Thoughts these days

i'm not going to lie.. its definitely hard to move on

Rock the Vote

Tea Party: an extreme right wing party with a utopian, yet illogical sense of mind.

1. wants to cut deficits by eliminating the Environmental Protection Agency and drastically scaling back the Board of Education (cut out education spending)
2. Get rid of health reform policy
3. Believe they are speaking on behalf of the 'unspoken' America
4. It's the Christian way or no way.

"I also think we should take on the Tea Party," he said on CBS. "For some reason everyone is scared of them. What they really want to do to this country when they talk about reducing deficits is they're cutting into Medicare, Medicaid, firefighters, teachers, nurses, people's benefits, Social Security."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/03/democrats.election/index.html

Republican Party: a right wing party that idealizes laissez-faire

1. Little or no government involvement
2. tax cuts and tax rates be equal for everyone--including the wealthy
   so if a single person is making more than $250,000 a year, pay equal taxes as a family of 4 making less than $20,000 a year.
   (Keep the rich, rich and keep the poor, poor).
3. Corporate interest

Democrat Party: a left wing party that favors the middle-class and believes in helping the poor.

1. Need some government involvement to outline limitations (i.e. minimum wage, EPA guidelines, etc)
2. Tax cuts for the middle class and below, tax more for the rich
   - those extra for the rich will help pay for those living in poverty, for health care reform, public education, fire fighters, social security, etc
3. middle-class interest.
   - favor small business owners (back bone of our economy)
4. Focus is on creation of jobs, health care reform

We all need to go out there and vote on November 2nd. This directly affects who will maintain or win the seat in your local and state district, US House of Reps, US Senate.

*******MARYLAND RACE***********

Gov. O'Malley vs. former Governor Ehrlich

Ehrlich

• Wanted to increase tuition and cut back on spending in public education. He would've imposed a much higher increase on tuition
• Wanted to cut back on education funds
• believes diversity and multiculturalism is "bunk."

O'Malley

• Inherited a state deficit and
• job loss is down to 7.2% compared to the national average of 9.1%. Job creation has significantly increased under O'Malley administration
• Tuition freeze. Next year, it will go up a modest 3%
• Continual investment in education
• believes diversity and multiculturalism is our greatest strength

Plain as you can see

There she is.

Plain as you can see

Stomping sounds, Slamming doors

The wrath of her pride

The walls become thicker, the floors are fragile

What has become of us?

Once a herding group, now strangers as we see

We have become so vacant

But, there she is.

Plain as you can see

The skylight shows gray, the windows seem dull

The Souls are still waiting.

The rooms have become so cold.

I lay restless, and eventually fall asleep.

As I awaken, I feel beads of sweat falling

I see the light trying to fight.

Such vast space for a small house.

Yet, I smell coffee and hear crackles of laughter.

There she is.

Plain as you can see.