Well I don’t know if any of you noticed, but we had one comment yesterday from a loyal reader, family member and Uncle. In case you missed it, here it is.
Hey, your ruining the blog! I look forward to the ranting and raving over politics. Please continue with them it makes for good conversation and opens people’s eyes to what is really going on. Just one guys opinion!
Now in the interest of maintaining the small readership I have, I feel it is my duty to jump back into politics. I’m sorry if I offend anyone but I cannot afford to lose such a brilliant reader as Uncle T who posted the above comment. I will do my best to include information about the boys activities (as that’s why most of you read) but I’ll be writing about politics first so you’ll have to read the whole post!
So here we go, yesterday I was reading the Chicago Tribune and stumbled upon an article which talks about how the current White House is trying to blame the poor economy and everything else on a series of natural disasters. I won’t print the whole article but it’s safe to say (from reading the whole article) that looking back at previous administrations, they all faced these type of issues just like the current President does now. I think what’s important to note is that this President has been given a “free pass” for many of the failures of his policies or Obamanomics. Read on,
That’s a mighty wind blowing from the east. No, I’m not talking about Hurricane Irene. It’s the blustery gusts stirred up long before Irene by the constant whining from the Obama White House: Everything but the administration’s own policies are responsible for the faltering economy.
Irene is only the latest of the “head winds†White House officials blame for feeble economic growth and persistent high unemployment. There was the earthquake/tsunami in Japan, the fiscal crisis in Greece, the civil war in Libya on top of Arab Spring uprisings in other Arab countries and, of course, Republicans refusing to go along with President Barack Obama’s spending binge, er, “investments.†One adviser even found head winds from the East Coast earthquake, though its most notable damage appeared to be cracks in the foundation of the Washington Monument.
Now if you’re really honest and think about it, this is pretty much true. Everything you’ve heard from the White House are things like (from the Presidents own lips) “we were headed for a strong recovery and then we hit a few bumps in the road, like the earthquake in Japan, the Arab Spring and more”. Now I don’t know about you but I really don’t think any of our leaders deserve a “free pass” from issues going on in other parts of the World. All Presidents have faced issues like these and some worse. What about the earthquake in Haiti or the tsunami in Thailand or 20 years ago the war in Bosnia and Serbia? I could go on and on but I don’t remember any President, democrat or republican using these type of world events or natural disasters as excuses for problems here at home. I’d better get off this subject now but you get my point. Wasn’t it Harry Truman that said “the buck stops here”? Well, it’s just too bad our President doesn’t take some responsibility for the mess we’re in. I think if he did, a lot more people would understand. If you look back at what he promised all of us to get elected, apparently it was all just talk as he’s done nothing he said he would, it’s really pretty sad. We were all duped by this slick talking man whose promises we all believed. Some still do! You know the old saying, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. Somehow I don’t think, no matter who the republican nominee (unless it’s Palin or Bachmann, god help us), the American people will be fooled again.
Alright, let’s talk about the boys and their day. As you know, Mom worked until 3pm so I picked the boys up from school. They were both in good spirits and I was surprised the oldest didn’t call during the day (due to his cold) wanting to come home. Both boys were given supreme compliments from their teachers yesterday. Turns out the little guy was told he’s the best reader in the whole class! Next the oldest one was told he is the best at division and multiplication in his class! Now we know their brilliant (just look at their parents) but this is quite a feat for both! The little guy really is reading well and we’ve been working with him a lot at home and the oldest just has that “numbers type” brain like me. He just see’s the numbers in his head, it’s kind of a natural thing that comes easy for him like it does for me.
We beat Mom home by about 10 minutes and started our homework. In 4th grade, they’ve really stepped it up a bit. The oldest now has to read for at least 30 minutes without stopping. He’s finally getting to that point where he wants to read rather than being forced to. The little guy seems to be following in his brothers footsteps too. He loves “Dairy of a Wimpy Kid”. This is a series of about 5 books and a few movies that were all the rage last year. Prior to going to bed (and after a bunch of bike riding outside) we played a few games of Go Fish. First it was Mom, the oldest and I, and then when the little guy came in, he took my place.
The oldest is up early with me and thankfully is feeling a bit better. It seems we might have dogged a bullet as far as the whole family getting sick. He’s now making some breakfast for himself which is pretty dangerous as I’m sure it includes some donuts from the freezer. At least they’re healthy (if donuts can be healthy) as they came from Whole Foods. I think they’re gluten free and have no bad chemicals in them. I hear the microwave going now so yup, that’s what he’s up to. I just asked him what he’s having with the donut and he replied “toast, Gorilla Munch (a cereal) and some bacon probably”.Well he is a growing boy. I’m sure by Christmas he’ll be taller than most of you reading, especially anyone of you referred to as “Grandma”. Watch out as the little guy is right behind him and also going through a growth spurt.
Time to run as Mom is already in the shower and I too need to get moving. I was hoping to get to the gym but it looks like that’ll have to wait until tomorrow. The oldest just asked me if I liked burnt toast? I of course said yes. He said great as he accidentally burnt it so he’s now putting a little butter on it for me and making himself some more. Wow, it’s really burnt, black as the night, but I’ll eat it because he made it for me, even if by default.
I need to get a drink to wash this down so time to run. Thanks for reading through the politics today. I know some of you don’t subscribe to my views but that’s just too bad as I’m the author, ha ha. Just kidding, (kind of), I’ll try to take it easy but everyone in Washington is already in campaign mode and the election is still 14 months away, it’s only going to get worse, much worse! We’re all going to be so sick of politics by November 2012 we won’t know what to do, so hold onto your hats. You can think of this as a “warmup” for what’s to come.
Take care, the little guy is up now too and says hi, have a great day and God Bless,