My Two Cents

<body> <a href="http://trinaschiller.ws/book.html">My Two Cents</a><ul><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35699>State of a Nation</a><br>I have never been one to vote along party lines. I typically vote for the best person for the job. I voted for President Obama, and I am proud to be able to say that. <br><br> I haven't always agreed with him, but I realize that he is doing the best job he can under the circumstances. He came into office during a bad time, following an administration that did its level best to bring this country to its knees. Then he has had to fight with obstructionism from Congressional Republicans. The man's job is not easy and for all of those who criticize, I'd like to see them do better. <br><br> Our president has been trying to make things right. He has had an uphill battle with Republicans whom he has tried to work with. It has become evident that the Republicans do not care about the American people; they care about their corporate donors more. Republicans are trying to make the wrong people happy, while the rest of us are barely scraping by. So, if criticism need be doled out, it is not the President who needs to be criticized. <br><br> I sincerely hope that the seniors of this country turn their backs on the GOP and vote to re-elect President Obama. The GOP has brought this country down to the level of a third world country and it is time they were stopped. <br><br> Something I don't understand is why America spends so much on foreign aid but so little is done to help Americans here at home. There is no excuse for the 20 million American children are homeless. I realize that African children are starving to death, but so are American children. Why don't we help our own with the same passion and drive we apply to helping others of other nations? <br><br> The wealthy one percent could do a lot to help the people of this country if they could bring themselves to let go some of their excess. Make Exxon pay taxes on its billions in profits. That would inject needed funds into the coffers. Cutting social programs is not needed. Making the top earners pay their fair share is needed. If the wealthy paid their fair share, we would not have a system that's broken. The country would have money to reduce the deficit. Nothing would have to be cut. <br><br> It is a matter of the Haves not wanting the Have-nots to succeed. It is selfishness that prevents change in this country.<a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35699"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35647>The Death of the Constitution</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>Boo Hoo! </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> I keep reading articles and seeing news stories where the Republicans are screaming about the over burdened rich tax payers. Over burdened, how? Do they cringe at the thought of filling their gas tanks, wonder where their next meal is coming from, how they can afford to take their kids to the dentist, or pay the mortgage? I don't think so. The people who have these types of stresses in their daily lives are the middle-class; the people who haven't the tax loop holes to jump through. The people who paid for Wall Street to keep its doors open. When was the last time they had to pay for a loaf of bread with nickels and dimes? <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35647">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35647"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35634>Fix What Is Broken</a><br><script type='text/JavaScript'>var Care2P_Parameters=["http://www.thepetitionsite.com/feeds/publisher/000/001/222/feed.rss", "small", "single", "1129", "1", "#1d53c1", "#d1282c", "#0", "#0"];</script><script type='text/JavaScript' src='http://dingo.care2.com/petitions/widget/common/petition_embed_br.js'></script><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35634"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35625>Liar, Liar...</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>I'm Calling You Out Speaker Boehner </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> Last night, while watching the Speaker of the House give his press conference on the budget, I wanted to leap through the television and slap him silly after his statement that the budget is not in revenue crisis it is a spending issue. I say Bullshit! It is a revenue issue. None of the corporate giants, who are raking in billion dollar profits are paying any taxes. If we'd make them pay taxes, we would not need to cut the things we hold near and dear, like social programs. The problem is a revenue short fall, not over spending. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35625">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35625"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35603>Death of a Nation</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>The End of a Nation </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> All around the world, people are revolting against tyranny. Governments are toppling and the status quo is losing its battle with change. The people are sick and tired of being sick and tired. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35603">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35603"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35543>Economic Recovery?</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>A Real Stimulus Package </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> The powers that be continue to argue over the best way to put our economy back on track. We have identified the problems, many that they are, but the arguing happens over what to do to fix them, with no end in sight. I don't understand the dilemma. The solution seems painfully obvious to me. Tea Partiers are screaming for deficit reduction, but they are attempting to cut the very life blood of our system in an effort to reign in the deficit. Social security and Medicare are not the places to to repair our economy. First of all, those responsible for this melt down should be made to pay for their irresponsibility. Make those who have profited from this economic mudslide pay for their ill gotten gains. Stealing money is against the law in this country, yet it appears as though those running the banks have been given license to do just that: rip off John Q. Public and go to the beach. That is the first thing that has to change. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35543">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35543"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35526>The War on Terror Is Lost</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>The War on Terror Is Lost </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> Terrorists have won this one. While our borders remain open, our government has begun harassing holiday travelers with invasive body scanning and pat-downs at our airports. We have become a nation bound by fear, yet we do not take the appropriate action. Terrorists serve up fear and we've, as a nation, have taken a huge serving. Their goal was to make us afraid and they have succeeded in that goal. In America, everyone is suspect and that is not what this country is supposed to be about. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35526">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35526"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35493>Unsung Heroes</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>Women Getting the Shaft </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> There is a whole segment of society that no one is talking about in the media frenzy over Social Security. Women who elect to stay home and raise children. These women work a full time job for at least 18 years running, and get no paycheck and no retirement. What is worse is that should they suffer a disability, they cannot collect SSDI, because they have not been punching a time clock. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35493">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35493"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35426>Say What?</a><br>It is amazing to me that these people are in positions of power. Is it really any wonder we are in the situation we are in here in the U.S? Who are the people that voted for these guys anyway?<br><br> Below, you'll find 50 more f the dumbest conservative quotes we've come across. Courtesy of <a href="http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/109323/top_50_dumbest_conservative_quotes" target="_blank">Cafe Mom</a> <br> <b>No matter what your politics, we hope you'll have a good laugh.</b> <br><br><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35426">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35426"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li><li><a href=http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35425>The Week From Hell</a><br><font face="verdana" size="2" color="black"><b>The Week From Hell </b><BR><br> Trina L.C. Sonnenberg<div align="justify"><br><br> What a week this has been! My emotional fortitude was yet again put to the test. Sometimes, being a mom is an awfully tough job. High stress on steroids, type hard. <BR><BR></font></div><a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/link.php?id=35425">[READ MORE]</a> <a href="http://quikonnex.com/channel/item/35425"> [COMMENT]</a><br><br></li></ul> </body>