Obama Sees More Pain Now but Hope Later on Economy

David Stout of The New York Times posted an article titled "Obama Sees More Pain Now but Hope Later on Economy." President Obama is saying that there are signs of recovery in the economy but there is more pain ahead and he is urging America to help. March's reatil sales were very disappointing. That is proof that the economy isn't going to get much better any time soon.
Obabma has made it known that he is determined to lower healthcare and social secuity. He sees the future with better better jobs and rising incomes. That won't happen anytime soon though.

I like this article. I hope the economy gets better sooner rather than later. Obama has good ideas but I hope those ideas become real soon.


This post is a few days late.

Gay Marriage in...Iowa?

Ari Berman of The Nation wrote an article titled "Gay Marriage in...Iowa?" Gay marriage is now legal in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and now Iowa. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on 4/3/09 that the state can no longer ban gay marriage. The Republican Party in Iowa has been taken over by social conservatives, which is the main reason why Democrats have had a lot of success there recently.
"Now it is the Iowa legislature's responsibility to pass the Marriage Amendment to the Iowa Constitution, clarifying that marriage is between one man and one woman, to give the power that the Supreme Court has arrogated to itself back to the people of Iowa. Along with a constitutional amendment, the legislature must also enact marriage license residency requirements so that Iowa does not become the gay marriage Mecca due to the Supreme Court's latest experiment in social engineering."
A February 2008 poll found that six in ten Iowans believed that marriage should be between a man and a woman but the same number supported civil unions for gay couples.

Everybody has their own opinions about the same sex marriages. Both sides give good points. People think it should be legal because its their right and they're not hurting anybody by doing it. Other people think it should be illegal because it says it in the Bible. I think there's nothing wrong with it. If it makes them happy then why stop it? You can't stop people from being gay. Whats wrong with giving them a marriage certificate? Yes it might look "wrong" but this world might be a better place if people stopped caring about how people look and just treat everybody equally.