Comments on: An Inspirational Day http://themayorsblog.com/barack_obama.html Opinions of Former Mayor John Steins Sun, 13 Feb 2011 02:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=364 By: Andre Carrel http://themayorsblog.com/barack_obama.html/comment-page-1#comment-27727 Andre Carrel Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:51:05 +0000 http://themayorsblog.com/?p=342#comment-27727 I think that the roots of the current economic nightmare are in Britain. Maggie Thatcher was the first government leader to advocate abandoning the core principles of the Bretton Woods agreement. Reagan followed Maggie's lead, Clinton clinched the deal, and Bush II inherited the mess. This is not a defense of Bush II, but the Brits should not be allowed to hide behind the sub-prime fiasco. Walking away from Bretton Woods occurred under their leadership. As for the neck sticking out thing, it's not as bad as all that John. Yes, neck outsticking can be and often is stressful, but stress is not continuous. There are inter and intra stress breaks and whenever a break comes along the pause feels ever sooo good! You can take my word for that. I think that the roots of the current economic nightmare are in Britain. Maggie Thatcher was the first government leader to advocate abandoning the core principles of the Bretton Woods agreement. Reagan followed Maggie’s lead, Clinton clinched the deal, and Bush II inherited the mess. This is not a defense of Bush II, but the Brits should not be allowed to hide behind the sub-prime fiasco. Walking away from Bretton Woods occurred under their leadership.
As for the neck sticking out thing, it’s not as bad as all that John. Yes, neck outsticking can be and often is stressful, but stress is not continuous. There are inter and intra stress breaks and whenever a break comes along the pause feels ever sooo good! You can take my word for that.

]]> By: Stephen Johnson http://themayorsblog.com/barack_obama.html/comment-page-1#comment-27723 Stephen Johnson Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:40:12 +0000 http://themayorsblog.com/?p=342#comment-27723 ?As part of his remarks following administration of the oath of office by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger on August 9, 1974, President Gerald Ford said the following: “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” I wonder if President Barack Obama thought of those very same words in preparing his own speech delivered after being sworn in at noon today. While one “nightmare” is over, the current world economic condition, that has its roots in the United States, is another form of “nightmare” that the new administration MUST deal with. Has this new administration learned from history and the sins of poor regulation and banking practices? One can only hope. I wish President Obama much luck and success in the years of his presidency. With respect to what you wrote above: [i]I hear myself saying, “Why bother sticking my neck out to try and change something that I think is wrong, I mean who needs the stress?"[/i] I am reminded what Martin Luther King said, "Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." ?As part of his remarks following administration of the oath of office by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger on August 9, 1974, President Gerald Ford said the following:
“My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

I wonder if President Barack Obama thought of those very same words in preparing his own speech delivered after being sworn in at noon today.

While one “nightmare” is over, the current world economic condition, that has its roots in the United States, is another form of “nightmare” that the new administration MUST deal with. Has this new administration learned from history and the sins of poor regulation and banking practices? One can only hope. I wish President Obama much luck and success in the years of his presidency.

With respect to what you wrote above:
[i]I hear myself saying, “Why bother sticking my neck out to try and change something that I think is wrong, I mean who needs the stress?”[/i]

I am reminded what Martin Luther King said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

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