Happy New Year

Happy New Year to everyone. May 09 chart a global course of change towards peace instead of war. Hopefully, human dignity will take a precedent to global corporate greed. I know many of us want a world we can call just. The only way we can have one is to practice democratic principles, and demand a just, fair, and equitable world to live in. To my family, I say, thank you for everything you do to make my world a fair and just world to live in. Take care everyone and stay tuned to many new and exciting additions to our website.

Change?

Everyone but me is impressed with Obama's cabinet. Call me crazy, but most of the appointments are status quo. I guess I expected more. It also seems like the bailout is helping the status quo also. Again, where is the "Change." Funny how credit unions, which are non-profits do not need a bailout. Did anyone in Washington see It's a Wonderful Life? It seems that Mr. Potter gets the benefit of the doubt, while the Baily's have to fend for themselves. We need to remember sometimes, that what we see and hear, is not reality. I still hold out hope, I just want to see some change.

Changes are Coming

To all of my friends and readers, my life's work and this book will see some changes over the next few months. Please be patient. The book will be rereleased with significant changes. A new publisher is in the works. The website will be retitled. I want to reassure you, the mission is still the same.

3rd Edition targeted for February 2009

I am working on a third edition. I am currently interviewing new people who represent a greater diverse representation of our society. I am also including the plight of our veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan. Now that the school year has settled, I am moving forward again to push for social justice. Many new contacts have been made through the book. Together, we will make a difference.

Is the Mission Accomplished

The fight for decency moves on. Many who supported Barack Obama can rejoice. However, he failed his first test of decency on the day of the election. 3 states voted down same-sex unions. Arkansas went a step further and restricted same sex couples from foster care. It strikes me as odd, that someone, who's own history involved the restriction of adopting or fostering children would not understand how this impacted decency.

Many Links have been Updated.

Many people are again responding to the website and I am updating pages regularly. I encourage people to check pages periodically to see new items. One of the interesting links for educators that I added to the social justice curriculum website is opposingviews.com. Check it out.

It's Official - We should privitize health care. (NOT)

I found this quote from John McCain regarding the benefits of privitizing health care. Here’s what McCain has to say about the wonders of market-based health reform:
Opening up the health insurance market to more vigorous nationwide competition, as we have done over the last decade in banking, would provide more choices of innovative products less burdened by the worst excesses of state-based regulation.
So McCain, who now poses as the scourge of Wall Street, was praising financial deregulation like 10 seconds ago — and promising that if we marketize health care, it will perform as well as the financial industry
This statement was made last month prior to the finance industry collapse. Scary.