In a move that could potentially sway Democratic Hispanics to vote for Barack Obama, New Mexico Governor Richardson announced his endorsement of Obama for President on Friday. This move was surprising, since he served the Clinton administration as a United States Ambassador to the United Nations and as the Energy Secretary under the Presidency of Hillary’s husband, Bill Clinton.

Although Governor Richardson reaffirmed his affection for the Clinton family, he said of Obama in a statement given in Oregon on Friday, March 21, “Your candidacy is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our nation, and you are a once-in-a-lifetime leader.” He also said he felt it was time for a new generation to lead in the White House.

Both Clinton and Obama have been trying to garner support from the highly popular Governor of New Mexico. Richardson referred to Obama’s brave speech earlier this week tackling race issues as his motivation to endorse the candidate. He said the speech touched him personally, and that he felt Obama not only understood the Hispanic people, but that he would respect them as well. This could have a significant effect on the voting preferences of minority small business owners, families, and anyone who has felt misunderstood or under appreciated by former administrations.

Many political strategists felt that Obama’s moving speech, during which he laid his soul bare to the world in a highly personal oration, would have a significant impact on the nation’s minority groups.

The garnering of Governor Richardson’s support could help sway the Latino vote in Obama’s favor with the newly publicized endorsement. This could be a potentially significant vote, since the Hispanic population is the fastest growing segment of the electorate.

On “Super Tuesday,” Hispanics heavily favored Hillary Clinton, with two out of three Latinos voting in her favor on the Democratic ticket. There is speculation as to how well the primary’s forecast the outcome of the general election, though, since relatively few people take the time to vote in the primary elections.

The Clinton Campaign Dismisses Richardson’s Influence

Hillary Clinton’s chief political strategist, Mark Penn, said he felt the time for Richardson to significantly affect the outcome of the elections had long since passed. Clinton herself also stated the endorsement was not significant. This could strike some as highly unusual, since Richardson played such a key role in the Bill Clinton Presidency.

As a successful and highly skilled negotiator and diplomat, as well as his high degree of popularity among his constituents, there has been talk about having Governor Richardson become Secretary of State in a Democratic Presidency, or possibly even running on the ticket as Vice President.

As of right now, Governor Richardson is a super delegate with nominating powers if a vote is necessary to determine the Democratic Presidential candidate in November, which would occur if neither candidate garnered enough electoral votes. This is yet another reason Richardson’s support is so crucial at this stage in the nomination process.

There is uncertainty right now as to how Governor Richardson’s support will sway the Latino vote come November, and whether it will sway Hispanics to vote for Obama over Hillary Clinton. For now, though, his support, while downplayed by the Clinton camp, is a crucial supporter that both had been trying to win over. For now, it appears Obama has won this particular battle.

An ancient blessing on black Americans will take full effect in 2009. Thousands of years ago God had placed a blessing on black Israelites through Jeremiah. It was not to come about until a certain number of years expired. Those years will have expired in 2009. There might be a spectacular manifestation of God’s blessing as two black men, Barack Obama and Colin Powell, ascend to the very top of national and world power.

God’s 2500-year span for Israel and Judah

Standard lengths of Biblical dispersions have been 2500 and 390 years. This information is not new.

Researchers have already noted that the modern nation of Israel (Judea) began to form after the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which was 2500 was years after Jews were dispersed in 583 BC. Researchers have also noted that the United States began in 1776, which was 2500 years after Old Testament Israel was dispersed in 724 BC.

Applying the 2500-year dispersion to the black experience

Researchers have always applied the 2500-year span to the white experience. I believe I am adding completely unique and original information to studies of the 2500-year span by applying it to the black experience. This information provides the Biblical significance of Barack Obama’s meteoric success in his campaign for the White House. Obama would not have been successful if God had forgotten the blessing that He had made to black Israelites through Jeremiah.

Refreshing your memory about the 2500-year span

The Israelite capital of Samaria was built in 880 BC. Israelites were dispersed by God to be without a homeland for 2500 years. Those 2500 years ended in exactly 1620 when Pilgrims built the Plymouth Colony in the New Testament Promised Land of North America.

The people of Israel had lost their nation in 724 BC after their defeat by Assyria. God set a span of years for them to go without a nation. Exactly 2500 years later, in 1776, New Testament Israel won a war of independence and again became a nation.

The 2500-year blessing on black Israelites

My study explains the timely rise of black Americans to the top leadership positions in New Testament Israel (USA). Their rise was set to occur in 2009, which seems to be the year Barack Obama will become President or Vice President of the United States. It appears that God will make a spectacular and welcomed manifestation of a blessing He once pronounced through the prophet Jeremiah.

In order to comprehend black Israelite history, you need to review the Books of Kings and recognize the distinction between Israel and Judah. Israelites left the Promised Land when Assyrians dispersed them in 724 BC. Jews were dispersed by Babylonians over a hundred years later.

A black Remnant was left behind

In my opinion, Assyrians and Babylonians ignored black and white laborers when they sought captives to take back to their countries. The Biblical account seems to indicate that captors took only nobility and highly skilled artisans. Everyone else was left behind. I think that many black and white laborers remained in the Promised Land after wealthy Israelites and Jews were taken captive. Jeremiah called them the Remnant.

The government in Jerusalem had remained for over a hundred years after Assyrians took the Israelite government away. So, for a while the government in Jerusalem protected the Remnant from raiders. But, after Jewish leaders were taken captive by Babylonians, the remaining government was gone. Police protection was gone. The black Remnant was left without protection from hostile tribes that stole their harvests and burned their homes. So, they decided to give up on the Promised Land and move to Egypt, which was part of Africa.

Jeremiah’s promise of a blessing for the Remnant

The prophet Jeremiah was dispatched by God to announce a double-edged blessing for black Israelites. Essentially God said that He intended to make the black Remnant into a great nation. The Remnant would have become a world empire if it had remained in the Promised Land. I hope nobody passes up an opportunity like that again.

God essentially said, “We can do this the short way or we can do this the long way (Jeremiah 42-45). Either way, you are going to be my people and I am going to bless you.”

The Remnant decided to do it the long way and they proceeded into Egypt and Africa. The Remnant also decided to continue to celebrate Ishtar (Easter) and make Easter cakes. They didn’t want to give up pagan observations. If a lesson were to be learned, it would be to drop the pagan aspects of the Resurrection celebration.

It must have been a spectacle to behold. Jeremiah was a blue-eyed white man according to an account written by the Jewish Princess Tephi. He probably stood on a rock to address the Remnant and announce God’s blessings. I assume Jeremiah was very disappointed when the Remnant chose to proceed to Egypt/Africa. In retrospect we see that the blessing to the Remnant was postponed for the same 2500-year span that had been applied to those Israelites who had been taken captive by Assyrians. We shall see that additional time was added. Eventually, God’s blessing would take effect in 2009.

God’s blessing is becoming apparent as the year 2009 approaches. Amazingly enough, another blue-eyed white man is addressing black Americans and reminding them that God is keeping His promise and will now bless them. The elections of Barack Obama and Colin Powell are proof that God is keeping his word.

Black American researchers have believed that Isaiah 45:14 was a prophecy of African slaves brought to America. I will add my belief that God brought His wayward Remnant back to Him when slave ships landed in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619. Recall that Israelites who had once been taken captive by Assyrians had completed their 2500-year dispersion in 1620? Normally, the Remnant would have also finished their dispersion in 1620. But, God added time to the Remnant because they had once refused to return to the Promised Land. The time that was added matched standard Biblical lengths.

If you are doing the math as you read along, you need to understand that the year 1619 is the same as 1620. This is because spans of years from one date to another can be figured inclusively and exclusively. Plus, Old Testament Israelites used the Hebrew Calendar, which began in September. The point is that 1619 and 1620 can be reckoned to be the same year.

An additional 250-year span

You might ask why the Remnant continued as slaves after the 2500-year curse ended in 1620. The answer is that God had told the Remnant they would lose their connection to Him. This disconnection happened over time. The Remnant blended into African populations and lost its connection to God and the Promised Land.

Because the Remnant became disconnected from the true God, it had to be reconnected. This is where an additional 250-year span came in. Disobedient forefathers in the time of Jeremiah had condemned their descendants to an additional 10% (2500 x 10%=250). During this additional 250-year period the Remnant reconnected to the God their ancient ancestors had forsaken.

This additional 250-year span ended in 1868 when black men were finally given American citizenship as a result of the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. By 1868, the Remnant had thoroughly reconnected with God and God rewarded them with citizenship in their New Testament Promised Land. What’s more, black Americans have become champions of Christianity. In contrast, many white Americans are dangerously drifting from God. White Americans ought to consider the severe punishment that God has had for backsliders.

390 years and God’s fulfilled promises

The Remnant had another span of time to fulfill before they could rise to the blessing God had promised them. God said He would make the Remnant a great people. In retrospect we see that God‘s promise would come about 390 years after they arrived in Jamestown in 1620. That would be 2009. In 2009, when Barack Obama takes office, we will see that God did indeed keep His promise. And it would not surprise me to find that both Barack Obama and Colin Powell are the descendants of the very leaders to whom Jeremiah promised this blessing at the time of the dispersion (Diaspora).

In Ezekiel 4, we see that God applied a 390-year time span to Israelites. It is now apparent that the 390-year span was applied to the Remnant. The Remnant had been brought back to God in 1619/1920. But, it would not be for another 390 years that the blessing would take full effect. After 390 years, which will be exactly 2009, God will raise black leaders up to the height of power in God’s great nation. God had promised the Remnant through Jeremiah that He would do this- and we are about to see God fulfill His promise in 2009 in a spectacular way.

Barack Obama is the champion of the Democratic Party and Colin Powell will become the champion of the Republican Party. It appears that a black person will henceforth be in the White House simply to capture the black vote in every future presidential election.

I brought up the 2500-year span for Judah. I believe when we see that the 2500-year time span for Judah was fulfilled, we will be assured that the 390-year time span for black Americans will be fulfilled.

Researchers have noted that a 2500-year time span applied to Judah. In 533 BC some Jews had returned to Jerusalem after their Babylonian captivity. 2500 years later, in 1969, they took possession of the City of Jerusalem after the 6-day War.

40 years, Ezekiel and Ethiopian Jews

In Ezekiel 4, we see that God applied a 40-year time span to Judah. This is in contrast to the 390-year span applied to Israelites. These are actually positive and beneficial years for Black Jews and Black Israelites. They are years of reconnection to God that end in great blessings.

Black Israelites: Ezekiel 4:5 I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the house of Israel.

Black Jews: Ezekiel 4:6 “After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the house of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year.

A 40-year reconnection process for Black Jews began in 1969 when an explorer discovered a large population of Black Orthodox Jews in Ethiopia and brought them to world attention. In that same year, the first of a serious of efforts began to connect Ethiopian Jews to the modern nation of Israel. In 1969 Dr. Graenum Berger founded the American Association for Ethiopian Jews. Since that year, investigators declared Ethiopian Jews to be blood descendants ancient Jews. Remnant Jews began migration back to the Promised Land.

We see Ezekiel’s 40-year time span between 1969 and 2009. The 390-year span that was applied to Remnant Israelites will have run concurrent to the 40-year span applied to Remnant Jews. Both spans will end in 2009.

You might ask why Black Jews faired better than Black Israelites when it came to lengths of time spans. One reason might be that the Remnant in Ethiopia continued to worship God and retained its identity. In contrast, Remnant Israelites totally disconnected from God and lost their identity. This necessitated a painful reconnection period. Slavery was utilized as a means to cleanse Remnant Israelites and to acculturate them. Unlike Remnant Israelites, Ethiopian Jews have had no need to be acculturated.

Can all this be true? I don’t think the experiences of Black Jews and Black Israelites, in light of Ezekiel’s prophecies, can be dismissed as pure coincidence. Plus, the experience of white Jews and white Israelites blends in perfectly. Time spans and dates are too exact to be coincidental. Of course, there are always atheists and racist religious leaders that are emotionally motivated to “disprove” anything that substantiates prophecy and/or elevates the status of Black people.

What is the message and the moral?

The message is that God controls everything He wants to control, including presidential elections. If you think the election of Barack Obama and Colin Powell are God‘s decisions, you are right. If you think the return of Jews to Jerusalem was God‘s decision, you are right. And the Bible clearly states that Palestinians and Jews will live in peace. That now seems impossible but prophecy states it will happen.

The moral of this research is that Christians and Jews, whether black or white, had better remain close to God and do what He tells them to do. Also, do not adopt foreign religions, pagan practices and atheism. 2500 years is a long time to wander the earth as prey to other people. It is a long time to be without a place to call home. Chains of love can be miserable, even when they are God’s chains.

Do the math

I am including the math for your convenience and I hope you will search the Internet for related information provided by other researchers.

Judah White:

583 BC Diaspora + 2500 = 1917 Balfour Declaration & return of Jews.

533 BC Reenter Jerusalem + 2500 = Jews Reenter Jerusalem after 6-Day War.

Judah Black:

1969 AD Orthodox Ethiopians Discovered + 40 = 2009

Israel White:

880 BC Samaria built + 2500 = 1620 Pilgrims built Plymouth Colony.

724 BC Israelites lost nation + 2500 = 1776 Americans became a nation.

Israel Black:

1620 Slaves from Africa + 250 = 1868 14th Amendment citizenship.

1619 + 390 = 2009 Election of Barack Obama to White House.

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With just three weeks before the election and momentum missing from the McCain ticket, it was obvious that Sarah Palin was sent out last week to beat the drums of fear. Her opeing salvo was that Obama was “palling around with terrorists”- and then it got louder and more vicious. The questions were asked in dark undertones, “Who is the real Obama”? Who is “that one”?

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Yes, the one with the MUSLIM name. The one with terrorists conenctions. The one tied to ACORN that cheats and registers fraudulent voters. The BLACK ONE who comes from Jeremiah Wright’s church, who scares the hell out of white folks who don’t understand black church culture. Yes, THAT ONE! And as a result of McCain and Palin hammering the BLACK TERRORIST undertones, words from his supporters last week were, “traitor, treason, kill him, and off with his head”.

It got so bad that on Friday, McCain saw what was happening and had to back off claiming Barack was a RESPECTABLE candiate, to which boos ensued.

Frank Rich nailed it in his Sunday New York Times Op-Ed when he wrote, “What has pumped up the Weimar-like rage at McCain-Palin rallies, is the violent escalation in rhetoric, especially (though not exclusively) by Palin. Obama “launched his political career in the living room of a domestic terrorist.” He is “palling around with terrorists” (note the plural noun). Obama is “not a man who sees America the way you and I see America.” Wielding a wildly out-of-context Obama quote, Palin slurs him as an enemy of American troops.

By the time McCain asks the crowd “Who is the real Barack Obama?” it’s no surprise that someone cries out “Terrorist!” The rhetorical conflation of Obama with terrorism is complete. It is stoked further by the repeated invocation of Obama’s middle name by surrogates introducing McCain and Palin at these rallies. This sleight of hand at once synchronizes with the poisonous Obama-is-a-Muslim e-mail blasts and shifts the brand of terrorism from Ayers’s Vietnam-era variety to the radical Islamic threats of today.”

Remember when McCain said that he would not run a negative campaign and that he would campaign with dignity and honor? Somewhere he lost his “honor compass” and has drifted into very dangerous waters- for America!

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I wanted strong. I wanted wise, but not intimidating,” Shepard Fairey says of the appearance of his limited edition Obama posters, which have sold well more than 80, 000 copies since their release, and have been copied all across the internet, as people try to jump on the Obama / Fairey phenomenon.Shepard Fairey is a skater punk, turned CEO. He gained fame in 1989 at the Rhode Island School of Design, when he created the Obey Giant campaign, by slapping “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” posters and stickers on any and every available surface, creating a viral marketing campaign before it was the “in” thing to do.

His Obey Giant campaign created a niche market for his rebel style of artwork and graphic design. He has since created artwork for movies and music (Led Zeppelin “Mothership” album cover). At 38 with boyish good locks, he still routinely appears at functions in a simple outfit of jeans and a t shirt.He has done political work in the past. In 2000 he helped campaign for Ralph Nader and in 2004 he depicted George W. Bush as a smiling vampire. In 2008 he again threw his hat in the political arena when he decided that he wanted to campaign for Barack Obama. Because of his somewhat rebellious past, Fairey took a more cautious approach, because of the fact that he did not want to cause political harm to the Obama campaign. However the Obama campaign was all for it and asked that Fairey go ahead with his plans, much to Fairey’s surprise.

To create the poster, Fairey grabbed a “political looking” picture of Obama off of the internet. He then simplified the picture into a series of bold lines and geometry, using the a patriotic red, white, and blue palette, and stamping the posters with the words HOPE, CHANGE, and PROGRESS. The pictures became a cultural phenomenon and can now be found on the internet for a much higher price than Fairey’s original intended price of the orignal 950 or so prints. That have become a sort of collector’s item to Obama supporters and art enthusiasts alike.

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The last election brought some interesting changes to the USA. You might say it brought “The Change” that some of us were looking for. The question now is “What does change look like?” and what shape will it take going forward.

President-Elect Obama’s inherited problems are mounting by the day. Today brings us a bailout which is approaching nearly 5 trillion dollars, due to a bait and switch that was approved by both elected parties.The auto industry is on the edge of collapse, along with American Express. This all comes before the holiday season, and the dismal retail reports that we about to see (of course, this is all great news from Wal-Mart’s perspective).

These are challenges that hope alone will not solve. We are looking at the imminent meltdown of the global financial system. The fate of the world is based upon the United State’s ability to repay debt. If the US defaults on any of the treasury bills that it is currently holding, then we will see world economies fall apart in a matter of hours.

This instant, China is holding between $600 billion and 1.3 trillion in government backed treasury bonds, depending on which reports you want to believe. Japan holds right around $700 Bln. in bonds. Our credit rating as a nation is about to lose its “AAA” best-of-the-best rating.

What does this all mean? President Obama will be at the helm of a rapidly deteriorating economy, pushing policies that limit free trade, virtually eliminating any way to make up the debt through reduction of import tariffs, etc.

He’s going to lose his sweetheart status with the rest of the world pretty quickly.In fact, he is already putting the pieces in place that will make him even morehated than George W. Bush. How? Well, Obama is heavily indebted to the Labor vote,based on his strong campaign for American-based manufacturing. This includes keepingin place generous pensions, wages, and health care plans for the automotive and mining industries. He can’t retract his promises now without a severe backlash occuring.

On an international front, he has hired Rahm Emmanuel as his chief of staff. While mostknow him domestically as a Democratic operative with really sharp elbows, the internationalcommunity knows him another way: A staunch Zionist. With the nation of Israel increasinglybecoming a thorn in Europe, Russia, and Africa’s side, the thought of a former IDF member counseling President Obama is sure to cause some severe uneasiness concerning US foreign policy, especially within the coalition of Arab nations. Let’s not forget the current situations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and any other challenges that might possibly arise.

From an environmental standpoint, his challenges are even more steep. How will President Obama balance an aggressive climate change policy when faced with the increased costs ofimplementing such regulations? The bureaucracy required to govern such a vast effort would be incredible. Let’s not forget, that while cleaner, the new policies will cost more. So- called “cap and trade” schemes will charge businesses for outputs above what the government deems appropriate. While this will be an additional revenue scheme, chances are that money will be used to repay debt, rather than finance cleaner technologies. Will he be forced to delay or abandon such a program entirely when confronted with a full-blown recession?

One problem President Obama will face is the tack to take with the financial markets. Stricter regulation is a given, but what about the increases on Capital Gains that he promised? He walks a tightrope there, as most people will take their profits(if there are any) before an Obama administration can raise the rate from 15 up to 30 percent. If he doesn’t enact them, then by virtue of the fact that he did not raise rates, it will be seen as a continuation of the policies of George Bush.

Along the same lines, what will Barack and Co. do regarding regular income taxes? The ceiling fell from $250,000 to an official $200,000, with Joe Biden at one point speaking of a $150,000 ceiling for those who cannot expect tax increases. The exact number has yet to be named. Some are saying that that level will fall to $100,000 or possibly further. Given that John McCain and Barack Obama both proposed adding an additional trillion in spending above our current levels, it is almost a foregone conclusion that tax cuts are not in the cards. In fact, a vast rate increase would be needed to offset our current liabilities, not mention policies that have not seen the light of day yet.

I wish President Obama success with these challenges, as they are surely myriad.His destiny and mine are seamlessly interwoven.As Americans, our national fortunes will rise or fall based on his handling. The questions remain but hopefully the answers will be clear, and correct when President Obama is called to answer them.

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(Austin, TX) November 24, 2008 — In an attempt to conquer the mounting fears of depression and deflation, President-elect Barack Obama’s Saturday radio address touted a stimulus plan far grander than what had been advertised during his campaign – 2.5 million new jobs over the next two years with a price tag between $500 and $700 billion. While Obama campaigned on relief for small businesses, it might be awhile before we see those proposals come to fruition.

Obama further restored investor confidence with his announcement of New York Federal Reserve President, Tim Geithner, 47, as Treasury secretary. Obama holds that Geithner offers “an unparalleled understanding of our current economic crisis, in all of its depth, complexity and urgency.” Much of today’s deflation anxiety stems from observance of the widespread banking crisis which hit Japan during the 1990s. Tim Geithner was “Treasury attaché in the Tokyo embassy for the first half of that decade” (Bill Powell, Time Magazine). Although officially released Monday, word that Obama was likely to choose Geithner sent stocks soaring at the end of last week.

Over the past 5 years, we’ve seen salaries struggle to keep up with inflation and therefore Americans have been borrowing more and more money. Core inflation, a measure of inflation excluding items that face volatile price movements (like food and energy), is now negative which has increased the average American’s buying power. This obviously helps workers even if it hurts companies. However, when consumer prices fall, spending collapses. As seen in the Great Depression when “supply swamped demand, driving prices down,” lower prices also raise the threat of deflation (Dallas Morning News). The U.S. Labor Department reported that consumer prices fell 1 percent in October from the previous month, the biggest fall since 1947, and while the consensus is that deflation is a remote possibility, it should still be taken very seriously. In a recent interview, Democratic Senator Charles Schumer said “the nation is on the brink of the same kind of deflationary spiral that pushed down prices, closed businesses and obliterated jobs during the Great Depression” (Lori Montgomery, Washington Post)

What would deflation mean for the country?

1.    As prices fell and old debts stayed fixed, companies would have a harder time repaying those debts and bankruptcies and unemployment would more than likely increase.
2.    Deferred spending would further slow the economy. If people feel they can count on prices dropping, they wait until the next month, or the next month, etc. to make a purchase and while they wait, the economy spirals downward.

Richard Berner, chief U.S. economist for Morgan Stanley, writes, “The ultimate bastion of defense against deflation is a Fed committed to avoid it at all costs” (Bill Powell, Time Magazine). What might the Fed do? According to Reuters’ Alister Bull, “some economists believe the Fed will cut [interest] rates to zero over the next three months.” Obama and his economic team plan to hit the ground running, hoping to pass a strengthened stimulus plan as soon as the President-elect enters office on January 20th.

For the small business owner, however, relief may not come as quickly. Matthew Bandyk (U.S. News) argues that “while many industries from life insurance to the automotive companies have been asking for a piece of the bailout money, it is harder for small businesses to get Washington’s ear. Large businesses make the argument that the economy can’t afford for them to go bankrupt.” The financial crisis and another stimulus package now top the already substantial list of topics likely to eclipse small business issues.

The Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, led by Sen. John Kerry, has urged current Treasury secretary Henry Paulson to “use a portion of the rescue package to purchase government-backed small business loans through the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)” which would “provide immediate relief to small businesses shut out of the credit market because of a paralyzed system” (Market Watch). In October, on the other side of the election, Obama proposed a “small business rescue plan” or tax incentives and loans. CNNMoney.com’s Stacy Cowley and Emily Maltby reported the following:

Obama’s new plan calls for the SBA’s loan guarantee programs to temporarily eliminate the fees they charge lenders, and for the agency to increase the guarantees it offers to banks that lend to qualifying small companies. Additionally, he wants the SBA to expand its facility for directly lending money to small companies through its Disaster Loan Program.

While the Disaster Loan Program is designed to aid businesses affected by natural disasters, it “does occasionally offer loans to help with nontraditional disasters” (CNNMoney.com). “There are no quick or easy fixes to this crisis, which has been many years in the making, and it’s likely to get worse before it gets better,” Obama said Saturday with the kind of honesty the American people will need to suffer the storm. The question is how many small businesses will go under while waiting for the change Obama’s promised?

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