Comments on: Global Issues and Pet Food http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/ To build consensus on issues Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: 123beta http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1451 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:09:02 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1451 <strong>Another Open Trackback Weekend...</strong> Wow, this week passed quickly! Time for another open trackback weekend, so have at it.... Another Open Trackback Weekend…

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]]> by: Stanford Matthews http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1437 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:03:40 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1437 If anyone checks the websites of the two major parties, or their House, Senate and Caucus or Conference web presence, issues are grouped poorly and more of a sound bite or 'web' bite like a slogan or campaign piece. They need to be guided by citizens to organize their work properly and not abuse those tools for governing that would be useful and beneficial if applied correctly. No piece of legislation should be used as a political weapon or bogged down and rendered pointless with the submission of more than one hundred amendments. Pork, earmarks, whatever they're called, a ripoff by any other name smells as foul. Those of us attempting to engage the process from the disadvantage of little power or influence must adopt a strategy to put the one weapon we have politicians can't live without......the vote. Too many people dismiss that power. All one need do is remember for example the former strength of organized labor or the current power of NEA to understand it is still viable. Over the remainder of 2007, it would be helpful if all of us blogging could work to that end. Choosing a legislative target like the reported intention of some in Congress to pass immigration amnesty before the August recess would be a noble endeavor. Hope someone reads this and suggests an opening initiative or idea. Thanks again Maggie. Your views are always welcome. If anyone checks the websites of the two major parties, or their House, Senate and Caucus or Conference web presence, issues are grouped poorly and more of a sound bite or ‘web’ bite like a slogan or campaign piece. They need to be guided by citizens to organize their work properly and not abuse those tools for governing that would be useful and beneficial if applied correctly. No piece of legislation should be used as a political weapon or bogged down and rendered pointless with the submission of more than one hundred amendments.

Pork, earmarks, whatever they’re called, a ripoff by any other name smells as foul. Those of us attempting to engage the process from the disadvantage of little power or influence must adopt a strategy to put the one weapon we have politicians can’t live without……the vote.

Too many people dismiss that power. All one need do is remember for example the former strength of organized labor or the current power of NEA to understand it is still viable. Over the remainder of 2007, it would be helpful if all of us blogging could work to that end.

Choosing a legislative target like the reported intention of some in Congress to pass immigration amnesty before the August recess would be a noble endeavor. Hope someone reads this and suggests an opening initiative or idea.

Thanks again Maggie. Your views are always welcome.

]]> by: Maggie M. Thornton http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1435 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 21:54:56 +0000 http://morewhat.com/wordpress/global-issues-and-pet-food/#comment-1435 It seems so simple that you would think everyone would agree with your fine analysis. Because it makes so much sense, national security first, which includes immigration - enforcing laws and rules we already have; holding the system accountable for education - which means knowing whether or not your child is learning, and if not, see to it that he/she does - no matter what; then this country can go forward at lightening speed with more than a fair measure of credibility. Government spending, I think, has only one way to cure itself - no add-ons to any bill. Yes, it will clog the productive pipeline :-) - the other way to look at it is, you and I will not be paying for a bridge to nowhere, or a heated sidewalk, or - spinach. I can live without spinach until the growers figure out how do it without endangering the public. A highway bill should be a highway bill, etc. Highways and help with national disasters and healthcare - that's about all the government should be involved in, in my opinion. Healthcare is the most difficult. People do not want to save for medical emergencies (and often could not save enough anyway) and pharmaceuticlas need need big quarterly earnings and money for research. They also must be ready for the lawsuits coming their way. People still smoke and kids need treatment for drugs. - even though they shouldn't. We live longer and need more - some need more long before they have lived longer. Great post. Maggie Maggie's Notebook It seems so simple that you would think everyone would agree with your fine analysis. Because it makes so much sense, national security first, which includes immigration - enforcing laws and rules we already have; holding the system accountable for education - which means knowing whether or not your child is learning, and if not, see to it that he/she does - no matter what; then this country can go forward at lightening speed with more than a fair measure of credibility.

Government spending, I think, has only one way to cure itself - no add-ons to any bill. Yes, it will clog the productive pipeline :-) - the other way to look at it is, you and I will not be paying for a bridge to nowhere, or a heated sidewalk, or - spinach. I can live without spinach until the growers figure out how do it without endangering the public. A highway bill should be a highway bill, etc. Highways and help with national disasters and healthcare - that’s about all the government should be involved in, in my opinion.

Healthcare is the most difficult. People do not want to save for medical emergencies (and often could not save enough anyway) and pharmaceuticlas need need big quarterly earnings and money for research. They also must be ready for the lawsuits coming their way. People still smoke and kids need treatment for drugs. - even though they shouldn’t. We live longer and need more - some need more long before they have lived longer.

Great post.

Maggie
Maggie’s Notebook

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