Now we hear that we are in big trouble on the news. I have not heard any good reasons for a loan that is almost a Trillion dollars. This is so big it could literally bankrupt our government. If you think ’social’ programs have seen a bum rap under a Republican government, just wait til we are carrying that kind of debt.

It gives me pause that so many are rushing to support something that George Bush thinks needs to happen so quickly. We have seen examples of this and they have done nothing but bring us to disaster and strife. I have no confidence in him or the people he has chosen to actually identify a real crisis from a natural correction. The stock market it still over 10,000. I remember when it reached 10, 000. It was in the dotboom years. It hasn’t been that high for that long. Sure it fell today. It fell hard. But isn’t that how it’s supposed to work?

And this business about banks not loaning money. Isn’t that what banks do? Should we really let this threat be held over our head at the expense of so many other very important things? Is this really our biggest threat? And does it really need to take all of our resources?

I’m just asking people to think a little bit critically about this. Ask a question or two. I bet there are other options. I’m glad it didn’t pass today. I don’t think it should. The consequences of us taking it on scare me much more than what they say is going to happen. They don’t know what is going to happen. But we do know what will happen if they do it. We will not have money for anything else. Are we really willing to go all in for this?

1) Some members of a professional organization I belong started a conversation about making the organization more open and transparent to the membership. Ironically, this conversation is happening in the Facebook walled garden.

2) Clients are referencing interface elements that I can’t look at without being on Facebook because specific examples are being cited.

3) My friends have all abandoned MySpace for Facebook. I’m missing out on information about them that they assume I’m getting - I guess I’ll be catching up now.

Begrudgingly, I have signed back on to Facebook.  Since I signed back on, over a dozen people have found me. It was an interesting experiement to try to stay away but sometimes you have to go with the flow because taking a stance can have unintended consequences.

I found this one to be particularly illuminating regarding the difference between McCain and Bush. (i.e. there won’t be one)

Starting 4:30 minutes in, they show that the John McCain speech is almost word for word the same as the campaign speech given by George W. Bush.

In their own words. I’m just sayin….

Do these people not realize everything is being video taped these days?