Among the 10, Two Are Tested the Most (washingtonpost.com)
Did you watch the debates last night? Yeah, Ok, I know the bachelor was on but come on! In general each of the candidates did about as well as they thought they would. Seems to make sense that Clark couldn’t have anything prepared so he really was not going to be helping any of us out with any specifics. The other candidates did come off much more ready than he did in this debate. Carol Mosley Braun made some sense last night, and came through really well. I don't seriously think she has a shot in hell, but she may be a good person to energize the vote. I also look for her to be the strong voice she has always been for causes in the party. She is getting much better and we should keep an eye on her for the future. The Rev. Al. What can I say he was doing great until he started talking about the Amsterdam News and the Wall Street Journal.
Kerry and Lieberman seem to be stuck in the old Washington lip-speak. I did not feel that either of these gentlemen was in the zone. Nor did I think that either of these men had a plan or a grasp of the current economic situation.
Edwards although better than either Kerry or Lieberman on the honesty vote, and what is going on is still a little old Washington.
Speaking f old Washington--Gephardt--! He seemed to be moderating his views and speaking well last night and I have to give him credit for standing up for what he believes he moves more toward Dean an that guy from Ohio with the bad comb over.
Ich the comb-over and stuff, Certainly, I was with this man on the issues. Well ok until he started talking crazy at the end about his plan for a new nirvana. Did anyone else feel like he was starting a cult towards the end Geez!
Dean--
Although battered and bruised Dean was honest. I get the feeling that this man was being straight with me. When he says, no we can't have our cake and eat it too that seems reasonable. I like a guy who is honest. He said no we can't afford the tax cuts we got, and the baby boomer retirement, and the war, and health care.
So on the downside he has a temper. He is very very honest about his opinions and adds no sugar to his spice! Is this cause for concern? Guess it could be--but wouldn't it be a fun change from Bush?
Keep letting me know what you think. I am really enjoying the e-mails and responses.
Friday, September 26, 2003
Among the 10, Two Are Tested the Most (washingtonpost.com)
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Levi to close all N. America plants
Levi to close all N. America plants
Here go some more jobs. Guess I will be switching to another jeans manufacturer that keeps jobs in the US.
Andy Pecunia .COM and Thursday!
Main Page at AndyPecunia.com web site or the Home Page
So moving right along. . . .
My dads web site is geting better all the time. He is now in the dog days of the election. There is only a short time to go until the election in November and he is hitting the streets every day.
Last night we had this great duck dish. Anne got a migrane and went to bed after arriving home at about 8PM after class. Since she gets up at 5AM this makes for a very long day. She took the train yesterday because she was tired and there was no way she was going to fight the traffic coming out of Central Park after the traffic.
Today is the day the cleaning lady arrives. She comes twice a month. Good thing too--with all of us at meetings an out at work it has been very hard to keep up with any of that around here. My brother is still looking for a house!
It is pretty cold here this morning. My mom actually turned on the heat for a bit this morning! It was about 50F.
DNC: Kicking Ass
Hey the Democratic Party is getting in the groove with blogging. Check out the new page--It Kicks ASS!
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: 1.4 million more Americans in poverty in 2002
It seems odd that as the economy continues to create record profits for companies and we created tax breaks for wealthier Americans that nothing was done about this problem. Allowing our next generation to falter through policies that allow our children (and I use that in the our america sense) is just plain wrong. While an astonishing 12% of the American public are now living in poverty the figure for children is 17.2%.
Keep in mind that the poverty threshold differs by the size and makeup of a household. For instance, a person under 65 living alone in 2002 was considered in poverty if income was $9,359 or less; for a household of three including one child, it was $14,480.
Seems like something could be done about that in a country as great as ours. It also seems like it would be in our interest to get the children out of poverty since new studies point to economic status as one of the prime determing factors in creating poory educated adults. Can the United States affford to have 17.2% of its popution in poverty and potentially undereducated in an increasing competitive world? I think not!
EPA ruling questioned
I am not sure why the EPA would want to lift a ban on building on sites contaminated by PCB's. These substances are amongst the most cancer causing in the world. What is interesting is how it was done so quietly so as to keep the lifting of the ban out of the news. Please read this article and pass it along if you can.
Michael Craig and Family
This is one of my good friends Michael Craig. He has just started blogging and he is doing a great job. Take a look at his blog!
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Drew on Tuesday. . .
So today is a big day for my dad he is headed over to Heritage Hills for a big campaign event. I am headed over at about 7:30PM to be the official picture taking guy. We got some great pictures this weekend which will show up on my dads web site after they are finished developing on Wednesday.
I am taking the LAST test on October 18th!
My friend Eric Lorson sister got married this weekend. We took a trip up to Old Saybrooke on the Waters of the Long ISland Sound for a great wedding and party. Woohoo! Anne had to be in class the next day so we are a little tired this week now. Jenny married a man she has been friends with for a long time an we are so happy. It was great to see all of the Lorsons.
Yesterday I was in Inwood studying for the LAST exam and getting the transmition fluid changed in the car an going to the bank. The websites for digitalschools ad pecuniatechnology group will be worked on today so look for changes. They are in the early stages at their new home. Worked on some more contracts this week.
