With this week’s arrest of Gov. Blagojevich, Illinois maintained its lead as one of the most–if not the most–corrupt states in the country.
It seems that lately, politicians have shown how corrupt they really can be. Looking at the immense corruption throughout our governing system, I reflect upon history of Rome class.
When such corruption is left unchecked, a country will fail and fall.
Historical revisionism runs rampant among the upper echelon of scholars and politicians. When a country’s past bears stains of wrongdoing, the right thing is confession. However, a Japanese general seems to think rewriting the past will work. Check out this article.
No longer did Japan attack the United States at Pearl Harbor. No, the United States actually was responsible, coaxing the Japanese into war.
Clearly, blame for World War II cannot fall completely on one nation. The U.S., Japan, England, France, Germany and many other nations all were to blame. Failures at Versailles, failure to heed obvious warnings and naive ideologies were a number of factors sparked by many nations. These individual sparks ignited the world.
So it is not a question of who’s right and who’s wrong. It is a question of who was more right.
The verdict–when guilty, confess and move on!
Recently, I have been watching the cabinet selections by President-elect Obama. I must say that I am slightly confused about his choices. It seems Obama’s campaign slogan of “Change” is not translating into action. So far, it seems he has only recycled the old Clinton administration. I’m curious about what kind of change we’ll see. Thoughts?
Reading is essential.
I am a firm believer that every person should make a habit of reading. Each and every person should read his or her Bible. That is a given.
However, I believe that each person should make it a habit to read some form of news throughout the week. I personally read the Wall Street Journal. I find its viewpoint helpful and well-reasoned.
Yet, it bugs me when I talk to people who haven’t the foggiest idea about what is going on in the world. They don’t know about a war in Georgia, the government bailout, the election and the list goes on.
As Christians, we must be shining lights in our places of work and service. By understanding current events, we establish a bridge to talk to people about the Gospel. We understand what they are thinking about. What worries them and so forth. Knowing these things, we can make conversation easier and better present the Gospel to them.
So, quit reading my blog and go get a newspaper!
So often, it is hard to tell who is telling the truth. However, I believe McCain is more right on this issue.
Well, the bailout was voted down 228-205. That was shocking for me. The way the media was hyping it up, no one would vote against it. Obviously, they were wrong.
I don’t know what the solution to this problem is. To be dreadfully honest, I don’t think it is the bailout. With any problem, identifying the cause (or source) of the problem is essential to solving that problem. The economic struggles we face are complex and confused factors interwoven into a tangled ball.
One key factor is forcing companies to make loans to people who cannot repay them.
But foreign investment, China’s expansion, the European Union and many other factors also contributed.
What must we do?
I know this is overly simplistic. But it seems so much more logical than throwing $700 billion good dollars at a very bad situation.
