Today, it has been rumored that Obama my puruse an initiative to tax Americans on their healthcare benefits. This of course would be a move that he explicitly spoke out against during his campaign. Furthermore, this initiative, one that was championed by his former rival, John Mcain, was one the Obama criticized highly during his campaign.

I've lectured you about taxes before. Simply put, it sucks watching your hard-earned money go into the government's pocket with little of your say as to how it is spent. No matter which side of the party lines you may fall, everyone can collectively agree that they would like to see their taxes decrease.

Unfortunately, that's not going to happen anytime soon. You see, as frustrated as I am about my taxes increasing with every new stimulus bill and bailout plan, I'm even more frustrated by the ( Bush) administration that has put us in this position to begin with.

We are literally paying for the deregulation, greed and the self-interests of the both the former administration and the very people who today, are receiving million dollar bonuses.

We are rewarding bad behavior. Yet, what is the alternative? Without a stimulus or certain bailouts, we would be in a depression. However, I find it hard to believe that there could have been more rigid and explicit expectations for the banks and agencies who received bailout money.

If Jesus Christ himself were to be president right now, we'd have a hard time praising him as our current political and economic status is dire. Obama is not Jesus, nor is he divine. He's a human like the rest of us, he's not perfect, nor are all of his ideas. But god damnit, I can say that he's capable and does have the best interests of Americans at heart.

Be patient dear readers, it took eight years to get us into this slump, let's revive the hope that we had in electing Obama to the hope of his capability of getting us out of this mess.

Times are certainly tough. I may not have any money, but I'd stock up on a boatload of patience and hope over resentment and anger anyday.

You may not want to invest in the stock market, but investing in some positive thinking yields the highest dividends.

Always. Keep hope alive, afterall, it's free.