Words without actions are worth what?

President Obama is awesome as a public speaker. There is no denying that he possesses eloquence in excess. However, for awhile now I have felt that our Commander in Chief is missing something very important. Follow-through. All his pretty speeches are just that, pretty. His rhetoric is spectacular! But I want more than good ideas from a leader, I want action. I want an outcome.

Here is a short list of Obama's checklist.

Pretty speech about the economy? check. Any positive improvement (other than the media that spout crap anyway)? nada. Didn't get the change you were looking for? change the goal. (no one really strives for something when they don't succeed anyway, right? Why would we want a leader to be responsible for what they claim?) Talk to all the leaders of other countries, but don't have any actionable propositions. Done. Condemn Mahmoud (Iran) and let him think about his response until September. Good thought, except we are going to talk to him next week...

At this point President Obama, I don't have to agree with everything you say, but in order to be a good president... you will have to DO something more than give public speeches.

Why Los Angeles is awesome

a couple weeks ago I had my life threatened by a sociopath that must have been dropped on his head as a child. Today? I saw an honest to goodness hillbilly train driver (conductor?)! He was wearing that funny hat they always have in the movies, no shirt, overalls, and a red hand-kerchief in his back pocket! I mean how awesome is that? This is like seeing a real life pirate, or catching a glimpse of a ninja scaling a wall...

which reminds me of the Gymnast Midgets that I saw on Hope street (downtown LA) back in June.

This place has more diversity than anyone could EVER dream of!