Comment on Bailout from Michael Cackler

I agree that we might have to risk the large amounts of unemployment to avoid the distribution of money to companies that don't even make an effort to help benefit the economy and their employees. Companies such as GM and Ford consist of many employees, those of which are mostly living from paycheck to paycheck. These companies look to employ minorities in order to prosper, giving those an opportunity to support themselves but at the same time benefitting because they don't have to pay them high wages. Though you state that this will be a "quick fix", I do believe that this bailout will also have it's consequences. They are in hopes to benefit just the company, but this bailout somewhat proves that they want to aide in this foiled economy. The only problem is, which companies will this apply to: the more stable and highly-valued companies or ones that the government will continue to babysit. There definitely has to be very strict requirements and dedication to such a bill.

The War on Iraq

It has been declared that the 16 month troop removal plan is will now, in fact, take action. Defensive Secretary Robert M. Gates has expressed to The New York Times that he and President-elect Obama are in good terms. They agree not only on provisions of our nation's foreign policies, but Gates has approved of Obama's appointment of cabinet officers. Obama's intent was to create a team with a large diversity of perspectives on the nation's focus topics that would offer advice and create a solution as one. “I think he has assembled that team,” Mr. Gates said. “There will no doubt be differences among the team, and it will be up to the president to make the decisions.” Though it seems that Mr. Gates hesitated when asked whether he agreed with Obama's 16 month troop removal plan, he did assert that he had full confidence and faith in the president-elect's decision. That is why Obama was put into office. He believes that Obama, as the leader in this nation, will be able to analyze the situation and take matter responsibly. Though Obama would seem to have a lot of power in controlling the future of the United States, Gates still believes that his power as the secretary of defense is still protected because of Obama's approach towards his cabinet. Because this president-elect sees his role in government as the "caretaker" and "devil's advocate", it would be likely that Obama would be chosen as the next president. He doesn't depend on individuality or the influence of only one group of people. Obama wants to accommodate as many perceptions as he can in order to develop the "more" right decision that would best benefit the nation. I think that the government is laying in the hands of the right person.