IS IT TRUE October 30, 2012
IS IT TRUE that our first order of business and interest this day is to encourage our readers to think positive thoughts and take whatever actions are at your disposal to help the people whose lives have been impacted by Hurricane Sandy?…seeing the beaches like Absecon, Margate, and Atlantic City on the Jersey Shore where this guy spent two summers in the early 80’s was a bit disturbing as were the images of New York City under the flooding?…sometimes it takes a natural disaster to remind us that we are all in this together and that none of us controls each and every day of our lives?
IS IT TRUE that one of the additive elements to the perfect storm was the fact that the moon is full?…in the desert sky the full moon was in the constellation Taurus last night?…that could actually be interpreted with the statement “Full of Bull†which brings us to politics?…the sheer number of dollars spent on campaigns at nearly every level has gotten to be staggering?…the two candidates for President of the United States are expected to spend roughly $1 Billion each to get or keep a job that pays only $400,000 per year?…it would take a President 2,500 years before taxes to earn enough money to pay for their campaign?…Senate campaigns at about $10 Million are a relative bargain and only would take 60 years of pre-tax earnings to cover the campaign?…that a mayoral contest in a place like Evansville is even more of a bargain at about $1 Million since the Mayor earns just under $100,000 and could pay for the campaign in a measly 10 years?…City Council almost seems cheap at $25,000 that can actually be paid for in about 1.3 years which is less than the term of office?
IS IT TRUE that as money and campaigning goes it is when one stops running that cashing out becomes an option?…that former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh left office with roughly $10 Million in his campaign coffers?…former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel was holding over $500,000 in the Weinzapfel for Mayor coffers just before announcing that he would not be seeking a third term in office?…there are plenty of legal ways for the “leftovers†to find their way into the personal accounts of these guys and others and exploiting those ways is not so difficult?…that speaking of the former Mayor he was spotted with Democrat Senate candidate Joe Donnelly at a north side eatery recently?…if the CCO had seen this earlier we may very well have held back on our endorsement and stuck to the policy of non-endorsement that has served us well?
IS IT TRUE before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 40th in “favoritism in decisions of government officials” and today, the U.S. ranks 59th, a fall of 19 places?… before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 50th for lowest “burden of government regulation” but today, the U.S. ranks 76th, a fall of 26 places?…before Obama was president, the U.S. ranked 28th in “transparency of government policy making” and today, the U.S. ranks 56th, a fall of 28 places?…our nation was founded on the idea that freedom could only be preserved if a strong executive branch of government was checked by an equally strong legislative branch?… by choosing to assert his executive power over Congress at every turn, Obama has weakened our freedom?…high unemployment and weak economic growth are direct results of these actions taken specifically to avoid collaborating with people who do not share his own views verbatim?
IS IT TRUE that for months it has been predicted that if the Obama campaign sensed the possibility of a loss that the last week would see the race card and the Mormon religion coming from the campaign surrogates?…it is now one week until election day and this morning Real Clear Politics which is a very good aggregator of good articles has 5 articles on racism in the election and one about Mormons?…it has been reported that 100 Romney signs were swiped in greater Evansville over the weekend?…this is one dirty nasty path that the CCO hopes the presidential race does not go down?…the best article on RCP about this subject is on the link below?…that just before posting this article the sound of Chris Matthews voice in the other room just yelled “they are still fighting the Civil War” and he was referring to people not supporting President Obama?…if Matthews and other pundits really want to divide the country then they are doing the right thing?…the best course of action would be for Matthews to shut his damn mouth and stop fanning the fires of hate so whomever wins this election will have a chance of uniting the American people and actually working with the congress?
The Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education and the Geology and Physics department at the University of Southern Indiana, along with the Indiana-Kentucky Geological Society, Illinois Geological Society, and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, will host several public events in November to address the demand for energy in the world and the ethical and environmental issues associated with extraction of natural resources.
