Rasta Rants

As part of my fix America plan that I launched last summer I wrote a detailed immigration policy. With the recent proposal from the President I pulled up the policy and thought it would be fun to share it (since I never got around to doing that last summer). Amazingly my policy and that proposed by the Gang of 8 are similar in many ways. Here it is: Immigration Policy (7/21/2012) We all know that we live in a global environment and marketplace. However, we still must compete for nearly everything. If we assume that we will not return to the days of conquering and pillaging then we must have a foreign policy that conveys our values, limits and desires. It is only fair that our allies and enemies both understand clearly what our policy boundaries are and why. If everyone knows the rules then there is a greater chance that we will get high levels of compliance and cooperation. We must lead from a position of strength and pride. We must start with our Immigration Policy. Today, i...

It has been awhile since I posted anything to this blog. Perhaps it was the busy holidays or maybe the uncertainty around the fiscal cliff or most likely it is because I was so depressed about our path for this great country. So here are some comments on recent events and some facts to consider as we enter 2013. Enjoy. The Fiscal Cliff What a cluster this has been. Can the Congress do anything well? I don’t think so which is why we are in for a tough ride in the coming months and years. So we have succeeded in increasing taxes on the very group that already pays the majority of the IRS income every year. What will this do for us? Not much from what I can garner. The increased tax revenue from folks making 450K or more can’t run the government for a month. They will not help dent the deficit a bit either. So what was this? It was a political victory, a slap to the face of the Republicans and a way to create more divisiveness in our country. Is this leadership? Is this the way ...