So High Above

John McCain thinks it is a good idea to send a man to Mars. This is his innovative program that he is proposing should he become President. What a Great Plan, surely that will divert attention away from the Blood and Treasure that is being wasted in Iraq. No One will notice that they can't afford to drive to work. The unemployed and under employed will have something to read about as they wait on line at the soup kitchens and food pantries. People will start thinking about all the possibilities of colonizing Mars, just like Mr. McCain fantasied about it after reading a childhood novel, and they will forget all about the future being robbed from them by the continuation of the Bush Administration Policies. The Bush Administration ran an Administration based on fear, the McCain Administration, should it ever come to fruition, will try to distract the People with fantasy. Senator McCain fantasizes about an Economy that enables the wealthy to contribute the same percentage in taxes as

The current tax system is a detriment to economic growth for a majority of Americans. The foundation of this Country was built in part upon an idea of no taxation without representation. Today the same problem seems to exist. The People do not have representation, if they did the majority would be benefiting from the tax structure, not a small majority of those who have consolidated power and were able to buy representation in the seat of Government. There should be a simple tax structure without pages of exemptions and different ways to shelter income from taxation. In order to insure that each individual is able to attain the goals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, the basic needs of food,shelter,clothing, and medical care must be met. People who are struggling to survive are not able to attain the lofty goals of the founding documents of this Nation. The income that is needed to secure the basic necessities of life should not be taxed by the Government. The starting poi

America has lost the respect of the International Community over the last seven and a half years under the the Policies of the current Administration. The world looked upon The U.S. with disdain after the Iraq invasion and made note of the policy of rendition, occupation, disregard for the Geneva Convention and the falling value of the U.S. dollar. The next President must reengage the World Community with diplomacy. The U.S. must again become the world leader in peaceful and productive initiatives that will bring a world market back to U.S. products. It must lead the world in disarmament policy and engage with all Nations. There is a reason that the United Nations headquarters is in New York City, it is because America was a leader in International Diplomacy. The next Administration must again lead America down the road of International Diplomacy. America should become the dominant player in the research, development and application of Alternative Energy, then this Country will have

The Bush Administration failed to monitor and regulate the financial institutions in the last eight years. The Reagan Administration began the deregulation of the financial and insurance industries and the current Administration almost brought to completion the deregulation of these industries. When the Republicans had control of the Congress and the Presidency they were able to push through a Bankruptcy Bill which gave the financial institutions the ability to implement punishing interest rates on borrowers. The Bill allowed creditors the right to raise rates based upon a borrowers bill paying history not related to the creditor raising the rate. Creditors are charging interest rates up to 40% thanks to the Democratic support of the Republican Bankruptcy Bill. The loan sharking interest rates and easy credit approval has sunk the the working and middle class into a morass of debt that can never be repaid. It has affected the health of the financial institutions and forced the governme

The security of America was not enhanced by the invasion of Iraq, or by its occupation. The Treasure of America was squandered and the lives of good Americans are being wasted on a daily basis. Many Americans believe that the invasion and occupation was wrong but now fear that withdrawing the Military now is also wrong. They fear that it will be looked at as a U.S. surrender and somehow make the U.S look weak on the world stage. Americans believe this because of the propaganda that they have been force fed by the Bush Administration and their neo-con media minions. Admitting wrong and correcting it is an honorable course. America must admit that the invasion of Iraq was a wrongful act by a rouge administration and bring in a real International Coalition to stabilize Iraq. Ideally a Coalition comprised of the Arab League would be the International Force that is most capable of dealing with the security issues in Iraq. The Arab League would bring in a force that speaks the language, know

The number one priority for the America today is of course a viable, cohesive, renewable energy policy. This Administration seems unwilling to tackle the issue of Energy Independence for America either because it will put a crimp in the profitability of the Corporations that have supported them or because they just plain don't care because they are an Administration that has always had a short term vision. It then becomes incumbent on The Congress to lead the way and hammer out a program that will fund the research, development, installation and distribution of renewable, alternative energy. By funding research and development through American Universities and colleges, The Congress can also at the same time improve the Educational System that has fallen behind due to lack of support for the last seven plus years from the current Administration. The Congress can implement and fund programs throughout the Country that would cost a fraction of what was spent on the invasion of Iraq

Senator Barack Obama had to quit the Church that he attended for over twenty years because the right wing Republican minions who do the bidding of the ultra-conservatives on radio and television have made a sport out of attacking Trinity Church and the members of the Church. In a Press conference Mr. Obama stated that his decision to quit his Church was not a renunciation of the Church, but something he was doing to take the spotlight away from the members of the Church who have been barraged by the press. This is sad day in American Politics when a man has to leave his Church because the press and groups associated with the opposing Political views harass members of a Church to get at a Candidate. They have no shame, it is only four short years ago that they ridiculed a purple heart winner at the Republican Convention by wearing band-aids with purple hearts on them. The same people that keyed in on Mr. Obama's religion are the ones who will stop at nothing to impose their phony