JAYanthem blog

He’s been hitting the talk show circuit over the past few days and while I haven’t seen them all or even the entire length of one, what I’ve seen and read I’ve really liked. He’s not playing politics and it appears he’s just giving his actual opinion on things and quite frankly, as simple as that sounds, it is a breath of fresh air. I hate the hypocrisy and “must stay on talking points” that goes on for BOTH sides.

I think American people like honesty and less crap thrown back in forth. It’s gotten silly lately from both McCain and Obama, but even more so from their supporters that his the interview circuits.

Here is a video of Clinton this morning on ABC.

Also big props to George W Bush for his address to the nation last night. I thought that he really did a good job of breaking down what is going on and how the government intends to fix it. If we can come up with a good plan for this mess I’ll start to gain some confidence back in our government which seems so lost in partisan politics lately that it makes me sick to my stomach.

She does a great Sarah Palin. She’s going to have to come on the show more now!

Judge for yourself. This is what he says he stands for in his own words.

However when a watchdog group called LegiStorm took a look at what Obama pays his full time Senate staffers it found that he does not appear to practice what he preaches. Here is an exert of an article in the Seattle Post from yesterday:

“Obama’s commitment to federally mandated pay equity stretches from the Rockies to Wall Street and beyond. And yet it seems to have eluded his Senate office. Compensation figures for his legislative staff reveal that Obama pays women just 83 cents for every dollar his men make.”

Click here to read the entire article

Now what’s even more interesting is the comparison to Senator McCain’s staff salaries. The man that Obama always attacks as not being for equal pay actually pays the woman on his staff MORE than men. “McCain’s 17 male staffers split $916,914, thus averaging $53,936. His 25 female employees divided $1,396,958 and averaged $55,878.”

Click here to see a side by side comparison chart.

Awesome video clip sent my way by a co-worker.

Why so difficult to say the word victory? The other thing is why so focus on 5 years ago? Did the Bush administration and the Defense Dept screw up big time in Iraq? You bet they did, but how about we focus on the present and not who was right or wrong 5 years ago?

Also he appears to be having such a hard time coming up with words to express his feelings. For someone that is such a great speaker it makes me think he is thinking too much about perception versus just giving his true feelings.

The interview really troubles me to tell you the truth. Just my $.02, if anyone disagrees please do leave a comment!

This is especially for my readers that live in Florida. I’d strongly recommend you look into purchasing flood insurance. Remember it’s not included with your standard home insurance! If you live in a low to moderate risk area then the cost is going to be extremely low and the benefits would be absolutely huge if you should ever need it.

I just purchased it today and was shocked at the ultra low cost. To be more specific we got more coverage then we probably need and it cost less than $300 a year. You probably could even get some decent coverage under $200 if you wanted. Since flood insurance is a national program the cost is the same no matter what agent you use to write the policy so it makes things very simple.

All you need to do is call your current insurance agent or head to this website, pop in your address to see your risk factor, and call an agent listed on the site.

http://www.floodsmart.gov

Google had decided to put it’s hat in the ring to go up against browser giants such as Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Today they have released their browser which they are calling Google Chrome. You can download the browser right here from Google.

If you are like me and aren’t ready to download a brand-spanking new browser just yet, then you can get a first look from ZDNet right here. Also here is a screen shot from Google:

Ok, so he’s not really my “Zen Master” but I like to joke about that with my wife. Of course I’m talking about Leo of ZenHabits.net. Well his latest post is actually a regurgitation of many of his old themes and ideas, however they are some of his best. Great for newbies and good as a reminder for others.

So check out his 7 Little Habits That Can Change Your Life post. Postive thinking, exercise, single-tasking, focusing on one goal, eliminating the non-essential, kindness, and daily routing.
Not too bad if you ask me.