Journal 10-09-08

I have watched the leaders of this nation attempt to to turn this Republic into a socialist state through the nationalization of banking and industry. Everyone who wants a hand out is queing up, cup in hand. Who’s getting stuck for it all? The taxpayer. This isn’t the country I grew up in and I’m afraid to think what kind of country my kids will grow up in. We have two socialists running for president. One’s a National Socialist the other has Marxist leanings. What happened to America 1st, fiscal responsibility and small government?

The stock market DJIA was down over 600 points today. It’s dropped below the 9,000 point threshhold of 2003 when this bubble began. All our trouble can be linked to the gross manipulation of the economy by financial interests with a total lack of oversight by the SEC, the Treasury and the Fed. Couple with the greed of the common man. Is there no honesty or integrity left?

 

Journal 10-01-08

The senate passed the bail out – still not feeling it. Not a good thing. Gas is still in short supply. Ain’t bad but certainly expect things to get worse. Too much partisan politics although they made a real show of sining “Kumbiya” We deserve better men then what we’ve got and we’ve only got ourselves to blame.

SNAFU

We’re being bombarded by politicians (the same ones who got us into this mess) telling us we just don’t know how bad its going to be with the imminent economic melt down. Pretty sick of all the finger pointing and accusations. I wished they cared as much about the citizens as they did their political jobs (which they sure as heck ain’t been doing).

Got a notice from the water company. Apparently that drought thats been on going the past couple of years has taken its toll. We’re being asked to “voluntarily” cut back about 10% or face an increased rate. Outta gas, cut back on water, shorted on food and asked to give bankers a $700 billion bail out…

On the bright side, adversity doesn’t break people, it brings them together. And the tomato  plants are coming along nicely.