Stuff

Last week we got a wet snow that was perfect for snowballs and snowmen. So I built a nice little snowman out in the yard. You shoulda seem him smile when he saw the snowblower coming.

The entire nation is in the cold - even Miami is only 40 degrees. Believe it or not, one of the warmest spots in the country is Caribou ,Maine. But that's not all - it seems that China, Russia, Europe, the UK - virtually the entire world is suffering abnormally cold weather. I wonder if Al Gore has noticed. This makes 12 years in a row where Earth's "fever" has been cooling. Perhaps we should take steps to INCREASE our carbon footprints.

In December, another 37 American businesses decided to pull up stakes and move operations to other countries because the heavy burden of high taxes, stiff regulations and strong unions do not let them prosper here. With those businesses go thousands more American jobs that can never return. One such business, Evergreen Solar of Ayer MA is moving facilities to China because they can no longer be competitive in the U.S. The government's response: increase taxes further, stiffen regulations more, and empower the unions even further. Where did they get THAT playbook - from Karl Marx?

I have always said that political correctness would poison America, and it has. Too many folks are afraid to say what they really think, resulting in deeper suspicions and prejudices. It's the same as putting a lid on a boiling pot - it just makes it boil harder. The phrase "Honest Injun" cannot be tolerated. Illegal aliens are now "undocumented workers". What's next - calling a drug dealer an unlicensed pharmacist? Does anyone really believe that the fat person being called "calorically challenged" doesn't know you are still calling him fat? Drop the PC BS and put some honesty back into the conversation. I hear Pelosi and Reid now want to change the word "transparency" to "optical illusion". At least that would be accurate in their case.

Dodd and Dorgan, both long-time Democrats from "safe" democrat districts have said they will not run again in 2010. Pardon me for stating the obvious, but there are no longer any "safe" democrat districts after the fiasco Washington is involved in lately. If "strong" democrats are quitting in "safe" districts, it would appear they understand how badly the administration and Congress has poisoned the political waters. And don't forget the Democrat that recently jumped ship to the Republican party...rats know when to desert a sinking ship.

As I cruise all the blogs and chat boards, I have noticed a tremendous number of people who are taking up my call to vote against every incumbent, regardless of party. While I do not really expect that to happen, I am pleased to see so many folks finding the sense in it. It goes to show that America is not yet lost.

We still have about 15 million Americans unemployed. We also still have about 15 million illegal aliens who are "working the jobs Americans won't do". Of course, sane folks know that is untrue - there is no such thing as a job Americans will not do. Now if we could just shut the liberals up long enough to force the illegals out by refusing them jobs, that would solve the unemployment problem in America and we could get the show back on the road.

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