Campaign 2008
A Positive
Vision
of 21st
Century
Democracy
We need to be as ambitious in envisioning political process integrity as John Edwards has been honest in talking about political process corruption.
By Hank Edson
For supporters of John Edwards, the end of his 2008 campaign for the presidency should not be spent in either deep gloom or false bravado. The future of the cause Edwards champions remains open and John Edwards’ influence on the rest of this campaign and perhaps on the next four years is unknown. We would be mistaken to write him out of our script just because he has bowed out of the race for the presidency. At the same time, clearly his campaign is lost and what is most appropriate in the face of this political loss is to take stock of the lessons we can learn from it. They are not Edwards’ lessons to learn alone, but are instructive to the entire nation.
What we learn from the Edwards campaign is that American politics requires from its populist candidates the highest standard of vision: It requires much more than the ability to see and speak the truth about corruption. It requires much more than the ability to set forth a ground breaking plan to address our problems. For a populist candidate to win in America, he or she must ring the bell of our ideals loud and clear. We need a positive vision of our democracy that is pitch perfect, resounding, and inimitable.
Back in August when John Edwards began to aggressively challenge the Democratic Party to look honestly at the corruption and inequality in our nation, he promised his campaign would be about “real change,” saying: ... READ MORE!
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I really enjoy reading your blog; it always has great dialogue. I was wondering if your readers have heard anything about online carbon calculators. I am not an environmental nerd but I came across a couple, and with everyone going green these days I thought I would check out my footprint. I took my test at WWF.com, and the EPA site along with www.earthlab.com. Does anyone know about any other ones? Let me know, and it would be cool to hear any thoughts on these things. Oh and I think Earthlab.com is the best site it has the easiest calculator to use and they are doing stuff with the super bowl, spinning football and global warming together is pretty impressive.
I really enjoy reading your blog, it always has great insight. But I am very frustrated with the media’s lack of questions to the presidential candidates about global warming. Now that it is down to just a few candidates I would think that this would be a bigger issue.
Live Earth just picked up this topic and put out an article ( http://www.liveearth.org/news.php ) asking why the presidential candidates are not being solicited for their stance on the issue of the climate change. I just saw an article describing each candidate’s stance on global warming and climate change on earthlab.com http://www.earthlab.com/articles/PresidentialCandidates.aspx . So obviously they care about it. Is it the Medias fault for not asking the right questions or is it the candidates’ fault for not highlighting the right platforms? Does anyone know of other websites or articles that touch on this subject and candidates’ views? This is the biggest problem of the century and for generations to come…you would think the next president of the United States would be more vocal about it.
When you built a course of action on a deceived foundation, you can certainly create a rocky aftermath. Some politicians are looking to wipe out the payday loan industry and sadly, some have succeeded in many areas. This action reflects the groundless idea or assumption that payday lenders fall under the same category as illegal loan sharks. This ongoing challenge to pass this legislature attempts to restrict or take away your ability to get a payday loan for unforeseen emergency cash needs. Please do not be misinformed and educate yourself, friends and family on the right of financial independence.
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If there are no problems, no solution is necessary. When it comes to the payday loan industry and the valuable assistance that they provide, there aren’t very many problems, if any at all. Many customers have nothing but good things to say, due to the fact that, if used properly, these loans provide a valuable service, and help a person out when they are in trouble. However, many of the people in high places don’t see the value behind short term loans, and want to fix what isn’t broken. Some bipartisan fronts have outlawed the industry outright in several states, and even candidate Barack Obama wants to take a shot as well. We aren’t going to tell you how to vote, but remember that you have to make the right choice for the people’s right to financial independence.
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Many politicians are no friend to the payday loans industry. In order to raise voter support they choose to ignore what is best for the citizens. Some states including, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oregon have completely driven out the payday loan companies. Politicians still choose to disregard the benefits of the industry even though statistics in these states show a spike in bankruptcy filings, bounced checks and foreclosures. Even though these negative statistics have come to light, several governors are still trying to follow suit. If the efforts to wipe the industry completely off the map prove successful, some possible repercussions might consist of increased unemployment rates, more debt, more foreclosures and an even more inapt economy.
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Most of the Lending Company there have a greater higher interest rate that nevertheless we can’t have much enough money to pay back that much higher interest rate in today’s modern world we are having the most and latest or a new one on how do we can get a loan. Nevertheless not unlike way back the times of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Is the United States better off today than it was in 1932? That’s the year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected president, and the country was spiraling into a severe recession. FDR’s “New Deal” economic policies radically restructured the way the U.S. economy worked. Essentially, the government’s role in the economy expanded to a degree America had never seen. In the short term, Roosevelt's policies provided the country with a needed lift, but it can be argued that they caused significant long-term damage. In this Wall Street Journal article, Paul Rubin suggests that while the current state of the U.S. economy is not in the state it was in 1932, many of the same indicating factors are there: stock market in a tailspin, credit markets locking down and a popular Democratic presidential candidate – Barack Obama – is running on a platform that will inject increased government regulations into problem areas like the economy. An Obama presidency, coupled with what could be a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, would bring the country as close to a pure liberalist agenda as it has ever been. Proponents of a free market economy are concerned that Obama’s governmental “hands-on” policies will not provide the American economy with the long-term direction it needs. Those who support the ideals of capitalism won’t say that we’re better off today than in 1932. They’re likely to tell you that we’re in for more of the same – a “New, New Deal.”
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Most of the Lending Company there have a greater higher interest rate that nevertheless we can’t have much enough money to pay back that much higher interest rate in today’s modern world we are having the most and latest or a new one on how do we can get a loan. Nevertheless not unlike way back the times of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Is the United States better off today than it was in 1932? That’s the year that Franklin Delano Roosevelt was first elected president, and the country was spiraling into a severe recession. FDR’s “New Deal” economic policies radically restructured the way the U.S. economy worked. Essentially, the government’s role in the economy expanded to a degree America had never seen. In the short term, Roosevelt's policies provided the country with a needed lift, but it can be argued that they caused significant long-term damage. In this Wall Street Journal article, Paul Rubin suggests that while the current state of the U.S. economy is not in the state it was in 1932, many of the same indicating factors are there: stock market in a tailspin, credit markets locking down and a popular Democratic presidential candidate – Barack Obama – is running on a platform that will inject increased government regulations into problem areas like the economy. An Obama presidency, coupled with what could be a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate, would bring the country as close to a pure liberalist agenda as it has ever been. Proponents of a free market economy are concerned that Obama’s governmental “hands-on” policies will not provide the American economy with the long-term direction it needs. Those who support the ideals of capitalism won’t say that we’re better off today than in 1932. They’re likely to tell you that we’re in for more of the same – a “New, New Deal.”
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Alexis de Tocqueville, a great French political philosopher, once said, “The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through.” Although that quote originated years ago, it still rings true today and is especially evident in this year’s elections. Many individuals involved in politics think cash advances are harmful to the American people. Some elected officials have even proposed measures that would ban payday loans in certain states. There are even some politicians that would like to eliminate the payday loan industry from the entire United States. For example, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland proposed a bill that would wipe out the payday loan industry, along with the 6,000 jobs it provides for Ohioans. Barack Obama and John McCain aren’t excluded from this conversation either. Both Presidential candidates supported a bill that fundamentally banned military personnel from taking out payday loans. Barack Obama is a proponent of certain measures that would put short-term lenders out of business altogether. An aristocracy is when the ruling class makes decisions on behalf of everyone else. I hope those old aristocratic colors don’t break through when determining the fate of payday loans.
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The government should not have any say in whether people can take out payday loans or not. I agree that taking out payday loans regularly can be a bad habit to get into, but in times like these it is necassary for a lot of people. As long as these people are paying back their loans on time, the interest rates aren't above normal credit card rates.
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