After being published for over one week, my posting asking for responses has yet to achieve its goal.  No one was willing to post their top 3 post election issues they wanted to see resolved.  I believe this is caused by several factors:

1. People don't always feel comfortable posting their political opinions and it can be very personal information for some people.

2. Three topics may have been too many, trying to come up the most important or top two may have elicited more responses.

Next time I may ask for less topics and maybe have a list of choices from them to choose from.

What Needs to Happen?

With the elections over, the political landscape is the same as it was before.  Democratic President and Senate with a Republican House.  What are the three most important things they need to address?  I'll go first.

1.  Fiscal Cliff - The automated spending cuts will cripple the countries economy, a deal has to be worked out to avoid this.

2.  Security for Israel - Surrounded by 2 terrorists groups, a violent dictator murdering his people, and a dictator currently grabbing power, Israel is in a tight spot.  The additional threats from Iran is not helping with the mess of problems the small country has.

3.  Frivolous Lawsuits - It may sound strange or out of the blue but frivolous lawsuits are a huge problem.  They cause the price of everything to go up.  Businesses and Physicians pay incredible amounts of money for liability insurance, this makes our goods and services more expensive.

What are your thoughts?

College Students for Mitt Romney

I am consistently amazed when I see college students drool over every word Obama says.  I don't understand why this is.  The economic situation for recent college graduates is "not optimal," as Obama might put it.  1 in 2 recent college grads are either underemployed or unemployed.  In addition to that scary statistic, one in four adults now live with their parents.  When I graduate from college, my dream scenario is not living at home with my parents with a dead-end job or none at all.

Tagg Romney Event

Today, in Phillips Autograph Library at West Chester University, The WCU College Republicans and the Chester County Young Republicans hosted a Tagg Romney campaign stop.  He is campaigning for his Father's presidential bid.  The focus of his message was not the troubles in our economy or the failed Middle Eastern policy, but positive attributes his dad possesses.  He characterized his father as frugal, practical, and most importantly a problem solver.  Mitt Romney is a problem solver.  May it be Bain & Company, the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, or the state of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney's leadership has steered that organization from a failing, debt-laced future to a strong entity with surplus cash.  Sounds like the perfect man for the job.

Lies About Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

In 1984 Republican Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney co-founded a highly scrutinized investment firm named Bain Capital.  Bain Capital has been unfairly attacked by President Obama's campaign and his supporters.  They say it is a "vulture" company: Bain Capital makes their immense profits by buying companies and then shutting them down. That is false.  While Bain Capital may have recorded some profits while shutting down companies that were destined to fail, 80 percent of the companies they purchased or invested in are profiting businesses today.  10 of those companies made Bain over 70 percent of their profit, some of these companies you may know.  In 1986, Staples opened their first store in Boston, Massachusetts.  Mitt Romney and his partners at Bain saw an investment opportunity in Staples and took the gamble.  Today, Staples employs over 87,000 people.  Another example of Bain induced success include Steel Dynamics, one of the six American Steel Companies.  Mitt Romney's success at Bain Capital has not gone unnoticed by all however, Former President Bill Clinton spoke higly of Romney's business career: " A man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold."  Those are strong words from a highly regarded President.

Welcome

Hello and welcome to my blog.  This blog will focus on what I enjoy most, politics.  The following posts will contain my views on various, hot-button issues.  Thanks for reading