<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487"><title>FREE ADVICE FOR OUR COUNTRY'S LEADERSHIP - Blogit</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/</link><description>I will endeavor to provide my wisdom for the leaders of the Free World.  They seem to have lost their way in LEADING the world and our country.</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510481" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510238" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510009" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/509840" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510481"><title>ISSUE FOUR---DEPENDENCE ON OIL (IMPORTED OR NOT!)</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510481</link><description>For years now, the American consumer and taxpayer have been given lip service when it comes to a realistic change in our national energy policy. There are many arguments over the real motives for involvement in Iraq, but I consider that irrelevant. The important issues are 1. the earth’s...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510238"><title>ISSUE THREE---OUR DETERIORATING ENVIRONMENT</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510238</link><description>Whether you believe in “global warming” or not, the world, not just the United States, is facing a crisis in water, land, and air pollution. Anyone who doesn’t see or believe this is like the proverbial ostrich with his head in the sand. Environmental pollution is killing us. For those of you who...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510009"><title>ISSUE TWO-----SOCIAL SECURITY SOLUTION</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/510009</link><description>One of the issues that politicians like to scare voters with is the aging population and the coming drain on the funds in the social security pool. It is a crisis, but the solutions are clear, at least to me. There are two parts to this problem—payments into the pool and disbursements out of the...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/509840"><title>ISSUE ONE----WORLD PEACE AND U.S. LEADERSHIP</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/THE_STORY_MAN1487/509840</link><description>Currently the United States is not the most popular country in the world. It’s our fault. We are perceived as caring more about our own economy and needs than those of the rest of the world. While I agree that these should be our priorities, unless we help to solve the problems of world, we are...</description></item></rdf:RDF>