"Oh the relief! I never felt that happy about somebody being dead."
Those words from a rebel fighter who'd been among Libyan madman Moammar Gadhafi's victims sum up the sentiments of most of that North African nation and perhaps the world
By Jack Hargis
We have got to call our politicians in Washington to stop all of our jobs from going overseas. Let's take our country back. I thought at least one industry was sacred. I got a prescription filled today for Fosamax. It was made in India. I don't trust the Indian people that much. When I called about my computer problems in the past, every Indian that answered the phone was named Jim or Jerry.. Besides that, they consider the cow as sacred. I do too, when it is stuffed in a hamburger bun. Do you suppose the FDA might have an inspector in those pill factories?
So it seems our politicos in the nation’s capital have been getting a little bothered lately, because there’s this thing called “the debt ceiling” that limits how much money the federal government is legally authorized to borrow, and the folks in the White House are saying it has to be raised by Tuesday, Aug. 2.
As I write, it’s still unclear what kind of political deal (if any) will be arranged to resolve the feds’ latest fiscal foul-up.
By Jack Hargis
I’ve been to Lochheads Service Station a couple of times to see Chester’s Bionic Super Hero, Dean Lochhead. He was gone both times. With all the rain, I speculated he was out trying to save frogs or cicadas from drowning.
Shouldn’t it be immoral or ethically wrong to set up a speed trap in a church parking lot? What if someone missed seeing them. Then there would be no warning on our CB radio.
“Honey.” I used to get irritated when waitresses and check-out females called me that. I finally got over it when I realized it was not going to stop. I was now a member of geezerdom. However, if a male clerk or waiter ever calls me “Honey”, I’m moving to another check-out line or another table.
On April 20, a news report from the British Broadcasting Corporation revealed that Apple Inc. could track the location of iPhone users through the iOS 4 operating system. On April 29, an Illinois resident working with a Metro East lawyer proposed a statewide class action against Apple Inc.
When I went to breakfast Wednesday morning, I didn't expect to walk away with the disappointment in some people that I did. I was very saddened at the conversation that I heard coming from a group of older individuals who were talking about the food drive that was occurring that morning.
President Obama has delivered a 2012 budget proposal to Congress. It's a big number with lots of zeroes in it, as is the deficit spending it perpetuates - $3.73 trillion and more than $1.1 trillion respectively. Believe it or not, the latter number - once unimaginable - would be an improvement over the last three years, including this fiscal year's anticipated $1.65 trillion in red ink.
Congress never actually got around to adopting a formal budget for the current year, of course. Uncle Sam is still breathing because of a continuing resolution that expires March 4. If we're to go off the White House's 2011 budget that remains a "proposal" - about $3.83 trillion - this 2012 spending blueprint does appear to move in the right direction, if you measure progress in fractions of fractions of a millimeter.
How about a cat up-date. I started the winter season with 22. I am now down to 14. Plus a sneaky 3 leg yellow tom-cat that shows up every other day. Cats seem to be pretty smart most of the time, but when it comes to crossing the road, they think they are bulletproof, and they're wrong.
Along about 1956, the year I graduated from high school, there was a popular television program called, “Father Knows Best” starring Robert Young and Jane Wyatt. While that was a long time ago, I still remember the program and how good I felt after watching it. There were many good programs like that around in those days, but they have been replaced with something that is much more “modern” for the younger generation. While change is inevitable, it’s not always good and I have something to share with you today that will be a benefit for any generation. You don’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to realize what has happened to the entertainment industry over the past several decades and what they have done to corrupt the morals and values of America’s children. Those kids are now on Wall Street and elsewhere.
It's become a political cliche if not a punch line: How do you cut the budget? Don't cut programs; just get rid of the waste, fraud and abuse.
Have you ever had a grace whipping? When we were children, most of us have had a whipping or two at one time or another. Some of us have had more than others. Of course, many people don’t believe in whippings at all, but that is another story for another time. Several weeks ago our pastor told a very humorous story about his young granddaughter. It seems she was in a room with several other children and some adults were talking about various forms of discipline. The adults mentioned several methods such as having time out, taking away privileges and going to stand in the corner. After a bit, our pastor’s granddaughter said, “We don’t have no corners at our house, just whuppings.” Out of the mouth of babes.
Some issues appear to defy compromise and negotiation. Abortion has been that kind of topic for years and immigration is becoming one. Another such issue is gun laws.
A seemingly unbridgeable gap exists between gun-control supporters, who see a proliferation of firearms spreading death and destruction, and gun-rights advocates, who view gun ownership as a fundamental right essential to American freedom.
There seems to be little room for agreement, but we sincerely believe there is potential for common ground. Especially in the wake of the Jan. 8 Tucson tragedy, the two sides can and should work together to find ways to reduce the chance that firearms fall into the hands of mentally disturbed individuals.
Another school official suspended with pay and benefits. I would love to read some of their contracts. Some of you may remember another school official leaving her two years early with a huge buyout. Our tax dollars at work!
The turn of the calendar is a time to start anew, and in keeping with that many of us traditionally make New Year’s resolutions in the hope of making our lives a little better. Whether resolving to lose weight, be more economical, work harder in school or whatever else, resolutions can point us in a new direction. Here are things we should resolve to do in 2011:
