Indian prime minister makes state visit to Washington

President Obama will welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for an official state visit Tuesday. The two leaders will discuss a range of global, regional and bilateral issues, the White House said. Those discussions are likely to center on Afghanistan, climate change and nuclear energy cooperation. Singh has been quoted as saying that a Taliban victory in Afghanistan would be disastrous for Central and South Asia. Singh's visit will be the first state visit hosted by the administration, the highest honor extended to a foreign dignitary. It will be Singh's second visit to Washington; he has also met with former President George W. Bush. Grammy- and Oscar-award-winning singer and actress Jennifer Hudson will entertain the black-tie crowd, several sources involved in the planning outside the administration said.

I agree with what Obama is doing with our nation. Opening up his doors to foreign officials will eventually lead to better relations and hopefully change the world one person at a time. Obama targetsthe leaders of this world who can make a difference in this world and in our economy and he will eventually make this country a better place.

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Medical Issues

Issue Number 1
Comprehensive Verse Incremental Health care Reform

Most people who would agree with the government taking care of health care make the argument for equality and say that the government would be able to keep a high standard of care while reducing cost where ever they can. Others say that by having competition in the market people keep costs low and production high. This competition is seen by some people as a better thing than the government taking control.

I like the health care system the way it is and would disagree with changing it. The ability of our health care system to grow and take punishment is very great with independent parties controlling it. If we are going to reform the care it would take many many tax dollars to do and the overall effect would be detrimental.



#2 Issue

#3 Issue

Afghanistan! Decisions Decisions.

After a rigerous final meeting Obama has said they are very close to coming to a final decision. The U.S. commander on the ground has asked for more troops and Republicans have criticized Obama for the drawn-out consideration process. The White House has defended its timetable, saying the president wants to get the decision right, not fast. Monday's meeting, which ended at 10 p.m., included Vice President Joe Biden, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen, Afghanistan commanding Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry and other senior officials. Obama pushed for revisions in proposed plans for troop increases to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government.

I think we shouldn't send more troops to Afghanistan. This would only cause more hatred toward the U.S. On top of that we already have enough debt from this war. Cut the losses and lets just get out of there while we can.

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The Murders of a Few Enrage the Masses

Ohio home of a convicted rapist had been turned into a tomb holding at least 10 bodies."I like to believe there is nothing else more there, but we will not know until we finish the search," said Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath. "It appears that this man had an insatiable appetite that he had to fill."
Authorities charged Sowell, 50, with five counts of aggravated murder Tuesday afternoon, police said. He was also charged with rape, felonious assault and kidnapping, police said. His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday morning. The first six bodies found last week were all African-American women and five of them had been strangled, McGrath said.

This is appalling. This man was convicted of raping some people only 15 or so years ago and when released they didn't keep any sort of tabs on his activities until some lady said she was raped by him(which isn't confirmed) but it was what was needed to raise the alarm.
This man is sick and twisted and should be put away for a very long time. Having ten bodies in his home and counting his activities warrant the worst punishment his state can deal out to him.
The community around these rapes and murders are furious with rage, may Sowell's soul be saved by some higher power... Because no one else in this world is with him. That's what you get for being a murdering rapist though.

Pakistinians and Explosives: Death On Four Wheels

A Car packed with explosives was detonated near a shopping complex killing 90 and wounding 200. It is the deadliest attack to date that has been carried out in Peshawar and this is the second attack this month made on the city. Meanwhile the government is trying to use its military might to but down the regime of constantly growing terrorists. And being the helpful country we are, we are going to fund another war with 7.5billion over 5years.

Why? Look at our situation in Afghanistan, Iraq, look at all of the other wars we have fought. Once we give assistance to a side it just becomes a war of super powers backing the little nations till one emerges on top. This isn't the way to solve the problem. Open negotiations, talk to these people, talk to their leaders, and appeal to their other senses. Only once all else has failed should we start using our economical and military might to shut down installations.

Original Article Summary found at: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/pakistan.blast/index.html?eref=rss_topstories

Social Insecurity

"War Dollars" as discussed on Steve's blog.

"Spending what we can afford" as discussed on Tim's blog.

And "Social Insecurity" which will be discussed here.

Are all very important factors in our growing deficit and debt. Currently at around twelve trillion dollars and growing at a rate of one and a half trillion a year the national debt has become a staggering monster hiding in the closet of every American man, woman, and, especially, child.

Social Security is a major issue in today's society because of the way it has been set up in the past. When it was created it made sense, in the process of its creation it reduced the unemployment rate of senior citizens from 50% to 10% in a matter of a couple decades. But, now as the baby boomers approach their retirement age and over one fourth of the country is going to be collecting social security the program suffers major short comings in its budgeting. The governments spending on this issue was doing just fine until congress stuck its nose into it and started to withdraw money in the form of IOUs which we all know can't be paid off if 12trillion is being tied up already. Good luck getting your social security on time... Or at all.

Social Security is a death trap or if not death certainly a trap in which starving to death is a great possibility. The positive side is that if we take the time now to fix the flawed system we have created it might get better and possibly, we will be able to get our social security benefits that we are paying into right now. I agree with raising the retirement age in the nation because truly we are a healthier long living country than we were 50 years ago. Also if this were to happen then more money would be coming in while people are working and this money taken in can be returned to the payers! Wow, what a system, you pay now and receive later, the amount people pay in should be the amount they receive out of they system. It isn't hard to add and subtract and when you look at someone's earnings in the end it should equal their spending. The concept isn;t hard to grasp and eventually congress will get it.

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Distracted Driving: The Death of a Lifestyle

When a young man's mother is killed from a distracted driver who hit her going 50 he made his stand. Over 250 politicians showed up on the occasion to hear him speak. Another girl's mother was hit when a driver on a cell phone, having a conversation, ran a red light and slammed into the side of her car killing the mother on impact and traumatizing her forever. Drivers that use hand held devices have four times the chance of getting in a crash as other drivers and when you take into account these people kill over 6,000 others a year it is easy to see why the police are starting to crack down on them.

New laws are being enacted to cut funding from states that do not support a no texting while driving law and while these are strict and unfair (as even people driving and talking are at a major disadvantage compared to those that just drive) they are necessary for the safety of everyone.
"Safety is our No. 1 priority at DOT, and we're going to coordinate these efforts along with a lot of other people," [LaHood] said. Many people who aren't killed on impact still go through many hours of physical therapy and those that are lucky enough to make it out unscathed still have to live with the reality that they have caused massive damage.


In my opinion texting while driving, talking while driving, messing with i pods, eating, putting on cosmetics, and everything else should be stopped immediately while driving. The reality... People are people and unless there is a force large enough to stop them or incentive enough to deter them they will continue their bad habits.
It is not our fault that we don;t see the long term effect of such small actions. We are HUMAN and thus have human faults. The best the state can do to protect us from ourselves is prosecute when they can.
Life and Death are in the hands of everyone in this world. It ultimately comes down to the person who is in control to make the decision and nothing has or ever will change that.

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