As I sit with my family and friends watching the U.S.-Canada hockey game, it makes me feel good to see how the Olympics bring us together. It also gets me thinking. If tragedy like the Earthquake in Haiti, and Athletic Competition like the Olympics can bring us together as nation, why can't we come together on issues that affect all of us? Many in and out of Congress have said this is the most divided they have seen the Congress and the Country. We made it through Slavery. A Civil War. Pearl Harbor. Two World Wars. September 11th. And you're telling me we can't come together today? I'm not saying we have to agree on EVERYTHING. But aren't we grown up enough as a Nation to find a middle ground on monumental issues such as Reforming Health Care, protecting our planet, and Reforming Financial system loopholes that got us into this mess? Finding bipartisan solutions to these issues could really help your average American family. When Indiana Senator Evan Bayh left Congress because two Senators who co-authored a bill with him voted against it themselves, that should have struck a chord with the American people. Instead of one group of Americans talking about seceding from the nation and not paying their taxes; and another saying to ignore the other party completely, we should focus our efforts on telling our Congressmen and women that we want them to work with the other side with the main goal of getting legislation passed that will help everyday Americans. Regardless of how you feel about President Obama, one good example of this is when he gave 95% of Americans a tax break this year. That is something that helps American families. We need the Congress to start moving forward on common sense legislation to fix obvious, glaring problems that Americans are facing every day. They need to start worrying less about the next Election and fundraising events. If they work to pass good legislation for their constituents and prove they can reach across the aisle, that will do more to help get them re-elected than any fundraiser. Helping more Americans get healthcare while stopping costs from skyrocketing, reforming the financial system so the irresponsible behavior on Wall Street that got us into this mess is no longer rewarded, and working to protect our planet, would all be a good start for Congress to meet half way on. We've had enough of the logjam and the stalling tactics; it's time to get stuff done.
Mark 'Marky Mark' Grimaldi Executive Producer The Leslie Marshall Show 'The Only True Democracy in Talk Radio – Of, For and By The People' www.lesliemarshallshow.com |
Monday, February 22, 2010
Enough is Enough...
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Really well said.
ReplyDelete'Marky Mark'...the National Debt went from $0.00 in 1776 to $2.6 billion in 1910 and from 1910 to today it has mushroomed to over $14 trillion. There has been only one 10 year period tat the debt has went down since 1910 and tat wus from 1920-1930. America is $57 trillion in debt. The American people are buying so-call cheap items from a foreign land and in doing so each and every one of those George Washington's in up in a foreign bank.
ReplyDeleteStop blaming the financial system as if it wus what cause tis mess and read the dang Constitution.
There ain't one dang word in tat American dream tat wus written by a few fat farmers with the penmanships of poets tat says every American will have health insurance nor does it say anything about the turnips on Jenkin's Hill will take care of you.
ReplyDeleteYou as a American have a responsibility to do your part....so! stop writing about what the government owes the citizens of America and start writing about tat $14 trillion your government has with over half being held by foreigners.
now....read real slow...
ReplyDelete"Now let us look at Wal-Mart again; you buy a product there, 6% goes to the employees, 10-18% is profit to the company, 25% goes to other costs and 50% goes to re-stock or the cost of goods sold. Of the 50% about 20-25% goes to China, a guess, but you get the point. Now then, how long will it take at 433 Billion dollars at year for China to have all of our money, leaving no money flow for us to circulate? At a 17 Trillion dollar economy less than 40-years minus the 1/6 they buy from us. Some say that if we keep putting money into our economy, it would take forever, but if we do not then eventually all the money flow will go. If China buys our debt then eventually they own us, no need to worry about a war, they are buying America, due in part to our own mismanaged trade, so whose fault is that? Not necessarily China, as they are doing what's in the best interests, and we should make sure that trade is not only free, but fair too."
Why ain't you bitching about where George Washington on tat dollar bill is going....are even ask yourself why the people of the United States of America don't support George by keeping him in the 50 states in order for him to help each American he touches.
Is there any words in the Constitution tat states the government is gonna make sure each American has health insurance?
ReplyDeleteStop writing like a dang p^ssy and start thinking about taking care of yourself cause those few fat farmers with the penmanship's of poets tat wrote the American dream back on 1776 had more character in their little pinkie than people of today tat are to damn lazy to take care of themselves.
Jus look at what the American people would have if they dry dock those 15 cargo ships tat pollute as much as 760 million automobiles.
ReplyDeleteIf none of the above is posted on tis site I understand cause I like not many know what happens when a California Bander is place between a persons legs tat has hair on their chest.
good day and God Bless!
ReplyDeleteoops! I made a boo boo!
ReplyDelete"and start writing about tat $14 trillion your government has with over half being held by foreigners."
should read...
"and start writing about tat $14 trillion of debt your government has with over half being held by foreigners."
sumtimes my fingers type faster than my O'head can think....
you young people need to remember Retail makes nothing and with tat remember tis...
“It is the aim of good government to stimulate production, of bad government to encourage consumption.” – Jean Baptiste Say, French economist 1767-1832
enjoy leslie...
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ReplyDeletedang!
i didn't get a chance to read it.
"remove harrasing comments."....
oops!
Leslie....your spell checker has sumthig against you...
I wus thinking it wus embarrassing comments...
sorry bout tat.
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