Massachusetts

I have not been following the election too closely but I have been following it close enough. This is obviously a important election for health care, democrats and republicans. The seat is a symbol for the democrats having been filled by Teddy Kennedy; who often acted as a cornerstone for the party. To lose this seat will be to lose a democratic symbol. The proposed healthcare bill can be blocked if the republican Scott Brown wins. However recent news stories have described a vote count that could last ten weeks, obviously a strategy too postpone Brown if elected and limit his impact on the health bill. This is not the only democratic strategy being used. President Obama has just visited and spoke at a rally, I feel this is highly inappropriate for a President. Who do you think was paying for his trip? Is it not coming out of the tax payers pocket? And let's talk about the time frame. Haiti has just suffered a massive earthquake (this is prime time for America to show its good will and. Global power), the United States are still in a war, the economy is still falling and the unemployment is still rising. These subjects are for a President campaigning is not for an active President it is for an ex-president.
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Double Standards

There is a double standard developing in the political realm. This
double standard is obviously being directed towards the Republican Party. We saw this standard before when Governor Sanford and former presidential candidate John Edwards were both exposed for adultery around the same time. If we compare both stories we can see that they both provide for interesting and attention getting stories. However the coverage was incredibly lopsided with much more focus on Sanford. Edwards' affair would have been brushed under the carpet if it was not for Fox News. These two situations and betrayal by the media show the double standard for Republicans. But today we are seeing an all-new double standard with the comments made by Harry Reid towards President Barack Obama. Recently a representative for the NCAAP excused Reid, claiming it was not racist but awkward. Let me repeat that the NCAAP excused Reid for his negro dialect statement. I strongly believe the only reason NCAAP is defending Reid is because he is a Democrat. We saw how the NCAAP reacted when Senator Joe Wilson called out "you lie" during President Obama's speech to Congress, claiming this was a racist outburst not a political. Conservatives beware your standards are double that of liberals.

No Friend Of Mine

The recent book entitled Game Change has brought up some interesting facts against our current Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. It seems he is still under the impression that whites are more civilized then people of color (blacks, Chinese, Arabic). He is quoted as saying Obama has no "Negro dialect, unless he wants to have one". I guess Harry Reid still is a follower of the notation that it is the white mans burden to civilize the black man. This revelation is sure to bring about backlash from the black community and I am sure from the POTUS himself. We can all sit back and relax as we watch the democratic party implode.

alleyway democracy

We have entered into a dark time of our government. The current administration is bring us down a path we that our constitutional fathers would never have imagined the land they fought was taking such a dark and so distant from the democratic government they built. If we remember our history the new found United States government was set up so it was empowered by the people, not a small majority ruling over the masses like our former mother country Great Britain. It is this key element of our country and its constitution that is being ignored. Over the summer we watched the people voice their disapproval for the health care at town hall meetings, it was a twinkle of traditional democracy. Yet these peoples voices were silenced by the quick hand of our government, they were labeled Nazi's and racists by the very officials that were suppose to be delivering their messages. This was the first time our liberties were silenced and sadly it was not the last. Again health care is the center of this controversy. The bill has been passed even though there was a public backlash against it. Now the bill is in its finalizing stages, it is here that we will find what is in it and what it will do for us. These finalizing talks are being held in secrecy, behind closed doors away from the eyes and ears of the people the bill will affect. This action goes against everything America was founded on---openness, the connection between law, politician and the common man. And this also goes against what the POTUS himself promised eight times while on the campaign trail, a transparent government. It is our duty as Americans to not allow the blatant disregard politicians have shown for the people's voice and allow this ignorance to not last. As well it is our duty to have knowledge of the laws that will govern us.

System Failure

The system did not work. The system is not a machine that finds terrorists. The system is a network of people using reliable sources and yes technology to find out where. So when Napolitano said the system worked it puzzled me and many other Americans. How could a system have worked when a terrorist tried to strike a bomb on an American bound airplane? I am not exactly sure how you could claim the system worked. Recent developments have showed that prior intelligence showed a man simply called the “Nigerian” was on terrorist watch lists. Further the man’s father several times had spoken with United States Embassy’s. There was also information about a planned terrorist attack on Christmas Eve, and there was some linkage to the “Nigerian”. Somewhere along the way this information was lost and did not reach people of significant power who would be able to prevent the attack. The only system that worked was the system of relationships humanity has for one another, for if it was not for the passengers we would have been presented with the second terrorist attack of the year.

Tires Make me tired

Something needs to be done with our public transportation system. Our country’s public transportation has fallen behind other global powers. We have become a society dedicated to the individual car. There has always been an American ideology to get away from the life of cities and the work place. Starting in the beginning of suburbs people were required to use modes of transportation other than walking and biking to arrive from home to work and back. This ideology is still present if not more so, the average American is trying to have the peacefulness of country setting with the ability to reap benefits from urban settings. This can be done without the use of cars. In cities of Europe buses, trains and trams help shuttle in the suburban setting to cities. Highly developed transportation system creates jobs and lessens the crowded nine and five traffic jams. The public transportation present in Rochester is an unreliable and inefficient system, much like the rest of America. We are living in a time of technology but yet our city does not use this to better itself. Websites like twitter can be used to inform the riders of public transportation if a bus is running later than usual. With this notification a rider will not have to stand in the harsh winter weather. Through this better usage of technology the city can develop a more efficient and user-friendly transportation system that will encourage more riders.