It’s beginning to be apparent that all we said about Obamacare was true. Nancy Pelosi said, “Let’s pass this bill first, and then we find out what’s in it”. Mr. Obama said “those who like their current coverage will be able to keep it” (not true), and “your coverage and quality of care will remain unchanged”, again (not true).
Soon millions of American workers will discover that they no longer have employer-provided health insurance because employers now realize that it is cheaper to pay government fines than to insure their employees. According to the House Energy and Commerce Committee several major companies have made internal calculations to determine how much can be saved by dropping their employer-provided insurance, paying a $2,000 fine for each employee, and leave their employees the option of buying government subsidized insurance in the newly created private health insurance exchange created by Obamacare.
Well, if the answer is what AT&T just came up with, you can kiss the 50+ year system of employer-sponsored health insurance, goodbye. Last year, AT&T paid $2.4B to cover the medical costs of its 283,000 active employees. By dropping its health plan and paying the annual fine for each uninsured worker, the cost will total $600M, leaving AT&T with a handsome profit of $1.8B. That may be better than the deal they got with Apple on the iPhone! A new income stream compliments of Obamacare.
The unfortunate thing is now that cost will be subsided by the government (or the U.S. taxpayer) across all income levels by those who pay tax. The problem is that with this new set up, low income employees (i.e. $30,000/yr) paying no income tax get an annual subsidy in the new insurance exchange of about $19,400, almost $17,000 more than the current employer-sponsored system as the government pays almost all the premium and most of the out-of-pocket costs. The employees making $100,000/yr get no subsidy in the insurance exchange.
In Massachusetts, people who get subsidized insurance from an exchange are put in health plans that pay health providers Medicaid rates plus 10%. That’s less than Medicare pays, and significantly less than rates paid in private plans. So now that we pushed 32 million more people into the system with Obamacare, and employers will eventually push millions more into subsidized health plans, and no one is doing much about adding new doctors, it looks like people with low reimbursement rates will have to get in the rear of the line.
My doctor just told me that her income went down by 1/3 last year and it may be 1/2 this year. If you have a government subsidized plan, how long will you wait until she gets to you? And how much time will she spend with you? So, Mr. Obama said this will lowers costs, with no change in the quality of your care. Do you believe it?
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
The Cap & Trade Heist - Part III
Thus far you’ve seen how the same clique of people is planning to benefit from Cap & Trade legislation. Former discredited executives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, investors in CCX from the Joyce Foundation, the Tides Foundation, GIM, the Center for American Progress, and the Apollo Alliance, the group that actually wrote the $780B Stimulus Bill for Congress, and the 24 Czars who will be running all this from inside this administration.
Mind you, less than six percent of the people in this administration have had private business experience, most of them are socialist organization leaders, union thugs and bosses,evironmentalists, and academics. So now the stage is set to pass this misguided legislation that has already been shown in Europe to be a disaster. Spain adopted it and, like Greece, is on the verge of bankruptcy and will need to be “bailed-out” by the European Union and/or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for which the U.S. has a 17% liability, 3x as much as any country who participates in it.
Remember the Cap & Trade (or Climate) bill passed the house in June 2009 as Nancy Pelosi hustled it through by a slim 7 vote margin. She was actually able to get 7 Republicans to vote for it, and then it quickly went on the shelf as it was apparent that it wouldn’t get by the Senate, so the emphasis went to Obamacare. Obama would love to get this passed in order to generate the estimated $600B/yr it would provide for the government coffers and help offset the $2+ trillion that Obamacare will eventually cost. This is in addition to the money in increased energy prices that you will bear.
The Progressives need Cap & Trade to complete their transformational agenda and they need to get it done before the November election when they will lose control of the House. The public does not want this bill, but that does not concern this Congress. Therefore, the stage is set for a fight that will eventually break the back of the Obama presidency. They have the investors the technology, and the cover in place, all those no-name individuals who lurk behind the scenes. What is lacking is the law that will open the way to make it happen.
Mind you, less than six percent of the people in this administration have had private business experience, most of them are socialist organization leaders, union thugs and bosses,evironmentalists, and academics. So now the stage is set to pass this misguided legislation that has already been shown in Europe to be a disaster. Spain adopted it and, like Greece, is on the verge of bankruptcy and will need to be “bailed-out” by the European Union and/or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for which the U.S. has a 17% liability, 3x as much as any country who participates in it.
Remember the Cap & Trade (or Climate) bill passed the house in June 2009 as Nancy Pelosi hustled it through by a slim 7 vote margin. She was actually able to get 7 Republicans to vote for it, and then it quickly went on the shelf as it was apparent that it wouldn’t get by the Senate, so the emphasis went to Obamacare. Obama would love to get this passed in order to generate the estimated $600B/yr it would provide for the government coffers and help offset the $2+ trillion that Obamacare will eventually cost. This is in addition to the money in increased energy prices that you will bear.
The Progressives need Cap & Trade to complete their transformational agenda and they need to get it done before the November election when they will lose control of the House. The public does not want this bill, but that does not concern this Congress. Therefore, the stage is set for a fight that will eventually break the back of the Obama presidency. They have the investors the technology, and the cover in place, all those no-name individuals who lurk behind the scenes. What is lacking is the law that will open the way to make it happen.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Cap & Trade Heist - Part II
The people who established the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) claim that when it is fully operational it will be trading carbon emissions valued at $10 trillion/yr. To put that in perspective the New York Stock Exchange trades securities valued at about $14 trillion/yr. Wow! This global warming thing is really going to be good! Sounds like marketing to me.
One of the investors in this is the Joyce Foundation of Chicago. This foundation was established in 1948 by the Joyce family who generated their wealth in the lumber mills and retail building materials market in the Midwest and Louisiana. Its original mission was with religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational endeavors, but when the sole heir died the foundation was taken over by a liberal-minded Board which now emphasizes programs for welfare oriented causes, the environment, gun violence, money, and politics.
When State Senator Obama and his friend Valerie Jarret got on the Board, grants were provided that went to the establishment of CCX and other programs for entitlements in the in the South Chicago area for education and gun violence. Since the State is now considering bringing in the National Guard to stem the tide of violence in South Chicago this year and the fact that the schools are still among the worse in the country, these funds don’t seem to have been used effectively.
After Joyce, some of the other usual suspects surfaced to put money in the CCX. The Tides Foundation, which is chaired by Wade Rathke (ACORN) gets money from George Soros and the Center for American Progress. At the end of 2006 the Tides Foundation and Center had assets of $185M and passes money along to many radical and even Communist organizations so that it is “laundered” and donors can avoid a paper trail. More investors have surfaced for the CCX. Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management, LLC (GIM) is a London based management investment firm that focuses on the green revolution and various global warming projects. The Managing Partner is David Blood, former Goldman Sachs executive, so obviously money from credible organizations goes to GIM, since they don’t want to appear to be negative about all these money-losing green projects.
Now that the investors are on board we must have the technology for the CCX, so right after the Democrats took control of Congress during Bush’s second term, the infamous Franklin Raines, a Clinton appointee who was presiding over Fannie Mae (FM) used FM money to secure a patent for the U.S. CCX idea. You remember Raines, the housing bust can be laid in his lap for his sub-prime mortgage policies, and he eventually was discredited and exiled to the woodwork, but not after he pocketed $90M ($52M in bonuses) because FM results were so good during this fiasco. He now is a Board member of Enterprise Community Properties an organization dedicated to good housing for all deserving people. It’s trying to undo the mess he created, so I guess that’s why he is on the Board!
Well, we now have the investors and the technology. In the finale, Part III, let’s look at the law and the cover.
One of the investors in this is the Joyce Foundation of Chicago. This foundation was established in 1948 by the Joyce family who generated their wealth in the lumber mills and retail building materials market in the Midwest and Louisiana. Its original mission was with religious, charitable, scientific, literary, and educational endeavors, but when the sole heir died the foundation was taken over by a liberal-minded Board which now emphasizes programs for welfare oriented causes, the environment, gun violence, money, and politics.
When State Senator Obama and his friend Valerie Jarret got on the Board, grants were provided that went to the establishment of CCX and other programs for entitlements in the in the South Chicago area for education and gun violence. Since the State is now considering bringing in the National Guard to stem the tide of violence in South Chicago this year and the fact that the schools are still among the worse in the country, these funds don’t seem to have been used effectively.
After Joyce, some of the other usual suspects surfaced to put money in the CCX. The Tides Foundation, which is chaired by Wade Rathke (ACORN) gets money from George Soros and the Center for American Progress. At the end of 2006 the Tides Foundation and Center had assets of $185M and passes money along to many radical and even Communist organizations so that it is “laundered” and donors can avoid a paper trail. More investors have surfaced for the CCX. Al Gore’s Generation Investment Management, LLC (GIM) is a London based management investment firm that focuses on the green revolution and various global warming projects. The Managing Partner is David Blood, former Goldman Sachs executive, so obviously money from credible organizations goes to GIM, since they don’t want to appear to be negative about all these money-losing green projects.
Now that the investors are on board we must have the technology for the CCX, so right after the Democrats took control of Congress during Bush’s second term, the infamous Franklin Raines, a Clinton appointee who was presiding over Fannie Mae (FM) used FM money to secure a patent for the U.S. CCX idea. You remember Raines, the housing bust can be laid in his lap for his sub-prime mortgage policies, and he eventually was discredited and exiled to the woodwork, but not after he pocketed $90M ($52M in bonuses) because FM results were so good during this fiasco. He now is a Board member of Enterprise Community Properties an organization dedicated to good housing for all deserving people. It’s trying to undo the mess he created, so I guess that’s why he is on the Board!
Well, we now have the investors and the technology. In the finale, Part III, let’s look at the law and the cover.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
The Cap & Trade Heist - Part 1
In my last post I called this Cap & Trade concept the biggest heist in American History. This scam being pushed on an unwary public reminds me of the derivatives market and the consolidated debt obligations (CDO’s) concocted by Wall Street, only this is designed by left wing politicians and environmental zealots to scam money, develop celebrity, obtain government funds, write articles, and make a good living, all in the name of social justice and saving the planet.
Since beginning this blog in February, 2009 I have written several articles related to this subject. It would be beneficial to review these before you get into this subject. They are as follows:
Global Warming Uncovered 12/02/09
Climate Change Facts – Obama Lies 6/29/09
Global Warming and Bad Science 6/11/09
Nuclear Waste: An Imagined Problem 3/16/09
Cap & Trade is a concept that is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by placing a cap on these emissions based on a company’s current levels and providing cap “credits” to companies with emissions below the cap. These credits can be traded among companies to help those that are unable to “meet” their cap while they change their processes to get into compliance. Obviously, large companies with high carbon footprints can “buy” these credits from companies with smaller footprints who don’t need the credits. This will be costly for the energy-oriented industries so these costs will be passed on to the consumer and as President Obama said “energy costs will sky rocket” but in the long term this will be better for the planet.
His administration’s stated goal is “80 by 50” (80% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2050), a reduction of 20 tons/person which would give us a carbon footprint like the one we had during the Mayflower days. This goal is obviously unrealistic and unachievable, but as long as most of us don’t know that, President Obama can set it anyway, he most likely won’t be alive then so he won’t be held accountable. Remember, there is no conclusive scientific evidence that man-made CO₂ affects the climate in anyway, it is only a theory at this point!
Well, in order to trade these emission credits we need some sort of commodity exchange, right? Also, in order to set up this exchange we need investors, we need technology to justify the concept, we need laws to develop the rules of operation, and we need some sort of cover so it can operate without a lot of public scrutiny. We don’t want the people to know how all these union and labor groups, elected officials, former scam artists, and environmental and social justice groups are making out on this. So, believe it or not, the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) was set up in 2003. Hummm….…Chicago, now that’s interesting.
This exchange really started rolling when the Democrats took control of Congress, Barack Obama was a presidential candidate, and Cap & Trade became more than a concept in the U.S. Also, remember now what we are doing, trading puffs of air (containing a small amount of CO₂) which hasn’t been generated yet, and currently has no value at all. Who would be crazy enough to invest in that?
Part II of the Cap & Trade heist next.
Since beginning this blog in February, 2009 I have written several articles related to this subject. It would be beneficial to review these before you get into this subject. They are as follows:
Global Warming Uncovered 12/02/09
Climate Change Facts – Obama Lies 6/29/09
Global Warming and Bad Science 6/11/09
Nuclear Waste: An Imagined Problem 3/16/09
Cap & Trade is a concept that is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions by placing a cap on these emissions based on a company’s current levels and providing cap “credits” to companies with emissions below the cap. These credits can be traded among companies to help those that are unable to “meet” their cap while they change their processes to get into compliance. Obviously, large companies with high carbon footprints can “buy” these credits from companies with smaller footprints who don’t need the credits. This will be costly for the energy-oriented industries so these costs will be passed on to the consumer and as President Obama said “energy costs will sky rocket” but in the long term this will be better for the planet.
His administration’s stated goal is “80 by 50” (80% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2050), a reduction of 20 tons/person which would give us a carbon footprint like the one we had during the Mayflower days. This goal is obviously unrealistic and unachievable, but as long as most of us don’t know that, President Obama can set it anyway, he most likely won’t be alive then so he won’t be held accountable. Remember, there is no conclusive scientific evidence that man-made CO₂ affects the climate in anyway, it is only a theory at this point!
Well, in order to trade these emission credits we need some sort of commodity exchange, right? Also, in order to set up this exchange we need investors, we need technology to justify the concept, we need laws to develop the rules of operation, and we need some sort of cover so it can operate without a lot of public scrutiny. We don’t want the people to know how all these union and labor groups, elected officials, former scam artists, and environmental and social justice groups are making out on this. So, believe it or not, the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) was set up in 2003. Hummm….…Chicago, now that’s interesting.
This exchange really started rolling when the Democrats took control of Congress, Barack Obama was a presidential candidate, and Cap & Trade became more than a concept in the U.S. Also, remember now what we are doing, trading puffs of air (containing a small amount of CO₂) which hasn’t been generated yet, and currently has no value at all. Who would be crazy enough to invest in that?
Part II of the Cap & Trade heist next.
Friday, April 30, 2010
America Adrift with Inept Leadership and Shady Characters
Are you concerned about where this nation is headed? Is this leadership bringing us together as promised? Do you see a gathering storm in the immigration situation, are racial tensions increasing, does the Iranian nuclear threat have you worried, why have we abandoned our reliable allies for Muslim political correctness, do you feel our homeland is now less secure, and is the massive redistribution of wealth that is currently underway to “fundamentally transform this nation” something you wanted?
Why is our Congress voting on Puerto Rico independence when this question has already been resolved by the Puerto Rican people in previous elections and there’s plenty more important things to do? Why is the White House trying to control the U.S. census? What we are seeing is a massive grab of power and control by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, a Party which I don’t recognize anymore. Where is the main street media in all of this, and why aren’t they holding this hypocrite of a President accountable for breaking most of his campaign promises after only 16 months in office?
Glenn Beck, a Fox political commentator at 5 PM EST, has finally uncovered the leftist tactical moves going on in the White House with people we have never heard of before, who are part of the Chicago political mafia and have been involved in this economic meltdown and are now prepared to make billions from the taxpayers in an effort to force Cap and Trade and the Green Revolution on this country. The Green Revolution is the biggest hoax in American history. It is no more than a scheme to redistribute our economic wealth to enrich corrupt politicians and strip this country of the entrepreneurial spirit that has made us great. Enron (remember them?) put this scam together years ago.
This is a Progressive action plan to undermine the religious foundation of our country, our Constitution, and the vision of our founding fathers. It is based on the theory of modern progressives that our Constitution is “outdated” and should be an evolving document reactive to developing events and the current social mores, unfounded in basic Judeo-Christian values and based on their definition of “social justice”.
Our system is based on “equal justice”, predicated on the rule of law not on one’s color, race, economic condition, or political status. I don’t know what social justice means or who is the omnipotent regulator of such a justice system.
Anyway, if you’re not able to see Glenn Beck’s program about this sorry attempt to hijack this country, I’ll start with Cap and Trade in the next post. Believe me this is no conspiracy theory, it’s the real thing and it’s going on in our backyard right now.
Why is our Congress voting on Puerto Rico independence when this question has already been resolved by the Puerto Rican people in previous elections and there’s plenty more important things to do? Why is the White House trying to control the U.S. census? What we are seeing is a massive grab of power and control by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, a Party which I don’t recognize anymore. Where is the main street media in all of this, and why aren’t they holding this hypocrite of a President accountable for breaking most of his campaign promises after only 16 months in office?
Glenn Beck, a Fox political commentator at 5 PM EST, has finally uncovered the leftist tactical moves going on in the White House with people we have never heard of before, who are part of the Chicago political mafia and have been involved in this economic meltdown and are now prepared to make billions from the taxpayers in an effort to force Cap and Trade and the Green Revolution on this country. The Green Revolution is the biggest hoax in American history. It is no more than a scheme to redistribute our economic wealth to enrich corrupt politicians and strip this country of the entrepreneurial spirit that has made us great. Enron (remember them?) put this scam together years ago.
This is a Progressive action plan to undermine the religious foundation of our country, our Constitution, and the vision of our founding fathers. It is based on the theory of modern progressives that our Constitution is “outdated” and should be an evolving document reactive to developing events and the current social mores, unfounded in basic Judeo-Christian values and based on their definition of “social justice”.
Our system is based on “equal justice”, predicated on the rule of law not on one’s color, race, economic condition, or political status. I don’t know what social justice means or who is the omnipotent regulator of such a justice system.
Anyway, if you’re not able to see Glenn Beck’s program about this sorry attempt to hijack this country, I’ll start with Cap and Trade in the next post. Believe me this is no conspiracy theory, it’s the real thing and it’s going on in our backyard right now.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Will Progressives Ever Learn?
I am writing this on ”tax day”, the day that half of us give to the government far more than we take back, and the other half who pay no taxes, takes back all they can get from our massive entitlement system. Tim Ryan, the Republican Congressman from Wisconsin, said that even before discounting for the uncontrolled spending of the current administration, in 10 years 70% of the population will be pulling out more than it puts into the entitlement system. Imagine what the numbers will be when we consider the Stimulus Plan, the Omnibus budget, and Obamacare not to mention the extended unemployment programs, and all the other “temporary” entitlements put in place by this out-of-control Congress and Administration.
The myth that government can create jobs or control the economy is just that…a myth! FDR proved this during the Great Depression. All those government programs failed to create sustainable jobs and in 1939 the unemployment rate still exceeded 20%, while in Europe the average rate was about 12% in 1938. Even with WWII, when you consider that 10-12M soldiers were at war and 15M people were making tanks and guns, most of those jobs had little use after the war. So in October of 1944 FDR spelled out his vision for a post war America. And you guessed it; it was more of the same. Government subsidized housing, federal health care, more TVA projects, all those goodies compliments of the federal government.
Roosevelt died before the war ended and his successor, Harry Truman, urged Congress to enact this New Deal encore. Both chambers of Congress gave him a resounding NO! No federal program for health care, no full-employment Act, limited federal housing, and no increase in the minimum wage or Social Security benefits. Instead, Congress reduced the income tax rates for the rich and middle class, corporate rates were trimmed, and FDR’s “excess profits” tax was repealed, so that corporate rates effectively went from 90% to 38% after 1945.
By the late 1940’s, the invigorated economy was generating more revenue than during the war when tax rates were higher. Price controls were eliminated in 1946 and the U.S. began running budget surpluses. Unemployment, which was double digit during the 30’s, was 3.9% in 1946 and remained in that range into the next decade.
I’m not saying that our current great recession is the same, the factors that contributed to it are different than those that existed in the 30’s. However, the lesson is clear, when a bipartisan Congress has the will to stop an ego-centric leader who is on the wrong path, it can. The people are beginning to wake-up to the fact we have the power in the ballot box to change things even in a mid-term election.
The facts I have provided are cited in a book I read recently entitled “New Deal or Raw Deal” (Simon & Schuster, 2008), by Dr. Burton Folsum, Jr., a professor of history at Hillsdale College. I hope that President Obama picks up a copy, it’s far more useful at this stage of his life than the writings of Saul Alinsky or anything that Hugo Chavez would give you.
The myth that government can create jobs or control the economy is just that…a myth! FDR proved this during the Great Depression. All those government programs failed to create sustainable jobs and in 1939 the unemployment rate still exceeded 20%, while in Europe the average rate was about 12% in 1938. Even with WWII, when you consider that 10-12M soldiers were at war and 15M people were making tanks and guns, most of those jobs had little use after the war. So in October of 1944 FDR spelled out his vision for a post war America. And you guessed it; it was more of the same. Government subsidized housing, federal health care, more TVA projects, all those goodies compliments of the federal government.
Roosevelt died before the war ended and his successor, Harry Truman, urged Congress to enact this New Deal encore. Both chambers of Congress gave him a resounding NO! No federal program for health care, no full-employment Act, limited federal housing, and no increase in the minimum wage or Social Security benefits. Instead, Congress reduced the income tax rates for the rich and middle class, corporate rates were trimmed, and FDR’s “excess profits” tax was repealed, so that corporate rates effectively went from 90% to 38% after 1945.
By the late 1940’s, the invigorated economy was generating more revenue than during the war when tax rates were higher. Price controls were eliminated in 1946 and the U.S. began running budget surpluses. Unemployment, which was double digit during the 30’s, was 3.9% in 1946 and remained in that range into the next decade.
I’m not saying that our current great recession is the same, the factors that contributed to it are different than those that existed in the 30’s. However, the lesson is clear, when a bipartisan Congress has the will to stop an ego-centric leader who is on the wrong path, it can. The people are beginning to wake-up to the fact we have the power in the ballot box to change things even in a mid-term election.
The facts I have provided are cited in a book I read recently entitled “New Deal or Raw Deal” (Simon & Schuster, 2008), by Dr. Burton Folsum, Jr., a professor of history at Hillsdale College. I hope that President Obama picks up a copy, it’s far more useful at this stage of his life than the writings of Saul Alinsky or anything that Hugo Chavez would give you.
Friday, April 2, 2010
"You Can Do It" America
Thinking objectively in this crazy world these days is an awesome chore. We have the main street media that bombards us every day with information that is purported to be news but contains nothing more than slanted headlines designed to give the reader a bias before he even reads the article and then spins the article to match the headline so you get their version of the “news”. It seems that the editorial pages spill over to the front page. The sports page is only where I get the facts. Somebody won and somebody lost! Except when you read about Tiger Woods, where it looks like everybody lost (or won), depending on your perspective.
All this is counteracted by talk radio and the dueling cable news network’s which give you their version in sound bites, video clips, and interviews with people that agree with them. There may still be pundits and news reporters that try to give you objective analysis with no spin, but they are a dying breed.
Last night my wife and I called Christopher Lowell, the celebrated designer, who is a good friend and confidante. The moniker “designer” is a misnomer for Christopher, who really is a philosopher, writer, motivational speaker, and an expert in consumerism, marketing, lifestyles, and a forecaster of future consumer trends. You may remember that Christopher Lowell was a pioneer in the early days of cable with the “You Can Do It” approach to interior design and has written 6 books on the topic. This is before cable got on the reality craze and he got off the train.
Christopher now resides in Santa Fe, NM and is working on new marketing techniques using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. Obviously, he has a sizable following and an active Twitter network and mentioned the political questions, anger, and fear in many of the messages he gets pertaining to the antagonism and partisanship that now prevails in our society. Christopher is an apolitical person and very sensitive to what is happening to his friends and fans as a result of this economic crisis.
In one of his recent blogs http://www.christopherlowell.com/interactive/blog/?p=1258 he talked about all the good people he meets who are working their tails off for the benefit of their community, city, and town, regardless of what’s going on in Washington. This is the backbone of “American exceptionalism” which we see going on every day regardless of race, religious beliefs, or political inclination. People who wonder why there are others out there who want to kill us and our culture and why they have to send their sons and daughters to a faraway place across the globe to defend our freedom.
Christopher bemoaned, “if only we can hear their stories instead of shows about the kooks and the anger fringe, we will come together regardless of political preference”. Christopher, you have the right idea and I know you will give your followers the right advice because you have no political agenda and you love your country. America needs to buy in to your motto “You Can Do It”.
All this is counteracted by talk radio and the dueling cable news network’s which give you their version in sound bites, video clips, and interviews with people that agree with them. There may still be pundits and news reporters that try to give you objective analysis with no spin, but they are a dying breed.
Last night my wife and I called Christopher Lowell, the celebrated designer, who is a good friend and confidante. The moniker “designer” is a misnomer for Christopher, who really is a philosopher, writer, motivational speaker, and an expert in consumerism, marketing, lifestyles, and a forecaster of future consumer trends. You may remember that Christopher Lowell was a pioneer in the early days of cable with the “You Can Do It” approach to interior design and has written 6 books on the topic. This is before cable got on the reality craze and he got off the train.
Christopher now resides in Santa Fe, NM and is working on new marketing techniques using the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, and other social media. Obviously, he has a sizable following and an active Twitter network and mentioned the political questions, anger, and fear in many of the messages he gets pertaining to the antagonism and partisanship that now prevails in our society. Christopher is an apolitical person and very sensitive to what is happening to his friends and fans as a result of this economic crisis.
In one of his recent blogs http://www.christopherlowell.com/interactive/blog/?p=1258 he talked about all the good people he meets who are working their tails off for the benefit of their community, city, and town, regardless of what’s going on in Washington. This is the backbone of “American exceptionalism” which we see going on every day regardless of race, religious beliefs, or political inclination. People who wonder why there are others out there who want to kill us and our culture and why they have to send their sons and daughters to a faraway place across the globe to defend our freedom.
Christopher bemoaned, “if only we can hear their stories instead of shows about the kooks and the anger fringe, we will come together regardless of political preference”. Christopher, you have the right idea and I know you will give your followers the right advice because you have no political agenda and you love your country. America needs to buy in to your motto “You Can Do It”.
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