I was telling her about the country's financial issues and how the people who are supposed to catch these "white collar" criminals and prevent these disasters haven't been doing their job and there is no evidence to suggest that since the crisis occured that anything has changed or been fixed, other than a bailout.
She asked me what can we do about it. I went into a rant about the media being lazy and spending more time covering Lindsay Lohan, than Bernie Madoff and AIG.
She told me to "Be the change." (This is a shortened quote of one of our favorites - "Be the change you want to see in the world" -Mahatma Gandhi) She told me to do something about it, like start a blog. I know a blog isn't going to change much, but it is one of the few things as a regular guy I can do, without spending any money I don't have. I can't buy a lobbyist, but I can write. And so can all of you.
I decided that in addition to writing on this blog, I will occasionally, when appropriate send letters to our leaders and elected officials. I plan on sharing these letters here on the blog as well.
Please feel free to comment on any posts, whether you agree with me or not. Just please remember to be courteous, as I will remove slanderous or hateful language, otherwise, the 1st Amendment will be protected. I will try to respond to comments and if you are challenging what I say, I will find a way to truthfully prove my view.
