It's been worse

Too young to remember, or have you forgotten?

16% Inflation

22% Interest Rate

70% Marginal Tax Rate

14% Unemployment

10 Former Friends Fall to our worst enemy

The Collapse of Iran

for 144 Days 53 American Hostages Held by Iran

41 Republicans in Senate

THAT WAS 1978

In 1979: Revolution through the Ballot. Ronald Reagan elected president

Republicans take back the Senate.

There is hope.

Next time: what I have heard on the dem’s strategy to maintain power.

For Now: We live our lives with a determined confidence that God is good no matter what happens.

Love you guys

Health Care

Jamey promised a health care rant coming up. While waiting for him, here are my thoughts:

I Listened to Newt Gingrich this morning, and this is my summary:

Picture the New Health Care this Way:

Your Daddy gives you a brand new car on your birthday.

Looks pretty good.

The next month you learn he hadn’t paid for it and in fact you will get a monthly bill and further he got a really bad deal and you will have to pay about four times the value of the car.

Suddenly that birthday doesn’t look so good.

States will find themselves saddled with unfunded mandates that will take money from other budget items: education, highways, universities, the environment, whatever.

We will see fewer doctors entering practice, doctors retiring at younger ages, more underfunded hospitals dropping medicare patients. There will be longer lines and fewer options.

Here’s a cute one: the student loan provision of the Health Care Bill requires loans to be made through a government entity rather than through individual banks. The government will borrow money at around 2% and make loans at 6%. Next fall students will find their loans cost more.The Budget Office credited the expected profit against Health Care Bill costs.

According to Gingrich, the sum of Obama policies will bring us $8 Trillion additional debt for our children and grandchildren.

Challenge for conservatives today is to make known the massive debt that will be brought on us by Obama policies. If we can make this message known, the tide may be turned.

Gingrich said that progressives will attempt to paint opponents to The Administration as angry racists.

All I can say is that the primary appeal to me of conservative principles is my care for the poor and the marginalized. I want all people to have freedom and opportunity, so that if they choose to work hard, they can advance themselves. This is only possible under limited government.

End of Rant (for now anyway)

Life is still good. God is always good. Have a nice day and look for chances to advance conservatism. Have fun doing it.

Love you guys.

Dad and I just decided to really whoop it up this St Patricks Day. We're going to split a black and tan.

Possum at the door

Fischer yawns... Is he trying to impress me... All in a day's work, grams, he brags.

You may know that the Chattanooga Resource Foundation for whom I worked and on whose board I sat for several years closed it's doors at the end of 2009. Tonight there is a dinner for all past board members to "Celebrate the Harvest". Dad and I are going... he's meeting me off the mountain. This info might not meet the standard of my weighty blog except for the... Possom at the door.

Even though Fischer likes to take over, it is clearly Tracker, who has "done it again". My dilemma is whether to just leave this animal until we get home tonight. Actually, that is no dilemma, as dilemma implies choice. There is no choice. I will stew and do nothing. I have no idea if the possum is dead or playing. I only know he is disgusting and I will not get involved.

As you can see, the possum relocates. Under his own steam? or has one of our pets moved it?

I once had a beautiful coat trimmed with opossum fir. It was probably the loveliest most fashionable coat I've ever worn. And here lies its descendent.

We had a wonderful 5 days with Debby and her girls. So proud of her running. Looking forward to seeing Alysia and fam as they pass through Saturday/Sunday. Then perhaps to Kirkwood for a weekend at the end of the month.

love you guys,

grams/mom/b...

oh yes, last weekend it snowed again, 7 inches. Forecast 64º next Sunday. Come to our mountain and have it all.