Yes, the powerful, persuasive, smoke & mirrors dynamic duo of an Obama and Clinton ticket would be unstoppable. All the Democrats and the swing voters would have the best of both worlds with that.
Unless you were are strong conservative, you'd have to vote for the hope of change and possibility of something different then what we had the past 8 years. Republicans would be an afterthought.
It'll never happen though. Obamas going to get the nomination and the Clintons know it. Thats why theres so much mention of it coming out of the Clinton camp. I havent heard it once from Obama. The Clintons figure coming in second will still get Bill and wife back in power.
How well is it going to go over for President Obama to have those two shysters imposing their will and policies on him? To have 2 thorns right beneath him second guessing and questioning his every move, publically? It isn't.
While yes, even though they'd proabably be unbeatable I expect Obama to take his chances without her.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Question of the Day
I went to a full service car wash this morning. (I live in SoCal where you do that in February) It was one of those where you watch your car run through the washing tunnel and then gets spit out with the other 30 cars getting dried off by the 60 guys running around with drying towels and Armoural.
I noticed two cops show up to watch their cruiser getting washed. I quickly thought, "my tax dollars?". Then I settled down and assumed they probably get 'X' amount of car washes a month. I'm ok with that. That's their work vehicle and having well dressed cops and a clean cruiser gives off a professional appearance and attitude. That's like me having a client meeting in wrinkly pajamas inside a porta-potty.
So then I started thinking about all the other professionals who have car allowances or free cars where they also get 'X' amount of car washes per month. Pharm Reps, Outside Sales Reps, Other Government Vehicles............other government vehicles? Immigration vans.....?
Question of the Day.
What happens when I.N.S. rolls their vans through the car wash to the 60 guys with drying towels and Armoural?
I noticed two cops show up to watch their cruiser getting washed. I quickly thought, "my tax dollars?". Then I settled down and assumed they probably get 'X' amount of car washes a month. I'm ok with that. That's their work vehicle and having well dressed cops and a clean cruiser gives off a professional appearance and attitude. That's like me having a client meeting in wrinkly pajamas inside a porta-potty.
So then I started thinking about all the other professionals who have car allowances or free cars where they also get 'X' amount of car washes per month. Pharm Reps, Outside Sales Reps, Other Government Vehicles............other government vehicles? Immigration vans.....?
Question of the Day.
What happens when I.N.S. rolls their vans through the car wash to the 60 guys with drying towels and Armoural?
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Sicko
I saw Sicko over the weekend, the Michael Moore movie about health care and the need for socialized medicine. While I think Micheal Moore is more slanted than the 9 iron in my quiver, the movie sure did make you think. It didn't make me rethink my stance on socialized medicine because I still think it's a bad idea, but I did like many of the thoughts he brought out.
The point of the movie is to bring attention to the foulness of the insurance companies. What a bunch of greedy dirtbags. They actually have so called "hit men" to review a case and find ANYTHING applicable to canceling a policy. "Sorry, you didn't disclaim that you went to the clinic for the drips while you were in college so we're going to deny your claim for Leukemia treatment."
There were quite a few sad stories of people who got screwed by insurance. For me, that was a strong message that our system has problems.
However, Michael Moore made socialized medicine look like the best thing since sliced bread when he visited Canada, the UK, France and Cuba. All crap though. All one sided success stories with nobody to gauge a counter argument or question.
As a whole, the US has the best medical treatment anywhere on the planet (of course if you can receive it). That is because the medical industry is a capitalistic concept. There is INCENTIVE to be good. If you are run by the government, incentive and competition are gone and so would be the level of care. In a brief nutshell, that is why I don't like socialized medicine.
On the flip side, it is horrible that people can't get the care they need because of health care costs and corrupt insurance companies. I don't have the answer nor would I know how to go about it. But if you can fix, or control, and then watchdog the insurance companies wouldn't you think things would get better?
I could ramble on and on with other points, opinions etc, but that would take all day. To sum up the point of all points is:
While the thought and intent of a Universal health care program is great and noble, do you REEAAALLLY want the same people who run the DMV and CalTrans to operate how you're going to get operated on?!?!
The point of the movie is to bring attention to the foulness of the insurance companies. What a bunch of greedy dirtbags. They actually have so called "hit men" to review a case and find ANYTHING applicable to canceling a policy. "Sorry, you didn't disclaim that you went to the clinic for the drips while you were in college so we're going to deny your claim for Leukemia treatment."
There were quite a few sad stories of people who got screwed by insurance. For me, that was a strong message that our system has problems.
However, Michael Moore made socialized medicine look like the best thing since sliced bread when he visited Canada, the UK, France and Cuba. All crap though. All one sided success stories with nobody to gauge a counter argument or question.
As a whole, the US has the best medical treatment anywhere on the planet (of course if you can receive it). That is because the medical industry is a capitalistic concept. There is INCENTIVE to be good. If you are run by the government, incentive and competition are gone and so would be the level of care. In a brief nutshell, that is why I don't like socialized medicine.
On the flip side, it is horrible that people can't get the care they need because of health care costs and corrupt insurance companies. I don't have the answer nor would I know how to go about it. But if you can fix, or control, and then watchdog the insurance companies wouldn't you think things would get better?
I could ramble on and on with other points, opinions etc, but that would take all day. To sum up the point of all points is:
While the thought and intent of a Universal health care program is great and noble, do you REEAAALLLY want the same people who run the DMV and CalTrans to operate how you're going to get operated on?!?!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Angry Old Man
I got yelled at by an old man last weekend. He was 95. I had parked in his parking place while visiting my grandmother at her retirement home. I didn't know. I didn't see the "cone" sitting in front of the spot that was marked 'reserved'.
After an hour of being parked there, I had to get a bag out of the trunk. As I did that, Methuselah came out of nowhere to verbally anihalate me. He had been staking out my car for an HOUR! He had hunted me down like wild swine. No joke, he treated me like I had just slaughtered his family, asking why why why.
Over and over, I graciously apologized and said I didn't know it was reserved. Over and over he continued to point to the little cone marked "reserved." Dude, reserved for what? The hurst on its way to pick you up? There's 10 open spaces in an empty lot.
I said, "I'll be leaving in a minute. There's worse things happening in the world. By the way, what the F do you care? you're 95 years old and If you get behind the wheel of that car, I'm calling the cops."
After an hour of being parked there, I had to get a bag out of the trunk. As I did that, Methuselah came out of nowhere to verbally anihalate me. He had been staking out my car for an HOUR! He had hunted me down like wild swine. No joke, he treated me like I had just slaughtered his family, asking why why why.
Over and over, I graciously apologized and said I didn't know it was reserved. Over and over he continued to point to the little cone marked "reserved." Dude, reserved for what? The hurst on its way to pick you up? There's 10 open spaces in an empty lot.
I said, "I'll be leaving in a minute. There's worse things happening in the world. By the way, what the F do you care? you're 95 years old and If you get behind the wheel of that car, I'm calling the cops."
That old man hovered over my car for 15 more minutes while I was saying goodbye to my grandmother. When I did leave, he actually got in his car and changed spots. (I heard later, it took a good 5 minutes to manuver one spot over).
Point is, when you're that old, (besides blowing ass and not caring....err....knowing) theres only a few small things left in your life that you can control. That parking place is his domain. It's his to patrol and his last shred of world to protect. While they fail to care about some of the little things, it's the other little things that can control their lifes.
Point is, when you're that old, (besides blowing ass and not caring....err....knowing) theres only a few small things left in your life that you can control. That parking place is his domain. It's his to patrol and his last shred of world to protect. While they fail to care about some of the little things, it's the other little things that can control their lifes.
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