Asha Anujeeva » Politics

Real Estate Stimulus

Admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:32:35 +0000

It is encouraging to know that real estate sales are on the rise. The majority of real estate agents are walking around once again with a smile and a bounce in their step because of this increase in sales. A good amount of these sales are due to the real estate stimulus efforts by our Federal Government. One of their better judgment calls as of late.

Giving first time home buyers a nice tax credit has made a major impact on so many people and has people who would have never even thought about buying a house looking around to see what they can find. And now they have extended this tax credit, once again, and it’s including other options as well. Folks that have lived five years consecutively in the past eight years can receive up to $6,500 from Uncle Sam.

I’ve found a good overview of the extension at Coldwell Banker’s web site, they have an interesting short video that I’ve placed below for your information. This can mean some serious money so it’s good to try and get the word out, if you know what I mean. Once again I have to thank YouTube.com for allowing us to view videos such as this one.

I’ve always liked Al Franken

Admin — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:57:36 +0000

I never got to see this video when it was first aired on television, but I’m seeing it now on the Internet! This is the video that has been on the Television news lately. I think it’s a riot, but it does not do anything to lower my opinion of his ability to be in politics! I’ve always liked Al Franken, I think he is a very smart, and very funny man. But it is obvious to me that he is very concerned about the state of world and I think he will do a good job in the Senate. I hope that they certify him soon so he can get in there and start working!

Voted today

Admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:10:37 +0000

Well I had to vote on my way into work today, stood in line for over an hour to get into vote. Even so, the lines were not as long as I expected so I guess I timed it just about perfectly for having to vote before going into work. I remember having to stand in line this long for the primaries! I’m very interested in the outcome of the race – what a major historical election this is! I sure will be glad when it is all over and we can start to move forward in the right direction!

Clothing budget

Admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 08:30:31 +0000

I was quite disturbed to hear that the Republican National Committee decided to spend $150,000 on new clothes for Sarah Palin! Isn’t she the one who has been campaigning as being the “average hockey mom” type of person? I don’t know any hockey moms that have a $150,000 clothing budget! Doesn’t this elitist purchase undermine the message that she is “one of us?” I don’t know about you, but I spend less than $500 a year on clothes for myself. I got the impression that she was trying to appeal to the people who make an average of $30,000 annual salary (or less.) How is she going to appeal to them if she has spent five times their annual salary on CLOTHES? The RNC is “justifying” it by saying that the clothes will be donated to charity after the election. I’m not quite sure how that is supposed to make the purchase any more palatable to the average hockey mom voter.

Telephone calls – pollsters

Admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:14:27 +0000

We’ve been getting a lot of telephone calls everyday from political pollsters, wanting to know who we are voting for. Although I guess some aren’t really pollsters, they are working for one side or the other and are soliciting donations and asking people to volunteer time to work on the campaign. I do find it amusing that we are getting so many calls! I will be very glad when this election is over and we can have a sense of where the country will be going when all is said and done.

The big debate

Admin — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:15:24 +0000

I watched the big debate on television last night, as I’m sure millions of other people did. I was really disappointed in how many times McCain was using untrue statements. I used to think that he would make a good president, but now I think that this country would be in really big trouble if he got into office. We don’t need someone running the country that would be resorting to spreading lies about his competitor during the campaign. We need someone we can trust to be honest with us, and he has proven that he won’t be honest with us. That’s really too bad.

Is this for real?

Admin — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:42:59 +0000

I was shocked to read a news story on a website called salon.com that there is an international reporter that has worked for both the Obama campaign and the McCain campaign, essentially to scope them out and get a story for her paper, which is called NRC Handelsblad. What I was shocked about was reading that the McCain campaign was having her (and others) ghost write letters to the editor from fake people who were singing the praises of the Republican candidates! These letters were to be used by the campaign to be sent around the country to different newspapers to be (hopefully) printed out as “real” letters to the editor! The intent, of course, was to generate votes for the Republican party!

I was very disappointed to hear that this kind of activity is going on behind the scenes of the campaign!

I can’t believe Obama chose Biden as his running mate!

Admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:37:41 +0000

I got up this morning and heard the news that Obama chose Biden as his running mate! I was really disappointed, I was hoping that he would pick Hillary Clinton. It is going to be really difficult for Hillary Clinton to campaign for him now! I think this was a big mistake – now I think that he will lose the election! I really don’t want another four years of the Republican administration, and that is what we will get if McCain wins. And now I think that McCain WILL win!

I was watching the CNN shows last night

Admin — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:45:41 +0000

I couldn’t stay awake long enough to watch all of the “Revealed” shows on CNN last night, so I taped the last two hours, but I did watch the first 90 minutes where they were featuring the life of John McCain. I found it very interesting and informative. I’m looking forward to watching the tape to see the end of that story and the show on Obama. I learned a lot about John McCain that I didn’t know before!

Healthy eats!

Admin — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:34:02 +0000

I was reading on the Time.com website that yesterday California’s governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law, taking effect January 1, 2010 a law banning trans fats from the entire state’s restaurants foods! Way to go California! I think that all states should follow suit; there is no need for trans fats to be in any of our foods, they are very unhealthy for any and everyone!