The core idea of small groups of people meeting to give direction to the government was sound, but became more difficult as people moved from small rural communities to large cities. The Internet has made participatory democracy possible again.
We’ve seen many crooked politicians in our lifetimes - ignorant, stupid and greedy politicians serving in almost every government office, both elected and appointed. Some have been exposed for who they were and publicly disgraced. Some were arrested and charged. A few even went to jail. Many continue to hold their government positions in spite of their criminal behavior.
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It is already becoming clear that President-elect Obama, by nominating Paul Volker and Robert Gates (among others) to take Cabinet level positions, is taking both the job of being President and fulfilling his campaign promises seriously, by taking a non-partisan approach to filling his Cabinet and departmental appointments.
We wish him well and hope that he is successful in turning around the ship of government soon.
Approximately 12 midnight on November 4, 2008, President-Elect Obama, his wife Michelle and his two young daughters appeared on stage in front of an estimated 75-100,000 cheering fans in a Chicago park. Obama will be the 44th President of the United States and the first African-American to hold that esteemed office. Using a style reminiscent of John Kennedy, but with the cadence and emphasis of Martin Luther King, Jr., Obama called upon everyone to support his efforts and to offer to serve their country.
Obama’s Socialist agenda and communistic approach to penalizing my small family and my small business to give to another doesn’t represent me. I feel the group of young workers have been so indoctrinated with Karl Marx but haven’t been educated (because they are not old enough) on what a great system that was for Russia and China.
CRAIG BIEBER shares his well-written conservative, but down-to-earth, commentary about American life and politics. He is the author of "Saylors Triangle" and lives in Alaska and Arizona.
[Craig's website]
CHI NEWMAN's book, "Farewell, My Beijing: The long journey from China to Tucson" tells her fascinating life story. She shares her experiences and her unique view of world events with our readers. [Chi's website]
CLAIRE ROGERS is a writer, journalist, and world traveler based in Arizona. Her experiences while visiting many foreign countries and her travels around the USA provide us with her first hand knowledge of people and cultures everywhere. [Claire & Bob's website]
BOB ROGERS, along with his wife Claire, spends much of his time traveling around the world in "Turtle", their motor home, and on their tandem bicycle. Bob documents their travels on his own website and shares his insight and experiences with our readers.
