You maybe reading this title and think that I am going to blog about the flawed policy of tying school funding to test results.  While that would be interesting this is not what I am here to discuss today.  I am talking about no child being left behind when it comes to ruining the perfect life you had before the child came to be.  No child is left behind from this experience, they all do it and nothing you can say or do will convince me otherwise.

I know at some point my life as a dual income no kids life will come to an end.  I do not know when and I am not sure how, but I know it will.  Much like young Princes Leia when she was standing on the Death Star looking out on to her home planet of Alderan, at some point the governor is going to give the order, the guns are going to power up and the planet will be blown to smithereens.  That is what having children is like, watching your home planet get blown to smithereens.

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In the last debate we heard a lot about Joe “The Plumber”, I would like to talk to you about Michael “The Relationship Manager”.  Michael “The Relationship Manager” believes that the government has an important role in society but believes that too much government gets in the way of progress.  Michael “The Relationship Manager” understands that taxes need to be low but at the same time we must have a tax system that is fair to lower class workers.

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In the great movie, “What About Bob?” Doctor Leo Marvin writes Bob a prescription.  Now, this prescription is not for a new drug or another round of treatment, rather it is a prescription for Bob to take a vacation, a vacation from his problems.  While that advice may sound over simplistic, in a way, there is a lot of truth to it.  Of course, when you are dealing with a person like Bob, the only thing that will work is “Death Therapy” (if you have not seen the movie “What About Bob?” I highly recommend it).

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One of the things that makes it hard for me to support any politician is that despite what they say on the campaign trail, none of them can truly deliver what they promise.  The reasons are vast and someday I will blog more about that.  What I want to do right now is talk about the change that I believe would be good for America.

The first and probably the most important one is our current tax code. Our tax system has been written in a way that makes it confusing and I believe that it is done deliberately.  No one likes to pay taxes and we all wish that they were lower, however, there are some government programs that are essential and without tax revenue it would be impossible to fund those programs.

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Back in 1992 when I graduated from high school and went to college, I fell in love with the best morning sports show in the world, ESPN Sports Center.  This show not only gave me great sports coverage, it presented sports in a way that had never been done before.  It was funny, it was engaging, and it was memorable.  One of the key components of Sports Center was Keith Olbermann, and he was awesome.

I remember when Olbermann left Sports Center. While I still enjoyed the legacy he left behind, the show was not the same.  Life simply was not as good without Keith Olbermann at ESPN. You might be wondering, how did Mr. Olbermann change from the greatest person in the world to someone that Mike wants to slap?  MSNBC... that is how.

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Now this story that I am about to tell is 100% true, no lie here.  I grew up in fairly conservative religious home so faith had always been a part of my life.  One summer when I was 14 or 15 my sister and I went to Guatemala to visit our grandparents and other family that we have down there.  My grandmother’s home is very large and in her back yard there is a pool.

One Sunday during that summer we went to the Union Church where my grandparents go and the sermon was about Jesus walking on the water and how Peter was able to do the same.  Now, maybe the pastor was saying something different then what I heard, perhaps he was talking about walking on the waters of life or something like that.  Anyway, what I heard was that if you had enough faith then you would be able to do the same.

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Well let me go on record as saying I was completely wrong in who I thought John McCain was going to pick.  I was hopeful for Mike Huckabee but thought it would be Mitt Romney, I know people were talking about the governor of Minnesota or of Florida but I did not think that was the way he was going to go.

As I looked at the choices I really did not see how any of them, even my beloved Huckabee would really help McCain.  Here is what I felt John needed to do to be elected President:

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