Tax money and Election time

Does it seem wrong to anyone else out there that the current president is allowed to use US tax money to support the democrat's cause this coming election?  You can't tell me that his new plan is anything more than trying to convince the voting public that Democrats are trying to help with this economic mess.  For the last almost two years, Mr. Obama has pushed his own agenda and the Democrats have just gone along (how weak of them) but now that it's election time and the public has been in an uproar because nothing has been done (at least not anything remotely successful) to fix the problem and help people get back to work and stable, Obama wants to throw out a bunch more money in what is little more than election campaign spending.  I say his 'big plan' is yet another ploy.  Wasn't it bad enough he started parading his children around as soon as his approval rating dropped?  Now he's going to spend billions in taxpayer dollars to try and get the Democrats reelected because he's alienated the Republicans so much there's no way his personal agenda can get by them.  Really, why do the American people allow this?  How much further can he sink with us just standing by?

Commentary on the Ground Zero Mosque

I, like many people out there feel the need to add my two cents about the Mosque that may or may not be built on Ground Zero.  Here's the thing, I'm a very huge advocate of Freedom of Religion, there's a very good reason it's part of the first amendment.  Our Founding Fathers knew what an issue religious persecution was.  (Get me on my soapbox about the whole, well they were Christian so our constitution is of Christian values argument sometime).  The question isn't (or at least shouldn't be) whether they are within their legal, constitutional rights to build on that property they own.  They are.  If they want to hold a service right there in the open area of Ground Zero, they're still within their rights.   This comes down more to an issue of healing a wound.  According to the leaders of said Mosque, that is their goal.  To contribute to the healing of a very nasty wound.  The intent is a honorable one.  I believe they mean well, but the problem is in the execution.  They are creating more of a rift, and pouring salt into the wounds left behind on that day.  Most people are aware (I would hope) that Fundamentalist Muslims ((ie, the terrorist bastards) are not the same as most Muslim.  Islam really is a peaceful religion.  But knowing that doesn't make many feel better.  If they want to help heal this wound, don't alienate people.  Why don't they donate the land to become something like a city youth center?  Or a multi-religion facility towards the betterment of mankind?  These things would help, they would show the intent to help heal the wounds.  They would not create this amazing feeling of animosity that their current plans are engendering.  They would not be seen as a "trophy".  It isn't fair to the Muslims that they are being viewed this way, but the reality is, they aren't winning themselves any supporters or causing understanding and kindness toward their religion by ignoring those upsets and protests.  The world is what it is, and sometimes you have to alter your plans around what you've been given.