July 1st always reminds me of Lewis Grizzard's comment about living in Chicago: "they only have two seasons, winter and July". If he had been from the Volunteer State he would have said that Tennessee has two seasons as well. Humid and winter.
Anyway, here's five things I think:
1. No offense to the Jackson family but whatever services Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton could possibly provide to them in their grief is beyond my comprehension.
2. Is is just me or do we seem to be rapidly becoming a socialistic state? I think we now own General Motors and Chrysler for the most part and I don't know how many banks we own majority interest. Now I hear news that the government is taking a look at the Canadian public health care system. I truly think we have to change our health care system but this scares me. The government is notoriously inefficient at most things and we seem to be putting more things in its charge.
3. When things happen like what has happened with the South Carolina governor do you think other spouses who have gone through a similar thing listen to the news and read about it and then discuss it among themselves? If they're smart I think not. Opening old wounds, etc.
4. The church that demonstrates at soldier's funerals is the most despicable thing I've seen in a long, long time. But I believe that any response to something like that only feeds the idiocy. And that's all I have to say about that.
5. For the last several years I've wondered in this blog what has happened to the heroes in this country. They seem to be disappearing rapidly and no one seems to be stepping up to take their place. Well, I found a hero. Go read this about Colonel Kenneth Reusser. I am in awe of this man. Semper Fi.
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Re: Item 2
Do you want the 4-5% Medicare overhead or the 15-50% private health insurance overhead?
Posted by: Jerry Critter at Jul 1, 2009 6:57:41 PM
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