The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

It's been a rough couple days for Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney when it comes to receiving harsh criticism from some unlikely places. A piece was released by the New York Times yesterday, where Walter De Vries - a longtime aide of Mitt's father, George Romney - criticized Mitt for multiple things, in particular his flip-flopping, and even went on to say he'd be voting for Barack Obama in November. Today, former Ronald Reagan budget director David Stockman had an op-ed published in The Daily Beast , where he, like De Vries, criticized Mitt Romney. In the op-ed entitled "Mitt Romney: The Great Deformer," the former Reagan budget director said, "Mitt Romney was not a businessman. He was a master financial speculator who bought, sold, flipped, and stripped businesses." He also stated, "Bain's billions of profits were not rewards for capitalist creation; they were mainly windfalls collected from gambling in markets that were rigge...

I don't know how to describe it. There are some mornings when I awaken, with a big event looming, and I immediately know what's going to happen. It's a gut feeling of some kind. There were days when I had a big project or interview or college final and right when I awoke, I had a good feeling of how it was going to go. Even for things as unimportant (on a grand scale) as a sporting event which I've been looking forward to, I'll wake up that morning with either a good or bad feeling in the pit of my stomach and almost every time, that feeling foreshadows the actual results. I was nervous all week about the Supreme Court's healthcare ruling. I could hardly sleep this week. I was let go from my insurance plan 2-3 months ago, was rejected by another due to pre-existing conditions and was nibbling on my nails, while rocking in my chair (man, I sound old) wondering if I'd forever be rejected due to my health history. When I awoke this morning, even though I didn...

The Big Gamble To Vegas I go, Naively optimistic, Hoping to get lucky, That one-in-a-million, Flying over the desert, In a pitch black sky, Before my eyes widen, To a city of lights, I walk into the casino, With plenty of cash, Ready to play the odds, To take a chance, I pull on the lever, Envision bar-bar-bar, Never hearing that winning sound, As I waste a few more dollars, I then look at my hand, Study the eyes of others, Make my risky move, Try not to give away my bluff, The wheel spins, Hoping for red, A 50/50 chance, Failing in the end, Trying to make up for my losses, By making bigger bets, The losses continue to mount, Falling further in debt, Going to Vegas, Full of hope, My head sinks, As I leave with nothing, Gambling my money, Gambling my possessions, Gambling my life, Gambling my happiness, Taking the big gamble, Going all in, Giving you my heart, Giving love a chance.