Tony Brewer

I understand that President Obama has made a television appearance directed at telling Iran that the US would like to change its relationship with Iran for the better. I don’t know how exactly President Obama plans to do that, and I think it will be interesting to see what happens. I was just reading that Iran’s response was essentially that in order to create a more harmonious relationship that the US will have to change some policies, and so far they have seen no hard evidence of those policies being changed. One of the policies in question is the US backing Israel; Iran would like for the US to stop backing Israel. Frankly, I don’t see that happening, and if that is the deal breaker than I suspect that a better relationship is not going to happen.

I was reading a very interesting article on the Time.com website where the story was talking about the idea of taking the government out of marriage, and putting the marriage back into the churches.  The article was suggesting that the government could issue civil unions certificates that would define a legal family (whether straight or gay) and that those people who want the church’s blessings could then go have their wedding ceremony at their church.  I think that is a very interesting idea, and it might just solve the gay-straight marriage issue because the civil union certificate would give the holders all of the legal rights of family members.  I think it is an idea worth exploring!

As can be expected, anytime the economy is reaching the depths that this economy is fast approaching, there will be an increase in crime. People who would not normally even think about stealing things are going to become desperate for their necessities, simply because they have lost their jobs and can’t find another one. Many companies have been downsizing, and many companies that hire seasonal employees have decided against hiring seasonal employees this year. So money is very tight, and likely to get tighter.

As I hear about budget cuts in different departments, it worries me that I’ve also been hearing about budget cuts in crime enforcement. I fear that bodes poorly for the future victims of crime!

I was just reading on the Time.com website a story about how hugging is gaining in popularity; replacing the traditional handshake. The story goes on to describe several different types of hugs, and it also gives anecdotal information about how the new First Family tends to hug people. The article brought to mind past television news coverage about meetings between the past President Bush and some people from foreign countries where the custom is to kiss on the cheek, and to hold hands. I had to laugh when I remembered seeing how uncomfortable the past President was in those situations! It will be interesting to see how our current President reacts in those same situations.

With the economy so tight, the consumers need to take special care to consider whether they are getting the best value for their money.  We also need to try to focus on buying American made products – we need to be looking out for our own!  The next job you save might be your own!  So from now on I’m making a point to try to buy American made products whenever I can.

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