Is John McCain a Yes man?

In recent years it seems that parties are less and less interested in serving the people and more and more interested in serving themselves. I, for one, am sick and tired of self-centered, self-serving legislators who are more interested in what the opposing party has to say than what their constituents say.

John McCain got major flack for his co-sponsorship of the campaign finance reform legislation; but to be honest, I believe his heart was in the right place, even if the bill was flawed. What John McCain did, in co-authoring the bill, was to observe injustices performed at the hands of special interest groups and wealthy individuals and try to do something about it. It seems to me that this is more than much of congress can say.

Whenever something goes wrong on the other side of the fence, you always see Democrats and Republicans alike pointing the finger. Then the guilty party bans together to fend off the attacker whether this is warranted or not. Our public officials always seem to be more interested in party defence, "What's good for the party?" Take the Foley scandal or the Lewinsky scandal, these are both cases in which the opposing parties dove in like a pack of wolves and the wounded parties pulled together instead of asking, "What is best for my constituents?"

Who cares what's good for the party; wouldn't you rather hear your elected officials saying, "What will be good for my constituents?" What I admire about John McCain is that he is not a yes man: he sees something he does not like or believe in and stands up against it. Whether it is good for the party or makes him popular does not seem to matter. He is a man of character which is more than can be said of many in the US Congress.

As to whether I will vote for him this election cycle, I have not decided. Personally I am not sure I agree with everything he stands for, but at least he stands for something. I wish that more of our elected officials demonstrated the character traits of this Senator.

Thank you John McCain for being somebody to look up to.

Does Hillary Clinton Care?

I find it interesting, how such a liar could be so popular. Hillary Clinton has to be one of the most selfish individuals in the world. What amazes me is that she and her husband have been caught time and again in lies, and the good people of New York and the US just seem to turn a blind eye. http://www.conservativetruth.org/article.php?id=3735&PHPSESSID=42f0c754
She must believe that the people of the United States exist to serve her rather than the other way around--as a US Senator.

Am I the only one who is irritated by her grand standing; It amazes me that the people of New York allowed themselves to be taken for such a grand ride. Hillary never lived in New York before she ran for the US Senate, so she was using New York from the start. Why else would a woman run for Senate from a 1000 miles away. The people of New York might have had better representation from Kim Jung Il. He probably knows about as much about and cares a little more for the people of New York than Hillary does, as she has shown them in her bid for the Presidency following her ardent disavowal of any intention to run.

To end this thought I'll just note the ridiculous grand entrance: "I'm in, and I'm in to win!" As if people decide to run for any race and spend thousands (perhaps millions) of dollars to 'lose'.

Does International Sesame St. teach racism?

I am an ESL teacher living in a foreign country. Although Sesame St. concentrates on teaching anti-racism, it is an American Show; I was quite surprised to turn on my TV one morning to hear Grover and Elmo teaching in the Korean language. Sesame St. should be in English as it originated in America and the language of America is English. If it was just an entertainment program (like The Simpson's, Bugs Bunny, or The Smurfs) it would be fine for the characters to be speaking the local language, but it is designed to teach language, and specifically English. It seems to me that when a foreign program is used to teach the local language it undermines the society. I think, in having Grover and Elmo teach in Korean, it sends a message that Korean culture and people are somehow inferior to Americans.

Then when these kids grow up they feel that somehow they aren't good enough and they need to have surgery to make themselves look more white/American so they can be "beautiful". Korean culture is great and the people are beautiful. They do not need cosmetic surgery to become beautiful.