Staying Afloat in the New America

Friends,

We live in trying economic times!

I have this old, old photo (black & white) of my Grandpa King and my Grandma King. These two genteel southerners were blessed by having ten children.

Sadly, this was also the time of the Great Depression. So, similar to the TV show "The Waltons," the KING FAMILY learned to make ends meet.

The end result was a burgeoning blessed family.

Today, in 2007 - 2008, we do not QUITE live in a Depression Era, BUT, the economic prosperity that ONCE marked the U.S. is now gone.

2003 we invaded Iraq, rather than being content with our current use of Air Power and 'no fly zones.'

The end result is that our collective tax burden sky-rocketed while crooks in the military (to include civilian contractors!) have literally stolen much of our tax money!

Dick Cheney is obviously one of the chief architects behind this fiasco, and thus I stand FIRM with Senate Judiciary Chair, Patrick Leahy in calling for fiscal accountability of the War in Iraq.

But while the crooks prosper, children go without health insurance. But while the crooks prosper, women are left with little choice but to go without health care (pre and post natal . . .). But while the crooks prosper, hard working men (such as myself!) have to scrape together pennies to eat (university teaching usually pays LESS than the High School system . . .). But while the crooks prosper, Army reserve units have to make do with old, Vietnam era equipment to train with.

So, there you have it. Due to negligence (fiscal negligence by Dickie Cheney and crew!) we are now the capitalist equivalent of old, post-perestroika Russia! Roads go unfixed (South Bend, Indiana!). Dillapidated houses sit abandoned (ANY U.S. inner city) and the 'vaccuum' in leadership is filled with corruption, whether it is the corrupt politician OR the inner city drug lords . . .

BUT, there is a chance. Democracy still lives.

For a different voice, try Jesus Christ!

That's who calls all of MY shots, not some banker with a fat wad of cash to give out like lollipops to his puppet politicians . . .

Love in Jesus Christ THE KING of kings and THE LORD of lords,
Rob J. King