THE AMERICAN DREAM

Politicians like to refer to the "American Dream". President Obama made reference to it in his speech to Congress on Thursday the 8th. I remember the American dream. Then came the nightmare of Vietnam, and the domination of the military over the civil sector. President Eisenhower warned us about this in his farewell address. We didn't listen. We are in financial trouble up to our necks and are sinking fast. Until we rein in the "military-industrial complex" that Eisenhower warned about,it will be a downward and endless spiral into financial and civil desolation.
History has warned us. Don't repeat the mistakes of the past.

SHOVEL READY PROJECTS

There is always talk about "shovel ready projects". In ancient history, or fable, the greatest one was Hercules cleaning the Augean Stables.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augeas

WELFARE OR WARFARE?

Is is possible that the high unemployment rate is as much a problem of overpopulation as it is the economic situation? We cannot continue to add more and more people to the population without an adverse reaction. To employ all these people will require "makework economics" that will eventually drain the strength from the economy.
During the great depression of the 1930's it came down to welfare or warfare. Tojo and Hitler took us from a welfare economy to a warfare economy.

Millions died.

Republican Party

The Republican Party has held this name for many long years. but it seems to me that they are no longer the party that once exemplified responsible conservatism. It is no longer the party of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who as General Eisenhower was important in the defeat of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party in World War 2. Even Richard M. Nixon seems to be a most reasonable centrist as compared with the current list of possible Republican hopefuls.
In earlier times, Mitt Romney would have been a cinch to win,or at least to be a top contender for the Party's nomination as their candidate for President. What has happened? Now it seems that an unknown far rightist from Texas is the most likely candidate. As a country, where are we headed?
I worry for my Country. I hope the electorate can keep the vehicle of the body politic in the center of the road, and not veer off into the ditch of extremism.

FREE WORLD

It is said that the many candidates for President of the United States are running to be "leader of the free world". My question is, what does the "free world" think about some of the candidates. Does any rational person think that the free world wants Sarah Palin as their leader? Or several others I could mention.

I think not!

the Idiot

Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote a story titled "THE IDIOT". Was he a prophet? Did he foresee "THE PALIN"?



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mitchell-bard/why-sarah-palins-north-ko_b_788647.html

HARDBALL!

President Obama is too much a "Mr. Nice Guy", and the Republicans are all to happy to take advantage of him. It's time to change, Mr. President. Hardball is the game, and you need to be the pitcher. A few brush back pitches, and if that doesn't work, throw the BEANBALL!