And the deal is...

250B now, later 100B, and after we are sure everything is OK you get the last 350B.
Interesting negotiations, after meetings all day, to hold us over and keep us from going too far under, but still leaving half of the original asking amount to verify it's a legit deal? HUH? The tally is still the same 700B in the hole for us all now or later what’s the difference?

I got to play Ambassador today; Arthritis Ambassador that is, actually all week had to call our Representative and Senators, about asking them to please vote YES on our Arthritis Bill HR 1283, which is actually the Arthritis Prevention, Control and Cure Act. It’s the first bi-partisan legislation in nearly 30 years. If the bill is enacted it will improve research and public health for adults and children with arthritis. The bill still requires House passage which is not guaranteed due to the limited days Congress is in session. Today was my first conference call, and I did pretty well I think since I didn't say a word, I listened. Most of the questions I was about to ask were asked by my fellow Ambassadors anyway.
The vote keeps getting pushed back I suppose due to the bail out of our financial mess that has been front and center in the priority arena.

Did you hear the one about Governor Palin going to New York, and visiting the UN, and some International Woman’s organization, just dropping by, and not saying anything there candidate like?
She appears to be appearing without substance if that makes sense?
Governor Palin now is setting the trend of popular opinion that her biggest critics seem to feel and appear to be vindicated that without a script that she has proven to be unable to think on her toes, which speaks volumes for her capability of taking over if necessary as President.
Whoa! What a surprise with all her political experience?
What’s she had a term as a Mayor of Wasilla Alaska a city of 6,500 population and nearly 2 years as Governor of Alaska our least populace state?
True some have had less, but her degree is in journalism, and I would think that would make her more capable to write things like news articles, perhaps a book or even a BLOG or even report a sporting event more so than govern a country?
But that’s just me.
It seems to me that our country has done the best when intellect ruled our country, not near do wells.
Deficit down, jobs up, housing market up those good old days… the Clinton years!

Rhodes Scholar, intelligence was not a bad idea and to have the most important job in the land filled by a person with the brains to know what to do no matter what arose, simplicity.

I want that again, so guess who this non partisan person is voting for… someone who is way smarter than me!
Dumb may be fun but it sure can’t keep this country running smooth and clean.

Good night to all and find the right words to describe your perfect protector, a war monger with a hair trigger temper or an intelligent person with calm reasoning?