I remember a time growing up when my mother and grandmother used to be excited about this time of year. They would say this was the time their savoir was born. We would go to the church and all month long there would be festive holiday celebrations going on at the church. I recall having to go to church to practice their big holiday traditional Christmas speeches that we had to recite right before Christmas in front of the church for the annual Christmas show which included a speech recital and a Christmas play. Man, I miss those times. ...

Today we are celebrating Veterans day and all the festivities that come with it, the parades, banners, concerts, even the President of the United States is going to stand in front of the nation decked out in his finest suit and banter and politic about how this great country is appreciative of the sacrifice and work the men and women of the armed services do when they risk their lives for this great nation. Really? Appreciative of the men and women in the armed forces? Or is it all just political smoke screening and grandstanding… I ask you all ...

I know this seems like an odd question but let's think about it; is the middle class working American being rooted out of society to be the next poor? Look at how things are shaping up, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer at a staggering rate. Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world, but not that is changing at a blinding pace. Loss of jobs, no insurance, and who has to pay the brunt of this debacle; the middle class. Whenever taxes go up or have to be paid, it falls on the shoulders of the middle class. Poor people are allowed assistance from the government in the form of perks, welfare, food stamps, section 8 housing, but the middle class aren't afforded these breaks, and ironically the only thing the ...