Vote Yes...Drive No!

OK ladies of Saudi Arabia...King Abdullah will now allow you to vote...in 2015!   How will you get to the polls?   God only knows...'cause you still aren't allowed to drive!   Go figure!

The greatest country on earth?

According to NBC New's "Education Nation" broadcasted today, of the 34 developed nations...America ranks:

• 14th in reading
• 17th in science
• 25th in math

and...1/4 of 8th graders cannot read at grade level!

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Today was a good day!

My son-in-law's uncle and his family just relocated from Ecuador to Connecticut via Tampa.   His uncle was born in this country...but moved back to Ecuador years and years ago.   They left Ecuador with some suitcases and that was it (to the best of my knowledge).

They found an apartment here in my home state...but they lacked the basics; pots, pans, drinking glasses, table, chairs, etc.   We had an attic full of that stuff.   They came to pick it up today.   The look of gratitude on their face was beyond description!

To cap it off...I was looking at the late evening news well after they left with their "goodies" to learn that the three American captives were released from Iran.   Yes...today was a good day!

A History Lesson from My Girlfriends!

I don't think they can ever be elected President of the United States...but was scares the hell out of me is the number of Teabaggers who think they can!

The Pitch: Banning all religion!

An Australian television program named "The Gruen Transfer" challenged two advertising firms to create an ad banning religion.   The results were both creative if not brilliant!

Twenty nine eighty three & the "flip side".

That's how many innocent Americans died 10 years ago.   I watched the coverage today...channel surfing.   Tears flowed...especially when the youngsters read the names of those killed and ended their reading naming their Mom or Dad.   Some were only 10 years old.   I'm sure it would have been a proud moment in the eyes of the parent they lost in this tragedy.

But...there is a "flip side" to this tragedy.   While we lost 2,983 Americans on that tragic day...

• another 5,500+ American soldiers have lost their lives in 2 atrocious wars!
• 35,000+ US troops have been seriously injured
• 1,000+ coalition troops have been killed
• 8,000+ Afghan civilians have been killed
• 8,000+ Afghan troops have been killed
• 30,000+ Iraqi troops have been killed
• 850,000+ Iraqi civilians have been killed
• 150+ journalist have died
• 1,200+ contractors have died

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And at what cost?   We've spent over $3 trillion dollars on this fiasco.   That's approximately 1/3 of our total deficit!   What else could we have done with that money? Roads, bridges, jobs, schools, state governments?   The list could go on.   And where were all the Republicans and Teabaggers when Dubya gave the go-ahead on two UNFUNDED wars?   These are the same clowns that brought this country to the brink of default!   It makes me sick to my stomach!

But then again...this stuff always has!

Last Night's Republican debate in 45 seconds!

Reagan!   Taxes!   Reagan!   Taxes!   Reagan!   Taxes!

The pundits are now saying it's between Perry & Romney!   The good news...we can say goodbye to Crazy Eyes!   But, then again, that may not be good news!   Why?   It would be a hoot to watch Mrs. Marcus go up against the President!