Sideline Observations...The Upcoming Final Debate
Started out with some observations on McCain and his erratic behavior
and mean-spirited campaign, but scrubbed them. The lack of honor and
honesty and steadiness he has shown over the past month has essentially
made he and his ticket superfluous in this election cycle and there's
really nothing he can say or do in the debate that I will find
credible. I applaud Senator Obama's overall response to the serious
financial crisis our nation continues to face. And he has put forth an
impressive plan for addressing job creation and providing hope and
relief to small businesses
and middle class voters. As he prepares to transition into the
Presidency, now and in the coming months, the one thing that has been
lacking is being completely and painfully honest with the American
people in terms of how we got here and what it will take to right
ourselves. Everyone is aware of the excesses of Wall Street and the
absence of viable regulation and its impact on the economy. But we as
citizens also played our part. We overspent and under-saved and failed
at managing our own budgets and there are actions that we personally
need to take as individuals to turn this economy around and it's not
going to happen overnight and it's going to be tough and we can do it
if we're honest with each other and inspired to make the necessary
sacrifices. It's time for the voters to have a dose of reality. We can
take it and we'll appreciate the honesty and we stand ready to vote for
the change that we all need and, if inspired, prepared to do our part
to make that change happen.
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McSlimer lost the second and last debates when he refused to look at Obama during the first debate.
October 14, 2008 2:01 AM | Reply | Permalink
I highly agree with your observation. It is true that Wall Street was dubious in their dealings with this country, but we are to blame as well. This country has squeaked by on mostly credit and it's time for us to take a hard look at how we spend our money AND how we save it.
This mindset (charging everything) did not allow us to create a stable economy.
I have made every effort to get out of credit card debt and reverse my thinking about "oh just go ahead and charge it". It's hard, but it can be done. By the way, it is one of the most cathartic things I've done. I feel so much more free and do not have that worry of how I'm going to rob Peter to pay Paul just to make ends meet.
I think that we all need take a hard look at our finances and realize that paying with credit should be only as a last resort and if we can't pay for it right now, maybe we should save for it. Instant gratification can be very, very expensive.
October 14, 2008 12:59 PM | Reply | Permalink