Tea Partiers, Eric Cantor, Hurricane Irene and Others

    Saturdays are usually my running off at the keyboard day and today is no exception. Earlier in the summer severe tornadoes destroyed towns in the Midwest and Republican Eric Cantor from Virginia stated that the funds just were not there to assist. I can't help but wonder if Mr. Cantor will feel the same way about Virginia after Irene passes. The Tea Party people think they are so focused on the Constitution and "Grass Roots" issues. The reality is they have been corrupted by big money just like the other political parties. While I am on the Tea Party movement, did you ever notice they want the government out of every one's business except their own. Cut spending, unless it is for them. Yeah, that is the way we care about our neighbors. Irene has brought the nations capital to a standstill, problem was nobody noticed, they thought it was business as usual. Speaking of D.C., did you see the cracks in the Washington Monument. They were almost as big as the one in Pat Robertson's head. He claimed, again, the earth quake and the hurricane is God's way of letting us know that the time is approaching for his return. I don't know about you, but when God is ready to return, he does not need to make any formal announcements, he will just be here. Sad news that Steve Jobs is stepping down at Apple. He has definitely been a game changer in the business world. My hope and prayers go out to Mr. Jobs and his family. I will be glad to get the politicians back to Washington as they end their vacations. I seriously need a good laugh.

Politics As Usual. That Is The Problem.

George Bush flies in onto an aircraft carrier and states, "Mission Accomplished." Mr. Bush starts two wars over faulty Intel and with no end game. Mr. Bush never was able to capture Bin Laden. Moammar Gadhafi thumbed his nose at several U.S. presidents. Mubarak had a long dictatorial reign in Egypt. Richard Nixon illegally entered Cambodia and extended the Vietnam war. During George Bush's watch, 9-11 occurred. Lyndon Johnson expanded our involvement in Vietnam until it became one of the biggest debacles in American history. John Kennedy had the Bay of Pigs. Bill Clinton was accused of violating the war powers act. Jimmy Carter had the Iranian hostage disaster. What do each of these unrelated issues have to do with today. Under our current President, Bin Laden was captured and killed with a daring raid. The Somalian Pirates were executed and the hostages freed. The draw down of troops are under way, should have been sooner, in Iraq and Afghanistan. Libya has lifted the yoke of tyranny and is trying to start a new time of freedom. Egypt is working on it's democracy. My point with all of this, is where are all the supporters of the President. The critics (Republicans) have crawled out from the woodwork to complain about the failures of the U.S. armed forces in Libya. John McCain and Lindsay Graham, used the word failure when discussing the U.S. actions in the NATO bombings. Anyone who dared to question Mr. Bush after 9-11 were automatically labeled, traitors and Un American. Mr. Obama has done more for the security of America, then most of his predecessors and yet nobody seems to notice. The Republicans have long tried to say they were the party of national defense and yet history belies that as, false. The Democrats have done a much better job of protecting us. It is time, once again to place party politics to the side and thank the president for working hard to keep us safe and to end the American intervention in other countries. For once stand up and tell the truth.  

"I Have A Dream"

Those words will forever be linked to Dr. Martin Luther King. Today a new monument was unveiled in our nations capital and Dr. King now over looks the Potomac River. He is the first black honored on the National Mall with a memorial and I believe the time is well overdue. Dr. King talked, not only about the necessity of progress for black Americans, he spoke about the progress of all Americans. Too often people only saw black when he spoke and thus the message would be lost on many people. If you go back and listen to many of his talks, he stressed the need to help people of all backgrounds. He spoke of the need for all of God's children to come together and create the America, that our forefathers had indeed envisioned. When I speak of the necessity of leadership and someone who has a vision and direction for America, I only wish Dr. King was here today to lead. Just like Dr. King, I have a dream for America, and the only thing our leaders are giving us is a nightmare.