I saw in interesting article that I wanted to share with you. The Democrats Plan to investigate the Bush administration. Yet it looks like Bush will still have power to block such a move even after he is out of the Presidency.

Lets face it, Bush may go down as one of the worst presidents in U.S. History. Only time will tell. I for one am glad we have change.  It cannot come fast enough. This reminds me of when there was a move to impeach President Nixon and President Ford Pardoned him.

President Ford Signs Nixon Pardon September 8, 1974

I hope president-elect Obama puts a stop to this fast. We have enough problems to solve in this country without this mess being dragged into it. Bush will be gone soon and we have a chance for change. Lets do the right things and put Politics aside for one. In times of National Crisis we have always been able to do this in the past.  As Americans now is the Time to Unite and get past all this.

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Democrats' plans to investigate Bush administration may be blocked

By Charlie Savage

Published: November 13, 2008

 

 

WASHINGTON: When a congressional committee subpoenaed Harry Truman in 1953, nearly a year after he left office, he made a startling claim: Even though he was no longer president, the Constitution still empowered him to block subpoenas.

"If the doctrine of separation of powers and the independence of the presidency is to have any validity at all, it must be equally applicable to a president after his term of office has expired," Truman wrote to the committee.

Congress backed down, establishing a precedent suggesting that former presidents wield lingering powers to keep certain doings of their administration secret. Now, as congressional Democrats prepare to move forward with investigations of the Bush administration, they wonder whether that claim may be invoked again.

"The Bush administration overstepped in its exertion of executive privilege, and may very well try to continue to shield information from the American people after it leaves office," said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Democrat of Rhode Island, who sits on two committees, Judiciary and Intelligence, that are examining Bush policies.

Topics of open investigations include the harsh interrogation of detainees, the prosecution of former Governor Don Siegelman of Alabama, secret legal memorandums from the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel and the role of the former White House aides Karl Rove and Harriet Miers in the firing of federal prosecutors.

Bush has used his executive powers to block congressional requests for executive branch documents and testimony from former aides. But investigators hope that President-elect Barack Obama's administration will open the filing cabinets and withdraw assertions of executive privilege that Bush officials have invoked to keep from testifying.

"I intend to ensure that our outstanding subpoenas and document requests relating to the U.S. attorneys matter are enforced," said Representative John Conyers, Democrat of Michigan, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. "I am hopeful that progress can be made with the coming of the new administration."

In addition, two advocacy groups, the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights First, have prepared detailed reports for the new administration calling for criminal investigations into alleged abuses of detainees.

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Democrats' plans to investigate Bush administration may blocked

Posted Michael Corey,

Founder & CEO, Ntirety

www.ntirety.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just saw an interesting article, I thought I would share with you. Election day is just about upon us in the U.S. and they have compiled a list of the best blogs and social media sites to go for the latest information. This is from the The Blog Herald.

Election Day 2008: The Best Blogs and Social Media Resources

Election Day 2008: The Best Blogs and Social Media Resources

Before you go in the Election Booth its important you make your decision in the facts, not the rumors many of us here. I was just made aware of a web site, where you can turn too, for factual information on the candidate. It called Factcheck.org. 
I would encourage you to take the time and look at this site. 

I did a whole blog entry on this site...

Posted by Michael Corey CEO & Founder Ntirety

www.ntirety.com

Its so hard in today's information enabled world to determine fact from fiction. Especially when it comes to politcs. What did Barack Obama realy say. What did John McCain really say. I published a blog entry on September 04, 2008 Titled John McCain Versus Barack Obama Comparision. It was my hopes I could provide some useful information on comparing the two. Someone commented that one of the facts was wong. When I asked the if they could validate it somehow, I have not had a response yet.

I was just made aware of a web site, where you can turn too, for factual information on the candidate. It called Factcheck.org.

To better understand this organization and it's charter, here is the about us information. 

Our Mission

We are a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. We monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Our goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding.

The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels.

The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by the Annenberg Foundation.

As a person who is an active Blogger, I have tried hard to alwasy cite my sources. That practice is not done near enough. There is a very old saying. "Buyer Beware".  In the Internet enabled world, its important you use common sense and just becuase its wrriten down on a web site does not mean its so.

I hope this site comes in handy.

Posted by Michael Corey

www.ntirety.com

I was just sent an email, I thought I would put on the blog. Its a side by side comparision of John McCain versus Obama Comparision. I am not sure who the author is. At the end it claims to provide Web Addresses to validate all the information provided.

Here is is....

Maybe this can help you make up your mind.  Verification sites at the end.

Candidate Comparisons .


Thought you might appreciate comparison!!

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SIMPLE MATH:



2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE COMPARISON TALKING POINTS



ISSUE

JOHN McCAIN

BARACK OBAMA


Favors new drilling offshore US

Yes

No


Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it

Yes

No



Served in the US Armed Forces

Yes

No


Amount of time served in the US Senate

22 YEARS

173 DAYS


Will institute a socialized national health care plan

No

Yes


Supports abortion throughout the pregnancy

No

Yes


Would pull troops out of Iraq immediately

No

Yes


Supports gun ownership rights

Yes

No


Supports homosexual marriage

No

Yes


Proposed programs will mean a huge tax increase

No

Yes


Voted against making English the official language

No

Yes


Voted to give Social Security benefits to illegals

No

Yes


CAPITAL GAINS TAX


MCCAIN

0% on home sales up to $500,000 per home (couples). McCain does not propose
any change in existing home sales income tax.


OBAMA

28% on profit from ALL home sales.  (How does this affect you? If you sell
your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you
are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move
into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will
go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are
counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.)



DIVIDEND TAX


MCCAIN

15% (no change)


OBAMA

39.6% - (How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock
market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement
accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be
paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama becomes president.
The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and capital gains
would crash the stock market, yet do absolutely nothing to cut the
deficit.')


INCOME TAX


MCCAIN

(no changes)

Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250


OBAMA (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)

Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750
Under Obama, your taxes could almost double!


INHERITANCE TAX


MCCAIN

- 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)


OBAMA

Restore the inheritance tax

Many families have lost businesses, farms, ranches, and homes that have been
in their families for generations because they could not afford the
inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will only lose
them to these taxes.


NEW TAXES PROPOSED BY OBAMA


New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet.
New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already) New taxes on
natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity)  New taxes
on retirement accounts, and last but not least....New taxes to pay for
socialized medicine so we can re cei ve the same level of medical care as
other third-world countries!!!









You can verify the above at the following web sites:

Posted by Michael Corey

www.ntirety.com

So far, I have avoided commenting on the current presidential race. There is just too much material to comment and so little time to blog. But I have decided its time to make some comments. Do these headline bring back memories….

“Hillary Clinton's 'red-phone' TV ad sparks scare tactics charge”, Nydailynews.com

“Local Obama supporter shocked to see herself in Hillary ad”, KING5.com

“Clinton's red-phone resurgence”, Boston.com

“CLINTON'S 'RED PHONE MOMENT'?”, MSNBC

Clinton's "Red Phone", theAtlantic.com

They are all commenting on an Ad campaign that Hillary Clinton ran against Barack Obama. The ad goes something like this

"It's 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep," says a narrator as threatening music surges over dark black-and-white images.

There's a world crisis and the White House phone is ringing. "Your vote will decide who answers that call," the narrator says. "Whether it's someone who already knows the world's leaders, knows the military - someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world."

It ends with a photo of Clinton wearing glasses and picking up the phone.

To see the actual ad, I have included a link I found on youtube.
Hillary Clinton Red Phone Ad Youtube


This statement is very powerful “your vote will decide who will be in the White House to pick up the phone when it rings at 3 AM.”.  When it comes to business one of the most important assets you have is your database. Be it an Oracle database, a SQL Server database or some other database. For many business when that database fails you are out of business.

Let me set the scene. Its 3:00 a.m. You mission critical database has failed. You pick up the red phone to call for help. Who is going to answer the red phone and fix your down database?  Will they be a member of the “A” team ?

As Americans we have an important decision facing this country. Who will be the next president of the United States. We all need to choose wisely.

 When Your database is down, and you pick up the red phone. Who is going to be there!

Posted by Michael Corey

www.ntirety.com