I have been trying to write this blog for two weeks now, and I managed to post it earlier this morning. I ended up adding a last minute post since I heard something on one of the cable channels while I was getting ready to post the blog. I ended up not posting it because I didn't get a chance to do it. Here it is now.

Oil prices are still at an all time high, and food is more expensive. Not many people are blessed with a healthy income to support their families, so the economy has to be addressed. It's the number one issue. We need concrete ideas from Obama. I know that there are no quick fixes, but people need to know what to expect when the president takes office.

The oil futures market is not regulated. Maybe if the gov't steps in and set some sort of policy, oil price would not racket out of control. It has to be a long term plan. We don't want any quick fixes. I have complained about my home heating oil in a past blog, so there is no need for me to revisit. Most of us want to see our oil bills much lower than it is currently.

Unemployment is still high. What new jobs can be created to help those people out of work? I know that there is a huge buzz about the environment etc. Is this a phase people are going through, or are we really serious about making the environment cleaner? The options available are fuelling high prices in food such as corn that is to be used in ethanol. Are there any other alternatives?

How will Obama deliver healthcare? I would like him to break it down for the American people. Not everyone is keeping up with the political campaign, so for those few, I would like to broach this topic. Most people do not have health insurance, so they would like to know how to go about getting it.

I would like to divert my attention from the current title to discuss something I saw on a segment on Saturday, 6/13/08. I won't mention the person's name, or the segment, because I don't want to call any attention to said person. The person seems self absorbed as it is already.

I can't believe the gall of a certain cable news personality. Since Obama is the one who claims that he is not going to engage in the negative campaigning, as soon as the Republicans launch an attack, and if Obama responds to the attack, he is accused of engaging in negative campaigning. I think this particular news personality, which I detest btw, is Republican, and said person pretends to be objective, but the person is always picking on Barack Obama. This news personality expects the Republicans to attack, and Obama is supposed to turn the other cheek. Wake up, idiot! Look what happened to John Kerry when he ignored the accusations about his military background. I'm not condoning the negative campaigning, but at the same time, if the Republicans attack Obama's campaign, it is fair game to respond in kind. Ok, I've said it, so can this certain news personality move the hell on?

The subtlety in trying to derail Obama is not working. I detest people who hide behind a damn show and pretend as if they are so freaking upright when they are no better than those networks that go in the gutter and make things up. Fox news anyone? Ugh!

with the economy these days, the Treasury Department has issued a new dollar bill.........