End of Days?

Hello all,

If you believe some folks, the end of days is indeed near; think about it, earthquakes occurring all throughout the ring of fire, the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, massive flooding in Brazil. We have radiation fears as a result of the nuclear crisis in Japan, unrest and protests throughout the Middle East. Killings and slaughters throughout the world and just yesterday, France took military action in Libya before Britain and the U.S. Did you ever imagine that France would take the lead in any military action before us? Well I could write a newsletter about any of these topics by themselves but I will just stick to what’s going on here on the home front.

I actually should say what’s not going on here. Government spending is still out of control. Congress approved and the President signed another emergency spending bill to keep the government running for another 3 weeks. I’m starting to think that perhaps, on the surface, that the government should just shut down. Kudos to the 54 Republicans who voted not to continue with the band-aid budget. The way it’s looking, nothing will get done anyway. I’ll be damned, same crap different day. Republicans are trying to find the one person to challenge President Obama in 2012. More Senate and Congressional seats will also be up for grabs. Both political parties are gearing up. This is being set up for each party to stick to their guns, tout their accomplishments over the other party. Point out why their views are better than the other. While all of this is going on, we little people get the short end of the stick. Neither side wants to appear weak so compromise is out the door. Partisan politics at its best.

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at a fundraiser in Philadelphia Friday, compared Republicans in congress to people who excuse rapists by blaming their victims. The Vice President, known for speaking his mind and at times putting his foot in his mouth, said “Republicans who want to cut spending while at the same time cutting taxes for the wealthy are similar to rape apologists.” “It’s amazing how these Republicans, whose philosophy threw us into this god-awful hole we’re in, gave us this tremendous deficit we’ve inherited. That they’re now using the very economic conditions they have created, to blame the victim, whether it’s organized labor or ordinary middle class working men and women, it’s bizarre”. You guys know what, this man actually said this; you can’t make this crap up. Inflammatory remarks like this would not encourage me to make compromises either. However, weather you or I like it or not, compromise will have to play a role if we are to get out of this financial mess.

Some folks believe the end of days is upon us. I believe the end of our country, our freedom, may indeed be upon us if our elected officials can’t get their crap together. We the American people demand it. Stop the spending, cut the deficit, and stop the political tango. Put your political ambitions and egos aside and do what the people who put you in these positions demand of you. If this happens, then perhaps we do have a future.

On a side note, everyone please say a prayer for those folks in Japan. We are all human beings and compassion is something they will need for a long time. If you’re not the religious type, a donation to a charity is something I’m sure they will be grateful for.

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Until next time,
Rodney.