Current Events & Life Changes

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Life
Recently, we celebrated my dad’s 88th birthday.  fortunately, he is in good health.  Unfortunately, he had to make an emergency visit to the dentist on his birthday, but that worked out, and the subsequent party was even better, because his oldest friend, Ned, was back from Alaska, and could join us.

I often reflect how lucky I am to have such a great dad for a role model.  He never wavers on the truth, or the ethics, although it’s true he doesn’t like to be wrong (who does?).

His business is a wonderful example of how manufacturing in America helps America.  We employ people, who produce goods.  Everyone from our distributors (and their customers), our suppliers, and the communities of our employes, benefits from these efforts.  And despite the downturn, despite the horrendous tort problems, he continues to put his efforts into this organization.

Politics and more:
Only have few things to say, but mostly want to log my links.
Camilia Paige came out with another great column.  Too late for Obama to turn back  I find I am enjoying Salon.com

Cheney, Buffett Comment on Current Climate.  Warren Buffett warning aboutGreenbacks


Illegal Care Costs –  Here is another good one outlining the costs associated with  the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, or EMTALA, and that our hospitals can’t even ask for a patient’s immigration status or ability to pay prior to delivering treatment. They also can’t keep such uninsured patients waiting, even if their problem isn’t an emergency. Nor can they discharge them until they’re fully stabilized and have safe transportation.  I think Clinton enacted that.

Honduras handing over Syrian death guy – where’s the thanks while our Prez continues to insert himself in their politics.  Honduras hands over Syrian death guy

How can we screw this up so badly?    budget shortfalls

Cheney   another flip-flopby Prez O.  Did the President misspeak earlier?  How can you even think about going after the agents who acted under orders of the administration at the time.  (after reading “Why just Her”, it is clear the Federal Government can manipulate the judicial system against individuals.

hint: if you look at the Constitution, the president of the United States is the chief law enforcement officer in the land. The attorney general’s a statutory officer. He’s a member of the cabinet. 

The president’s the one who bears this responsibility. And for him to say, gee, I didn’t have anything to do with it, especially after he sat in the Oval Office and said this wouldn’t happen, then Holder decides he’s going to do it. So now he’s backed off and is claiming he’s not responsible.

Enough.  Come’on America.