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I appreciate your kind words and show of support. Middle class Americans need someone to speak up because so far the present administration has no heart for the people whose backs bear the burden of the day to day task that has made this country what it is today.

ms.zola for the comment you are very welcome. Although, in some circles it may be considered the 2cat "Kiss of Death". I relate to your post and quite alot of my friends and neighbors do also. The American middle class workers backs have almost been broken and it seems to me those folks in our nation's capital either do not care or can't buy a clue as to how they should fix the problem faced by the blue collar middle income bracket and below workers.

Our state has lost so many manufacturing jobs it boggles the mind. Every time I hear a news cast about how great the economy is doing and all the jobs that have been added I get so darned angry. Sure we've added jobs in the private sector but mostly they are service industry low paying no benifit jobs that quarantee a very low subsitance level of income.

I read somewhere not long back that custodians are in great demand now. It must be wonderful for some folks still to be in demand, but where are the manufacturing jobs with good benifits and retirement...they are fast becoming part of our American history. Until some of our elected officals really give a good rat's behind as to genuinely fixing the problem the future for many looks bleak if not hopeless.

One thing is for sure nothing will change without presurre applied to the right people and with the correct amount of rightful anger and carried with a strong voice that will rally the working class. Personally I would love to see every hourly paid man and woman in this country say enough is enough and have one day of worker solidarity and go on strike until washington wakes up and takes notice. LOL!

The very best to you ms zola. 2catdave

If you haven't spent the $80,000.-$100,000. for a college degree, then you have a dim future. My ex-father-in-law had a good government job and he had only a 6th grade education. It was called...."On the job training" and he held the position (he had promoted many times) for years past his retirement. Now....everyone wants a college graduate and I don't think every job needs a college graduate. Part of the problem is our good paying factory jobs are now over-seas. Along with those jobs have gone the 'call-center" jobs. I have had to take electronic purchases back to the store just because the person I talked to at the call center couldn't grasp my question. I changed electric companies because of the same reason. I like to talk to someone who speaks my language and can understand why i am calling...but some goof ball in 1 company decided to save a few dollars and move the call center, then others followed....I try to most of my business with companies who hire Americans.

Educated or uneducated keep the jobs here. Because if they don't, they'll regret it when our own economy slows down to a snail's pace.

None of them seem to be anything but trash. I guess i like Joe Biden the most but I doubt he will get his party's nomination. I, too, had hopes for Hillary but I have seen too many faces on her. Obama actually has the best quotes....I just want to wait and see if he means it....If Sen. John Warner would run I might even vote Republican because he has walked away from the other sheep.

All I know is....I don't Ever want to go through what Bush and Cheney has put this country through. I can't stand Giuliani because he is all mouth and an irritating one at that.