From Golden Parachutes to BlackBerries

From ABC news:

UPDATE: Obama has co-sponsored a bill with eight other Democrats that is currently before the Senate Banking Committee, S.1181, that would amend the Securities Act of 1934 to include a separate shareholder vote on executive compensation. McCain is not a co-sponsor.

I guess McCain is working on that "commission" to evaluate the not so dire economy so he can't help out on that one. In addition to this bill Obama has a 6-point plan in place that you can actually read!! Yes, an economic PLAN!! Even better it's not an economic plan devised by this guy, Phil Gramm. (scroll on down to Enron Loophole, Banking Deregulation and 2008 Financial CRISIS while you are there). But then despite his lack of knowledge about economics McCain is familiar with financial crisis and deregulation.

Just to refrain from being accused of being sexist by Carly Fiorina I do have news on Sarah Palin. Here's the quote:

"John McCain and I we're going to put an end to the mismanagement and abuses and on Wall Street that have resulted in this financial crisis," Palin said Monday. "We are going to reform the way Wall Street does business and stop multi-million dollar payouts and golden parachutes to CEOs who break the public trust."

Would it be hypocritical to say that if your point person on business and economic affairs is one of those CEO's that broke the public trust by taking a multi-million dollar payout? Or since she's a woman is that sexist?

You know, trying to figure out the political ramblings of the Rethuglicans and particularly McCain Palin is like trying to invent the BlackBerry. I'm going to stick with what makes sense and vote Obama.


OBAMA/BIDEN '08

The line was blurred some time ago.

I was just checking my Black Berry to see what messages I had. Yes, it is 8:40 p.m. on Sunday evening and I'm not technically on the clock. That being said having this silly little device helps me gt ready for my days. I know what I'm walking into the next morning. I can communicate in a few minutes information to people so that I don't have a line of people at my door when I show up (hopefully).
The reason I bring this up is because I think this line between on the clock and off the clock was erased for a long time. Even more so for public figures. Celebrities and politicians certainly have not had a clear, set line since I can remember. What they do in their private lives (from checking a BlackBerry on to having an affair) counts. This includes who they marry, how much money they have, etc. I don't know if this is fair or not, but it is what it is. So, when a politician refuses to answer a simple question about his monetary standing by claiming that it's private information I call bullshit. If you didn't want us to know your personal business and how it contradicts with your party line and platform then you shouldn't have thrown your name into the hat. Period.

Fall...

Well, it's definitely fall here in Denver. The temperatures are in the 70's and lower and the chrysanthemums are all abloom. It's really lovely, but I find myself wanting to sleep more and ugh..eat more. Fortunately, despite my inability to ride my bike to and from work now (school schedules don't allow it) a good friend gave me an ellyptical they weren't using. I've been working out every morning on that. Fun!

Bronte and Geoffrey are fully immersed in school and doing great! It's awesome to feel like we are getting into the swing of it all. Although after school stuff starts this week so that might give a bit of a kink in things. We'll see.

We are going to start on the back brick paver patio soon, I think. I told Dan we couldn't until the 18th of September because I wanted that month to get the kids into a schedule. It's going to be right around 400 sq feet more to our back yard. Woohoo! I hope that's enough for our reception. It's going to have to be.

Lastly, I have bony fingers. Bronte wears the same ring size as I do now. No wonder I don't have much strength in my hands...they are the size of a 10 year olds.