Apostle David Johndrow - Fire And Grace

Whose fault is the sagging economy? George Bush, President Obama, Wall Street, or someone else? As we head into election season, it seems certain that many Democrats will get blamed for the sputtering economy. The question: Is it really their fault? As an uneducated American, I suppose I represent "the" average citizen. Outside of the biased headlines, the experts on both sides of the aisle, and partisan politics, how could anyone figure out how we really get into this recession? I have a few thoughts - hey, isn't that why you read my blog? Gas Prices: I don't think that anyone would disagree that the financial fireworks came in June of 2008 when gas prices topped $4 per gallon ( SOURCE : Reuters). Certainly cutbacks in the labor force had already been taking place. G. W. Bush provided tax rebates which came a little too late, and in the face of skyrocketing fuel prices, were ineffective. Fuel prices continue to be a contributing fac...

Is the leadership of this country psychotic? Nope. President Obama is a politician. After raping the majority of the Americans over the passage of nationalized health care, he has decided to throw the Republicans a bone. OIL ! But Californy ain’t the place, it is the East Coast and in particular Florida. As our fearless leader steps well to the right as a damage control effort to keep the Congress as close to his side as he can during his tenure – and through the mid-term elections next November – he’s hoping that you and I will have forgotten that the average middle-class American will be paying from 4% to 15% more in health care depending on their current coverage – or lack there of. I am sure that it is his hope that the start of this exploration will last until just after the 2010 House elections, and the finish just after the 2014 presidential election. It’s an interesting turn of events for those that suffer, but did not curb their driving habits in the wake of $4 a gallon gasol...