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Memorial Day 2012: Why Should We Remember?

JDC Commentary:  I am reminded once again. . .because of someones precious child, I can look out my office window into a world of opportunity and freedom, given by those I will never know, who paid the ultimate price so I might have the "gift" of choice, courtesy of all who have served in the many wars and skirmishes.

Why should any of us be grateful to memorialize those who have gone before us in defense of this republic we know as America?  I guess the answer lies in whether one believes in the greatness of this nation, and the supreme power of its citizenry to keep the tyranny of monarchism and injustice at bay.

Perhaps our guardians of freedom, our sons and daughters, would have preferred not to fight in a war, yet, decided there was a job to be done . . . and did it, understanding a personal price might have to be paid.  Can you imagine the unspeakable emotional moments of stark fear daunting a soldier's ingrained American spirit?

Our nation apparently needs to be reminded of the cost to be free from barbaric rules and consequences. Our freedom-bill due has been stamped paid in full from generation to generation by the melting pot of ethnic backgrounds.

Thank you to the families, who must rebuild their lives, enduring the absence of vivid moments of family interaction and love, while trying to hold onto fading reflections of a loved ones infectious smile of joy, distant familiar echoes of laughter, and the shared hopes and dreams of a once vibrant voice.

As a mother, my silent prayer and hope is, one day mothers everywhere will hear the voice of God: "Rise -- Mother forever behold your child."  And then there shall be peace.

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On Writing for Hire: All Writers Write so What DifferentiatesThem?

JDC The Art of Writing:  Few people realize how badly they write according to author William Zinsser. 

Without impact, words by themselves are dead. So what differentiates a special kind of freelancer from the norm who can inject a little word-magic in any venue?  Editors state it is the rare committed person of passion who takes the time to learn the industry ropes and knows how to anticipate before asked.

A writer's focus is to breath life into a piece with a written notable persuasive slant that grabs the reader's attention within the first 30 seconds.  The lack of this ability is one major reason editors refuse to consider a piece. . .the writer hasn't stirred them to do so. 

Twenty years ago, "putting out a shingle" was enough.  Today's shingle is the art of power writing and in understanding an individual's writing needs and then professionally meeting them by keeping a reader emotionally connected while on the journey to a customer's goal.

Some have asked: Why is the reader captivated by some writing and promotional material and unmoved by others?  It's all in the way a writer delivers the "goods" using a focused structured style for a specific venue, coupled with knowledge of the subject, an accomplished writer is capable of arousing the senses through the manipulation of phraseology and a play on words, hopefully conjuring up a picture in the mind of the reader drawing him or her in; yearning to know more. 

A writer's computer is like a football playing field.  For football is won on the practice field in a grueling yet uplifting experience with each training session.

Anyone can pen the written word and subjectively consider it a success.  But. . .for the professional if a reader won't turn the page what is the benefit to the paying customer.  What happens to the credibility of the writer? 

The writing game is won in the difficult moments of development, research and repeated tweaking which becomes the grueling sessions and creative madness of the writer's playing field as one clicks across the keyboard with a writer's eye view of life and a customer's vision in mind.

Readers and buyers want to be satisfied.  An article's end-result should deliver a pleasurable read or one allowing the reader to justify taking a specific risk or action.  Information alone may not be enough.

This all doesn't just happen. Beyond the industry ground rules, top writers are dependable self-starters, honing their skills as experienced researchers and analysts.  Being an entrepreneur is a lifestyle bonus.

Through sweat-equity, or accredited training in the art of creative writing, coupled with a diversified work history of positive and negative experiences and interpersonal skills, a writer learns to mesh creative writing with work of imagination, incentive, credibility and the hard part, balance for a sparkling impact, and a happy client. 

The goldmine behind unusual information igniting a writer's content is a list of verifiable professional sources.  The frosting. . .is the labored research of little known facts distinguishing a writer's from all others.

All writers have only one chance to make an impression with a buyer, editor, or reader. . .and that is the first impression barr none.

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Religion: Is God the Only Source of Inner Peace?

JDC Bible Talk: Can man ever have inner peace when he continues to abuse the gift of free-will not in harmony with God's teachings?

It's tough to be told, man has only two choices: to obey God out of love, in whose creative works through historical verification attest to his existence, . . . or, to choose a worldly justified choice of a selfish heart in favor of ones own advantage.  

Jeremiah wrote in 10:23: "It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step."  Historian William H. McNeill notes: "The human adventure on the face of this planet has been almost an uninterrupted series of crises and disruptions of society's established order." . . . of a once peaceful paradise earth; a warning for the future of humanity. . . as goes the Garden of Eden - so goes the world.

As the sun rises and sets, so too the sin of unrighteousness continues to plague humanity because of the moral failing of God's first two fleshly creations.  The Wall Street Journal lets us know our culture has adopted " . . . An ethic of conspicuous compassion, where being a nice person excuses everything."   

We're nice, so why doesn't man have inner peace?  Could it be because even the simplest of sin is considered outdated, by both the good and bad?  Or, is it the lack of the essential key to the calmness of mind and heart - spiritual discipline?

Consider, in Matthew 5:3 he writes: "Happy are those conscious of their spiritual needs."  To what authority will one look for reliable information that breeds inner peace?  Alas, there is but one. . . .

Whether your book of practical wisdom, the Bible, has crisp clean pages or worn dark edges of use, the debatable content, is the inspired word of God noted in 2 Timothy 3:16 with hope never misplaced of remarkable trusted promises, as well as being an accurate historical document and record of their fullfilment preserved for us. 

Like the inevitable death and paying taxes, the issue we all have to face is whether to pass over the wisdom of physical and faith-based proof, and continue on the road of human misery, or to seriously look at the principles of happiness and inner peace that really work.

One act of faith in opening the cover of the "written word," is the beginning of a long term relationship, of a loving God as His word comes alive; speaking to mankind at great length. "This is the conquest that has conquered the world our faith."

So, one needs to believe inner peace starts with an act of faith.  Flowers fade, but the beneficial word of God endures against the fickle heart that can be sharper than any two-edge sword dividing the soul and the spirit. 

God always beckons. It is never too late.  From the discipline of the searching heart can grow an inward feeling of warm affection, and love of God and His word as one learns to create the safe-haven known as "inner peace."

It is not the worldly expertise, but the spiritual response that changes the search for inner peace as we are told: "Peace belongs to those loving your law, and for them there is no stumbling block." -- And so it is written.

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Hair Care: Beautiful Luxurious Hair Invites a Loving Caress

JDC Buy Into It or Not:  The right hair care product can make you feel attractive, even sexy.

What women wouldn't choose to be pampered amidst lush foliage, trickling fountains, calm inviting sitting areas and the soft lights of hanging lanterns, while nourishing their shining glory that has been stripped of color, has become dull, dry and brittle, or a tangle of the frizziest of the frizziest - cotton candy hair. 

Can't afford a Bel-Air salon, no problem, do it yourself.  Women are cleansing not shampooing, for the bounce and fullness of a luxurious shining head of hair that invites a loving caress.

The new way to healthy hair is the passionate five year creation of Hollywood's celebrity hair stylist, Chaz Dean, who wanted a superior quality product like no other.  Hence he named his line WEN, by turning the word "new" around, and the rest is history.

It seems strange, in an aromatic moment of a warm stimulating shower, to see no soaping-lather, instead, see the silky magic begin the very first time one uses this alternative green product line with no harsh detergents or chemicals.

Rarely can a product be said to be truly revolutionary.  The new WEN line appears to be a major improvement of hair care techniques, because of one man's dream to find a better way.  Read his story at: chazdeanstudio

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News: North Dakota Drilling Job Boom Overshadows President's Green Energy

JDC Bullet News Forecasts - What's new on the horizon?

North Dakota ignites a historic job boom while President Obama's focus is on Green Energy technology, loans and bailouts of unstable companies. Green is good and so is conservation but compare:

The beautiful Dakotas has experienced a job boom, the likes of which has not been seen since the Gold Rush days.  Even Mc Donalds food chain is paying $18.95 an hour to attract help to serve the masses, many living in their trucks due to the inadequate availability of housing.

With employment levels at the lowest rate in the country, 3.2%, home construction is exploding in the No. 1 job creating state in the union.

According to the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, through financing, planning, development, acquisition, leasing, rental, joint ownership and other arrangements, a diversified expansion of North Dakota's economy is changing the landscape.   The American dream is alive. . .with streets paved with the gold of opportunity; with money hand-over-fist for those who don't mind inconvenience and a lot of long hard worked days.

Unlike President Obama's negative green energy ideas that have gone by the wayside along with taxpayer money given to companies on the verge of bankruptcy, the Industrial Commission of North Dakota article states: ". . . pipelines offer oil and gas producers the safest, most efficient, and most reliable method for transporting petroleum related products."  Though every job created counts. . . oil creates thousands of jobs versus green energy at hundreds.

Perhaps foreign to those in the Oval Office and other agencies, is the common sense of fiscal management in not spending more money than the government collects in any revenue year, a philosophy Jack Dalrymple, Governor of North Dakota expouses has helped to lower real estate taxes, individual income taxes, and corporate income taxes in the last three legislative sessions.

A friendly business climate is what turns the cogs in the wheels of progress and growth.  When government seeks to rule the roost, preventing businesses from doing what they do best, to hire and produce something, the end result is:  The Obama Economy. . .the gradual suffocation of the economic science of a free enterprise system and the downgrading of a nation, and the pocketbooks of its people.

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Statue of Liberty Symbolism Fosters a Change in the 2012 Election

JDC Insight Today:  No one is an island unto himself, except the Statue of Liberty and its symbolism fostering the 2012 election.  Sadly as in the past election, the changes expected became a novelty of words and a divergence from uniformity; radically different giving up a trust, and getting something different in return.  Why?

Perhaps one should expect to look within themselves where all decisions start for the greatest change in 2012.  So too, does the satire of the Statue of Liberty nailing why Americans can't expect true change until the reasons behind the open floodgate of issues is addressed.

Picture it as you walk past the waters into Manhattan.  It is a cool misty New York morning a tear seemingly drizzles slowly down the ennoble face of the Lady in the Harbor, and suddenly, Lady Liberty mystically ponders:

Who is my ally, who is my enemy?  "Be'te noire," why is my symbolism of freedom as the French word quotes. . ., so "strongly disliked" by my adopted government?  Yes, imposing is my figure for a reason, birthed birthed over a ten year period: a monument and a living symbol of democracy to millions throughout the world.

At my feet lies broken shackles of oppression and tyranny, a reminder, lest we forget, American freedom doesn't just happen.  As I must be maintained, so too there must be a balance so the right to freedom of choice is not toppled, in a gradual wave of quietness crumbling before the eye.

Lo, my heart is heavy.  My torch of hope stays bright, lighting the way of liberty, enlightening the world, still. . . .

I ache.  My structure bemoans with each creaking sound, as I, like America, experience over time, a variation of recasts, revisions and reworkings.  Yet, I remain the same true to my gifted purpose, while the degeneration of a benevolent nation, the United State of America is challenged by man's virulent course of a justified authoritarian haughtiness over a peoples freedom and constitutional rights.

I am cast in a secondary copper skeletal frame allowing me to move independently weathering the harsh Atlantic storms, yet, I stand upright.

Can those in this land of opportunity do any less?  Or will they succumb entirely as they have become weak, cry babies of an emotional sort, lacking the protective insight of wisdom; easily swayed like a buoy marker waning before my eyes lost in a sea of capricious political waters.

Oh the numbing winds of political controversy can be bitter, vicious and unjust, but with time, follows the warmth and brighter days of spring and a renewed American spirit. . .walking the winding road paved with gold called opportunity.

Like nature's seasonal rebirth blossoms forth stronger and richer, so too man is in constant change and must have the courage to remain true to his roots. . .an American heritage boldly fought for by the forefathers of a great nation. -- July 4, 1776 is not just another date in the annals of history.

Be not mislead by the machinations of those who would be servants of the people, who strongly dislike what I, the Statue of Liberty represents - the universal symbol of political freedom and democracy.

Be not intimidated.  Be not compelled to change who you are.  Be not swayed by words, but weigh the value of actions.  Believe not in the telling.  Find ye the truth, and then believe, for knowledge is a protection as money is a protection to the quality of life.  

You are America.  Without its citizenry there is no government, no control, no oversight.  Accept no excuses, no rewards for failure as you foot-the-bill, demand accountability. 

Lose not the American dream, for ignorance wears down the spirit, opening the door to ideologies of imperfect men.

I adorn more than one harbor, but speak specifically to a distressed people from New York's gateway of privilege created by immigrants, who from the sweat of their brow gifted the beginnings of a great nation, and though lacking the funds along the way believed it important that I, the Statue of Liberty must exist as a beckon offshore reaching out in friendship and peace to the huddled masses.

As such, you the descendants of the masses are "boss."  Have you forgotten how to exercise your power?  If so, what has dimmed your light?  What has put out the fire in the belly you may once have had?  Most of all, what changes will you help to effect in the 2012 election? 

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The White House is Not for on the Job Training or is it?

JDC Government Machinations: Evaluating anything is always subjective except when it, and whatever it is, is in black and white.  Of course, one may still wish to come to whatever conclusion in order to feed an emotional need at any point in time.

The lack of cash flow on Main Street and no economic improvement has voters looking to the 2012 elections to vent their disapproval of the current administration's ability to solve anything.  Is this fair?

Ending physical year 2008, under President George Bush, the debt ratio was 3.2% of the economy GDP.  In 2009 with President Obama's bailout programs, debt rose to 10.9%.  In 2011 alone, the current administration has incurred an additional 3 trillion 600 billion without any offset for spending cuts. 

The difference between what is taken into government coffers and spent must be plugged by borrowing money at enormous interest rates.  Money and rates the American taxpayer cannot afford, and did not bargain for when they pulled the lever in the election booth in November of 2008.

Subject to debate is the spending arrogance of the White House to fulfill one man's ideology that has frustration and anger festering as to the upcoming debt owed. . .15 trillion dollars; a recorded daily changing figure that supersedes the aggregate total of all past administrations combined in less than three years.

Yes, these funds were smoothly lifted out of the taxpayer's pockets yielding no positive results as jobs remain stagnant, and economic growth overall, spurts, fizzles and goes south, while the Dow like a yo-yo forecasts a dim view on recovery.

This is the Obama economy and has been from the moment he took the Oath of Office.  Newsmax's Moneynews reports: "Are You Ready for Dow 7,000?" . . ."the U.S. economy has fallen flat on its face.  In short, unlike the last crisis, there is nothing more policymakers can do this time around.  The course of market and economic history has already been charted. . ., and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has a date with 7,000."  Ugh!

Our biggest danger is: the White House postition, is not for on-the-job-training.  Are you and I pretending the man occupying the office at 1600 Pennsylvania isn't ruining our country?  Do you and I put blinders on pressured by political affiliations rather than facing reality that our checkbooks and our quality of life and freedom is progressively diminishing?  Do we continue on the road with a man liked, and once endowed with the magic of words, who has failed in his capacity to handle the job for which he was entrusted by millions?

It takes more than a will and desire to make changes for the better good.  Experience and understanding of how our system works in connection with its original purpose endowed by our forefathers must be a prerequisite to opening the door of the most powerful position in the world - The President of the United States.

Any failure as to "insight of understanding," or any deliberate actions based on self-motivated reasoning by any president, can do nothing but bring disgrace and a downfall to what hopefully still remains and can remain the greatest country and republic. . .The United States of America. 

And now, sadly, a land where currently Lady Liberty sheds a tear into the New York harbor, still holding her torch brightly to keep the gateway to freedom a reality and as a reminder that: it is man who is the United States, and it is man who will destroy it unless. . .??? 

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On Writing: How Efficient Use of Rhetoric Improves Content and a Writer's Voice-Style

JDC Art of Writing:  The strategy of using expressive rhetoric becomes the dance partner with the language in sentences for emotional effectiveness and hopefully a professional touch of elegance adjusted to any genre.

Why is the reader captivated by some writing and unmoved by others?  It is the way a sentence is put together arousing the sensibilities, where one is stimulated by the writer's selection of phrases, capable of conjuring a picture in ones mind, so as to be in the midst of the action accepting it or rejecting it, or yearning for more.

Just sentences?  No.  One has to do something with them for a particular purpose and effect.  Professor Brooks Landon, who served as chair of the Iowa English Department from 1999-2005, notes in his writing:  Building Great Sentences, ". . . sentences work like verbs, doing things, taking action, rather than like nouns that only name."  In other words, show through syntax (the way one styles a sentence); just don't tell or relate words. . .draw the reader in.

There are simple sentences of clarity with clean structure omitting the superfluous, and there are suspenseful elaborate masters in excess of 100 words minus the death-knoll of repetition. 

Elegance in writing is a matter of personal taste, efficiency and training; conveying meaning clearly; teasing at every turn of the page; establishing a connection with the reader, who wishes to be satisfied.

With each selected word the writer uses it changes the content through his or her adapted style garnishing a sentence so it delivers the goods for an exciting elegant flow and a reaction from the reader.

Note:  Which sentence would keep you reading?

1.  O.K. - Maggie bolted through the screen door eager to get out; oblivious of the red fox planted on the front lawn.

2.  Better - With three missing glass louvers, Maggie bolted against the black screen door as if she were shot out-of-a-cannon, something she hadn't done before, oblivious of the danger of sharp metal edges on the exterior, and the visitor planted on the front lawn, a handsome red fox, who know doubt would enjoy a five pound lunch.

Number One:  This sentence is grammatically clean with clarity, avoids needless words, but isn't one of high impact - it doesn't go anywhere.  It lacks the power to push a reader on to perhaps the next paragraph and a specific goal any writer may wish to impart, possibly leading to an unsatisfactory reading experience.

Here there is content that can be easily developed into a strong voice-style (the way a writer puts his thoughts and information down for a specific result). 

Depending on a particular use and need, this sentence will work.  Yet many writers have found the magic in writing and the fun is the attention-getter, a longer, tightly controlled piece of effective writing, especially desirable in business sales.

Number Two:  Here there is content, information, style and there is a suspenseful and unexpected outcome.

The difference between one and two, is how the writer presents and unfolds ideas by pacing, adding not just the grammar, but the rhetoric of careful embellishment with several turns in phrasing.  Dense emotional energy grows, flowing as if in motion to the most important end (the goal), bringing the writer and the reader to one mind.

Professor Landon challenges the writer to change the taught collegiate manner of writing, as reflected in William Strunk, Jr. and E.B. White's writing guide, The Elements of Style, not to eliminate its wisdom, but to approach the use of "style" as a "garnish for the meat of prose."

Sentences shouldn't come across as just words, for words in themselves are dead!  The madness of the contender who writes is to choose the strategy which channels from the mind to the fingers clicking across the keyboard to shape ideas; understood, both for its content of information and a sentence style in voice equally as important. . .intriguing, entertaining and persuading.

"Whether short or long . . .this is what I mean when I call myself a writer," writes novelist Don DeLillo, "I construct sentences."

So what might be the magic in the writing craft of success?  Consider one of the biggies, more control over the value of extraordinary density in phraseology while always paying attention to the effect of delivery; tweaking until you believe each paragraph is simmering, even pulsating beckoning the reader to continue on.  

According to one psychologist, people want to be sold.  Use the creative writing process to give them the pleasure they seek or one that allows them to justify a reason for taking a specific risk or action.

Reading Material:

Strunk Jr., William, and E.B. White The Elements of Style. 4th ed., with a forward by Roger Angell, New York: Longman, 2000 - Still used in the collegiate field; still indispensable

Trimble, John R. Writing With Style: Conversations on the Art of Writing.  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1975 - A good read for one serious about their writing

Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: An Informal Guide to Writing New York: Harper & Row 1976 - Solid, good advice, no frills.  Used in Creative Writing Accredited Courses

Style: An Anti-Textbook, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1974.  This is author Richard A. Lanham's argument that the stress on clarity in American writing instruction has largely worked to banish pleasure from writing.

Don DeLillo: Noted American novelist whose 15 books include White Noise, and Underworld

References provided by Professor Brooks Landon, The University of Iowa: Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft 2008, and The Teaching Company - Chantilly, Va

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Obama Medicaid Plan Leaves Throngs with No Doctor

JDC Government Machinations:  Democrats indeed passed legislation without knowing what was in it, that now may be a haunting egregious cloud over the upcoming 2012 elections.

The caldron of discontent and anger is bubbling over at President Obama, and those who recklessly chose to pass his health care law, as then Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi claims: in order to find out what is in it.  

Perhaps the president believed "you'll learn to like it," as referenced in Rep. Tim Huelskamp's September 23rd OP-ED article in the Washington Examiner.

The new Medicaid program debuted September 5th in the president's home state of Illinois with difficulties, as doctors, clinics, even one of Illinois's top 100 hospitals in the nation choose to not participate in the White House plan, leaving multitudes without a primary doctor.  

A doctor's authorization is needed for almost everything medical, and the primary doctor is where it all starts.

States like Illinois have been lax in a cohesive launch of the Medicaid program to ensure access to care under health reforms as discussed by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured; under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), with state and federal officials in December of 2010.

Reality is happening and different from what those in Congress "thought," and that may be the problem they thought instead of actually reflecting with care and regard in the decision making process; opting to pass the official ideology and policy of the president whether popular or not, whether sufficient or not, whether right or wrong; or whether the taxpayer and the country could afford it.  

After dozens of telephone calls, the reply to one voter is always the same.  Sorry, we no longer will participate in Medicaid, or sorry, we have reached our limit for new Medicaid patients.   

Then there are doctors not four or five star rated by patients, reflecting a serious lax in care practices - from service to staffing problems to billing inconsistencies.  More than one agitated voter agrees in a physician of choice, and a doctor with a degree of conformance to standards, excellence of character, and access to a safe location in the use of medical services.

Did Congress have to pass Obamacare in order to know what's in it?

As Forrest played by actor Tom Hanks states in the movie "Forrest Gump,". . ."Stupid is what stupid does."  -- Would you as a hard working American give a blank signed check to anyone individual or company without knowing what you are buying, can afford and what your guarantees are?

According to different national polls, with the Congressional rating in the single digits and the president's "leadership performance" level at 39%, will the pigeons come home to roost favorably with the Democratic party and the White House in the upcoming election of 2012? Will Americans fly in droves to the voting booth, outraged at how President Obama's medical program is affecting their lives, wallets and family security?

Will Obama be a one-time president, or will he redeem himself and some bad choices? 

Information: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
Publication Number: 8187
Published Date: 2011-05-18
Initial Brief (pdf)

http://www.kff.org/healthreform/8187.cfm

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Is President Obama the Worst Polarizing White House Occupant in History?

JDC Government Machinations: A father once said to his children: "Don't believe all you read in the paper or hear.  The truth is written somewhere in black and white . . . find it and your life will be richer, free from stupid decisions and bondage."  Do we as Americans pay attention to truth laid open before our eyes or are we manipulated fools for any man's purpose?

One man, C. Mccall, believes in the above title of this article, as he responded in the Beltway Confidential section of the Washington Examiner 3 days ago on the subject of the devastating effect of uncontrolled immigration.  Is he right?  Is he wrong?

Ludicrous is the word - when President Obama's Immigration Department refuses to deport illegal trespassers as a whole!!!  One might conclude Obama is kowtowing to the Latino vote for 2012.  To leave Americans vulnerable to the side effects across the board of border transgressors is criminal, intentional or not. 

One could conclude the president drinks like a babe of the milk of inexperience using an on-the-job training to grow to the meat of actual experience in the making of a leader.  A trait he should have displayed before running for president.

As the caldron of economic fire bubbles closer to the top the prospect hangs over all; the Obama ideology will prevail unless options for change are made.

Who can be blamed?  Angry at President Bush and looking for the Camelot days of John F. Kennedy voters failed to look at Senator Obama's records while in the Illinois legislature, as well as his short term in the Congress. 

One who desired truth over party affiliations would have seen an inkling of what we now face. From recorded decisions he made or did not make shows the potential inability to run the office at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.   

People will believe what they want to.  So the topic becomes debatable: the once political history implications of Senator Barack Obama has little positive contributions to either legislative body and the people they served.

Yet, President Obama is an exciting orator and visionary, but, that of supply-side economic handouts.  He is good knowing how to get into the taxpayers enormous piggy bank to implement programs not conducive to the free enterprise business cycle by which this country has been run.

Will President Obama do or say anything to get his way?  He is a champion for the poor. In the media he comes across as an egoistic man who doesn't know how to get things done within the guidelines of the Constitution of the United States without running over the rights of the American citizens. In the presidents corner of Washington what happened to helping the poor into the state of happy responsible, self-sufficient disciplined lives instead of taking from the lives and hard labor of others?  . . .One young 32 year old who doesn't earn alot said: "If you mismanage, you deserve to fail."

Obama's dream for America happens to fulfill the lexicon definition of "socialism," as do steps he has taken in the running of the American government system.  In two years, decisions made, show he has surrounded himself with individuals with the wrong knowledge about economics and how ties to small business keep the wheel of prosperity turning and the job market humming.

Again, instead of cracking down and helping illegal immigrants integrate into the U.S. on our terms, and subject to all the monitoring and consequences of law and order other Americans must face, he is unwilling to do so.  Why? Could it be the nasty upcoming pressure of the road to reelection and, Votes - Votes - Votes?

Many believe President Obama could have been the great hope.  Instead and sadly, he was a man not ready for the commision he accepted.  His time had not yet come, but he took it anyway.

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9.11: America's Resilience Floats into New York Harbor

JDC Insight Today:  There is always some issue within this great nation we can complain about, take pride in, or fight the good fight, bouncing back in resilience like a rubber ball.

Sometimes we catch that ball and we are happy; other times we are overwhelmed by an inability to grab it, hold onto it, and continue on.  Sometimes there is a rude awakening, we've lost control and it is gone amongst the tall weeds.

Today, the New Yorker floated as if on glass into the New York harbor, the gateway to freedom, as a special memorial to all those loved and lost on one historic September day; born out of tragedy awaiting all to see.  

A bone-chilling site, as she floats peacefully into port, escorted by someones son or daughter in a uniformed stance - her light gray exterior draped by the "stars and stripes," the ultimate symbol of a nation who shall not be tread upon, and like the mythical phoenix rises from the ashes . . . built from the forged steel retrieved from the Twin Towers.

The memorial ship is open to the public for tour, where one can remember and perhaps find some solitude about the past and hope for the future.  We shall not wane, we shall not give up, we shall rebuild our lives with the American spirit.

We Americans are a fighting breed.  If nothing else, we prove resilient; we will never forget what happened Septermber 11, 2001, another day of infamy, a travesty of terror penetrating the sunny blue skies over New York City.

In memoriam, flags are painted on rooftops across America.  In cities and towns memorials are in progress.  We remember more fondly those who are in uniform.  Even the innocence of our children has been affected as rendered in the weeks after 9.11. . .their notes of hope, emotions and artwork put down on paper in "The Art of Heart, Remembering 9.11," published by Assouline.

With each passing year we learn more and more about that fateful day, the light of liberty was dimmed, yet only dimmed.  What a moment in time: from the eastern seaboard across the heartland to the California coast a sea of red, white and blue gracefully sways unyielding in the cycle of blowing winds, as a great nation remembers and goes forward adding The New Yorker as a visible sign of rebirth. 

Who are these strong patriotic people?  A quagmire of individuals who have tasted freedom and democracy - stubborn, yet compassionate, opinionated yet reasonable - possessing a will-of-iron and the brawn and guts to keep this republic, the United States of America forever free, and the once tarnished dream of millions alive. . .come to America the land of freedom and hope, where the streets are paved of gold if you dare accept the ever-changing challenge of American life.  

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Art of Writing: Can a Pacified Writer Find Success?

JDC Art of Writing: No, says the professional - Yes says the layman.

There are no short-cuts on the roller coaster ride to the title: author and writer. Those who believe so, are doomed in the world of the literary.

To be a successful Writer one must feel the call from within and be willing to pay the price to succeed in a competitive industry where few attain the status with the big bucks.

The desire to write, auspiciously rises from the soul's depths, ever unyielding, throbbing, a disguised yearning to create from the avenues and crossroads called life; from the mind's dark side, to angelic reaches beyond, to produce its own brand of success...be it minuscule, be it great.

If not for the love of writing, blank pages would be no more than a mirrored reflection of nothingness, unrecorded events of man's existence and the external wonderment of an ever diagnostic world laying open vast secrets to be discovered and challenged.

The many faces of beauty and its emotional moments of excitement, happiness, laughter, and hopes would never have touched man's heart...if it weren't for one human, like a painter, clicking out words,  strokes of imagination, with a play on words, and a fountain of endless thought, feeling, emotion and quests into the unknown.

Many writers believe pacifying oneself is a "pity party" keeping a writer in a limbo of non-productive days. Using the art of excuse to avoid steps of growth in the learning process, the creation of ideas or just getting started. This state of procrastination is the writer's worst enemy

Anyone can pen the written word and find they enjoy it. To whip across the keyboard, in a blazing flame of creativity and intrigue capable of attracting and keeping a reader's attention...requires knowing how to get from A to Z and then some.

The prize goes to the one who has the guts to learn what it means to be a writer, what it takes to be able to open the door to the editor's office of publication - and then, d*** it, do it! Prioritize...

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CeCe Day Hill, copyright 2011 - Jane Doe Chronicles, All Rights Reserved - Office: 349 West Circle Dr., New Lenox, IL 60451 - (815) 485-4871

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