Before I get into "it", here's a treat for your ears: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgmHkSED2cY Jonell Mosser is an incredible talent, who sings some wicked blues. I became acquainted with her work through a demo album called, "Around Townes", a cover album of Townes Van Zandt's work, that she did back in 1996. A couple of years ago, I discovered a video on youtube, a duet with Mati Haskell, called, "Blessing" (available on Amazon, and well worth the 99¢!), that still sends shivers down my back. Unfortunately, the video has been removed, but these 2 ladies can really sing! Take a couple of minutes, and enjoy yourself before reading on. . .
OK, I have a confession to make; back in 1998/9, I actually gave money to a politician! And not just any politician, but one who is now pushing to involve our country in yet another "police action". like North Korea (which is still continuing), or Vietnam. Yes, I decided that John McCain was a straight shooter (no pun intended!), and that I would support him in his bid for the Republican nomination for president. Now, in my own defense, I still believe that he would have been a better president than George W. Bush, but, c'mon. . . Almost anybody would have been! McCain now seems to be the main instigator for getting us involved in Syria, and I have little doubt that although our county's financial situation is dire, that we are going to get involved.
President Obama and Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, are itching to take action, but are looking toward NATO and the United Nations for the authority. Congress also seems to want to get in there, but are threatening the President with impeachment, if he doesn't come to them for permission! http://tinyurl.com/753sf7h
Agreed, what is going on over there is horrendous, but there are a lot of horrible things going on in nations all over the globe, but if nothing else, we should have learned, over the last 25 years, that there are consequences to sticking our noses into other country's business. Of course, our government has the audacity to claim that all these military actions are in our "national interests", but when it comes right down to it, what they are actually interested in, is preserving the profits of "big business", at the cost of thousands of young lives, and hundreds of billions of dollars, and the welfare of our nation.
While I'm ranting on the stupidity of government, are you aware, that with millions of families losing their homes in the past couple of years, that the current administration now wants to provide financial bailouts for investors that bought multiple homes for investment purposes, before the housing crash?
http://tinyurl.com/7yf77r2 It sounds outrageous, to help out the "buy and flip investors" who helped drive up the cost of housing, during the real estate boom, but the government, banks and mortgage companies have decided that empty houses are in no one's interest, and therefore, the taxpayers should bear the cost of helping everyone out. . .
I looked for something lite and happy to end this post with, but the only thing I could find, was an article that is fairly ironic, after the above examples of our government's "big heartedness": http://tinyurl.com/779xz63 It seems that a former marine wants to adopt a bomb sniffing dog who served our country in Iraq, and for some stupid reason, is being refused. If you'd like to sign a petition to help her in her efforts, go here: http://www.change.org/petitions/help-speed-up-sgt-rex-s-adoption
Until next week. . .
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