Where Are We Headed As A Nation?

I’m thoroughly confused! I often find myself in the confused state, but rarely “thoroughly.” As a proud American, I would consider most any task asked of me for my country. However, there is one thing which is out of the question! Having never served my country in an Armed Service branch, I am much too old now to perform such duties as that would require. For those of you who might wonder why I haven’t served… when my name came up at the Local Draft Board, I was given a farm worker exemption. It didn’t seem so bad at the time, but in later life it disturbed me. Especially so when I received a recent e-mail titled “How To Be A Traitor.” Have you seen it? (Contact me at “tws7436@yahoo.com” and I’ll forward it to you.)

Rather than include it in it’s entirety allow me to briefly describe it to you. There are 20 color photos of Military Cemeteries which are all located on foreign soil in France, Belgium, England, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. These cemeteries all contain American Soldiers who gave their lives to defend the country in which they are buried and the America which they loved. The total laid to rest in these beautiful gardens of rest is  104,366!

Disturbing… yes! Maybe I didn’t do my part so many years ago. Do I wish I were buried there with them? No, but a vision of reality came into focus and perspective, when I was forcibly made to understand that MY PRESIDENT had openly stated that he was ASHAMED and even APOLOGIZED, to a council of world leaders, for America!

Is there a cemetery, located on American soil, where the soldiers of a foreign land are buried, who fell while defending America? I don’t know of any… if I’m wrong please let me know. I’m not a rabble rouser just trying to make trouble for an Administration I didn’t vote for. I just happen to think that America doesn’t owe an apology to anybody, and I certainly don’t know of a country or leader on the planet who even remotely has the right to ask for one. So why did Barack H. Obama feel that he must offer one?

In the face of everything that America supports and stands for… he apologized for ARROGANCE!  For the most important Leader in the free world to mistake the world wide leadership, of his country, for arrogance is beyond my ability to comprehend, and quite frankly, I’M CONFUSED!

When My President and Your President (yes he’s your President too) feels it necessary to stand before world leaders and denigrate HIS COUNTRY,   WHERE ARE WE HEADED AS A NATION!?

Maybe you can tell me.  I don’t know.

Tom Simmons

Going Rogue!

Awesome! The voice of a vibrant true American extolling the faithful and proven values of the Land of the Free!  A message that all Americans should hear… THE book for the hour! Go Rogue!

In this book, Sarah Palin tells it like it is (and like it was).  In it she reveals some of the weaknesses of the political system. She, Gov. Palin, seems to hold strongly to the thought that “truth is not just the best policy, but rather the only policy. It’s enjoyable and interesting reading even though it gets “heavy” at times.

Many of the issues discussed are of vital importance today.  Just a few which are noted:

1.   What is happening to entrepreneurial desire and how to correct it.

2.   Economic prosperity can’t be purchased, especially with borrowed money.

3.   Backdoor politics alludes to coverup and allusion.

4.   Dealing with emerging issues is the only way to prosper politically.

5.  Criticism is often proper, but condemning based on supposition and hearsay is just  ignorance on display.

6.  The values upon which America was founded are still good enough for today, and don’t require fixing.

For what it’s worth, I think you should read it, whether you be conservative or liberal.

Please comment.

Thanks,

Tom Simmons

How Clear Is Transparent?

Wow! Clouded is the prevailing word to describe what’s going on with the “Stimulus” money. Can’t wait to get is out there…

I’m reminded of how institutions which receive “grant” funds have to account for them. Actually it’s quite simple, “Spend it all or lose it for succeeding years.” Getting it spent actually becomes more important than how it’s spent!  Can you believe that? In my other life, occasionally I would have to audit grant recipients to determine if they qualified for renewals of the funds. Many times, if they hadn’t spent all of the grant funds, subsequent grants could either be reduced in amount approved or denied completely. Needless to say getting it spent became of utmost priority.

Stimulus money… yes, it does need to be distributed quickly. That’s the whole idea, right? But, where is the clarity on how it’s being delved out? Why do we have to receive reports of low priority situations having received more than their share while some deserving high priority location is overlooked. It’s politics as usual! And, it wasn’t supposed to happen.

It seems to me that “transparent” would necessitate a contiguous, publicly available, list of approved and or completed distributions from the stimulus package funds.

Please, don’t keep us guessing. It’s our money, tell us what’s happening with it.

That’s what I think, for what it’s worth!

Your comments are appreciated.

Beck

I’m certainly not surprised at some of the advertisers dropping Beck, but I don’t agree with their reasoning either. In fact, I wonder where “free speech” enters into the quagmire. Are we now going to muzzle the voice of public expression? The statement was strong! Why? Because it hit hard on the President of the USA, but was it wrong in that it represented stated opinion.  How far can our right to speak freely go?

I wonder how the conservatives of America will feel about this extreme pressure at the very heart of the source and expression of their  political agenda. Will they let it slide or have the advertisers themselves bitten of a larger bite than they can chew?

What do you think? There are other fish in the sea.

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