Terrorits" is not close to Iran, North Korea, and none of the news should be complained about (from the Obama camp), as it is trivial. Integrity should be rewarded and the President should be leading the way. Hopefully, Barack obama will change his current course.

How President Obama's Message and People Can Change The World

A sixty-nine degree day, the sun is beaming down, smiling on the whole park. Kids are playing in the sandboxes, up and down on teeter totters, basketball and tennis on warm courts, parents and nannies looking on, talking about the soccer games, the latest gossip on American Idol, and what is what in the neighborhood. There are no cares, to be seen, as I get out of my car and start to stretch for a jaunt around the park's outer rim. Good times to be had by all. The worry of work and the daily grind not in the mind of anyone. I am taken aback by the blessings of the day, when I get done doing my stretches and step out of the parking lot. On the sidewalk, before I get to the pedestrian track, I see a beautiful dark, olive skinned woman, happening to be just up on the sidewalk. She stands out, not only in beauty, but with her radiant smile. Not seeing me yet, I walk by, our eyes meet and smiles break out. I say, "hello," to this exotic beauty, still wearing long running pants and a long sleeve shirt. Although, she says nothing and smiles, there is something very wrong. Just a feeling I have, but It was like she knew a secret. Her smile went from one of courteousness, to one of a mischievous child. As she slowly pulled her hand out of her pocket. She raised a cell phone, high into the baby blue sky.

One second, on a sunny day, in a public park, with eight hundred people living out lives of meaning, two complete strangers have completely different actions. Yet, we both have the same thought, mine stays inside my head and she lays out two words, to the wind, like a banshee. I think, "Please God no!" She screams, the takbeer, "Allah Akbar!" Before she can actually push the button, I realize two things. She is actually standing in front of a van (she obviously drove to the park, but I assumed she was going into the park on foot, driving a nice car, left behind in the parking lot, somewhere) and then just a flash of light. Everyone in the park, gone, or seriously wounded. All in all, a lone wolf, who happened to be a Muslim woman, just executed one of the worst terrorist acts on American soil.

This is not a real story, and is not a tirade on extreme Muslim beliefs and/or Muslim people. If I take out the Muslim woman above and substitute a white male (in an Oklahoma City parking lot), the same story could have happened, as his name was Timothy James McVeigh (who blew up an FBI building, I was just not there, obviously). He was Caucasian, a straying Catholic Christian, and was acting "for the constitution" and/or what happened in Waco, Texas (where FBI agents raided the compound of David Koresh). Then again, the same story could have happened, a handful of years ago, with my walking past an Irishman, in a bar. When the IRA was bombing and performing terrorist activities, against Britain. It does not matter the color of skin, the foundation of beliefs and religion, or the political affiliation of the person who is detonating the bomb, sneaking in the materials, funding, or any other part of terrorist activities. Only two things matter in terrorist acts. The actual will to be the sacrifice and the extreme reasoning/belief system for executing heinous the plan, are the only real things to be combated and debated.

Sharing this beautiful world, having a veritable treasure trove of people who are devout in their own beliefs, whether religious and/or political, who would never strive to hurt another soul is a blessing. Yet, there will always be those who will do evil/be evil, will become the actual definition of "extreme" and will vet out plans of execution and chaos. However, the look into a person's eye cannot tell their story, label them to stop them, and speaking to them (as rational people) fails every time. When a person believes the definition of their own devoutness, is actually true evil (in which no sensible person can debate), the only chance people have is to try to stop them before they will push the cell phone button, expelling Anthrax into the subway channel, or delivering the suitcase nuke. President Obama, the leaders of the world, and people of the world must look to instill in themselves, what they wish others to be, without compromise.

The debate is not about torture, GITMO, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Palestinian conflict, and the countless other trite pieces of a discussion, residing in us all. We are all in a world where evil shows itself, thru twisted, misguided, or hijacked ideologies and struggles, as far as the human time line goes back. Instead, of isolating portions of the problems of different kinds of evil (Hitler's Germany, the Crusades, Muslim Extremists, Terrorists, etc...etc...), to a no end conclusion. The time is now for the 98% of "non-evil" people, not indulging their own acidic and destructive belief systems, by living out their lives (by whatever beliefs, religion, or moral code) to the maximum, becoming the best person for the world. The trite, yet still relevant, "actions speak louder than words" is where it starts. In addition, people need to come to the conclusion, 2% of the world's population should not be holding the other 98% hostage, speechless, and in fear.

As if the world is making an enormous sword, to combat and defend itself against the "terrorists" and "evil people" in the world, is the only way to start down a path of healing, recognition of differences, but also pulling heads out of the sand and looking the evil straight on. People should be smelting themselves together, over and over (learning about others and stepping out of their own comfort zones) thru their own actions of good will, living for the best possible moments (for themselves and others) and love for all people (regardless of color, religion and political affiliation). There will always be various types of people of color, religious affiliations, and overall opinions. Expanding the lens, in which a person views other people, allows the tolerance to see people are all the same, their actions are what is different

The only thing to remember is we are not different in body and soul, just thought and action. Therefore, change is possible and it starts with every single person, now. It is not "pie in the sky thought" to achieve peace, change, and a better world for everyone (not a world with like people, a better world, thru understanding the differences in people). It is a case of wanting the change, making the change inside ones own self, and only when these are achieved, people speak out and complete the circle. Allowing the smoking of the minority of evil, into the open. Countries cannot change the world, but individuals banding together will. This is what President Obama must convey, to the Muslim population in Cairo, Egypt today, and to the American people, every chance he can get. The Middle East trip will be a complete waste, if not.

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America Is On A Short Time Table

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There is no demand for truth, ethics, and morality anymore, as being politically correct rules the day. The people of America want a new set of definitions, to push the enveloped further and further. Parents can be taken to court for spanking and disciplining their kids, by their kids. Few people stand up and say what they think, sitting on their hands, with zipped lips, fearing what may be said and what people may think. The people of America should be embarrassed to take a "bail out," as they have failed in their business mission, to make money. However, there is no shame in business, as government money, in the form of welfare, corporate bail outs, and out sourcing American jobs are completely acceptable, in the form of billions of dollars. Actually, mortgaging the future of the next two to three generations. Right now, President Obama has spent (in just four months, in office) enough money, in bail outs and "stimulus," to put a $546,000 barnacle around each Americans neck.

The constant beating of the political correct drum, is running our country into the ground. There is very little press reporting actual stories, except the "rosy pictured ones", and most Americans are to self absorbed to actually take some time to do research, on the state of the union. Our President says, "he does not want to run banks, car companies, or side with the unions", but all of these things have come to pass, as President Obama is now running GM, banks, and gave in to all of the unions demands (in the GM deal). The United States is becoming a caricature of what it once was, and most people do not have a clue how the world views America and the rotting from the inside out of America. Tim Geithner spoke in China (to some students and government representatives, about America being good on its word and monetary bonds), he was actually laughed at, by the crowd.

The rule of law, truth, morality and justice once reigned over America's people, but these ideas have been replaced by the selfish, ignorant, short sighted, and/or those wanting a hand out. Over 50% of the black population is illiterate, dropping out of high school, and occupies more space than any other ethnic group in America. The heterosexual divorce rate is close to 60%, as there is no real stock in nuptials/commitment left. While, people in the homosexual community demand votes in states, for marriage rights, and when the state votes down the actual amendment, a boisterous outcry for activist judges to overturn the will of the people occurs. Illegal aliens are pouring across our border, while the politicians worry about voting blocks and re-election. The easiest thing in the world is to count pieces of paper, but in Minnesota they have only one senator, still. These are just some problems in our country, not being addressed, by the actual people of the country.

Gone are the days of "the greatest generation" and replaced with a whiny, self-serving population, who will step on anyone to get ahead. Gone are the days of John Wayne and "Stand By Your Man," ushering in "wardrobe malfunctions," steroids in sports, and people worshiping the "OctoMom." It is up to each individual, each American, to make choices and demand more from themselves, for our country to come back from the brink of annihilation. If this does not happen soon, there will be a free fall of the economy, a general apathy, and , America may never recover.