With Valentine's Day (and Side Chick Day) over and done with, don't let the absence of holidays let you refrain from getting cuddly with your loved one! This mix is sure to spice things up with your private life and keep things cozy between the sheets. Do I need to say any more? Let's begin:
1. Find Your Love - Drake
2. We Belong Together - Mariah Carey
3. Let Me Love You - Mario
4. Slow Jamz - Kanye West, Twista, and Jamie Foxx
5. Mrs. Officer - Lil' Wayne, Bobby Valentine
6. Come Over (feat. Sean Paul) - Estelle
7. Quando, Quando (feat. Nelly Furtado) - Michael Buble
8. Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
9. I'm Sprung - T-Pain
10. Come Close - Common
11. Sweat It Out - The-Dream
12. The Look of Love - Diana Krall
13. Slow Motion - Juvenile & Soulja Slim
14. Candy Shop - Dan Finnerty and The Dan Band
15. Fall For Your Type (feat. Drake) - Jamie Foxx
16. Loving You No More - Diddy-Dirty Money
17. I Am - Mary J. Blige
18. Take Me Away - John Legend
19. Lay It Down - Lloyd
20. Velvet - Fergie
21. Move For Me - Deadmau5 & Kaskade
22. No Other Love (feat. Estelle) - John Legend
23. No B******* - Chris Brown
24. Aston Martin Music - Rick Ross & Drake
25. How Do I Breathe - Mario
Suggestions? Let me know!
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Obama's Great Train Robbery?
Last week Vice President Joe Biden revealed a six year, $53 billion high-speed rail system designed to revitalize the economy, add jobs and provide a more efficient means of transportation than what the US rail system can currently provide. Additionally, President Barack Obama announced in his State of the Union that he wants close to 85% of the US to be accessible by high speed rail by 2025. These signals by the Administration send a clear signal that the President sees the impact that high speed rail has had from Europe to China, and wants the US to emulate the successes of those systems. The potential for a well-run network is definitely there, but the President must be able to sell the advantages of the system to deficit-minded Republicans, and an American public wary of further government "investment".
The U.S. rail system is regarded by many observers as a laughingstock of the developed world. US trains move at the same speed they did 100 years ago, and lack of investment by successive governments has caused many older and less used rail lines to be shut down and scrapped. While developing nations are implementing their own rail systems, the US seems content to stick with its older system, and other methods of transportation. Obama believes that the modernization of the rail system is a matter of national pride, and intends for high speed rail to be a centerpiece of our transportation system in the future.
On paper, I like the move. The reemergence of a national rail system can take the pressure off of importing oil for jet engines, among other things, and create a more scenic way to travel around the country. The creation of new rail lines will help create jobs and put more Americans back to work, and the renewed emphasis on rail will help businesses and factories move goods around more efficiently.
That said, I do have several reservations with the project as a whole. My first question is how this is going to be paid for. The US is pretty broke at this point, and adding an additional 55 billion of anything will be tough for much of the public to swallow, no matter which way Obama sells it. In order to really make this happen, he's going to have to find ways to reduce the budget elsewhere, and that means cutting programs that many Americans might find essential. My second question is how Obama will sell this program to Republicans. With the Tea Party deficit hawks ready to shoot down any new spending by the government, Obama has a tough sell ahead of him to even get it past the Senate, much less the House. Whether the President manages to get this passed is going to be quite a struggle, but we've also seen in the past that when Obama is focused he can certainly get things accomplished.
Your thoughts? Will this measure pass or not?
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