America's Biggest Mistake

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Last week we finished our our of the Plains States.  Those are the ones that produce America's vast supply of corn and wheat.  Places like Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas.  And we went even deeper during our journey to explore Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.

There it was right before us, the stomping grounds of Obama, Chicago.  The place where he held his first job as a Community Organizer, and the place where he continued his climb to the Presidency from his very own Illinois State Senate seat.

Obama left his mark everywhere.  It was obvious.  Chicago leads our Nation with the murder rate.  Bordered up and abandoned homes, apartments and business were everywhere.  Closed factories, and unfinished construction projects blanketed the area.  Dope dealers and prostitutes roamed most every street outside of the center city.  One news report described a beating wherein a limousine pulled to the curb at the gate of Wrigley Field and six males exited and beat a man to death that was standing on the corner.  Organized crime?  Mafia.  You decide if you can.

Obama's influence was everywhere with one of the nations highest tax rate, unemployment, and failed social programs.  In one well known mega store, I saw a lady cash 4 different welfare checks right in front of me while I waited for the cashier to accept my cash.  The oddest thing was the cashier didn't bat an eye when she presented four different ID's to cash the checks.  Pathetic.

Chicago heavily taxes those that do work.  Sales tax, gasoline tax, and toll roads are all over the place.  In one day of touring the Chicago area we spent over $36 dollars in parking and another $28 in toll charges.  It's no wonder why the cost of living there even outweighs that of New Your City.  And Obama believes even more social programs are the answer.

America made it's mistake 4 years ago by hoping that the Bozo would bring change.  Well, he did.  He appointed his friends like the Evil Holder, continued our never seen before deficit, raised our taxes, and funneled money through bailouts to his Union and other big supporters, some of which filed bankruptcy right after receiving our gifts.  Is this what America is to be?

We don't need another Mistake.  Get rid of Obama, his corrupt policies, his lies, and his blatant arrogance to our Constitution, and his racist views during our next election.  And don't forget to oust all of his other crooked friends.  Let them all go to countries that allow corruption.
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Me - You - Us - Them - Him

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It's not as important about what people say about you while you are in their presence, but what they say about you after you leave.

Yesterday, we took time out by ourselves and watched the Eddie Murphy movie "1000 Words."  Now, I'm not much of a fan of any Funny Guy, preferring a more serious or factual subject, but I watched the guy anyway.  The movie, as I interpreted it, was not so much a comedy as I expected, but more of a touchy-feely matter which hit home with me.

And, along those lines is what I'm all about.  You know, Ethics, Honesty, Trust, Love, Truth, Patriotism, and all the other things I so often write about.

During our vacation, we have visited with so friends, family, and neighbors while meeting new people along the way.  And many conversations began by someone stating, "The last time I saw you . . . "  Well, I guess those shared memories really were about "Those Days."   And sometimes we even plan what we will do during our next visit, not ever thinking if the next visit will really materialize.

I guess I'm growing older and perhaps that is why I'm thinking in this manner.  This past year so many of our friends have passed for one reason or another, and I'm sure that more will follow.  Until now, I never really thought the last time I saw someone, that it really would be the "Last Time."  

It's not so much that I want to have made a good impression on them, or that I want anyone to admire me.  But more that those I've seen for the real "Last Time" understand that I love and care for them just as He does for me.  And even if I get to see them again before either I, or they pass, they should know that I care about them and expect nothing in return.

For me, you, us, them, and Him are forever.

Obama-Holder - Birds of a Feather

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A few weeks ago, our United States Attorney General, Eric Holder, was found to be in Contempt of Congress.  What a surprise!

Birds of a feather flock together.  President Obama has an established history of flocking with crooks,  Bill Ayers, a convicted terrorist of the 1970's is but one of those known crooks that is associated with the Obama administrations.  Other fill his cabinet.

Eric Holder, like a fox guarding the pen, like Obama, refuses to work within confines of our government, and Obama exerts his executive privileges to protect him.  Surprising?  Shouldn't be.  It's what he has done since the Ignorants elected him.  With-holding his birth certificate in the interest of National Security?  The President should have been brought down on that issue alone.

Now, in Contempt of Congress for lying, Holder will not be prosecuted because the rules state he is the prosecutor and can not be forced to try himself.  Obama continues to express confidence in Holder.  Why?  Because Obama is a crook too, right out of Chicago.

America should be shames to have leaders such as these.  But we continue to deflect theses issues away to corrupt politics in other countries.

We are no better than the politics of China, North Korea, or Russia.
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Real Facts about Romney

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Thanks RM for contributing this:

Mitt Romney, After going to both Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School simultaneously, passed the Michigan bar, but never worked as an attorney.  

 

As a venture-capitalist, Romney's first major business deal involved investing in a start-up office supply company with one store in Massachusetts that sold office supplies. That company, called Staples, now has over 2,000 stores and employs over 90,000 people.  

 

Romney or his company Bain Capital (using what became known as the "Bain Way") would go on to perform the same kinds of business miracles again and again, with companies like Domino's, Sealy, Brookstone, Weather Channel, Burger King, Warner Music Group, Dollarama, Home Depot Supply, and many others.  

 

Got your calculators handy? Let's recap.  

 

Volunteer campaign worker for his dad's gubernatorial campaign 1 year.

 

Unpaid intern in Governor's office 8 years.  

 

Mormon missionary in Paris 2 years.  

 

Unpaid bishop and stake president for his church 10 years.  

 

No salary as president of the Olympics 3 years.  Romney's  original contract stated that he would accept no compensation, unless the Olympics made a profit. When the organizing committee posted a surplus of nearly  $100 million after the games, he accepted  $922,980 in total salary, as well as $476,000 in severance pay. Romney gave that severance pay and his salary to charity. Romney and his wife  Ann also donated  $1 million to the organizing committee during his tenure. .....dick

 

No salary as MA governor 4 years.  

 

That's a grand total of 28 years of unpaid service to his country, his community and his church.  Why?  Because that's the kind of man Mitt Romney is!  

 

And in 2011 Mitt Romney gave over $4 million to charity, almost 19% of his income....Obama gave 1%  

 

Joe Biden gave $300 or .0013%  

 

This is real character vs....well you know what!  

 

Romney may not be the best representative the Republicans could have selected.  At least I know what religion he is, and that he won't desecrate the flag, bow down to foreign powers, or squander my money on vacations.  I know he has the ability to turn this financial debacle that the "Spending President" has gotten us into.  We didn't know that when Obama said he'd give us change, he meant nickels and dimes, and he would get the big bucks.  We won’t like all the things necessary to recover from this debt, but someone with Romney’s background can do it.  

 

But, on the minus side, He never was a "Community Organizer", never took drugs or smoked pot.  Never got drunk. Did not associate with communists or terrorists. Nor did he attend a church whose pastor called for God to damn the US. 

The Heat is On

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Well, I guess some of you know that we've been travelling throughout the western half of America this summer.  We're visiting family and friends, touring national parks, and seeing the sights along the path.  

And things are going swell, but it has been really hot, record setting hot most of the time.  It all began as we left SoCal and it has been heating up as we went on.  Our route took us from the beaches of San Diego, into the Colorado River Valley and through the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forrest before climbing grades into the Phoenix area.  Then though through the plateau and into Albuquerque before north into the Denver area just in time to be amid the huge fires between Colorado Springs and Loveland.

Those terrible fires choked our every breath and they destroyed nearly 1000 homes throughout Colorado and New Mexico.  Temperatures well over 100 degrees, afternoon winds and ultra-low humidity kept things going, seemingly forever.  Event periodic afternoon thunderstorms couldn't break the spell.

But visiting the family was wonderful, and historical things happened.  Our oldest grand daughter obtained her driving permit, a six year old was a fury on the two wheeler we got her a year ago, our four year old grand son rode his bike for the first time without training wheels, while his sister got a new pink bike with training wheels, handle bar tassels wheels and a basket, and the youngest learned to sit up right before our eyes.  A zoo visit, camping, swimming and fishing made fond memories that will last a lifetime.

Then across the cornfields east through America's heartland, Nebraska and Iowa, then America's troubled land of Illinois where Obama began his trauma, and over to Indiana.
Now we are sweltering in humidity, with record heat into the 100's.  Lots more to do here and there before returning west in a week or two.

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Four kids and a Dog

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What great parents we must be!  And even greater grandparents we are.  To spend this portion of our travels to babysit while our kids are off to celebrate their anniversary in Las Vegas.  So we got the kids, a 4-month old, a 2 year old, a four year old, a 7 year old, and a 100 pound English Bulldog, for four days all to ourselves.

It's great.  But boy have times changed.  They seem to have everything.  The 4 month old has more toys than I ever had during my entire lifetime.  And the other kids have even more.  Yet each one of them seemed to get bored after a bit and can't seem to find anything to do.

Cabinets are filled with an abundance of books, paints, crayons, and movies.  Their bedrooms are piled with dolls, drums, Legos, and portable video games.  And the garage has no room for the family car because it protects the bikes, skateboards, and motorized sports cars.

A far cry from the way I grew up.  With a tin can which we kicked to and from school every day until it would no longer roll, or a single piece of paper that I drew on for days before folding it into a jet wing airplane.  A found tennis ball and an old broomstick were all I needed to host a stickball game in the field across the street.  And baseball cards pinned to slap the spokes of the bicycle I shared with my brother.  I was always busy, and never at a loss for what to do.

I would have thought that child raising would be much easier than it was when I did it before.  The technology today doesn't help much.  Securing everyone into some high tech car seat that I can barely figure out before trekking over to the park.  The variety of foods available, each with health warnings pasted all over the wrappings.  A selection of shoes and clothes that would dwarf my own closet makes a choice of what to wear so much more difficult, both for the parent and child.

Theme parks, fast food restaurants, entertainment centers and such filled these kids activities regularly.  You've got to be well organized, and have sufficient cash reserves to preserve this lifestyle.

Sure is fun though.  But is it really better than the way it was?
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