Category: My View

Senator Marco Rubio said the following in his inaugural speech in the Senate:  “If we give America a government that could live within its means, the American economy will give us a government of considerable means. A government that can afford to pay for the things government should be doing, because it does not waste… Continue reading What is a “greater future America”

If you’ve read my bio, you know I classify myself as a conservative.  I’m sure some of you would equate that to being a warmonger; however, for the record I neither advocate nor abhor war.  I believe making a decision to have one group of people actively engage in killing another group of people under… Continue reading So, this war is better than the Bush Wars?

Unfortunately, I spend too much time thinking about the answer to this question.  What is the madness I reference?  The transition of our country to something our forefathers would not recognize.  In fact, I would contend that they went to war to free themselves from a government that was much less inept than the one… Continue reading What will stop the madness?

Ok.  So I am very tired of the Health Care debate.  Why? Other than the fact it occupies most of the news, the debate is going nowhere.  The main problem I see is that it’s not about health care or the people who need it (all of us). The debate is about winners and losers.… Continue reading The Worthless Health Care Debate

(originally posted March 2008) ”Evolution can be mean, there’s no ‘dumb ass’ vaccine.  Blame your DNA, you’re a victim of your fate. It’s human nature to miscalculate.” Those are some of the lyrics from a Jimmy Buffet offering named “Permanent Reminder of a Temporary Feeling”. Lately, I have often wondered when the concept of our… Continue reading There’s no dumb ass vaccine

Will there ever be one? For those of you not familiar with Tom Brokaw’s book “The Greatest Generation”, I’ll give you a short review. It’s great. It’s about the generation of people who lived through the Great Depression, World War II, built this country, and gave birth to the Baby Boomer generation. I’m not part… Continue reading The Next Greatest Generation