Imagine back in the day, when Kennedy ran against Nixon, or later when Nixon ran against Johnson, that no one would talk about Vietnam, or Cuba, or civil rights, or the other problems facing America.
Imagine today, no one seriously talking about the pending energy crisis, the pending inflation of basic commodities like food, or a broken social security system. At least the democrats are talking about the medical health insurance crisis.
One good suggestion for the day. Imagine if when you left a company that you were allowed to keep your medical insurance policy, provided that you paid the premiums -- and the premiums stayed at the same rate paid by your ex-employer. A friend, whose wife got sick right after he got laid off, went broke paying to keep his wife going. He would have appreciated that law.
Imagine being able to carry your retirement program from one company to the next and not losing the money contributed by your past employers, i.e., instant vesting. Having worked for twelve companies that went out of business that kept their contributions, I would have appreciated that law. Now I appreciate that the social security system will probably not go broke until my children need it, which makes me feel great.
Imagine being able to keep your child under your medical policy when she passed twenty one, even though she continues to be sick as she has been all her life. My daughter would appreciate that one I reckon.
New topic. Imagine being able to buy lower cost ethanol from Brazil than America. Of course, it could happen if we canceled the tariff on Brazil's ethanol. Nope, not going to happen. The big farmers have better lobbyists than most Americans. In fact, I don't remember having any lobbyists. Perhaps that is why Americans "be screwed". Let us instead support the middle east, not Brazil ... who needs a neighbor who never causes us any problems.
McCain. Now there is a strange bird. Seems like an honest guy so what is he doing in politics. Of course, no real energy policy or plan. Maybe I should write him one and give it to him. He seems like he could use one. Maybe it would catch on and make it to the top ten important subjects, right behind why Obama's preacher sounds a little racist and divisive. Not like Lou Dobbs who is always so open minded and fair to everyone.
Okay. Tomorrow I start working on an Energy Plan. I will feel so cheated and used if it gives the politicians some cheap buzz words.
Do you believe everyone on our planet is our brother? If so, how do we make laws and policies that help our brother? How do we need to change our thinking to lift the boats of all brothers?
