This is the kind of post that uplifts my day. I wouldn't mind having Mike as a neighbor.

I also bet the guy won't put up the money for the autographed poster.

Now that was impressive. Good post.

I had not heard of Rowe, but when I looked at it I don't see politics. The items in Rowe's pledge are simply the truth. The writer is correct that Rowe doesn't have a solution for people who came from bad homes, and Rowe admits that.

When Rowe offers to sign the poster, he sounds genuine, not as if he's being a jerk. He's making all good factual points.
1. He doesn't have a solution for people from such a bad background that they can't work.
2. He doesn't stereotype members of the rich/poor as greed/lazy.
3. The left/right media prating about greed/laziness is a zoo of stupidity.
4. There are *actual jobs* that need to be done right now, and people are going into debt for education/training in the wrong areas.

I think he overstated the thing that people don't want to work. I think most people do, and they're happy when they get into "the zone" of work. I also think he overstates the thing that we're "churning out" people with no skill, ambition, etc. People have said that since the beginning of time. I agree the problems are real, just nothing new.

Most of what he's saying is just the facts, just reality, not politics.

haha. he promised to personally autograph the poster for the guy