preview...state of the union address by pres. obama, tomorrow

"winning the future" it is really a dream of the so many of us, famous, nobody, poor or the haves...i am very fascinated with politics. it is one hobby of mine that is not much discussed in this blog. i tune in when very important events are on the horizon...this president had accomplished the impossible, being president in spite of the cliches, being middle class, and being black. who can more understand me than him? for being in one's shoe in the barometer of feeling the true essence of one human being...the solution to the present problem engulfing American families here is the creation of replacement jobs that were moved to China by the owners of these rich manufacturing companies here for more profit, because of low salaries in China. now this country is on the rise while America is suffering. no jobs, homes are foreclosed bec. they can't pay for them. the American dream is fading for millions here. the rich won, while the workers or the middle class lost big time...i hope the race to invent for the new technology that will replace fossil oil or gas to run our cars and our industries of what is remaining of it actually is won by the U.S. for other countries are also hoping that they are the ones to invent that technology...then and only then that jobs that were lost here will be replaced. we don't make things here anymore, most are made in China. it is about time to make things here again...for this country's sakes and its people...China wasn't conquered or won by war by America. it is won by the genius of economics...the manufacturing industries moved there benefiting only a few, the rich and the owners of these companies at the expense of the working Americans...so much of the wealth of this nation is dominated or owned by the top 2% of rich Americans. the disparity is just too big of a gap to bridge for money talks and can buy votes and agendas...the democrats, the party of our current president fight for the working middle class while the republicans only fight for the rich who are rich already and do not need more dough...for what i may ask, for they will have more profit already for the billion people in china will also be their customers...it's time to shift gear and help your countrymen, someone needs to remind them that...i hope God will let them see the light...for people leave this earth and die while lasting legacies are forever left and remembered by those touched and history will record it forever for a fact as well...

our vice president, Mr. Biden is called for jury duty and he showed up to fulfill one of the duty of an American citizen here. he was released though maybe because of his work, the second most important person in the U.S. for he will become the president if Pres. Obama is incapacitated, God forbids...but jury duty is something that is taken seriously here for if you ignore it you can go to prison for contempt of court...the justice system here works like this...the judge presides in court but it is the citizens like us who will decide if the accused is guilty or not of the crime he is being accused of. very different from the Philippines where the judge gives the verdict, here it is done by the jurors composed of 12 selected members. and interestingly JC is just called for jury duty as well this week...but he is still a student taking his bachelors in interactive media and web design. the court would probably will dismiss him like the vice president :) but...i was also called for jury duty years ago. i went and joined the 300 something people who were called as well and lo and behold out of the blue i was selected to be one of the 12 remaining at the very end to decide the fate of the guy accused of murder, a young Mexican man killed a black guy in that case...so here we are 12 selected jurors and for the last time before we begin hearing the case the judge asked each one of us if we have any concerns. i raised my hand and told the judge if i can be excused for three days for my mother will have cataract surgery that week. and thank heavens for i was also dismissed and saved from the misery of hearing murder weapons, killings which i abhor. God and my mom saved me then, laughs. following that i was again called maybe 3-4 times but i made sure that the court knows that i have a special boy to attend to and since then i am always not selected anymore...wow, Michael was young then and wasn't diagnosed with autism yet...murder cases run for weeks here, so you could imagine what a torture for me that would be like if ever...and yes, college education here in the U.S. is very expensive...4-5 million, Philippine money. so without student loans where the U.S. is very generous to its student population, education is hard to have but not here in the U.S. the government will help its students tremendously...but half of that tuition is from parents, of JC that is, laughs. now again i am reminded of how lucky and truly blessed i am for my education at UST came free, courtesy of the generosity of one beautiful, kind hearted person, my Virgin Mary look alike Spanish lady benefactor, my aunt's boss :) and thanks to Pres. Obama for more financial aid given to students during this administration. the vote of the youth helped him get elected to the presidency. he never had forgotten to give back...thank you mr. president :)