News From Here and Beyond

I see that my blog has been read in 49 countries.  Cool.  Noticeably absent is any viewership from China.  I did get one hit from Nepal and one from Hong Kong.

I can tell you one person that must be reading this.

Obama.

I mentioned yesterday that we need an Energy Policy and today, he presents one at Georgetown University.  I'm expecting a call at any time to discuss what I think he should do next.  I'll keep you informed unless it turns out to be top secret hero type stuff.

Onward.

Sarah Palin said something like, "We waited for permission to go into Libya and then took a back seat.  That doesn't sound very American to me."   I have to agree.  Invading Iraq has been more of our style. Thank goodness we are finally outgrowing the "Bully the World" attitude.

It amazes me that people are still pushing for another Iraq.  By other people I mean the entire Republican/Tea party.

Elsewhere.

I saw a bumper sticker yesterday.  I actually saw 3; all on the same truck: "Bush/Cheany 04" and then "McCain/Palin 08" and finally there was "Union By Force/Confederate By Choice."  This guy can really pick a winner.

I'm watching the economy recover with over 250,000 new jobs added in March.  Then on the radio I heard a guy talk about how Obama is ruining our country with his Marxist ideas and that we need to get a Republican in right away.  I'll just say, if McCain and Palin were in, there would be boots on the ground all over the world by now.

Republican Rick Santorum says the Social Security System would be in much better shape if there were fewer abortions.  His rationale?  Remember, this is an elected official.  People put a check in the box next to his name thinking "I've got to get me some more of this guy."  Anyway..his reasoning is that we are killing babies that would otherwise be putting money into the system.

I think our elected officials are not smart enough to do the job we've elected them into.  I would love to give them a pop quiz on basic economics or military strategy or even geography.  I'd like to see them explain the math behind their assumptions.  I have a feeling that few would do well.

The Democrats got caught reminding each other to use words like "extreme" when referring to the GOP budget cuts.  Now, I don't know what they are talking about cutting but how hard can it be to not get caught trying to put Lipstick on a Pig?

There is incompetence aplenty on each side of the aisle.

I have to go sit by the phone.  Obama could be calling at any minute and ask me, "Jim, how can you help me save the world?"

Up, up and away...

jim