January 25, 2010 Monday

Lisa was wild and witty today. She talked about the Gallup poll, what it indicated last year at this time, and what Barack Obama was left with when he became President. Today he has an approval rating with a 65% gap between Democrats and Republicans. This is the largest gap in the history of our Presidents. Only 23% of Republicans gave job approval for Obama. Obama made 46 trips overseas this first year of his Presidency to try to repair international relations that the Bush messed up. If China changes its currency it will increase the price of everything we buy. The poll showed that the elder Bush was the least disliked President in terms of the difference between what Republicans and Democrats thought of him since Johnson. Lisa believes there is a glimmer of an edge for a third party to run in the future.

Obama's solution to the economic crisis is too little and has the wrong philosophy. He wants to double child care tax credits available for the middle class. Big deal. Lisa thinks he should make ALL higher education tax-deductible, as long as there is no hateful education being espoused in the institution. She thinks the middle class needs jobs, and relief from education debt. Lisa also questions why we (still) are in Afghanistan when Gen. McChrystal is already talking about negotiating with the Taliban. It's like they are already negotiating our exit- what are we doing there? Not our country, Osama bin Laden is most likely already dead, and the terrorists know how to move on to other countries like Yemen where they can regroup. The Afghanistan strategy is a loser and Obama knows it.

Lisa also talked about single parenthood, whether by divorce or some other situation that took place, like death of a parent. She talked about Angelina and Brad breaking up. Of course their six children will be affected. Lisa believes that children need both parents and said a woman’s self confidence and self esteem will come from the way her father treats her while growing up. A father has a lot of influence on how a young girl will present herself as an adult.

Haiti is not forgotten, and there are some CT attorneys who are offering free information clinics on immigration amnesty for Haitians on February 6th.

The National Book Critics Circle finalist were announced today and for fiction, Lisa didn't recognize a single name. So much for being a reader- she had a good joke at her own expense.

Lisa also admitted to her own prejudices and asked us to do the same.

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