Go Green in 2012

My voting is going green in 2012. No, ding dong. We haven't switched parties.

Among many words used to say money, green is a common one used by multiple generations.

If your small business or family household is suffering, like most, it is highly advisable that you, your family, friends and any acquaintances should really consider an aggressive recycling program. Specifically applying this to your state politicians.

Here's a quick look at why it is so easy for them to just tax the snot out of you.

2011 Salary Breakdown

Members of the House and Senate is $174,000.

House & Senate salary for Minority & Majority leaders is $193,400.

Salary for the Speaker of the House is $223,500.

Most of these people have never run a business.

So, it shouldn't surprise you that they can't balance a budget. Let alone understand the basic economics that govern the idea that you can't spend your way out of the red zone - fiscally speaking.

Give it time, says Barack Hussein Obama. Right. This is the same guy that guaranteed shovel ready projects. The same one that now has the "results" of 1.9 MILLION fewer American jobs since he took office.

Time to vote green.

U.S. Economy - Fixed By A Cup Of Coffee

Everyone, in some fashion, has been affected by the economy. This lousy, unemployment soaring, stock market interrupting, unimproving economy. All the talking heads on TV news outlets and talk radio talk about it daily. Today I figured out why. Okay, I knew part of it is that it keeps agitated viewers tuned in. But, they also keep talking about it, I believe, in hopes that someone actually offers a truly viable solution. I mentioned at one point a friend of mine with One Cent Solution has a good idea. It can be a little complex when you read about it in detail, but hey - we're talking about a multi-trillion dollar deficit.

So, I have decided to float this budget solution to my political friends. It dials it down into something manageable, something we can all (government employees and civilians) genuinely wrap our brains around - and it is a completely viable, non-partisan solution. It'll make politicians on either side with a spend-us-into-oblivion agenda stick out like sore thumbs. Those people (Republicans, Democrats, Independents, etc.) all need to be voted out of office if they can't handle fiscal responsibility. This approach to finding the solution to our nation's budget crisis is "stupid easy". While I still maintain there are many unnecessary programs, this approach provides a solution that allows them to stay in existence, albeit with a smaller budget.

If each politician approached their respective budget the same way Americans have to approach their personal coffee consumption, then we can eliminate this mess. Option 1 is the optimal choice for most people. When that doesn't fit in the budget, you need to look at options. Here are 11 alternate options to the Venti Latte at Starbucks. Going from Starbucks, to Folgers isn't ideal, but sometimes you have to make uncomfortable changes to keep things working.

Option 1 - Venti Latte at Starbucks

Option 2 - Grande Latte at Starbucks

Option 3 - Tall Latte at Starbucks

Option 4 - Venti drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 5 - Grande drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 6 - Tall drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 7 - Large drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 8 - Medium drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 9 - Small drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 10 - Drip coffee, nice roaster (Newhall Coffee) at home

Option 11 - Drip coffee, Folgers, at home

Option 12 - (worst case scenario) no coffee until the budget increases

Please send this very simple analogy to our nation's budget to your State Rep, State Senator, member of Congress and Senate and tell them you EXPECT them to take this approach or they will be voted out of office in 2012 - regardless of their party affiliation and your past support of them. Then tell everyone you know (yes, even the politically inactive friends of yours) to do the same.

Their information is easy to find. Your state name .gov is the site you'd visit to find local representatives to send this to. Then there are two easy national sites for Congress & Senate.

Palin Power still Packs a Punch

When was the election? Yes, weeks ago. In the time since, B.O. has only just passed Sarah, bumping her down to the #4 spot on Lycos weekly list of the Top 50 searches online.

What this likely evidences is that either the RNC got their pick totally wrong for the top of the ticket - or they have a really huge game plan for the next 4 years. Er...2 years, if you count how B.O. likely plans to campaign.

Politico covers the top internet rankings Sarah Palin has been garnering, including the only politician in Yahoo's Top 20 (she got the #4 spot there as well).

Detractors who slammed Palin as the reason for the GOP loss didn't get it right. With the enormous interest people have taken in her, it may be safer to say that she was the reason the election was not a completely lopsided loss and that conservatives actually have someone they can get behind a la Reagan.

Sarah in 2012!