These are all good proposed reforms, and go some way towards explaining why politics in New York City is so stagnant. Other states have problems, but it doesn't get to the point where the government subsidizes incumbents' reelection campaigns, and arts groups need to be in the good graces of individual elected officials to get funding.

The one reform that would really shake things up would be to reintroduce proportional representation.  This was actually used for city council rates in the 1930s and 1940s and did lead to alternative voices on the city council, and the politicians got rid of it about as quickly as they are getting rid of term limits (there are alot of similarities between the two campaigns).  One problem with the other good government reforms is that individually, they focus on such small details that they put people to sleep, you also need an out-of-left field proposal to get peoples' attention.

By no means do I claim to be a scholar, but only a knowledgeable person can understand the concept that life is an in-transfer of knowledge and many scholars believe that over 90% of the things we learn, we learn from others. So when you have someone like Barack and Michelle Obama graduating with honors from one of our Country most prestigious College institution, this is an above average achievement to say the least.  Barack often talks about how his Mom would wake him up at 4 in the morning to study his lessons, and he often expressed how upset it would make him, but let’s look at his achievements because of his mother’s love, concern and determination.  Michelle also described how her parents stayed on her and her brother emphasizing the importance of an education and limiting them to just one hour a day of television viewing. As a result of their parent’s commitment to their lives, they attended Chicago’s most prestigious academic public high school, Whitney Young.

The reason I share this story is because of a few of reasons.  The first being, I too had the honor of having my niece attend Whitney Young after getting chosen out of thousands of applicants of all nationalities of Chicago’s brightest kids.  As a result of attending Whitney Young, she went on to get her P.H.D. from Yale and graduated with honors also. Once again, this is no average achievement. It was a result of the countless hours that my sister devoted in preparing her when she was a young child. We all know that when you devote yourself to higher learn, it prepares  you to have a better understanding of power, conflict resolution skills, discernment, philosophy, theory and many more other helpful  attributes  that  bring about a better understanding of life challenges.

Bill and Hillary Clinton was another couple that did quite well at Ivory league School, not to mention that Bill was a road scholar. Even though we may have felt embarrassed with their questionable personal shenanigans, while in the Whitehouse.  Nevertheless, there is one thing I am sure we all can agree on, and that is their political achievements were very admirable.  Joe Biden has a law degree, and his wife is currently an English professor in Delaware.  Now let’s look at George Bush, who was an underachiever in College (C. Student) and became this nation President. Regardless if you were one of the ones that voted for him, there is no denying that his Presidency was a complete disaster, plain and simple.  After witnessing an underachiever in college get elected to the Whitehouse, and almost completely destroy our Country, we find ourselves once again contemplating foolishly doing it again with John McCain who graduated fifth from the bottom. This is simply unbelievable.

This Country has always promoted the idea that we are a nation that is built by the best and the brightest. Even our military have now adapted this same slogan, now it appears that we have a difference slogan for the Presidency, which now says that we are a nation that allows underachievers to become the President, which makes no sense.  In closing, Sarah Palin attended five difference Colleges, one being a Community Junior College, and the last being Idaho which has one of the nation lowest SAT and ACT entry acceptance scores (Math SAT, 549 Verbal SAT, 559 ACT, 23). Out of 210 major Colleges I surveyed, there were only 13 Colleges with a lower SAT and ACT entry acceptance score than Idaho.

So when Sarah Palin feels like knocking Barack Obama for being a community organizer, she must have forgotten that he graduated from Harvard law School with honors and taught Constitutional law. Our best law firms in the Country only hires the brightest students from College, so why should it be any different when we choose someone for our Nation top job. This Country is the land of opportunity for those who work hard. Thus, in my final analysis on this matter is in no way meant to be cynical and undermine this basis concept, when I make it known that Gov Palin husband never graduated from College and worked 20 years as a blue-collar employee in the oil fields of the North Slope of Alaska.  I know he is not running for any major office, but are these truly the credentials to get you in the Whitehouse. After electing George Bush and finding out that he had problems, with completing an entire sentence should have been the final nail in the coffin for all Americans.