Economy 101

My wife and I have been busy traveling around the country. Last summer we traveled back to Washington D.C. We are now in Yuma for a few months to beat the cold in Red Bluff. If you really want to see how well our economy is doing, hop in your car and travel some of the byways and highways.

If you can do that and come home convinced that Bush's bailout and Obama's stimilus plan is working, then you are dumber than shit. I take that back. You would be dumber than Vice-President Biden. In fact, you would be so dumb that you would think that the House and Senate can cure our health care woes with a combined 4000 page bill. Oh yes, I know, they will get together and it will only be 2500 pages. 2000 pages will be filled with pork and legalize and the rest will make no sense either. This is your government at work. Don't you just love it?

To lighten the mood, I'll relate an email I received the other day. In Texas there is a German community called Fredricksburg and german is still spoken there. This farmer spotted a man drinking water from his pond using one hand. The farmer told him in german: "Don't drink the water. My cows shit in it". The man said: "I'm from New York and I'm in the area promoting Obama's health care program. I don't understand what you said. Repeat that in english". The farmer replied in english: "Use both hands. You'll get more".

We need more Obama

Yes, you saw the title of this post right. I know it's strange for an Independent Conservative to say that. Let me explain this strange phenomenon.

Obama goes on a speaking tour lauding his health care reform. Of course they now call it Insurance reform since health care reform has become a dirty word, and he doesn't really have a plan, bill or even a clue. The approval rating for it drops a few points. He gets a bunch of Doctors to come to the White House and even provides white coats for those that fail to show up with one as requested. So what happens? The Obamacare drops a few points.

He spends a lot of our money to fly him and his wife to Copenhagen to convince the Olympic committee that his hometown of Chicago is the mostest, bestest place for the 2016 summer Olympics. Who could resist Barack and Michelle? I guess the answer to that would be the Olympic Committee. Yep, they give the summer Olympics to Rio. Never has someone given so much to change so little.

We must convince Obama to get out there and campaign for all the Democrats running for office in 2010. He can do it. Ummm Ummm Ummm, Barack Hussien Obama. He says we all must take a stand to make our country strong again. Ummm Ummm Ummm. If this seems like sarcasm, that's only because you are so perceptive.

You Go Joe

Joe Wilson is my new hero. Although he say's his comment was spontanious, it was indeed ballsy of him. While all the other Republicans sat there with their thumbs up (you know where), while Obama told one lie after the other, Joe Wilson had the guts to tell it like it is.

He did the right thing also by calling and apologizing to Obama. Obama excepted his apology and that was gentlemanly of Obama.

Now if only Nancy Pelosi would show as much class as these two, but no, she wants Joe to grovel before Congress and the Democrats by apologizing on the floor of the House. She says's she will censor him if he doesn't bow down to her wishes. Good old Joe said he apologized to the President, it was excepted and he would not apologize more.

I sent an email to Nancy telling her this:" Nancy, you go ahead and censor Joe Wilson. It will make you look even more idiotic then popping up and clapping at Obamas lies."

One Word says a Lot

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Don't Even Go There!

Hi to all my readers (all three of you). As you may or may not know, my wife and I have been RV'ing across this proud land of ours. At least it is still a proud land despite Obama's attempt to apologize to the whole world for our past bad behavior. Is there a Country left that he hasn't apologized to yet? But I digress.

I thought I would relate one humorous event on our trip. We are in Lynchburg, TN to tour the Jack Daniels Distillery. There is but one RV park that we know of and that's only because of our bible(Trailer Life).

The directions are rather ambiguous, so I stop at a little store to ask where it is. The checker I asked did a little hesitation and then proceeded to give me directions. I wondered about the hesitation, but didn't pursue it.

We follow directions and drive down this road where we spot the RV parks brand new painted sign on the side of their big garage or shop. So far so good. The next thing we see is a quaint covered bridge which is the entrance to the park. We both thought, wow, this is neat. I drive over the covered bridge and see a road leading up to the sites. When I say up, I really mean UP. So far so good. There is no sign designating where the office is so I figure it must be UP at the top. I start up this gravel road and soon discover that all is not so good so far. The road is washed out and has some deep ruts. Of course one of my trailer tires fits this rut snugly. My back tires start breaking loose and I figure if I go to a lower gear, I'm just going to increase the torque and make matters worse. I say to hell with it and slip and slide up the hill spewing gravel two miles behind me. OK, I may have exaggerated a little about the miles. Probably only one mile:).

We get to the top to find a park with only about four sites occupied out of about fifty available, weed overgrown, unlevel sites to choose from. Well we chose to go back down that hill, into the first motel parking lot where I proceeded to rent a room for that night. I know, I know, your saying: why rent a room when you have a trailer with you. Well Lynchburg has no Walmart and I didn't want to run around looking for one:)

The next day we drove truck and trailer to the Jack Daniels Distillery for a very good tour. Then we hit the road to leave Lynchburg behind. I must say the town and the tour is worth the trip, but, never, never go to that RV park.

Obamanomics

It is a slow day in the small Texas town of Madisonville .

It is raining, and the little town looks totally deserted.

Times are tough, everybody is in debt and everybody lives on credit.

On this particular day a rich tourist from the East is driving through town.

He enters the only hotel in the sleepy town and lays a hundred dollar bill on the desk stating he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night.

As soon as the man walks up the stairs, the hotel proprietor takes the hundred dollar bill and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher.

The butcher takes the $100 and runs down the street to pay his debt to the pig farmer.

The pig farmer then takes the $100 and heads off to pay his debt to the supplier of feed and fuel.

The guy at the Farmer's Co-op takes the $100 and runs to pay his debt to the local prostitute, who has also been facing hard times and has lately had to offer her services" on credit.

The hooker runs to the hotel and pays off her debt with the $100 to the hotel proprietor, paying for the rooms that she had rented when she brought clients to that establishment.

The hotel proprietor then lays the $100 bill back on the counter so the rich traveler will not suspect anything.


At that moment the traveler from the East walks back down the stairs, after inspecting the rooms.

He picks up the $100 bill and states that the rooms are not satisfactory...... Pockets the money and walks out the door and leaves town.

No one earned anything.

However the whole town is now out of debt, and looks to the future with a lot of optimism.



That, ladies and gentlemen, is how the United States Government is conducting business today.

Exciting Times

June 3rd was an exciting day for the Graham clan. My niece came home from Iraq for two weeks of R & R. We had quite a welcoming party at the Redding, CA. airport. Not only her family was there, but also a lot of the law enforcement officers she works with as a former Deputy Sheriff and now a Bailiff serving at the Shasta County Court House.

My brother(her father-in-law) and I(proud uncle) had a Welcome Home banner made for her arrival. She was scheduled to arrive at 11:40AM and of course she came in early. My wife and I got there just in time to unfurl the banner for her to see. Needless to say she was already in tears, seeing her husband and two teenage boys waiting for her. I think she was glad to see us too.

We were so glad to see her home safely and only wish she did not have to go back. But, this is her choice and we as Americans are lucky and blessed that we have such people in our country, willing to step up to do a very necessary job.

We could not get everyone in the picture. Some were shy and some had to get back to their jobs.