CASUAL COMMENTS

If you wonder about me and where I’m coming from, this should answer it. I’m older than Methuselah and have survived the Great Depression of the 1930’s and World War II. In my lifetime I have farmed, been a city fireman, retired military, a high school teacher, a college professor, and a purchasing agent for a large corporation. I have lived in many States of the Union and in foreign nations in both Europe and Asia. I mention this only to establish my credentials regarding the postings on this blog , which will probably never be read by any but me, but it gives me an opportunity to vent my feelings on the passing parade

If a Democrat is elected President of the United States in 2008, it will not be long thereafter before the terrorists test his or her resolve with an attack on US interests either domestically or internationally depending on the circumstances.

It seems a preponderance of the kooks and loonies in our society are located on the West Coast, particularly in California. Is it possible that a course in such conduct is available at the University of California Berkley?

There’s a certain smug satisfaction in taking the high road , but I believe this may be what eventually destroys us. Our sense of fairness, tolerance, and rule of law is strained when faced by the treasonous acts of our own people and the cruel intolerant attitudes of our enemies.

It looks like Congress goofed again with the push for ethanol fuels. The crops going to the production of this esoteric fuel are removed from the food chain and thus force up the cost of foodstuffs on a public already staggering under the high cost of gasoline..