Still Political...

Even though the election is over, there are still many political things happening in this world and I'm here to comment on a few of them.

Economy: I am amazed at how quickly this economic crisis has exploded in regards to the scope of those it is affecting! During late September and all of October, even into early November, this was a "National Crisis." Our country was mired in an economic crisis with now end in sight. Then, suddenly on November 5th, the crisis changed. News stations across the nation started referring to it as a "Global Crisis." Really, there are only two options as to what's happened. Either our economy so rapidly attacked the economies of Asia and Europe that news stations suddenly needed to change the graphic and wording regarding the crisis ... or ... they found that it's really difficult to blame a president (and, by association, a party) for a "Global Economic Crisis." However, a "National Crisis" simply lends itself to being the fault of the executive office. Of course, once the need for the term "National Crisis" is over, they were free to utilize the sensationalized term "Global Crisis." What liberal media?

President: Some of the countries that have been effected by the crisis have met in an attempt to determine what steps they can take to shorten or overcome this economic climate. President Bush attended this meeting. The story should end there, right? But there were people that protested saying that President Elect Obama should have attended. Now, I know people really want their free healthcare to start soon, and they want their tax breaks that Obama voted against when he was a Senator that he's going to institute once he's president. And I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but... Obama is not president yet and therefore he should not be attending international meetings as though he were. Sorry.

Bail out: The senate is debating sending a portion of the $700,000,000,000 bail out to Detroit for the auto makers how have been hit by this recession. On the one hand I wanna know why we're only bailing out certain industries. Mortgages? Banks? Auto makers? The Airlines after 9/11? Why not retail Jacuzzi sellers? They must be struggling. Casinos? I'm sure their business is down. The Detroit Lions? They could sure use it. On the other hand, (and this is the more troubling aspect) if the government decides to extend the money to the auto makers a stipulation is that the government would then have an ownership stake in those companies. Pardon me?! What would the government be doing with an ownership stake in GMC, Ford, and the others? Let's see, what does the government owning big business sound like... Oh yes, I remember now: Socialism. Nothing like having the Dems in power without any checks or balances!

Just a few things that have been bugging me.