I'm Not as Biased as You Think...

For as many years as I can remember, I have been defending the Big 3 US Automakers (GM, Ford & Chrysler). 

A lot of friends and family over the years have seen me passionately explain to them all the myths about Honda, Toyota, etc.

I've been routinely dismissed for being biased and not having my facts straight... so with our country in recession and the US economy on the brink of disaster, does anyone think they should have listened to me? Probably not... I can still hear the choruses of my friends telling me how "crappy" American cars are. How American workers are lazy and unions have priced the cars to high. If they would only make cars people wanted to drive... blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

This hate for American cars is starting to come full circle. The White House and the Congress are trying to figure out how or even if they should help the automotive industry. 

I read the Detroit papers and I am astonished at the replies to articles of those living in "the Motor City." People saying that the government should let the Big 3 fail... "they got themselves into this mess, let them fail." Do people realize that Ford, GM and Chrysler create jobs all over the Midwest and really the entire country? There are industries and jobs that you would never think have connections to the auto industry that will collapse right along with the Big 3 if they are allowed to fail. Yes, that means your job might be affected.

While reading the Detroit Free Press today, I read an article about the myths of the Detroit Auto Industry... give it a read and tell me how biased I really was all these years.

Maybe it's time to change your mind about the Big 3...

President Obama

I haven't had a lot of great things to say about Barack Obama or the Democrats in general on this Blog in the past few months.

The truth is, a few things morally made me change my mind about Obama toward the end of the Summer. Until that point I was leaning heavily toward Barack Obama.

As a person who grew up as a "Republican" from a very young age, the fact that I even considered Obama was a huge step. Being a Christian has left me with a lot of conflicted feelings. Ultimately, his stance on certain moral issues made me feel like I could not support him for President.

When you throw into the mix the fact there are so many Democrats (and Republicans) that have raped America (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & the Bailout), I felt like I needed to temper the power that the Democrats would hold by voting for McCain.

On the topic of McCain, the Republicans could not have put up a more pathetic candidate. McCain never had the charisma or a strong conservative stance that got the base excited. The fact that him choosing Sarah Palin was the thing that excited Republicans tells you a lot about John McCain's strength as a candidate. I love Sarah Palin by the way... many people hate her, but she is amazing and I look forward to seeing where she ends up in the future.

I respect John McCain, but he just didn't have that "it" factor. He finally got his shot at the Presidency and I am happy for him on that front, but in the end, he was just up against an unstoppable force.

Barack Obama brought hope to so many American's lives at a time when we needed hope of some kind. We can only hope that President Obama can bring our country together and usher us into a brighter future.

I can now say that I support this President and more importantly will pray for him and his staff and hope for better days. We are all Americans and for all the complaints that we may have, this is still the greatest country in the world.

God Bless America and God Bless our new President Elect, Barack Obama.