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I recently saw this news item on Fox News.

The video shows a 78 year old man in Connecticut attempting to cross the street.

This poor man gets hit by a car and not a single person stops to help him. Cars just continue to drive around him and people on the street just watch.

What in the hell is wrong with people these days?

 See the Link in the first comment on the thread you won't beleive your eyes.

Below is the link to the Beacon Hill Institute At Suffolk University Boston Summary Report regarding "The Fair Tax Bill".

If interested and you have a little time check it out. If you like what you see please help to support this Bill.

http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_BHI_0607

When I go to the voting booth, one of the many questions I ask myself is which pledge of allegiance does the person I am voting for believe in and recite.

I pledge allegiance to the flag

Of the United States of America

And to the Republic for which it stands

On nation under God,

Indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all.

Or

I pledge allegiance to the flag

Of the United States of America

And to the Socialism for which it stands

On nation under God,

Indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all.

Jenna Bush had a beautiful wedding at her Dads place. She looked wonderful and happy. I wish them both all the best of luck and fortune. Why is that so many just can’t let this girl get married without talking trash is beyond me.

Here are just a few examples.

The Daily Kos celebrates Jenna Bush wedding by showing the beautiful wedding photo’s. Real Classy!

http://howardwasright.com/index.php/more/111/

Source: Stratfor Inteligence briefing, http://www.stratfor.com/

May 7, 2008 High Oil Prices and the International System Oil passed $120 per barrel today, which depending on how you measure it, means that it is about 20 percent higher than the highs reached in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In other words, this is getting serious. It is not the intensifying discussion of gasoline prices that we hear, but rather the impact that the price of oil is beginning to have on the global system. If oil prices continue at this level or rise, there will be long-term shifts in how the international system works.

One of these shifts is already obvious. The nations of the Arabian Peninsula have accumulated a tremendous amount of cash. Most other oil producers use surplus money from energy sales largely for internal purposes. Nigeria and Venezuela, for example, are not about to become international investors. The situation in Arabia is different. Those economies can't possibly absorb the money that is pouring in. Therefore the money—petrodollars, as we used to call them when we were young—is available for investment around the world. Much of that is coming into the United States in various flows, helping to stabilize equity markets, for example. But as in the 1970s, economic power translates into political influence—and the Arabian influence on a wide range of countries and issues will increase dramatically. The countries of the Arabian Peninsula will once again become the primary source of large-scale finance.

In the 1970s, one of the consequences of Arabian oil was the creation of a bulwark against left-wing radical Arab movements. The money was used to immunize Arabian regimes—and others—from the radicals' attacks. Whether the money will be deployed the same way against radical Islamist groups remains to be seen. But this much is certain: The Saudi regime, which had been under heavy internal pressure a few years ago, now has the ability to buy the loyalty of dissident tribes and factions.

The losers will be those countries that chose to industrialize most intensely. High oil prices have had less impact on the United States this time around than in the 1970s because of deindustrialization. Service industries like massage parlors and software companies use less energy than steel mills. The countries that have adopted industrialism, by contrast, are extremely vulnerable to high oil prices. And China, of course, has industrialized the most intensely. The higher the proportion of industrial plant, the more each dollar rise in the price of oil hurts. Under pressure from high food prices as well as oil, the Chinese economy faces the choice of raising prices on export goods and losing market share, or subsidizing exports even more than it does now. That is the short-term solution, but it is unsustainable in the long term.

Russia, which exports energy and uses the proceeds to modernize its energy industry, selectively acquire global assets and build new businesses in Russia, is using these high energy prices to reposition itself economically. And with that repositioning, it is acting more assertive geopolitically. Recent events in Georgia indicate the Russians are prepared to increase their pressure. The Russians also apparently have built financial reserves in case energy prices drop. The surge in energy prices has put Russia in a position to make a serious move to regain its position as a regional power.

These are critically important shifts to watch. The rise in oil prices is reordering the international system in decisive ways, just as it did in the 1970s. Oddly, the deindustrialized world is least affected. The winners in the industrial world are affected the most—and those countries without any industry at all, but with lots of energy reserves, are the big winners.

Oil prices may fall. One theory holds that as the United States moves out of the subprime crisis the dollar will rise, and that will chip away at the price of oil. As the price of oil starts to fall, speculators would thus be squeezed out and the fall would become more rapid. That may be the case—or oil may go to $150 per barrel for all we know. But we do know this: So long as oil stays above about $70 per barrel, the Arabian Peninsula will hold the whip hand in the financial world, China will be squeezed and the Russians will get stronger. And the United States and Europe will be the least affected, unless they fail to reposition themselves in the new order.

Stratfor is a private intelligence company delivering in-depth analysis, assessments and forecasts on global geopolitical, economic, security and public policy issues. A variety of subscription-based access, free intelligence reports and confidential consulting are available for individuals and corporations.

With Mothers day around the corner I have been thinking of my Mom. She has been passed for some time now, but I think of her often.

Recently I was thinking back to the time when I was about eight . I remember it was a hot summer day and I was outside riding my bicycle. I hit something with my front tire and went for a nice little tumble scrapping up my hands and knees. I cried and cried all the way home. As I walked into the house Mom had seen the injuries and grabbed me up, pulling me into her loving arms. Over and over again she assured me “everything will be ok baby, Momma is here”. She took me into the bathroom to clean me up, being ever so gentle as only a Mom can be. She brought me into the kitchen, sat me down at the kitchen table, and asked me if I would like some peanut butter cookies and milk. I told my mom yes please. My Mom made a big batch of homemade peanut butter cookies served them up while they were still warm with a big glass of milk. All my pain went away like magic.

I must agree with fellow bloggers when they say Mike/Finder woulb be a great Chairman. He appears very honest, straight forward, and well educated.

But I have to say I think I have found the perfect person for the job. If interested, please click the link and check this guy out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4GZfvXx9Js&NR=1

TruthHurts

Physicist Says Time Travel Is Not Only Possible, but Likely

Kaku, a professor at the City University of New York, is creating quite a stir in Britain with the release of his new book, "The Physics of the Impossible."

On this side of the pond, outlandish claims in books are recognized as, well, a good way to sell books.

But in Blighty, Kaku's being treated as if he's Doctor Who informing dim-witted humans about the wonders of the Universe, with front-page treatment Wednesday in both the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian. Even the normally staid Economist is chiming in.

All righty then.

It appears as though this little political battle is going to go on for awhile.

I guess I’ll just sit back and learn from the experts in civil adult dialog.

I now see what some folks mean when they say the (MCS Blogs) is a great venue for the exchange of ideas, and much knowledge can be gained from this process.

So far what I have learned is as follows.

1) Sarcasm is expectable.

2) Innuendo is cute.

3) Deception is the tool to use, to drive your point home.

4) Name calling is fine, as long as in your opinion, you are in the right and you have allies to back you.

Life is a roller coaster ride, twisting, turning, climbing, and falling. Relationships, business, politics, finances, parenting, the list goes on and on.

When we reach for the stars we must also expect that failure is inevitable. How we deal with those failures, will determine whether you’re a winner or a loser.

Loser’s, when defeated will walk away with their tails tucked between their legs and simply give up. Winners, after failure will make adjustments, study where they went wrong and try again until they are successful.

It’s very important that when we see folks that have failed, to encourage them to pick themselves up, regroup and continue to work for what they want to accomplish.