Monday, September 27, 2010
More evidence we are on a parallel course...
with the Great Depression! Read this article from the Wall Street Journal. Another indication that business will not be expanding any time soon, unless Washington backs off and lets the free market do what it does naturally!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Recommended Reading
This has been a year of study for me... considering I wasn't that thrilled with learning about history while I was in school many eons ago, I have become a real student of history of late! Among the books I have read so far are two worth mentioning:
"America The Last Best Hope, Volume 1" by Willima J Bennett - covers our history from the Age of Discovery to World War 1.
"The Forgotten Man - A new History of the Great Depression" by Amity Shlaes - a real eye-opener about what the New Deal did and did not accomplish.
What's that saying? "Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it"? Or something along those lines... I am a real believer of that now! Observing what has gone on in Washington since the current administration took over, and comparing to especially FDR's methods of trying to deal with the Great Depression, there are some eerie similarities, and I am convinced that the 'Progressive Movement' is no different now than it was 80 years ago. They say these days that the GOP just wants to go back to doing the same thing they were doing under 'W', but they are trying the same tactics that were in vogue in the 30's! Didn't work then, won't work now. However, I think 'No' can make a positive difference if it is used and backed with action often enough! Back to my book...
"America The Last Best Hope, Volume 1" by Willima J Bennett - covers our history from the Age of Discovery to World War 1.
"The Forgotten Man - A new History of the Great Depression" by Amity Shlaes - a real eye-opener about what the New Deal did and did not accomplish.
What's that saying? "Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it"? Or something along those lines... I am a real believer of that now! Observing what has gone on in Washington since the current administration took over, and comparing to especially FDR's methods of trying to deal with the Great Depression, there are some eerie similarities, and I am convinced that the 'Progressive Movement' is no different now than it was 80 years ago. They say these days that the GOP just wants to go back to doing the same thing they were doing under 'W', but they are trying the same tactics that were in vogue in the 30's! Didn't work then, won't work now. However, I think 'No' can make a positive difference if it is used and backed with action often enough! Back to my book...
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Another Letter to the Editor
My latest rant got published in today's paper... after reading it, you will probably be able to guess what I was ranting about:
To the editor: I continue to be amazed at how few people in our county are willing to do their civic duty and vote in elections. People, look around and ask yourself if you are satisfied with the state of our nation today. Whether your answer is yes or no, the only way to have a representative government is to participate in the election of our representatives!
In this primary, less than one quarter of us decided who would be running in the November election. Considering how easy it is these days to request an early ballot so you don't even have to go to a polling place, I find it very distressing that so few of you took the time to cast your ballots!
Wake up, Coconino County, or keep your mouth shut if you don't like the way things are being run. The only way to make things better is to let your voices be heard and vote. Let's see if we can't have a little better turnout this November, OK?
I was responding to an article that talked about the low voter turnout at our primary election, and it really frustrated me! We have been through two very stressful years with an administration that is trying to steer us in a direction I really don't think we want to go, and yet people can't be bothered with taking a few moments to cast their vote! Then yesterday, I was working at our local GOP booth at the county fair, and kept hearing all these people complain about the encumbent and how they didn't want him to win re-election... wonder if they remembered to vote? So... forgive the rant, but I'm at the stage of my life where it makes no sense to keep my mouth shut, even if it ticks people off!
To the editor: I continue to be amazed at how few people in our county are willing to do their civic duty and vote in elections. People, look around and ask yourself if you are satisfied with the state of our nation today. Whether your answer is yes or no, the only way to have a representative government is to participate in the election of our representatives!
In this primary, less than one quarter of us decided who would be running in the November election. Considering how easy it is these days to request an early ballot so you don't even have to go to a polling place, I find it very distressing that so few of you took the time to cast your ballots!
Wake up, Coconino County, or keep your mouth shut if you don't like the way things are being run. The only way to make things better is to let your voices be heard and vote. Let's see if we can't have a little better turnout this November, OK?
I was responding to an article that talked about the low voter turnout at our primary election, and it really frustrated me! We have been through two very stressful years with an administration that is trying to steer us in a direction I really don't think we want to go, and yet people can't be bothered with taking a few moments to cast their vote! Then yesterday, I was working at our local GOP booth at the county fair, and kept hearing all these people complain about the encumbent and how they didn't want him to win re-election... wonder if they remembered to vote? So... forgive the rant, but I'm at the stage of my life where it makes no sense to keep my mouth shut, even if it ticks people off!
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