Politically Speaking

This race for the White House has taken a terrible turn, as the Carl Rove led GOP attack team has ventured into the traitorous criminal territory by inciting riotous behavior in campaign stops. McCain and Palin have nothing to offer the political discourse of this country so they have gone to the race card, the terrorist card, and lie card.

McSame is an ass. He's greed, and I seriously believe his greed stems from the fact that he thinks he's owed a life of luxury because he had to endure 5 years as a POW. 

Phycologists could very well suggest that he suffers still to this day a resentment towards his own country and does not care for the ramifications of satisfying a lingering and encrusted need for payback, nor care about the fallout of that type of entitlement.

He is savvy, if not smarmy. He has nothing to offer, but feels entitled to the power of the office of President. His personal misguided and somewhat dysfunctional American Dream. But if it was a dream, he would be able to share it, not just with his friends and connections to connected people, but a vision to the masses. A shared hope and dream of a better place. A place where each generation looked out for the next, and instilled in them the sense that tomorrow would be a better place to live.

But then again if the senator from the great state of Arizona actually had that ability to seek justice and equality for all, and strive for all to succeed in their own American Dream, his name would not be McCain, but rather Obama

For in this time, this day and age, our country does not need an out of touch, buyable, misguided ex-soldier who still suffers from PTSD, no what this country needs is a revolution. But since this land is too fragile to endure a full scale revolt, a breath of fresh air and hope can go along way towards healing what ails this great land of ours.

The flaw in flag waving:
Since Ronald Reagan was in office, the religious right and for that matter the GOP has used flag and country and patriotism as symbols of what their party stands for. However, by eliminating the draft during the Nixon years, the personal connection with what war actually means to humanity has been lost in our great land. We as a country no longer appreciate what it means to send our men and women into battle, as the cost of doing so is so removed from so many people. I truly believe if there had been a draft or a national service obligation at the time the Bush administration was rattling sabers to go to war in Iraq, the country and for that matter congress may have lead more resistance. But because the volunteer army has turned into a tool for nation building and crack diplomacy, and in truth no longer directly impact every family across this land, America has lost it's connection with actual patriotism. The blending of ideas and opinions, based in fact, with the good of the ALL people at stake.

I would consider a radical change and a way to bolster the greater good in the long run. 

* Institute 2 years of mandatory service from every abled bodied man and woman between the ages of 19-20. Not only military service but a 2-month basic service training course on Americanism and fitness, and then service in either the military, national park service, Famine and natural disaster relief efforts, world wide humanitarian initiatives such as Peace Corps, or even manufacturing apprenticeships or drug treatment and care would be facilitated and in some way partially funded by the American Government. All basic necessities would be provided these individuals, and a minimum wage weekly stipend issued.

* Upon successful completion of service, each person would receive a check for $100,000 for service to their country. (Much would annually return to the economy perhaps with some going towards down-payments on homes and vehicles, some invested, some used to pay for college, some to gambling debt) Regardless, it would be the carrot on the stick for performing various necessary national tasks while enlisted in the aid of our country. Think of it as a "starter payment" to begin the American dream.

*  Funding for new infrastructure would come out of the militaries budget and facilities would be constructed in areas where they could also be used for evacuations and shelter in times of national disaster.

* Through this national service program, all citizens would be signed up for universal health care identification. To streamline the system, one computerized bar-code system, with fail safe privacy encryption would be deployed so that all insurance and health care facilities would utilize one system. Portable, affordable, and once again the best in the world.

* A renewed focus on curing disease and illness as opposed to simply treating them. 

* Tax code needs to be revised to reduce the number of loopholes afforded big business and wealthy individuals.

* Tax breaks would be saved for all new and existed companies that developed manufacturing and tangible goods here in the United States.

* Securities and exchange regulations would be reenacted such that similar "crisis" such as the Wall Street bailout would be avoided.

* Educational system to receive twice as much funding as currently supplied... calling for highly qualified instructors and greater resources.

* Exploration of seas, solar system, and alternative energy resources must be fostered and expanded.

* Social security would remain a safety net vehicle to aid all retired workers

* Renewed focus on eliminating the influence of religion in politics. Settlers came to this land to avoid religious persecution, thus the separation of church and state, however, right-wing fanatics have infused god into our national discourse and decision making. We must avoid ever again, leading what some would call a religious jihad against another people of the world as we have in Iraq.

* Remove special interest money from Washington. 

These are but a few radical ideas that could be brought into the national discussion and openly debated. Just got to writing down some, interested in your feedback.

Politically speaking,