Football & National / World Politics 01 Jan 2010 08:14 pm
Happy 2010?
I’m down to one bowl game yet tonight, so I thought I would blog for a while. I’m waiting with much anticipation for the Iowa Georgia Tech game on Tuesday, and am glad Iowa plays on a night where there is only one game. They will acquit themselves well, will have national coverage and I don’t have to worry through other games to get to the Hawkeyes… In Kirk we Trust…
It’s also been restful that the holiday comes in front of the weekend so after the family events of the Holidays there is time to regroup for the work year… World events aren’t as simply watched and worried about.
It’s going to get worse, not better.
I believe those who said that some predicted the upswing (I guess they are thinking about the stock market I haven’t seen any other upswing) but fewer predict it continuing. I for one expect a miserable 2010 when it comes to world confidence and business growth.
My model will continue to find ways to be self sufficient (which is easy in rural American but tough in the upper midwest) planting, harvesting and canning the result in a cooperative effort with friends and family. More target shooting with my gun, and helping others do the same… Trying to get back to basics, putting some $ where my mouth is re: charities and politics… what is important today?
As far as world events, I continue to be confused why smart people avoid the study of history. A metaphor that has been used for economic issues today is this: Those who believe government bailouts work, must also believe that taking pails of water from the deep end of a swimming pool and dumping it into the shallow end will increase the depth of the shallow pool. The government has no money; but it must TAKE money from those who are creating jobs for the government to do anything. Government can’t create jobs; well they can but only short term jobs taking money from those who could create long term jobs. Government can’t create prosperity.
Let’s go back to look at the War on Poverty – begun in 1964. We’ve lost that too. We now have generations that are used to welfare.
When are we going to man up and fix things? It may already be too late.
The Health Care Bill is Crazy and what is this about calling it the Protection and Affordable Care Act – what a joke.
As you can tell by some previous posts I don’t believe in Global Warming. I do believe in Climate Change and do believe we must be good stewards of our environment. The myth of Global Warming and Algore’s taking amazingly irresponsible advantage of the myth for financial gain has been more damaging to the world than the War on Terror has been.
That said, I love LIVING WITH ED, the show on GREEN TV staring Ed Begley and his wife. If everyone was as honest and empassioned as Ed Begley we would not be where we are today.
We are at a cross road – and have no leadership in the world today. When will the voice of reason be heard?
What IS important today, in 2010?
Here’s a start: Vote Miller-Meeks