Pattymelt is in town for the Labor Day weekend visiting her favorite grandson Zach. She came in yesterday and seems to be enjoying her time with the big man. With Patty around, Cheryl and I are taking off this afternoon for a little alone time. We are heading up to the Jupiter Beach Resort (about 40 minutes north of here) for the night and plan on having dinner tonight at Jettys.
I see Gustav is gonna kick the hell out of the Gulf Coast sometime tomorrow. It looks like this one could be worse than Katrina in terms of winds. (remember Katrina weakened right before landfall) Hopefully it will hit a less populated area west of New Orleans.
As for us, we are watching Tropical Storm Hanna a little closer these days as we are in the "cone" as of now. While the hurricane center says it will miss us, I am always a little skeptical of these last minute turns....if they miss the timing by 6-8 hours we are gonna get hit. The good news is that it is at least 4 days out and a lot can happen in the interim period.
I see that McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, which I think is great. Sure, she doesn't have much experience, but neither does Obama...so I see that as a wash. At least she has some executive experience being a governor, which is something that Obama can't say. Her choice as VP should definitely help McCain appeal to the Republican base as she is pretty conservative. And her personal story is pretty cool...
Looks like the Dolphins are now down to the 53 man roster as they did final cuts yesterday. Reagan Mauia and Justin Peele were the big cuts, neither which would be considered a big surprise in my book. I like the fact that they kept 6 receivers, most of which are young guys. I also like the fact that they just gave Ricky Williams a one-year extension as I think he is gonna have a big year in 2008...as long as he stays away from Zulu Puff.
Well..thats it for now Margarita Drinkers. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend....stay outta trouble and don't let your meat loaf.....
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Goodbye Travis Daniels
It looks like Parcels and the Dolphins are pretty much cleaning house this year. First it was Zach Thomas...then Jason Taylor...then Jay Feely. Today it was Travis "I get burned constantly" Daniels. As you can tell, I am actually excited about him leaving as I never liked the guy as a player. He was a fourth rounder and we got a draft choice for him, so thats a gain in my book.
The bad news is that he went to Cleveland....sorry Hickman. Your GM must be blind and stupid because Travis Daniels is NOT the solution for you guys problems in the secondary. Trust me...you'll see in the first game he plays.
Speaking of football, I have decided to get involved in Cheryl's Fantasy Football group this year so everyone wish me luck...the draft is on Monday Night and I'm getting excited!
The bad news is that he went to Cleveland....sorry Hickman. Your GM must be blind and stupid because Travis Daniels is NOT the solution for you guys problems in the secondary. Trust me...you'll see in the first game he plays.
Speaking of football, I have decided to get involved in Cheryl's Fantasy Football group this year so everyone wish me luck...the draft is on Monday Night and I'm getting excited!
Friday, August 08, 2008
Why Obama Scares me
Some of you know that I have been stewing over this post for the last week or so. I figured it would be best if I didn't post my thoughts on Mr Obama's economic plan immediately so I have let it stew for a week. I've had a couple glasses of wine tonight and figured it needed to come out...so here goes....
I am not a fan of Barack Obama. I am also not a huge fan of John McCain, but I definitely see McCain as the lesser of two evils in the 2008 Presidential Election. Last weekend I was reading some articles on Obama and McCain's economic ideas and quite frankly, Obama's ideas scared the hell out of me. As I consider myself a well informed person on the economy, here is my opinion on three of Mr Obama's economic ideas that scared me the most:
1) Extend unemployment benefits to more people. What? We live in a consumer society where approximately 70% of our economy depends on people spending money to buy goods and services. How does it help our society by giving money to people that don't have jobs? How does giving away more money to unemployed people help us get out of an economic hole? Answer: it doesn't! Even Bill Clinton recognized this when he reduced unemployment benefits during his administration.
2) Tax the "Rich" people more. This is an even dumber idea. Lets give money to people with no jobs but lets increase the tax burden on the people who make the economy run (spend the money). I am willing to bet that the rich guy is gonna buy a lot more big-screen TVs and cars than the unemployed guy.
3) Increase the Minimum Wage from $6.50 to $9.50/hour. May sound like a good idea on the surface but does this make sense financially? Hell no. If you want to increase the minimum wage, that is fine with me...but it should be done slowly over time and there should be some type of link to inflation. Quickly increasing the minimum wage by 50% is going to cripple small businesses in this country...the same small businesses which provide so many jobs to American people. Think about it this way...what if your grocery or electric bill went up 50% overnight? And what will happen when that small business owner now has a 50% increase in his labor cost? Thats right...he is going to lay off workers because he can't afford to pay them. And how does that help the economy??
This exact same concept was rampant in the 1970s...tax the rich...give money away...high inflation...stagnant economy...I could go on and on but it was not a good time for our country. Now we sit here about to repeat the same mistakes with Mr Obama. And this doesn't even mention the crazy whack-job advisors that Obama had working for him up until a few months ago (remember that Reverend Wright dude...enough said).
My whole point here is that Barack Obama isn't anything new. He is a incredibly inexperienced guy who is a great talker...that much I will give him. But he is rehashing old ideas from the 1970s...ideas that didn't work then and most certainly won't work today.
Sure...John McCain is 257 years old and he is a grumpy old codger...I don't relate to him on many levels. But the guy has been around and has experience. I know what he stands for. He is much more middle-of-the-road than George Bush on many issues. And given the choice of one or the other, I am gonna go with guy who is an experienced driver...not the guy who just got his license two weeks ago.
I am not a fan of Barack Obama. I am also not a huge fan of John McCain, but I definitely see McCain as the lesser of two evils in the 2008 Presidential Election. Last weekend I was reading some articles on Obama and McCain's economic ideas and quite frankly, Obama's ideas scared the hell out of me. As I consider myself a well informed person on the economy, here is my opinion on three of Mr Obama's economic ideas that scared me the most:
1) Extend unemployment benefits to more people. What? We live in a consumer society where approximately 70% of our economy depends on people spending money to buy goods and services. How does it help our society by giving money to people that don't have jobs? How does giving away more money to unemployed people help us get out of an economic hole? Answer: it doesn't! Even Bill Clinton recognized this when he reduced unemployment benefits during his administration.
2) Tax the "Rich" people more. This is an even dumber idea. Lets give money to people with no jobs but lets increase the tax burden on the people who make the economy run (spend the money). I am willing to bet that the rich guy is gonna buy a lot more big-screen TVs and cars than the unemployed guy.
3) Increase the Minimum Wage from $6.50 to $9.50/hour. May sound like a good idea on the surface but does this make sense financially? Hell no. If you want to increase the minimum wage, that is fine with me...but it should be done slowly over time and there should be some type of link to inflation. Quickly increasing the minimum wage by 50% is going to cripple small businesses in this country...the same small businesses which provide so many jobs to American people. Think about it this way...what if your grocery or electric bill went up 50% overnight? And what will happen when that small business owner now has a 50% increase in his labor cost? Thats right...he is going to lay off workers because he can't afford to pay them. And how does that help the economy??
This exact same concept was rampant in the 1970s...tax the rich...give money away...high inflation...stagnant economy...I could go on and on but it was not a good time for our country. Now we sit here about to repeat the same mistakes with Mr Obama. And this doesn't even mention the crazy whack-job advisors that Obama had working for him up until a few months ago (remember that Reverend Wright dude...enough said).
My whole point here is that Barack Obama isn't anything new. He is a incredibly inexperienced guy who is a great talker...that much I will give him. But he is rehashing old ideas from the 1970s...ideas that didn't work then and most certainly won't work today.
Sure...John McCain is 257 years old and he is a grumpy old codger...I don't relate to him on many levels. But the guy has been around and has experience. I know what he stands for. He is much more middle-of-the-road than George Bush on many issues. And given the choice of one or the other, I am gonna go with guy who is an experienced driver...not the guy who just got his license two weeks ago.
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