You probably don’t clean your computer screen very often
and it is really hard to do the inside, so here is my present to you.

It was an interesting election that touches on a number of Global issues, unbeknown to the voters that don’t seem to realize the extent of the un-intended consequences of their votes. People seem to have very short term memories, as well as “instant-tea/instant-sex mentalities”.  People fail to realize that the reason that change has not happened as quickly as they may wish, is primarily because a 60 Vote Super Majority that is required to pass anything through the U.S. Senate… And out of mis-informed frustration, what have some voters done? : They have voted in favor of further grid-lock by voting in favor of what may be tantamount to now 61 Vote Super Majority requirement in the Senate.  They have also forgotten that it was the policies that preceded December 2008 that brought the Economy to its present state. They have further also voted to revert back to the same policies.

Voters also fail to realize that Health Care is a fundamental aspect of the Economy and Jobs’ Creation as per the below referenced Harvard Study that was published by Business Week:

“……Medical problems caused 62% of all personal bankruptcies filed in the U.S. in 2007, according to a study by Harvard researchers. And in a finding that surprised even the researchers, 78% of those filers had medical insurance at the start of their illnesses, including 60.3% who had private coverage, not Medicare or Medicaid……”

In effect, the Mass Vote result, is akin to a mis-informed electorate that is now celebrating with a face that is devoid of a self-mutulated nose.

+ ‘…The attention-span of two-year olds can retard the progress of any nation… no matter how great…’ E.N. … Jan 19, 2010

+ ‘…The maturity of democracy can be measured by when a voting populace might have learnt to differentiate form from substance, and politics from statesmanship… This requires enlightenment on a mass scale. It further requires an attention-span that is beyond that of a two-year old…’
E.N….  Jan. 19, 2010

Cheers and be well!

The Haiti Tragedy is lesson of Humanity. Not a lesson of blame, but on how Humanity is joined at the proverbial hip. Tragedy often brings out the worst in humanity, but such pales in comparison to the best that it brings out in same. How unfortunate it is that Humanity often waits for tragedies before she allows positive rays of light to shine… Such rays of light should be an every day occurrence.

The earth may have come to an age of natural calamities. Some of these are unavoidable. Yet some are, and may be occasioned by, man-made challenges on the earth’s ecological balance. Even more numbing are the instances of man’s unprovoked destruction of human lives. Taking these as givens, Humanity must begin to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Today it is Haiti… Tomorrow, it will be some other place, with similar catastrophic results.

It is not a question of if, but when, and where.

The present tragedy is a further reminder as to the need for some kind of Global Comprehensive Health Care (see www.myspace.com/inbeathealth).  It is also a reminder as to the need for a standing Hemispheric First Response Intervention Force(F.R.I.F. circa-2002) as to shorten reaction times in the event of catastrophic Calamities. The response of the Global Community relative to Haiti, led by U.S.A., has been swift and commendable… But such a response, and the constant need for same in the future, must not be lost to short-term memory over time.  Rather, it should serve as an impetus to work constantly in the best interest of Humanity on a Global Scale, starting with Hunger Eradication, Comprehensive Health Care Initiatives, and setting up Hemispheric ‘FRIFs’.  In the case of FRIF, and as it relates to USA that has the wherewithal, a good start might be to convert at least 3 decommissioned Naval Carrier Ships into Mobile Surgical Hospitals that could be deployed readily in times of natural calamities, similar to the Surgical “Comfort” Naval Vessel. Other decommissioned vessels could also be converted into residential quartering for displaced populations in times of crisis.

People should not forget that there are more Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Hurricanes that are yet to come… Not to talk of future Wars that may yield Refugees.

Our collective hearts go out to Haiti and her people.  Our collective thanks go out to all those entities that are currently helping Haiti.

Stay strong!

E.N.  … Jan. 14, 2010

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