As the first round of the presidential debates has ended and the vice-presidential debate just wrapped up, I am reminded of the ‘70s pop classic “I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.”
When John McCain or Barack Obama wins the presidential election come November, one is going to inherit a nation full of angry, tired and fed up people.
In a few weeks we will decide who will lead our nation for the next four years. And for the first time in eight years I can start to respect the office of the President again. Both senators McCain and Obama have earned the respect of the nation by fighting battles both here and abroad, and it will be a tight race come November.
When the last balloon fell from the rafters in Minnesota at the Republican National Convention last week, the bile from my stomach started to rise up. I was sickened by the so called television “news” on every major network, peeling candidates apart like an onion, rarely discussing politics, but “experience.”
As I watched the Little League World Series last week, I was reminded of my glory days as 10-year-old. Playing baseball in the spring and summer months from dawn till way past dusk, getting dirty and catching heck from my mom for coming home late and missing another fine tuna casserole. As I watched today’s youth, and a fine team from Mill Creek do battle against the world, I remembered the great and sublime gifts that competition gave me as a kid.
Like many of you, I am sad and concerned about the rash of dog attacks lately. Everywhere we turn, we hear about another person – or, God forbid, a child – attacked by someone’s dog. These attacks are often blamed on “pit bulls,” but instead the blame needs to be shifted to their irresponsible, idiotic owners.
Last month the City of Puyallup announced that it had issued 2,165 tickets for the month of May from red light traffic cameras.
The fines totaled $268,460 in revenue for the city.
Is this just another example of George Orwell’s “1984” coming to fruition? Or is it just another means for raising some cash for the city coffers? Or could it be the best reason for the traffic cameras is that they save lives?
My heroes always have been cowboys.
Next on Jerry Springer, teenage prostitutes and their pimps! This is a great example of schadenfreude, a malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.
Apparently I am one of the few in America who has not seen the latest Indiana Jones movie.
Is customer service dead as we know it? I’m not sure it’s dead, but the toe tag has been affixed and a priest has been called to administer last rites.
Late last week four students from Dilworth, Minnesota were suspended from school. Not for carrying firearms, dealing drugs, or fighting during school hours. These four rebels with a clue were suspended for {gasp!} not standing during the Pledge of Allegiance!
Recently the Olympia School District has been called upon to make budget cuts in the $2 million dollar range for the 2008-2009 school years.
