Happy Birthday, America!

Wow here we are on the edge of 233!! We've seen a lot of tumultuous times in this Nation of ours, and I'm hoping we're once again on the right track. The last 8 years were tough; I personally didn't agree with many of the course of action taken by the individuals granted power to rule the Nation, and about all we could do was stand by dumbfounded and wait for a changing of the guard. And Man-o-Man, did WE GET CHANGE!

There are some that aren't excited about where we've gone in the past 6 months, but I must remind everyone it's ONLY been 6 months... it took a lot longer for the Nation to get where it is than that, and the repair crew is working hard to bring things back on course, but you can't turn a ship as large as this on a dime.

Many among the minority (that would be the party whose candidate DID NOT get elected) are arguing that things are getting worse, especially financially, but again I ask who is to blame for that? Honestly, do you think ANY of the actions of the past 6 months have caused the stock market, job outlook, auto industry, increase in gasoline prices, or the slump in home sales and increase in foreclosures to be what they are?? All of these are attributable to past actions that were still taking effect set in motion by the previous administration.

Between the years 1992-2000, the debt increases from $16T to $27T; from 2000-2008? It increased from $27T to $52T!!

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, most commonly referred to as the "Stimulus Bill" was without a doubt a costly piece of legislation, but it has the potential to put many Americans to work, improve our infrastructure, education, health care and much more. And if you want to know where the money is going, is the place to find out.

But for this weekend, we celebrate... we honor our men and women in combat and our veterans, remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, and support the efforts to bring America back to the proud status we once held as a Nation who supports the rights of all humans equally.

Happy America!

Wow... only 14 hours to go and once again, I can proudly refer to the individual who resides in the White House as MY PRESIDENT!!!

Haven't posted for awhile, been pretty busy and will fill in the gap later, but all that aside, I am **STOKED** about tomorrow and can't wait for the new era to begin. There is no question that there is a long way to go to get out of the pit that's been dug for all of us, and one man won't be able to make this happen, it's going to take all of us to help get the U.S. back on its feet and back where we belong.

So let's all do what we know needs to be done, find a public service project that suits you and dedicate some time to helping America stand up again. Personally? I'm dedicating time to a local public school- speaking to students that are ready to begin the next phase of their life when they graduate in June.


I'm intending to ensure THEY know about public service and what it means and the opportunities for them to give time and effort to helping in their local communities and beyond. And how to help them become better citizens themselves... many of our students voted this year, but that needs to continue. And they need to find issues they feel passionate about and find out how they can help support that cause with their time and voices. And when they go away to college, to continue that work.

I think it's time for all of the ugly rhetoric to stop and for us all to support the efforts of our Nation as one, not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans.

Congratulations Mr. Obama and Mr Biden, but more to the point, CONGRATULATIONS AMERICA!