A Year Without China

I just read an article about a new book by Sara Bongiorni where she and her family lived a year without buying anything made in China. Interesting thought.

I would next like to read about a book where someone for a month could write that they bought everything they needed "Made in America". Of course they could not do it.

Lots of reasons why, but it would be fun to see if it could be done. For that matter I would like to see one day that everyone would only buy made in America. Just to show the world that we could do it.

Between myself and my three kids (24,22,20) there are no foreign cars in my driveway. There are many well made foreign cars, but I cannot buy them. Its a respect thing. My father was in WWII in the Pacific and for his entire life he did not own anything made in Japan. At the end of the war he spent time investigating Japanese war crimes for the tribunal. Out of respect for that there will never be Japanese cars in my driveway.

Now dont get me wrong, before you call me a bigot, I am married to a Korean-American and I would buy a Korean car someday, but for now, American is it.

One day, just one day. No toyota's, no honda's, no anything Japanese purchased in the US..... naw, too many people forget and dont care.

LivingtheDream
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Democracy Reigns!!!!

We cannot walk past the honorable senators who voted the will of the people, both Democrat and Republican, against the Immigration Amnesty Bill. Hugh Hewitt listed all the Republicans who voted against and has comments on who voted for (Republican). Michelle Malkin had the entire list (a little more balanced).

I dont know about you, but I personally sent over 100 faxes to Senators against amnesty. We have secure the borders first, then work out what we need to do with the illegal immigrants.

It is good to know that no matter which side of the aisle they sit on, those who are statesmen and women, those who believe in democracy heard the people and voted the people they represent.

Sometimes it is hard not to feel that democracy has been sold out, has been taken away and has been left for the few, but in this case it still works. The People's Voice has been heard.

Of course now we have the problem of actually getting something done. Build the fence! Enforce the law. 90% of Americans want this according to the polls, so DO IT!

LivingtheDream
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Team of Rivals...Republicans 2008

In her best selling book "Team of Rivals" by Doris Kearns Goodwin she chronicles the story of how Abraham Lincoln pulled together all of his competitors for the presidential nomination and managed them brilliantly as one of the most effective cabinets ever put together by a president.

If you have not read the book, I highly recommend it. In fact, it is a must read for anyone who wants to see another side of Lincoln or wants to see how to manage a group of rivals.

But what about today? The Republicans, the party of Lincoln in 2008, what a 'team of rivals' could be made from this group?:

President: Fred Thompson
Vice-President: Condoleezza Rice
Secretary of State: John McCain
Sec of Defense: Newt Gingrich
Sec Agriculture & Interior (combine): Sam Brownback
Sec Commerce/Transportation/Energy (combine): Scott Brinks
Sec HHS/HUD/Labor(combine): Tommy Thompson
Sec of Homeland Security: Tom Tancredo
Sec of Treasury: Mitt Romney
Sec of Veterans Affairs: Chuck Hagel
Attorney General (Justice Dept): Rudy Guiliani
Ambassador to UN: Susan Collins

And I think Fred Thompson could manage them into a powerful team.

LivingtheDream
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Could We Change Our Minds?

We conservatives are known for not being able to change, but in this pre-election time a change may be coming. Mitt Romney is still a very comfortable candidate for me but the more I think that the more Fred Thompson moves forward.

Now, this has nothing to do with religion, but everything to do with who better articulates the issues and who has the best probability of being elected. Senator Thompson is looking better on both fronts.

Newt Gingrich is acting like he would want to run, but I think he is not electable.

LivingtheDream
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