Happy Birthday United States of America

The 4th of July is upon us. I love this country that I have been blessed to have been born in. The opportunity that we have here is something to be celebrated. We have had our black eyes and blemishes in the past, but there is no other country that harbors such freedom and chance to do as much in life as anybody wants. The standard of living we have is better than anywhere and anytime ever in the history of man. I think one of the great measuring tools for how good a country is would be to look at how many people try to get in vs how many are trying to get out. No other country has done more for the world than we have, from helping in crisis to building the economy of the world. We are kinder to all people here, no matter what the naysayers claim, than anywhere else. The thing that makes this country great is not the government, but the people. It is the single mom working two jobs to raise her kids. It is the small business person that grows his/her business and employs others that makes this country great. It is the big business that employs thousands that makes things cheaper and lets more people get them that drives us forward. The government is getting big now and is the biggest major factor in the slowing down and maybe will be the demise of the American dream. They have, both Republican and Democrat, done nothing but injure the American person over and over. I am not against the government, but I do believe that opportunity, liberty, freedom and big government do not exist together.
We have an important election coming up in November and we have the duty to vote for the Government that will do us the least harm, not that will give us the most. I still believe in the American Dream and I hope and pray that it will live on to my great-great-great grand kids. Freedom and liberty work, but only as long as the Government is not able to take them away.
God bless you and thank a solider, past or present when you look at all of the freedoms and security that we enjoy here in the USA.

That's 10!

10 in a row!

Forget Politics, Go Twins

I think that with Washington injuring us time after time, I'll forget those clowns and focus on the Minnesota Twins. They have found a way to put together nine wins in a row. they have been scoring runs without a lot of home runs. I love the old school, call it small ball, but the hit and runs, steals, and sacrifices that get you a run or two out of aggressive play. I can only hope that the Twins continue to put up 5 to 6 runs a game and have the young pitching staff continue thier more than adequate play. Go Twins!

Dems for Disaster

I think I now can say that the Democrats are out to destroy the USA. We are a country based and built in the last 100 years on oil. I do agree that we can and will move away from oil. but it will not happen any time soon and the Dems are dead set against drilling for any of the vast oil supplies that we have here. We do not even know how big the oil reserves that we have below our land and sea are.
The mantra that keeps coming from the left is that drilling now will have no quick impact on the price of oil. Well, I disagree, but even if it were true, we need to start looking to the long term here. If Clinton would have let oil companies drill in the 90's, we would have that oil in the supply today. If we would have been expanding our nuclear energy and natural gas supplies and power plants, we would not have the inflation that we are seeing now.
We need to send a message to the politicians that have sold out to the $ that comes from all lobby groups that they really work for us. That is a bipartisan slam. They are both in on the game. Its time to wake these jokers up or get them out.
Support lifting the ban on offshore drilling and all of the oil shale we have is just the first step in the long term solution to the most pressing issue we have, both economically and security.
Good job on the green remodel Al!