A Plan

A so-called "cut, cap and balance" plan is favored by some Republican freshmen in the House. It would allow the government to borrow an additional $2.4 trillion, but only after big and immediate spending cuts and adoption by Congress of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced federal budget.  President Barack Obama would veto the plan if it lands on his desk. A plan sure to stall in the Senate, where majority Democrats say it would lead to decimating budget cuts.  This is just some more of his crappy actions,  to cause undue rhetoric in front of the American people.

The Weight Show

Thanks for the article from Isaiah Gaines
One of my least favorite shows that ABC has come out with recently is that new one about fat people losing weight. I mean- seriously- all you have to do is start working out and stop shoving food in your face and you should be able to drop those 200 extra pounds. Sorry, I’m not trying to be really mean- but I don’t think that you should have a whole show about how someone started running and not eating ten hamburgers a day and then lost weight. I would so much rather watch “Extreme Home Makeover” or anything else, really. Anything, really, that requires skill to do. Even with all of that being said, I still record it on my list of things to watch. My Satellite listings (which I got through http://www.TVBYDIRECT.com) includes all of the makeover shows and most of the reality shows that ABC airs. I’ll be interested to see how long that this weight-loss show lasts, because I think that a lot of people don’t really like the whole premise of it.

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.  - Will Rogers

Rusty

The local electric company has let this power box, go such a long time and now it's all rusty.  Why can't they use some of those high charges they put on our electric bills to update these things?

The following post was found in an email sent to me.........I thought it fitting to share it with you.....my readers. 

Real American Hero!

"Shifty" By Chuck Yeager


Shifty volunteered for the airborne in WWII and served with Easy

Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, part of the 101st

Airborne Infantry.  If you've seen Band of Brothers on HBO or the

History Channel, you know Shifty.  His character appears in all 10

episodes, and Shifty himself is interviewed in several of them.


I met Shifty in the  Philadelphia airport several years ago. I didn't

know who he was at the time.  I just saw an elderly gentleman having

trouble reading his ticket. I offered to help, assured him that he was

at the right gate, and noticed the "Screaming Eagle," the symbol of

the 101st Airborne, on his hat.

Making conversation, I asked him if he'd been in the 101st Airborne

or if his son was serving.  He said quietly that he had been in the

101st.  I thanked him for his service, then asked him when he served,

and how many jumps he made.

Quietly and humbly, he said "Well, I guess I signed up in 1941 or so,

and was in until sometime in 1945 ..." at which point my heart

skipped.


At that point, again, very humbly, he said "I made the 5 training

jumps at Toccoa, and then jumped into  Normandy . . .  do you know

where  Normandy is?"  At this point my heart stopped.

I told him "yes, I know exactly where  Normandy is, and I know what

D-Day was."  At that point he said "I also made a second jump into

Holland , into  Arnhem ."  I was standing with a genuine war hero ...

and then I realized that it was June,  just after the anniversary of

D-Day.

I asked Shifty if he was on his way back from  France , and he said

"Yes...  And it 's real sad because, these days, so few of the guys are

left, and those that are, lots of them can't make the trip."  My heart

was in my throat and I didn't know what to say.



I helped Shifty get onto the plane and then realized he was back in

coach while I was in First Class.  I sent the flight attendant back to

get him and said that I wanted to switch seats.  When Shifty came

forward, I got up out of the seat and told him I wanted him to have

it, that I'd take his in coach.


He said "No, son, you enjoy that seat.  Just knowing that there are

still some who remember what we did and who still care is enough to

make an old man very happy."  His eyes were filling up as he said it.

And mine are brimming up now as I write this.



Shifty died on Jan. l7 after fighting cancer.


There was no parade.

No big event in  Staples   Center .

No wall-to-wall, back-to-back 24x7 news coverage.

No weeping fans on television.

And that's not right!


Let's give Shifty his own memorial service, online, in our own quiet way.

Please forward this email to everyone you know.  Especially to the veterans.

Rest in peace, Shifty.

Chuck Yeager, Maj. General [ret.]


P.S.  I think that it is amazing how the "media" chooses our "heroes" these days...

Michael Jackson & the like!


"SHIFTY" - an incredible American hero
SHIFTY DIED JAN 17, 2011..........May God rest his soul.
Please do me a favor and pass this on so that untold thousands can
read it. We owe no less to our REAL heroes..

Happy 4th of July

Here We Go Again

Moammar Gadhafi threatened Friday to carry out attacks in Europe against "homes, offices, families," unless NATO halts its campaign of airstrikes against his regime in Libya.
Gadhafi spoke from an unknown location in a likely sign of concern over his safety where he delivered the warning in a telephone message played to thousands of supporters gathered in the main square of the capital Tripoli.  "If we decide to, we are able to move to Europe like locusts, like bees. We advise you to retreat before you are dealt a disaster."
This threat came just four days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Gadhafi, his son Seif al-Islam and Libyan intelligence chief Abdullah al-Sanoussi for crimes against humanity.  This is one arrogant, stupid, dangerous man!  He's definitely pushing his luck, just like a few other dictators.

America

2012

I'm wondering what's going on with the potential candidates for the presidency? Why, are they waiting until now to get their hats in the ring? I saw Obama do a "take off" long before the year of the actual elections. He made sure everyone knew his name, and saw plenty of him. He gave his statements about the Bush government and made sure to put a slogan out there. "Yes we can!" Well, I see a bunch of people talking smack, but none that are actually doing much campaigning to make a good showing.  What are we in for on this election?  Surely, it's not going to be Obama .........again?

What Next?

Can you imagine what we the American people are up against this coming election? I need to know more about the one's who are wanting to be elected. You need to know more about them as well. It's not been looking very good, with the people who are placing their hats in the the political ring. I'm wondering if any of these contenders are any better than the one we have in office at present? I'm not impressed with any of them.

Rick Perry ?

Perry got a buzz going last week after a speech in Dallas gave him major support and radio host Rush Limbaugh praised the governor pushing the idea that Perry should seriously consider a presidential candidacy. 
There are a few people in the Republican establishment having problems with the lack of enthusiasm being generated by the field of 2012 GOP hopefuls. So when a somewhat new face from an significant state says they will "think about" running for president, those same people take heed.   He has made a statement that he wouldn't run, now let's see if he sticks to that.