SCOTT BROWN FOR MASS SENATOR!!!

JR tells me that we will have no friends left if I keep telling everybody about my poilitical views.  And I know that most of our acquaintances are liberal.  But, guess what?  I'm not and I can't stay quiet anymore.

NEVER in my sixty-three years have I ever been more frustrated with our government.  NEVER have I been more concerned about the direction that our government is taking, with its wild lurch to the ideological left and to more and more government control. 

While it is true that I am a small government proponent, it is also true that am not a "no" government proponent.  I do not object to paying my fair share of taxes (and I do so every year).  Nor do I object to our government taking care of the less fortunate of our society.  These things are the price of a principled people and a caring society.  BUT...I do object to paying for Nebraska's Medicaid, and for Louisana's Purchase, and for the unions' "cadillac" taxes, and for whatever other bribes that have been made so Obama can have his political "legacy".

First of all, any legacy he has will be toatlly negative.  This bill is a travesty committed against the American people...all of the American people, not just the "rich".  What have the "Federales" ever done that has been a sustained good?..Social Security (broke), Medicaid (broke), Medicare (broke), Amtrak (broke and heavily subsidized), USPS (broke and heavily subsidized), Fannie and Freddie (broke and not subject to the newly suggested "Responsbility Tax").  AIG, GM, Chrysler..also not subject to the "Responsibility Tax", .  By the way, they are the only ones who have not paid back their TARP loans with interest.  They are no
less responsible than the federal government whose liberal policies required them to make risky loans.  I do not claim to be an economic genius (Puh..leeze), but anybody who can lick a pencil can tell what is good economic policy and what isn't.  Barney Frank, Ted Kenndy, and Chris Dodd, with their liberal leanings, did more to harm this country than all of the Bush administration.

And that brings me to another issue...Obama needs to take responsibility for his failures, rather than just foisting them off on the "previous" administration.  He is now the President, and has been for a year.  This is his baby now.  All adminstrations have "inherited" issues that have to be solved.  Too bad.  He asked for the job, he got it, and now it's his to fix.  This crap about "inheritance" is just that...crap.  Time to put on your big boy pants and deal with it!!!.

So, Scott Brown... GO FOR IT!!!  Win this election.  Bring some sense of patriotism back to this country. Be a Patrick Heny, a Thomas Paine, a George Washington.   Stop this lurch to big government.  Keep this administration from moving this country to the ideological left.  Keep us free.  Question with boldness. Speak without fear.  Take risks for the freedom of this nation.  I stand with you!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Here's hoping that all of you have a great new year.  2009 has been tough in many ways, but approaching life with optimism always reaps rewards!

Despite being snowed in for 5 days alone, with only myself and the animals for company, I did get some good pics of the pretty stuff.  It was particularly pretty when the sun finally came out.  In fact, it is snowing as I write.  They are only predicting 2-3 inches before it quits tomorrow night, so that's pretty light snowfall.  I've been to town, I'm making a pot of soup, I'm warm, and JR will be here tomorrow.  The picture above is from the last snow.  I liked the gold on the frozen trees.

Christmas was a lot of fun, too.  This is the first Christmas that we have spent without our children...ever.  But my sister, Mary and her twins, Zach and Ana came, as did our local friends, Curt and Christine Long.  Their daughter chose to spend the holiday with her "significant other" in Raleigh, so we were both charting new ground.  As you can tell by this picture, Mary and I were having fun!  We'd only been in the Christmas cheer for a short time.  However, it didn't get much worse

On New Year's Eve, we went to a party where we met some new neighbors.  Now, the truth is, they were all very nice, but most of them are older than we are and they live in Florida most of the winter.  It was still fun.  Our friends, Jaime and Mike Peart, who are from Georgia, came to spend the night and on New Year's Day we watched the preliminary competitions of The Iron Chef.  I really hate to say it, but the competitions were very interesting.  Mike is a chef (not by vocation, but by interest).  I love to eat things he has cooked.  Perhaps if I watch enough of the food channel, I can find my way around a kitchen!

We've had some renters who have skipped out on us.  It's just as well...we were going to have to start eviction, anyway.  Still, they left a mess that we will have to deal with.  I actually think it's a good thing.

So, until next time...perhaps when my kitchen finally gets installed and I can quit carrying dishes down to the doggy bath...love life!

I'm looking forward to going to Charlotte on Monday to be with my BG's!  It has been a while since I showed up at the supper and wine fest (and sometimes bridge).