Our government consists of three different segments all, Head of State (Foreign Affairs and National Defense), head of government (economic, regulatory and public service) and Director of the Company) (social issues.

To be sure, each of these areas overlap with others in different places, but the areas are, by necessity, significantly above all. They represent the diversity and complexity of a political culture, and in fact, were clearly on the minds of the founding fathers when they drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

A political agenda a success is that which relates to cope with the greater mass, the largest number of domains successfully for the longest. And successful politician, at least at the national level, are those who are perceived as representatives of majority stakes in each area.

We have this theory every president since Dwight Eisenhower said, would the joke, but this is not the point of this article. The aim of this paper is to have a realistic view of what happens in ‘06 Midterms.

In American politics, each of these areas has its own set of interests, both politically and economically. Obviously, the military industrial special interests have a great incentive to promote, according to the agenda of government best serves their military character, very expensive, for example. Similarly, corporate America is first and foremost in the hands of government agenda interest that fuel corporate profits and economic expansion. And the head of the agenda of the society is of great importance to religious interests and human rights groups. These examples are not all inclusive, but they point to different sources of support may receive an agenda of some political parties.

It is not uncommon that the interests that support a domain, contrary to the interests that support a different domain. For example, a defense contractor quite Gung-Ho about the prosecution of a war (policy), because there are many dollars are spent on things beyond the building. However, the fiscal conservatives could seriously object, since such a requirement in May impair trade or utilities (head domain of government). These different interests that we want to watch because it raises the Coyote Ugly. . . well, ugly head.

If you think the following sentence, Coyote Ugly has its origins in a collection of free culture through a sexual partner in a bar or environmental intoxicated. The definition is that when you wake in the morning and see your one-night stand in the clear light of morning, peacefully asleep in his arms, is the person who made outrageously ugly or otherwise, that you prefer chewing your arm off than to risk waking them up, how to sneak out of bed. Yes, yes, disgusting, I know. However, on-site for this analogy.

You see, a state of mind wandering often prevails when one tries to attract the opposite sex. In this spirit, people tend to make decisions they would prefer not to deal with later, very often the decisions that are embarrassing or hypocritical. Later, when they need to forced to confront the impudence and folly of their decisions, they are a form of “chewing his arm” for the indulgence and ruthless of the Alliance were to exempt them.

If you do not take everything together, even “pushing the other sex” with “is a synonym for ever elected” or “more political influence of an agenda.” And wake up just as the conflict indignation raging hormones and rational thought, of special interest groups, and sometimes end up in bed with a partner totally undesirable. Gulp.

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend!” In politics, there is a greater tolerance to deliver the unacceptable provisions of their own political allies. Just scan a short list of political scandals over the past 5 years, Jim Traficante (D -OH, corruption), Duke Cunningham (R-CA, bribery and corruption), William Jefferson (D-LA, corruption, hiding $ 90,000 in his freezer), and finally Tom Foley (R-FL is sexually) hunting for small children, the point. I can not believe that anyone, these guys knew something was happening. Heck, buy a yacht freaking Duke Cunningham! But in the interest of promoting an agenda the particular day, it is easy to look the other. Until you awaken to the realization that we really screwed up. And then begins to chew.

And that’s what really happened to the coalition to vote Republican in 2006. The foreign policy of Republicans (neo-conservative) got into bed with the Republican social conservatives (the theocrats), and invited them to the legal and Civic Republicans (moderates) in a rough threesome. For a moment it was fun to get all his friends were. But none of these groups actually had much in common. They were not really interested in a serious relationship, it was only one night stand, a matter of convenience.

The bonds of foreign policy, neo-conservatives, not really a lot of passion for violence against gays or abortion. You just want the world, and do in the exercise of power, they are made with all sorts of what they see as a folly, if it advances their cause. But in a choice between funding the war against terrorism or the financing of new initiatives of faith, they beat those stupid theocrats of the curb in a kick heart.

Theocrats (the Christian Coalition, Family Research Council, and Eagle Forum and others) seem to suffice, shaken by the scandal of billions of dollars of business or the ambient temperature as they can to stop consenting adults to conduct “indecency” on the other. But they begin to feel neglected and insulted when will billions of dollars in tax credits for oil companies while they are left with crumbs from the public trough. You also be very pleased to be appointed judges are big on the autonomy of the President (which the neo-cons will), but apparently had little liking for the reversal of abortion rights.

And the self-esteem, moderate Republican officials – contracts awarded without bidding FEMA and want to make sure that Exxon will not go hungry – really angry when they Flub the greatest natural disaster in a hundred years because all received their money and autonomy to the Neo-Cons, the politically more important fish to fry, as terrorists and others. Sometimes the moderates get red-faced charges of incompetence and wants to show everyone that she has cajones, as if they (mostly secretly) authorized to represent a massive transfer of U.S. property (namely, our ports !) For international companies Dang believes that these terrorist neo-cons Can. , Piss off the “W”, but he can not really bitch slap, because he was invited, after all he has to pretend like it’s no big deal, because they are more inclined to him. . . Mates Bed (gulp!). The moderates want the pesky theocrats would be released undecided states like Ohio characterization as “apocalyptic battle between the forces of justice and the hordes of hell.” It is just so much more difficult to motivate moderate Republicans (you know the traditionalists accept that), no matter how antiquated ideas like the separation of church and state to get out and vote in favor of economic incentives such as tax cuts. Observe!

Of course, in the dark of night, then they are all still “there still has she apologized for the other. (AKA: “What are you talking about?” She’s a nice girl! “). But then came the inevitable day. Strap on your bib, y’all. Chewing It’s Time!

Intelligence services do not like to chew for bungling the Iraq adventure (chewing) censured with the neo-conservatives do not botch the prosecution of the war blamed (chew, chew, chew), that America companies do not charge too much medical care or Runaway oil prices (grrrrrrr) made the theocrats do not like being responsible for the abduction of marriage amendments made by Congress, and all are on the lookout for the guy that everybody slipped a date rape drug. The coalition of Republican voters simply could not go out and just as reluctant as they may have been, they are out of bed. Who can blame them? And nowhere else to go, they went sadly into the “other guys”. Hmm. Can you tell Fang On The Rebound? But it is a completely different article.

Meanwhile, the other guys, the Democrats get to sit all. “Hey, we do nothing, we tried to tell ‘em, but …”.

So, now it the next morning and everyone is chewing, explain the search for a plausible explanation of how this menage a trois is born first and that really spoiled what was be a good thing. You can be sure nobody wants that all they wanted to get laid. Too bad. Everything would be so simple if they did.

And how do you “other guys”, you had your own share of Coyote Ugly, Do not be cheeky. It would be a great mistake to believe that voters have rejected three sectors of the Republican agenda. Things have definitely gone for a while, and the storm of passion, people have said and done things that was ill-conceived, irresponsible and embarrassing (sigh, the passion that will for you). Some of them wish they had not really. But there are still millions of Americans who are legitimately concerned about our national security, our financial capabilities, the integrity of our civic leaders and our spiritual health. Just because voters have the spectacle of powerful people manipulating important issues for personal glory and profit in disgust does not mean that voters reject the problems themselves. They are not!

Hey, here’s a new idea. Why do not you boys and girls of all political agendas start to look the best in each other that the worst? Why not against the rogues and villains, as soon as you find them, no matter how they are willing to share it for you? Who knows, maybe you can solve some of these pressing problems we face. Wow, maybe there is not such a common ground! I know this is not as attractive as the Big Score, but it ensures that the morning after less shocking. Otherwise, you can start practicing how to chew off your arm. Sooner or later you’ll need.

It’s easy if you understand what really happened in ‘06.

This is one of those moments that I wish I were a poet, even a decent, because New Orleans deserves to be described with more pictures than I can offer. I do not know the six-day trip to what is expected. I’ve never been in the city or even in the south. Whenever I mentioned that I would, people who had received prior to Katrina, a gleam in his eyes would be immediate and would spread a smile on their faces. I knew that New Orleans has been tremendous. What I did not know was that it would steal my heart. I arrived in New Orleans at midnight on a balmy evening. Kidnapped a number of miles of the city in a motel near the airport, I had no trace of what I’m going to be a witness. I also somewhere in the United States, I told myself: This is not so bad. Perhaps the work of recovery is finally booming. Janet Bruno-Small, (contact and now my friend) that attracted me to New Orleans, get me the next morning and drove me to his shop for beautiful jewelry on Magazine Street, part of what is known as “The Sliver on the River” Because above sea level. Everything was in order, my untrained eye. “Wait until we travel later. You’ll see,” implement Janet warned. “Katrina has done much damage here, however, breaks the dam had no effect on us.” She worked for a while, so I decided to walk to Magazine Street, with its beautiful architecture, sophisticated, charming boutiques me of Caramel, a picturesque coastal town of costly recalls in California. I see my camera if I saw “something.” When I left the store, Janet said: “Close the door hit you and be careful.” I was contacted by both parties of this statement because it was a sunny afternoon Friday. But I just shrugged and shut the door as requested, and heard the lock out behind me. I walked beside a gallery of rugs and introduced me as a friend of Janet Michael, a long-time employee and a native of New Orleans. I asked him to tell me his experience with Katrina, as I rolled up my video camera. He said that his house was damaged, but livable, but not his parents did not do so well. For months, there were fourteen people in his homeland. It was full, not only physically but emotionally. The implications were that he and his sister was now alien and his wife refused to spend Thanksgiving (only a few days) with her. He knew what he wanted done. It was a brave smile as he spoke of his distress, but only under his sadness was all too obvious. After leaving the carpet store, I turned the corner and I was struck by the contrast of what I saw houses with X spray black, symbols or numbers in each quadrant on board. A house has been painted a date in one quadrant and the words of a dead dog in another. I continued to walk, remember very few cars and no other pedestrians. The road was uneven, potholes. Elsewhere, hollows and cracks have been surrounded by heavy doors and deal with flag warning for motorists. When I hum to save back to Janet, I should be knocking on the door to “How do you get customers this way, I asked naively. Janet has completed its work and looked at me.” We do not . Tourists come here any more. They do not know how bad things are, how dangerous it is here, they hang in the French Quarter, where the doors remain open to commercial and private security patrols. We had to pay for private security. “Janet turned pale face as she raised me. They somehow did not seem embarrassed for himself clear to me, but for the city she loves. The anarchy and violence that recalls the city because of poverty is not checked, the lack of resources and neglect pure and total permeate the state which is our charge only as deep as our failure of safety mechanisms are in place before the disaster. Janet took me to a nearby coffee colorful and eccentric called Winnie’s. It looks like both but had a For Sale sign on the door, a sad reminder of the difficult economic situation still driving the middle class of New Orleans. After ordering what turned out to be the best of Portobello mushroom and cheese sandwich I’ve ever tasted, I turned on my video camera and started asking questions. Winnie, a flamboyant person was probably born in the late forties, ready to talk. It was a constant stream of examples of distress, frustration and corruption: It took three days to bring the fire department to close a fire hydrant leaking fire on the street. When he called the local fire department, he heard a recording that the number is now private. A private number for a local station? “What if you have an emergency? He laughs bitterly: “You are you, Darlin ‘!” Winnie talks to the camera during the financial burden: He and his partner David had to clean their restaurant, but after Katrina, including fridge, freezer pull into the street and all dumping their food. The storm had brought in water, so that the growth of maggots and the stench was unbearable. This was the same story for hundreds of thousands of citizens. At some point, New Orleans had 400,000 refrigerators and freezers that litter the streets, waiting is established by the authorities, who have drained the Freon and then send it to landfill. Lined up end to end, these devices will be spread from New Orleans to Chicago (I am told). David, who was too shy to be filmed in front, now require about to get a new roof is true, like everyone else. “It would cost $ 2,500 before Katrina. Well, the contractors wanted $ 12,000. Why? Because they could! And how could we afford it, without customers no business and no water for three months? “And now, the power company wants to make one for their losses. Our electric bill is so high We can not keep our doors open. I asked two of them, recording their response: “What can help people outside of New Orleans and what do we know?” They are both just shook their heads as Michael was in his carpet shop. I asked the same questions more than a dozen people and got the same blank stare. After a few days in New Orleans, I came to understand this point of view. All, in large part, felt ignored, forgotten and invisible. Many have been abandoned by their own families. All have been abandoned by the government. “We are here by our own means,” was a recurring theme. The question they all ask is: “Am I a fool to stay? When I visited the city the same day and next day, including the infamous Ninth Ward, I do not understand how the wrong time. The media did not take the New Orleans newspaper, our attention is elsewhere. It should not. In the afternoon the next day I drove for hours in the neighborhood and saw mile after mile boarded their buildings, slabs of cement, weeds, broken dams, piles of debris and sometimes one step forward, when a current home. No cars, no children playing, no life. I could hear the wind, I heard voices and other signs of life. New Orleans looks like a war zone. Today. Still. Katrina was a disaster, but equality of result it is not. Those who are insured, he could afford to leave or was new. The middle class is left struggling to save their livelihoods and their homes. Poor people are camped in front of city hall, or in FEMA trailers or in homes without running water or electricity today. Some have taken the money for housing low income. But there are no low-income housing in New Orleans. There are no city services, no infrastructure. You can drive miles without seeing an open supermarket, petrol station, hospital or fire station. Real estate prices have escalated due to low intake and high demand, forcing a continued exodus hurts the rest of the shop owners and the tax base. The mayor of New Orleans, during a plea for people to return, his family moved to Atlanta. As in war, are the most vulnerable children, especially poor children. The new deputy director of the local primary school called me yesterday. She had heard that I give around 150 copies of my blue book of grammar and punctuation, and she hoped they would continue to exist. “You do not know how it started for these children, Jane’s,” Vice President Kim. “They’re just now talking about what happened. Most of them were in the Superdome. Many of them do not live with both parents more. They live with neighbors, parents, grandparents parents. And the adults in their lives are depressed. We are all depressed. The children are too. I want to help them. But how? “Nobody comes here to tell us what to do for themselves and their families. We must do something. I like your books because it might help, they write about their traumas. Do you think a good idea? “Before I could respond, apologized to Kim,” I’m sorry. I should not talk your ear off. “” Yes, yes, we should, “I said quickly, trying to calm her, as I exploration of my own powerlessness felt in place. “Looks like you need professional mental health. Maybe I can help some people with you.” Kim sighed momentary relief to just the idea. “It would be great. It would be wonderful.” Kim satisfaction for the whole act of kindness was typical of my experience during their stay. I advise individuals around the world, I was asked to go to: garages, cafes, shops, city parks. Everyone, I was seated, was shocked and honored that I had shown to help. I told them that I was one of honor, the service was. I confessed that I thought immobilized for two years to help in some way and feel. I have seen Habitat for Humanity, but it is useless with a hammer. It was not until I met Janet through a mutual friend in September, I realized that my advice and expertise would be useful seminar. After hearing stories of people, I came to understand that Katrina did not cause problems, but it has brought to the surface of each problem that had been suspended based on lies. I learned that they have the same needs and opportunities for healing and personal growth, because we had to do all of them. So during my weekend in New Orleans, I kept my Enough Is Enough! Seminar for some of Janet and knowledge in the downtown W Hotel The participants were very grateful to have with them. But as they appreciate the work that I suspect that the real highlight of the day, it: was in the middle of the afternoon, when she was ordered to take a break, I had a few bowls biscuits and chocolate truffles. When she entered the room and saw the treatment, some of them began to cry and grabbed my hand and said thanks. So what can you do to help, too? Anything. Single point. Bring cookies. Bring an open heart and an open mind. Be a good listener. Saying what skills you have. Someone will use it. She drew rapidly expanded into the arms of love. In New Orleans, there is a very precarious situation, but there is also a wealth of hospitality. If you can not go, send textbooks. Calling a public school and ask what they need. Get one of your local school to school “sister”. You buy your Christmas gifts from local merchants. Many of them have websites. Support Habitat for Humanity, helping to build a beautiful enclave for musicians displaced. Bring your school age children there for Spring Break. Whatever your religious beliefs, support from church organizations still eating and accommodation provided. Please send this blog to others. Our policies and opinions about the future of the city irrelevant. What matters is the care of one’s heart and mind and offer simpler than that, what we were taught to think. This was my lesson of New Orleans. I’m going back. Care to join me?

Hurricane Gustav Cleanup Begins

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The nation has learned a lot since Hurricane Katrina targeted the city of New Orleans. A second monster, Hurricane Gustav, the Gulf Coast put on alert after three years only. Held with the outcome still lingering, a mass breakout. This time would not be Super Dome or lackluster response.

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While the people, government and relief agencies are better prepared to cope with massive hurricanes, there is no control of Mother Nature. Whether it’s Hurricane Gustav or a future, subject to the hurricane, the Gulf Coast continue to suffer the assaults. Strong winds, large storm surges and torrential rains to inundate coastal communities. Levees and sandbags can minimize flooding – if they exist, and do not miss you – but floods are inevitable.

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When hurricanes churn over the warm waters are the Gulf Coast, a huge bulge of water. The explosion of the mass is definitely the “wave” that low-lying coastal marshes. In an attempt to curb the growth of systems of dikes have been built (and rebuilt) over the years. Sometimes, these buildings do their work, in other cases they are not strong enough or large enough to provide adequate protection. If water is splashing over the top or by the bursting of a massive wave, hurricane flooding is a significant risk to life and property.

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Hurricane Gustav bore down on the Gulf Coast, making landfall in Cocodrie, La., Monday 01 May September 2008. Category 2, was at a point rated Category 4 storm, led the masses in their way, with nearly 2 million people fleeing the coast of days in advance. While Gustav flooded many villages, crowned a few dams, and is responsible for several deaths in the debt of the Gulf states (plus dozens of others in the Caribbean), the so-called “mother of all storms thing from Hurricane Katrina.

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Although not nearly as devastating, Gustav has caused death and destruction. When residents return to their homes in the coming days, more than a return to some flooded homes. According to CNN. com, data from FEMA and the National Institute of Building Sciences probable damage of property losses of $ 29. 4 billion euros. To make matters worse, another Hurricane, Hanna, is on the heels of Gustav and Tropical Storm Ike quickly developing in the Atlantic. While time will show which direction to take Hanna and Ike to hit another Gulf Coast could further damage.

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The Gulf of Mexico has the water hot at the bottom, which have become a breeding ground for major hurricanes. As storm systems move to feed on the water, they intensify their anger by these warm waters. With Hurricane Gustav, the conditions were: water temperature of 85 degrees, high humidity and calm winds high. A high pressure ventilation channels to the top Gustav and Hurricane pushed on Louisiana, all to improve strength and pulled from the ocean to the huge mountain that would later become the outbreak of hurricanes. Not with more months of hurricane season yet, it is a little imagination to see that the second or third as a hurricane, the emphasis on the Gulf Coast.

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Whether the local population once again destroyed in a house that has a broken dam capacity, or a house with a roof or broken windows broken, we can expect major flooding. The owners have a big job ahead: to ensure their homes, the diversion of water, cleaning, decontamination, drying everything out, budgetary policies and structural reforms designed to repair, replace damaged property, and prevents mold . Since Hurricane Katrina, not only emergency responders and government agencies a couple of major emergency-management techniques learned, so did business, cleaning crews and water intake. Time is the essence and prompt action is imperative. With more storms on the way to secure structures and dry to avoid further water damage is essential.

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Residents of the City of New Orleans, heaved a collective sigh of relief as their worst fears become reality surrounding Hurricane Gustav not. However, damage and destruction are shown and cleaning work is just beginning.

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October and November are among the most beautiful months in southern California. Temperatures remain hot, but as the proverb says: “It’s a dry heat.” The sky is clear and you can see, almost never. But after a long hot summer with little rain throughout the year, while the brown landscape.

As time permits, residents of Southern California bristled when the first signs of the Santa Ana winds: flags fluttering in the wind, at dawn, racing Tumbleweeds winds from the east and west, down suburban streets, and static electricity. The communities of the valleys, ravines, surrounded at the base and are vulnerable to forest fires raging on Start, dozens of miles away and put you in a few hours due to winds which shine devil to carry highway speeds .

Years of drought, combined with seasonal winds of Santa Ana in the desert, the coast is responsible for the loss of thousands of homes in the region in recent years. Large forest fires in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ravaged the whole county. The residents learned that the fire may be present in the distance, arriving on their doorstep in a few hours.

Imagine going to bed after watching the news of a fire involving a remote mountain community just for firefighters to knock on your door at 3:00 clock you leave the order, like the fire in your area. This scenario has played itself hundreds of times during the fires in San Diego 2007th Monster fires can break out at night too, the residents of Sylmar, Calif., discovered recently. One mobile home park in the region has lost more than 500 houses.

During 2008 Montecito fire as one of the national newspapers because of the spectacular images of multi-million dollar homes burn on packed soil and the fact that Montecito home of many of the most popular in the country, jumped a Another forest fire in suburban Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. These fires continue to rage as it was written.

While housing prices have declined due to the housing crisis, the insurance losses from these fires is measured in billions of dollars. Villas and reconstruction, including tract homes, is not cheap. Residents who lost their homes, a long and painful process to come. First, while evacuated, many people with fear of what life can return home. Some found their homes had survived, others not so lucky. Among those owners who are still, their house survived, but she is surrounded by ash – all the neighboring houses have disappeared.

For those who have burned their houses, the process requires is painful. They must cope with the pain, to find temporary shelter, instead of basic needs, completing insurance claims and FEMA paperwork, finding a contractor and reconstruction.

People whose houses survived have to cope with the consequences of fire. Their homes may have suffered minor damage to extensive damage, including roof, damaged landscaping, fences burned, damaged by smoke and water damage. At least one layer of ash have cars, terraces, garden furniture, blankets, etc.. Among other less devastating forest fires are drawbacks, as long evacuations, road closures, loss of electricity and water, loss of phone and Internet services, lack of relevant news and longer stays in emergency shelters.

The Devil Winds come and go from about October to Southern California in February of each year. The fire season has officially begun – and with a fury.

By: Mr. Mark Decherd

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Hillary Transue was a good student with no criminal record, so they never thought they had a judge to hear their cases to three months in juvenile detention. What heinous act has this young Bonnie Parker do to invoke the wrath of the court? The 15-year-old assistant principal that his impersonation on MySpace. (If only Skinner knew he could be as simple as turning off Bart Simpson.)

Tragically, this is not an isolated case. In this specific common in Pennsylvania, a 14-year-old was given nine months to change the repeal blocked by cars and a 13-year-old came down for trespassing in a vacant building. What all these criminals have in common? Judge Michael Conahan and Mark Ciavarella was convicted and about 5,000 other young people in a fraud to have cash for children.

The scheme dates from 2002, when his Conahan judicial authority to stop the government-operated device and exercise using taxpayer money to youth to enable young people in private prisons. For their efforts, the judge granted 2 million to 6 million in commissions. Although it is difficult to believe that Alberto Gonzales never beat these guys for the DOJ, it is striking how soon will the judges. All the time she was sentenced for children could receive up to centuries, but to serve Conahan and Ciavarella only 87 months in federal prison. Mid Atlantic Youth Services, own and operate the centers, face no penalty at all.

When the government is committed to Halliburton to build the prison, and spends nearly 50 billion dollars a year on corrections, it is not surprising that America imprisons the highest percentage of citizens. Although these figures are ridiculously high, white-collar criminals like these two judges are only a fraction of the prisoners.

Many researchers have argued that a double standard when it comes to white collar crime. Socially serious criminals are richer and more connected, and they can hire the best lawyers and legislators on a preventive effect, pleaded emphasis on street crime. Therefore, a whistleblower like Harry Marko Polo was able to spend a decade by the SEC to stop Bernie Madoff, and the government acted only after the loss of tens of billions of dollars. Perhaps he got a quicker response would be if he reported two guys trying to get married, or a 13-year-old file-sharing, the new Metallica album.

I’m not saying we are the people who steal our cars into our houses to forgive, but we must treat the merchants inside, who stole $ 100,000 from shareholders with the same scales of justice, as the The man who lost wallet.

Consider the recent cast of villains. It is Allen Stanford (the Texan billionaire who has designed its own Ponzi scheme), Enron, Ken Lay, former Senator Ted Stevens, lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former Governor Rod Blagojevich. Even with something as tragic as Hurricane Katrina, there were sandbags juice FEMA many false accusations and put the money that was raised for the victims.

For each white-collar crime actions, it is not ethically gray are not technically breaking the law. Richard Fuld Lehman Brothers helped raked into the soil, as in almost $ 500,000,000. Although this is only a moral crime, the sale of its U.S. $ 14 million could be at home with his wife a little over $ 100. There are also military analysts on news channel cable war, without disclosing their lobbyists for contractors who were like bandits, ultimately supported. Unfortunately, the focus is on industries of the nonprofit sector.

In a study of nearly 500 hospitals nonprofit, the IRS has found that senior executives nearly $ 500,000 during the years before, while 20 of these so-called execs nonprofit, almost $ 1. 5 million euros. Gloria King of United Way of Central Carolinas rake in about $ 1. 2 million as CEO and is only one of eight based charity execs seven digits. According to Charity Navigator, it is making more than $ 500,000, plus hundreds of others.

In the late 19th century began, the Golden Age as a shot in the reconstruction of the wealth upwards with the help of politicians dubious (such as Boss Tweed) and financial manipulations. This period, with lavish displays of wealth of the upper class, and finally to the panic of 1893, when the railroad has decreased and a burst of the credit crisis has led the country into an economic depression. This certainly seems familiar (except that the crisis of 1890 was ironically) increase taxes in an overwhelming Republican victory on the Democrats of the free market.

Today, America has its own panic. Although much remains to do is a populist cry for a level playing field. America needs to criminals, regardless of their social status and political contributions and the performance of white collar crime associated with the same eagerness to continue the fight against the blue-collar crimes. Whether Ponzi schemers or corrupt judges, we need real punishment for the execution and financial crimes. The employee must respond to the fear of risk.

America has the honor of the great history of democracy in which all men are created equal. To continue fulfilling this promise, we must shake off the shackles binding his hands and really begin to Lady Liberty, also all the people.

As I mentioned last time, Michael Bloomberg, unfortunately, five years after 9 / 11 and two years after FEMA WTC Insurance Fund, has appointed its own World Trade Center Health Panel set up to run research on analyzing the impact of CITYA? S efforts to help WTC rescue workers who had experienced varying degrees of illness since. Yes? LI Leaving aside for a moment that the elected 2002, it is logical to assume that a full investigation into these issues, one of the first steps that a new mayor would do if he were running a city would be with the legacy of nationalism? major terrorist attack. Instead of this, he cynically defended Christine LaSala, WTC Insurance Fund until sufficient pressure from state and federal level was the thought that representatives are upset increased from 1 trillion dollars is not used for Using it targeted, but against the claims of workers in the WTC rescue to fight. Wona I? T rehash my last post and part of the World Trade Center Health Panel? conclusions that the nature of the Caisse d insurance of the WTC has been conducted to accuse, but I’ll show you the most damning evidence yet that shows the mismanagement and corruption, probably by Bloomberg exercised and those at the WTC Insurance Fund.

The WTC Health Panel, remember Bloomberg? S uses hand-picked the team returned to the Insurance WTC, with the following recommendation. â? the Congress to reopen the fund to compensate victims (VCF), so that victims can quickly get fair compensation for injuries suffered in the wake of 9 / 11 terrorist attacks. Simultaneously, the FCV will be reopened, the report said Congress should have the responsibility of the city and its contractors for claims arising from the elimination of pollution on the World Trade Center and the World Trade Center Captive Insurance Company (WTC Fund of insurance) because more could be required Congress to liquidate the insurance company and put its $ 1 billion in new VCF. The new proposal to use federal money to compensate claims without fault on the part of the city, its contractors or anyone else, and would delay and litigation costs related to proving eliminated. The newly opened fund for compensating victims are people who turn couldn? T’s assistance before the Funda? Shutdown-s in December 2003. â?

Is not the solution, the affected members of Congress, New York City residents concerned about the health of their inhabitants, and every American citizen, others have heard horror stories of health of WTC rescue, claiming the insurance fund for WTC, and ATI? ? s allocation of $ 1 billion? And this recommendation was a year ago and yet, Christine LaSala made during his retirement this year in addition to earning $ 350,000 to run the WTC Insurance Fund, and Michael Bloomberg, nor any liability suits rather than reopen victima this affected? S Compensation Fund and act on this panel? s recommendations. Bloomberg? S handpicked Committee also agreed that Congress, the responsibility of the city and the contractor to mitigate should be to accelerate the payment, whose health has deteriorated during that plays in the courts and in Washington DC C ‘is always and LaSalaâ Bloomberg? ? s main defense of their cavalier treatment of the Insurance WTC. More revealing in this Panela Health WTC? S recommendation that the WTC Insurance Fund (as Captive Insurance Company, run) was no longer necessary and that the $ 1 billion (or What? S after leaving La Sala and the lawyers they hired to such claims) has its share can be used immediately to offset debts, without having to fight to prove fault on the part of the city. For me it is a crucial point. Both Christine LaSala and Michael Bloomberg have said that is the problem of the Insurance WTC that all these actions to find fault with the city itself are dependent. WTC rescue workers Arena? T to the city, where she tries valiantly to help, out of spite (regardless Bloomberg) on the need to protect the WTC Insurance Fund intimate CITYA seems? Sue? S interests, they need help with their health to cover installation costs. This body to say that the Congress should immediately address this concern and proceed to actually help the city and helped to find this resolution to the insurance fund for WTC and begin to recover support from rescue workers as they are again the city.

Private contracts are issued by the federal government en masse today. However, the use of private contractors a tool of the former government. Private contractors have been used in removing Indians southeast. In 1831, thirteen thousand Choctaws the long migration forced to leave their homeland in Mississippi to the dry grasslands of the Midwest. Howard Zinn says that in his book “A People’s History of the United States,” The Army should organize their journey, but he had tendered his mission to private contractors that the government pays as much as possible, gave the Indians as little as possible. Everything was chaotic. Food disappeared. Hunger is now. “If the streams of Alabama their forced migration on the same arid lands were private contractors are used again. Zinn wrote of their trip, “private contracts were in March, the same guy who had failed for the Choctaw. Again, delays and shortages of food, shelter, clothing, blankets, medical care. Again, old steamship rot and ferries, crowded into the building, taking over the Mississippi River. “Creek warriors who had been attracted to the game against the Seminoles in Florida in exchange for the fight can not stay on their land in Alabama, were forced instead to the west. The warriors and their families were taken to an old steamboat called Monmouth. Pewter cited a New Orleans newspaper account of the time, “The responsibility for this terrible sacrifice of human lives due to the contractor.” Flash forward to today. Private entrepreneurs are now more than ever used. According to the New York Times, an article in the contracts of “success” not because “those who do the best job, but for those who have good contacts within the Bush administration. The Bush administration, everything has moved from emergency management for the maintenance of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Privatization ManagementA Baton Rouge companies have emergency evacuation no experience was paid $ 500,000 deal with FEMA, preparedness and emergency evacuation of New Orleans. The company is named Innovative Emergency Management. IEM great contribution to the campaign of President Bush and was the Republican National Committee in general. IEM is a client of the Livingston Group, a company founded by former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston, Republican of Louisiana. According to a December 15, 2001 article in National Journal, EMI in ‘chemical and biological experts emergency. “The founding of the AEI is Madhu Beriwal,” no known experience in hurricane evacuations, “said journalist Greg Palast in his documentary on Hurricane Katrina. AEI website offers its condolences to his Web site for families of victims of Hurricane Katrina, but acknowledges no regret about the handling of the evacuation of New Orleans. Instead, they pretend to be an “honest broker.” Their website also contains veiled references to privatize the management of emergencies and evacuation “Over the past 20 years, Innovative Emergency Management Inc. (IEM), a major corporate risk management in the United States providing services to the private sector and government agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U. S. Department of Defense. “The newspaper” The New Orleans Times Picayune published the July 20, 2004, the rule in terms of preparation IEM hurricane called Hurricane Pam. The article says that it only plans to evacuate cars if the city a hurricane should strike, but admitted that a third of New Orleans have been neglected. No fewer than 100,000 people living in the household who have no car. private contractors in Iraq, there are 100,000 government contractors in Iraq, roughly the number of American soldiers after military census conducted by the Central Command. The Pentagon’s earlier estimate was 25,000. The number of contractors currently in Iraq is ten times more than in Kuwait during the Gulf War in 1991, which has been estimated that the 9200th show, the statistics of the Labor Department show that since 2003 some 650 contractors have died in Iraq. The companies with the most lucrative contracts are the largest contributor to the Committee National Republican (RNC). DynCorp International, based in Reston, Virginia, employs approximately 1,500 employees in Iraq, about 700 of the Iraqi police assistance. DynCorp is a subsidiary of Computer Sciences Corporation, which acquired the company in March 2003 . DynCorp has donated more than $ 100,000 to the RNC and $ 7,500 to President Bush. IT has also donated more than $ 100,000 to the RNC and $ 10,250 to Bush. DynCorp site after having a contract with the county Force international status of the civilian police since April 2004. They have been extended to nine months by more than 318 million dollars, said the assessment valid May 31, 2007. ’s website The company also “responsible recruitment, training, equipping and maintaining the 700-member U.S. contingent of trainers. “Another Virginia-based company founded in Vinnell Corporation, a lucrative contract with the government. Vinnell Vinnell was Albert in 1931. He is Now a subsidiary of the giant Northrup Grumman. Vinnell has a history of public contracts abroad. At the end of World War II, they had a contra ct with the Government for the supply of Chiang Kai-shek army boat Nationalist China. You Contracts have air bases in Pakistan, Okinawa, Taiwan, Thailand has built, and to discover South Vietnam in the 1950s and 1960s. [, what exactly they] Another Iraq a Virginia Corporation government contract work in Iraq. L-3 Communications has two of its divisions in Iraq: Titanium and MPRI to discover [that is]. 6500 Titan linguists in Iraq. MPRI has 500 employees in Iraq, mentors from the Department Iraqi Defense (IDM) are. They provide strategic planning and budgeting over an audience, the IDM Business Office. Site L-3 Communications, “the company claims is an entrepreneur in” premium “and the communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, government services, modernization of aircraft and maintenance, and has the broadest base of specialty products industry. “The website further alleges that L -3 is a leading provider of homeland defense products and services for a variety of emerging markets.” Blackwater USA, a private security company in North Carolina, was developed by former Navy SEAL Erik Prince founded in 1997 and employs more than 1,000 employees in Iraq. The private security companies are the third largest contributor of international forces in Iraq. The private security companies to do the job, the army had in previous wars . Industry analysts estimate that the Pentagon pays tens of billions of dollars of private security companies in Iraq. Erik Prince is the son of Edgar Prince, co-founder of the ultra-conservative Family Research Council with Gary Bauer. Erik’s sister is former president of the Michigan Republican Party. He fought in internees White House, President George HW Bush and Pat Buchanan in 1992. Blackwater has contributed $ 80,000 to the RNC was a month before the victory Bush 2000 $ 2100 and the former RE Senator Rick Santorum on the campaign trail. Blackwater has also given money to former House Majority Leader Tom Delay, and directed in 2004 the Bush campaign. Blackwater n ‘ has not been granted to offer contracts in Iraq, Afghanistan and post-Katrina New Orleans. Corporate Site argued that “the most comprehensive private training service tactics of the United States.” Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a subsidiary of Halliburton, has 50,000 employees in Iraq and Kuwait, which has made military supplies and operate military bases. KBR is the largest contractor in Iraq. Vice President Dick Cheney, once bound Houston-based Halliburton. Following a documentary produced by Frontline Public Broadcasting Corporation, Halliburton, where the Army SU 11 U.S. dollars. 84 billion U.S. dollars in services since 2002. Halliburton is a major contribution to the RNC, with more 700,000 U.S. dollars in contributions and $ 17,677 alone to President Bush. Many critics of private security companies operating in Iraq to their employees as “mercenaries.” In the 15th century, Niccolò Machiavelli wrote on mercenaries in his book “The Prince has called” unnecessary and dangerous, and if anyone supports his state by the arms of mercenaries, he will never stand firm or sure, because they disagree ambitious, without discipline, unfaithful , fat friends, cowardly among enemies, they have no fear of God, and do not keep faith with men. “Walter Reed Army Medical Center, a Washington Post in February 2007 exposed the plight of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. President Bush has spent more money for U.S. forces than any other American president. The Republican National Committee (RNC) site points out suggest that Bush has increased “defense spending by more than one third – with most of a generation.” In 2nd March 2007 by Representative Henry Waxman, chairman of the Committee on Government Reform, Major General George Weightman, former commander at Walter Reed is quoted a memo to Colonel Daryl Spencer, the deputy chief of ‘Staff for Resource Management with Army U. S. Medical command sent was interested. The September 2006 memo to privatization as a decision by the Bush administration to support systems to Walter Reed to leave a large number of “highly qualified and experienced.” Waxman noted that the memo said patient services “are at risk of mission failure.” According to Waxman’s letter, Walter Reed has been a 120-million U.S. contract IAP Worldwide Services, which provide facilities to manage. “IAP is one of the companies, the problems encountered during the response of ice to Hurricane Katrina,” said Waxman. Waxman letter also mentions the director of the IPA has worked for Halliburton, formerly headed the company Vice President Cheney. Again there was a company with ties to the Bush administration has awarded a lucrative government contract. On November 30, 2005 Report of the Veterans Administration (VA) has created, he said, is “long the policy of the Federal Government, dependent on the private sector for needed commercial services.” The report quoted President Bush’s Management Agenda, which included an initiative to determine by way of outsourcing, competition to determine whether the government or a private sector contractor to perform a particular business. ”

Who's steering the ship, the Congress or the President?

Currants Washington lawmakers and others (including staff and contractors) have the public interest in adopting an attitude of letting go "does not give a Hoot" to "downright hostile. "

 

A general consensus among taxpayers is that it's too officials and, worse, everyone agrees they are outrageously overpaid. They have an "I do not care, I work for my retirement" attitude and it is not consistent in its delivery of quality services. It also seems that many people believe that the government handed out contracts to contractors who are belligerent undue benefits, and many have never been so obviously corrupt many results set to provide existing contracts.

 

During this time the fight against government employees, there are too many states services and outsourcing must be returned to staff with respect. (Yah right sounds – like socialism) in March, said former Comptroller General David M. Walker of the Defense Department: "It is necessary to focus more attention on such tasks should be allocated or no ". ; Another report in March the Government Accountability Office concluded: "The major concern is the risk of loss of government control and responsibility for the mission under the policy and program decisions." (What the hell does that mean?)

 

There is no accountability to the people.

They seem to have more responsibility and less frivolous claim, but then who am I to say. I am not only a taxpayer and I think for all. Nobody asked the taxpayers, we pay the bills we are not some liberal Ivy League professor, which means that we are not entitled to an opinion. I'll give you my opinion, is not allowed, "there are too many" lifers "in Washington. "The government should the temperature of the consciousness of the masses are taken, and not just a little self serving life sentences.

Let's face it, the officials were not very successful. If you do not believe it, try talking to one of them. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the mayor of New Orleans and the governor of Louisiana not to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, who have never switched their act together. If we are better of what could happen, we would not be what happened prepared to respond.

If the farmers of America had such success, we'd all starve.

While the press was busy, was crucified, FEMA did nothing. Just the same old hype, and more than a reaction to politics and too little action on the issue. Everyone wants to be something done, but nobody has a solution. Only a large number of complaints and accusations, but then that's what we are best, it is not.

 

You'll always have The Buck Buck.

FEMA was criticized for its lack of preparedness and inadequate response, but then nobody would have imagined the magnitude of the situation. Washington was in a mode of reaction has not been prepared, and they can never be prepared for such extremes.



Poor Performance and Do not Care Attitude

There are countless examples of poor performance and management contracts from federal agencies. Many organizations have the capabilities and procedures, has been challenged by the virtual collapse of the FBI files case of projects for problems Census Bureau with developing countries, handheld computers for data collection . The Department of State U. S. Immigration Department, U. S. Customs and other of our borders, in hopeless confusion. It is just another politician with an opportunity to validate their work and send money to their buddies. If there is time to act, there is only one answer because there are no rules. In 2007, the State Department could not be reconciled with the simple task of an order of Homeland Security in the passport rule.



There is a need for change, but if you bother?

Whatever the new government, he shall rectify the impossible task of "one hundred forty-two years of mismanagement," and try to revitalize America and bring the twenty-first century. America must become a leader in anything but praise the superiority and military dominance.

 

This is exactly why the state's south and leaders feared then that the northern government forced their ideology on them. Domination, forced policy and no responsibility.

There are enormous challenges that will not be without the full cooperation of all to the public.

 

Governing Civil Government

If the capacity of the State Guard administrative building and running the business demand for civilians? (the people for the people) Many government agencies are obsolete and inefficient. (we do not need to keep building cars when it comes to cars.)

 

The number of executive officers (excluding 747,000 U.S. Postal Service employees) is located at 1 89 million, where is the reasonableness of this situation? There are police on the police department and no one had heard. A small example is the computer set slow, useless, but special interest in health care for 750,000 jobs at risk. We no longer need an army of the distribution of spam, but are in it, and many other obsolete equipment is borne by taxpayers.

 

The government should facilitate a governing body of a citizen workers? Can and will the new government, train government employees and contractors for a nation undivided in their development and application of existing and new technologies for improving America? Are all Americans share the prosperity of developing new energy technologies? Wealth is a universal requirement of citizenship?

 

Changing the rules

In the development of future rules of engagement should be better defined the relationship between government and citizens. The government must stop the aggressor and the duvet. In these tasks to provide challenges for future generations, our great nation transformed into a virtual land of equality and opportunity.

 

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