2013 is the year Los Angeles Voters can change City Hall and kick the bums out of LA City Council, with a Mayoral election and eight of fifteen seats up for re-election. That could be an opportunity to field a slate in opposition against the incumbents and to band together behind a big issue, like land use reform. Land use is how the city can accommodate growth and even boost the economy. Fiscal responsibility, Education reform, Public transportation expansion and reduced bureaucracy, we need credible new candidates with a strong backbone to stand up to the current administration and bring about the change to improve conditions in the City of Los Angeles.
I fill confident, that if people want change they’d just vote for it.

After all this is supposed to be “Government by the people for the people”. Let us exercise our right as citizens and vote the bums out.

What we need is a Statesman – Not a Politician

YJ Draiman

http://www.yjdraimanformayor.com

PS.
A Statesman or Politician, What is The Difference?
A politician is only focused on reelection.
A politician is willing to sacrifice his principals if it will help them get reelected. This leads to the waters of their character becoming muddied. When a person’s character becomes tarnished it takes a lot harder to clean it than it is to clean tarnished silver, and even if you do clean it, it will st…ill have lost some of its luster.
Politicians want their name in lights.
Politicians want fame and recognition, and will do almost anything to get it. To quote a great mentor of mine “there are those people who want to be somebody, and then there are those who want to do something.” Politicians are the people who want to be somebody; they want to see their names on TV and on news papers. This also can lead to a tarnished character.
A politician’s vote can be bought.
A politician is in it for the money, they will vote your way for a price. This opens the door for your character to become tarnished.
A statesman is principled.
A statesman always puts his principles first. He does not care about the political implications of a decision he cares about whether or no it is the right thing to do.
A statesman wants to make a difference.
A statesman doesn’t want to see his name in lights, he want the right thing done. He doesn’t care is his name is ever on the front page of the Dallas Morning News.
A statesman is unshakable.
A statesman cannot be bought. He is feared by lobbyist and his opponents alike, but respected by both. He holds fast to his principles and never tarnishes his character.
A Politician or Statesman?
What this country needs are not more politicians who campaign one way and vote another. What we need are more patriotic, principled, steadfast, prudent, statesmen.
YJ Draiman

What do you want to believe?

Faith is like happiness. It is a choice. Nobody can make you happy. You have to choose to be that way. Believing in God is a decision. You can choose to believe…or not. You have a free will. Every person in this world has that. Rich or poor.

People who search for answers about politics or the economy are often really searching for truth. It is a similar type of search that leads people to find out about God. Maybe that is why so many people feel compelled to share the word of God on blogs like this one. They know people are here seeking the truth.

Here’s a video for you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCrKTC8fXIs&feature=related

One More Freaking Dollar. It’s a group called the Kelly Family Singers. They were a successful music group in Europe. All that wealth and fame, and the lead singer walked away from it all. He became a monk for six years. He was basically asking the same question you asked here.

What’s the use?

I think a lot of us are asking ourselves the same question.

The answer is all or nothing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmXdRA5AMp4&feature=related