I now, have a “living” wage”, but I cannot say I would recommend people going into this field. It is phsically and psychologically demanding, many times exhausting. After all is said, however, I truly care about my patients and any one would want me as their care-giver because I am a huge patient advocate and am not at all afraid to stand up to other personnel including physicians if I believe something is wrong for my patiens.

As far as unions are concerned, I am anti-unionization for nurses. There are areas of the country in which nurses are organized, but the last thing I want is a union putting my union dues where I do not want them. There is a “right to work” ammendment here in our state right now and you bet I am voting For it. I do not want some union boss standing over me telling me how to do my job. This is supposed to be a profession, not an assembly line.

I have been in the process of starting my own business and now have an idea that I may be able to patent related to that business, but if the Obamas are elected, I will most likely not pursue it because the risk/reward factor will be too severely altered. But then Ms. Obama would be happy because I will continue to “be a nurse” (and be stuck in a capped salary situation).

Maybe we could all become community oraganizers, but oh dear, where is our salary going to come from, hmmm, where it has to from, the citizens. There is a dangerous thread in the Obamas’ speech. It bespeaks of “community service” throughout and “volunteerism”. I personally believe in true volunteerism. I can see the day when we are forced to “volunteer” but that is an oxymoron is it not?

I have a suggestion, Ms. Obama, why don’t you becomae a nurse, but then your salary would be cut and I’m sure c]you current lifestyle would be affected.

Maybe she and her socialist husband should read the book “Do as I Say, Not as I Do” by Peter Sweizer, but then they could be the stars of that book, no??

Actually, they do. Seems to me that Cherie Blair and the just-prior-to-being-dumped Mme. Sarkozy were quite often in the news. It’s not foolish to assume that a president’s wife reflects his views to a degree and will have influence over his decisions. When she says something outrageous, it merits attention.

Well, this is a television age. My guess is that the U.S., because of its enormous wealth, has much more money to spend on “news” reporting. Also, the presidential family is as close to royalty as we permit ourselves.

To be fair, though, political and royalty wives from other nations have received as much or more attention as have U.S. first ladies:

Catherine de Medici
Marie Antoinette
Grace Kelly
Soong May-ling (aka Madame Chiang Kai-shek)
Jiang Qing (aka Madame Mao)
Eva Peron
Margaret Trudeau
Imelda Marcos
Raisa Gorbacheva
Lady Diana

Those are the few that quickly come to mind. All received more attention than have Bess Truman, Mamie Eisenhower, Rosalyn Carter, or Patricia Nixon.

Such a great password management tool!

““I know we’re spending — I added it up for the first time — we spend between the two kids, on extracurriculars outside the classroom, we’re spending about $10,000 a year on piano and dance and sports supplements and so on and so forth,”

Oooohh, oooohhh, oooohhh, what are we to do?

“In 2006, the Chicago Tribune reported that Mrs. Obama’s compensation at the University of Chicago Hospital, where she is a vice president for community affairs, jumped from $121,910 in 2004, just before her husband was elected to the Senate, to $316,962 in 2005, just after he took office. And that does not count the money Mrs. Obama receives from serving on corporate boards.”

Michelle’s Struggle

Despicable. Shut the hell up, lady.

Here is what we really need more of: plumbers, electricians, carpenters, and most important entrepeneurs.
Further, lets look at one of the “careers” that Michelle Obama points out: Nursing. It is true that we need more nurses. However, the labor unions and other groups have essentially conspired to limit the number of nursing graduates that this country produces. The number of college slots dedicated to nurses is artifically set to be lower than what the “demand” for nursing careers is so that the existing nurses can make more money.

Obama’s policies LIMIT all of the things that the country needs. THe free market shows through prices what types of labor is needed. Yet it Obama is an advocate of higher taxes that will reduce entrepenerial growth and the CHAMPION of union labor practices that limits the supply of the work force in critical positions.

It shows a fundamental lack of knowledge on their part when they pass this rhetoric on. In fact, the number one priority for making poor people less poor, in the United States and around the world, is that their is a lack of capital. Only through real investment capital can we become richer. Capital is what creates jobs, homes, and the careers to manage them. The Socialist pursue policies that hinder the accumulation of capital and keep the poor poor.