Copyright. "The Thought Spigot"
It doesn't matter who is going on Jay Leno (Barack Obama), who is jumping up and down/blue in the face (Dodd, Pelosi, Frank...etc....etc.), and who is blasting AIG and the others, who are taking miniscule amounts of moneys, by comparison to monies going out the back door and are is not being accounted. There is always something to distract, the general American public, from the real problems of today, or possibly in the near future. What are the generalities, constant drum beating from the Hill, and the complete circus from the main stream media (who have been in the tank, from Obama's actual first speech, in Springfield, Illinois)?
First, President Barack Obama has been on the other side of the country, touring California, doing a town hall meeting (or two), giving EPSN a special (on his tournament picks, one by one), playing some ball with the Tar Heels of North Carolina and yucking it up with Roy Williams, and finally he is to be on Jay Leno. For a two day trip, to the West Coast, it hardly seems like Barack is tackling the problem (letting rumors of Tim Geithner to be fired/resign) and staying completely away from congress (allowing the high power democrats thump on AIG and offer excuses to the American people and the Republicans just spewing their blame onto the Dems.).The buck stops with Barack Obama, period. He has even stated the exact quote, "Although, the country did not cause this, the congress is working to stop these things, ultimately the buck stops with me." Well, the distractions, from all forms of Congress, have actually been for a logical reason (not a good reason, but a logical one). "The Fed." decided to lend itself, $1 Trillion, from nothing. There was not massive gold, commodities, or anything (but paper/the dollar) to back the $1 Trillion, causing (in every other government, to date, to fail), with people having to bring wheel barrows of cash, to buy a loaf of bread, because the dollar is worth virtually nothing at all.
People, while you are all just living your lives, not getting involved and educating yourself, and those of you who have constant excuses "let's wait", "I don't have time to read, research, or learn," this recession/depression is for you. You did not "HEAR" Barack Obama, you just Listened to his rhetoric, promises, and trusted him to do the right thing. However, you did not plan on Barack Obama putting in people like Daschle, Geithner, Wrangle, and the other seven people who are not able to serve, or the congress has made exceptions (like with Geithner, "He is the only person to fix this problem, so he must be approved." --Barack Obama), for "the better of the country." Although, one of the first things we were all told, in the first 21 days of Barack's Presidency, he said, "We must act now, because if we wait on the stimulus, Omnibus Bill, and the Banking/Housing problems, we will fall into a depression, in which, we may never recover."Everything coming out of the Congress, Senate, and the White House anytime, is a rouse, to keep "non-learned" people in the dark. (Ex.--How many people are going to learn a lot from the President on Jay Leno?)
American's have to start taking care of themselves and not relying on the government to do things for you. The only way you can take care of yourselves, is to learn, read, and find out for yourself where your money, your rights, and the things guaranteed to you by OUR "Constitution." Obviously, the majority of people are to wrapped up in their own trivial, trite, and attitudes of "unless it touches me, I will deal with it whenever it gets here." Well, "when it gets here," is going to be to late. You will still be watching "Family Guy", buying time to watch Leno, the late night news, and are just relying on regular channels, which were the places to go, maybe 10 years ago. If you do not spend 10-30 hours a week, to make sure your representatives (local, state, & federal), then you may not know anything, until it is to late. Let's give the, "I have to much on my plate," or "I just do not have the time, with raising a family, working, and getting my stuff done." That attitude is what all government officials are banking on, you to stay "asleep at the wheel," while they are doing what they do.
Chris Dodd--Dem/Barney Frank--Dem., both Chairmen of the Banking Committee on the Hill, and Barack Obama are the three biggest money obtainers from "lobbyists", AIG, Fanny & Freddy, etc...etc... However, Dodd and Obama, both received over $120,000 (in 2008) from just AIG, alone. You probably didn't know any of the above, on the lobbyists and AIG, but if you did, it was just scratching the surface of what you should know and be studying, in order to take back the Unites States of America.
