RNC’s new video “Familiar Rhetoric, Failed Record”. If you have not seen the video then you should check it out. The video already has over 800,000 views in less than a week. In the video we see clips from the 2011 State of the Union (and a few from the 2010) that are eerily similar to what President Obama said in his 2012 State of the Union last week. Some of the clips are the exact same from year to year.

The rhetoric has not changed, mostly due to the inability to act. Rhetoric without action is frustrating and annoying for the American people. The rhetoric in the speeches range from demands like when he ordered the colleges to cut their tuitions to ideas like fixing infrastructure in the country. What stumps me most is that of all the politicians in the country, no one sounds like their are in a perpetual campaign state more than him. Every speech sounds like he is still trying to become president rather than be president (although the issue of whether he wants to be in the office or just be running for the office is a whole different issue).

Of course, we are talking about a president here that talks about creating jobs but when a chance to create thousands of jobs with just one project, hides behind bureaucracy. It only make sense that there would be three years of talking about the same issues over and over again without stepping up and getting things done.

One of the biggest factors that this video shines the light on is the lack of originality by his writers and staff. The administration needs to take a look in the mirror and reevaluate how they are communicating to the constituency. More and more of this same old rhetoric during the election could be the main reason for their exit.

The video is well done and perfect example of that we have a president that is fine with spewing out rhetoric but comes up short on action and leadership. Hopefully we won’t have to sit through another one let alone four.

Here is the link to the video: http://youtu.be/UDDRiGIUYQo

In recent weeks we have seen gold prices  drop. There is a link between the price of gold and the strength of the dollar and the U.S. economy. As things have gotten tough over the past 5 years, gold has gone from around $700 an ounce to over double that. the price of gold is at an all-time high, as you may have heard from the commercials trying to buy your jewelry.

Sadly for those of you that have invested in gold in the past months, it is best for our country to  have gold prices back to where they were in past decades, in the $250 to $500 range. Will it get back to that range? It depends on the direction the American people choose to steer in November. The price of gold has dropped because of a mix of overvaluation and the economy starting to fight its way back without the help from the executive office. However, it will only get back to that key range when the economy is back to where it needs to be. President Obama doesn’t seem to have the ability to lead the process to get our economy to this level. With him as President, gold will stay higher than it has ever been.

An ounce of gold is not worth $1900, it’s not even worth the $1700 that it is valued at today and the market is starting to figure that out. So it only makes sense that the price has slowly dropped since what looks to be the peak in September.  In the election, President Obama will not be able to use the stat of this price drop to his advantage seeing that it is still ridiculously above where it needs to be.

In bad times the price of gold will always go up, when the economy is stronger the price will always be lower. The link between the price of gold and the strength of our economy tells us that we need to get gold prices back to where they were. For that to happen we need a president in office that can actually lead.

Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 in Glendale, Arizona saw the New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots 17-14. New England came into the game undefeated and have been since been dubbed one of the biggest busts in the history of the NFL for their inability to finish off a great season.

Fast forward 4 years and the same two teams are in the Super Bowl. On Sunday in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Giants and Patriots will fight again for the Lombardi Trophy. Once again, the Patriots find themselves the favorites and seem eager to get revenge.

Paralleling the story line of the Super Bowl rematch is the Presidential election being held this November as it was in November 2008. Like New England, the Republican party seems eager to exercise the demons of a bad result in 2008.

Superstitious Republicans are hoping for a New England win on the 5th of February which in turn may lead to a Republican win in November.

In summary, New England win=Republican win, Giants win again=Obama win again…or not, but I’ll rooting for the Patriots on Sunday just in case.

For the first time in its over 150 year history, the Presidential nominee for the Republican Party will either be a Catholic or a Mormon. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (Mormon), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (Catholic) and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (Catholic) are the three legitimate candidates left in the race to face President Barack Obama in November.

In a country where the religion of Commander-in-Chief matters, it is an issue that will be talked about over and over again. There is no doubt in my mind, one of the most reviewed aspects of the rest of the primaries and general election will be the candidates religious beliefs.

A victory for Romney over President Obama in November would mean that he would be the first Mormon to ascend to the office of President. A Mormon candidate has not been nominated for the office by any party, let alone one of the two major parties. For Romney and Mormons, to simply gain the nomination would be a major breakthrough for the religion on the national political stage. Of course, Romney would not be happy with making history for the Mormon faith, 1.7% of the American population.

A victory for either Santorum or Gingrich over President Obama in November would mean that our nation would have only the second Catholic President, JFK of course elected in 1960. In 2004, Bush won the Catholic vote with 52% over John Kerry (Catholic), but the party saw a drop in the number of Catholic GOP voters in the 2010 midterm elections. Roman Catholicism, the nation’s largest individual denotation at just under 24% of Americans, will play a large role in deciding the race and a Catholic nominee could bring the number back up to the 2004 number or even higher.

As observed in the early primaries, for these three candidates to be successful they have to prove the traditional values of their personal religious beliefs match those of voters no matter their beliefs.

Republicans who do not want to see either of these three men win the nomination, could always vote for Ron Paul, a Baptists.