1926 THE DEBATES
What the heck- might as well do a
post while the guy works on the van.
I am surprised that I picked up
wireless here- Inkys or something.
O.K.- I have been wanting to
mention the debates.
Of course last night we had Biden
and Ryan go at it [I slept in the van and caught it on NPR].
If you’re a Dem- then you think
Biden won- if a Repub- Ryan.
What do I think? [I am
independent]
I think they both did well- maybe
a sort of tie.
Now- what about the Obama/Romney
one?
Most people think Obama did
poorly- me too.
But- when I first heard the liberal
side of the aisle skewer Obama- I thought it must have been really bad.
Whenever you hear a news guy-
whether Liberal or Conservative- try and give you their narrative- always be
open and make your own call.
I saw the Pres. Debate the next
day on CSPAN- I thought Obama lost- but I did not see it as the Titanic.
I told a liberal friend ‘it
really wasn’t as bad as they made it out’.
A few things.
Right after the pres debate- the campaign
people for Obama put out a line that said ‘sure- Romney won- but it was simply
a good performance from a liar’.
Then- the news media ran with
that story- night after night- you heard them say Romney is a liar- who lied
well.
I was at my mom’s house- she
watches MSNBC a lot [I do on and off].
And I saw how it affected her.
She was furious at Romney for
being a liar.
I explained to her that they all
lie- Obama- Romney- all of them.
I told her how many see Romney as
a ‘liar’ because he flip flopped on ‘Obama care’.
He was ‘for it- before he was
against it’ type thing.
I told my mom that I don’t see
either of these men as angels- or demons.
I said Romney says his health
care plan in Mass [while governor] was different.
Okay- I have heard his
explanation- I think it pretty much was the same.
But- I don’t hate the man- he’s
running as the Repub candidate- and the Repubs don’t like Obama-care- so he’s
against it.
I got it.
But how many Dem’s- who hate
Romney for switching his view- over a period of years- also ‘hate’ Obama for
doing the same thing?
When the president ran against
Hillary- he vowed to never do ‘Obama care’ the way he did it.
Hillary was for universal health
care- with a mandate.
A mandate is the law that says
you must purchase it- or pay a fine.
Now- during the nomination
process- right up until the election- Obama was dead set against a mandate.
Some people voted for him because
of this- during the Dem nomination process.
Yet- it did not take him 6 years-
3 years- or one year to ‘switch’ sides.
It took him one day.
Yes- the day before he was
elected- he was against the mandate.
The first thing he did after
being elected- the major ‘accomplishment’ of his first term- was health care-
with a mandate.
Yet- I don’t remember the news
media spending days with a narrative [story] that said Obama is a liar.
So- it’s better to simply listen
to the sides- if you prefer the conservative side- then you will vote Romney.
If you prefer the liberal side-
then you will vote Obama.
But do we have to watch days on
end of the news reporting- openly- that Romney is a liar?
I said about a month ago that the
real big news story- that is worthy of coverage- is the situation that happened
in Libya- the killing of our people at the embassy.
In last night’s debate- that was
the first question that came up.
Yeah- their catching on- ya
think?
1927- THE END OF THE ROAD [TRIP]
Well- the N.J. trip was long- and
I realized that I can’t drive like I did when I was younger.
It’s hard to see at night- and it
just seemed much longer than it used to be.
From now on I will fly.
Okay- since I’ve been back I was
able to catch up on all the news- all the shows I missed [I have Rocu- they
basically DVR everything for you].
On the trip I caught some shows-
but I realize now that there are things I do need to cover.
But for today- let’s just hit a
few thoughts from the trip.
On the way back I broke down- for
the 2nd time [the first was on the way to N.J. - I blew a belt and
water pump in Arkansas].
I was in Kansas- and it sounded
like the water pump went out again.
But the guy checked it out and it
was a fan clutch [I have changed these before- it’s much easier/cheaper].
So I lucked out [of course
prayed!]
On both of the ‘breakdowns’ I
wound up getting the van repaired by small- kind of ‘po-dunk’ type shops.
I managed to drive to the shops-
or to the town- and thru using the local stores was able to call the shops.
The shops both did great jobs-
very professional- in Kansas I drove back in the tow truck- a brand new one- nice.
As we got back to the small shop-
the tow driver was also the repairman.
He had it done in around an hour.
All these services were done by
small businesses.
In actuality- they would be in
the category of the ‘rich who are not paying their fair share’.
Yes- most small businesses fall
under this category.
Why did these guys do such a
great job- treat me well- and were available to do it?
Because they are in business- they
are the capitalists of our world.
Now- if I had to use ‘government’
services- would they too have been there?
Yeah.
If I never made it to a town I
would have called 911- and some type of ‘govt.’
worker would have helped.
Whether it was the local cops-
the DPS- the highway patrol- all of these services fall under the heading of
government- whether city or state- they would be considered govt. [public
safety].
Why?
They are paid by taxes- and they
are in a ‘non profit’ job.
Yet- they do it for a salary as
well.
Point?
Right now in our country there is a debate
that says ‘should we be a conservative people- or elect liberal folk’.
Joe Biden said that’s the choice-
and in a way he is right.
But I think if we see only one
side or the other as the national ‘savior’ then we are setting ourselves up for
a fall.
In a way we do need both- that is
there is a need for government- how big? - well that’s the debate.
But a strict ‘capitalist’
society- where everything was based on services for profit- would not totally
do the job.
Why?
Because there are needed- vital
services- that would not make a profit.
The whole debate on health care-
why do Insurance companies drop- or not insure- the elderly or sick [unless
they are forced to]?
Because there is no profit if you
have all chronically sick people.
That’s the whole point about the
mandate/universal care- the private industry will not do the job- in this
particular case.
So- I get that.
But in many areas- like my tow
truck/mechanic experiences- they do indeed get the job done- and they do it
well.
It’s sad that many of these small
business guys have been demonized this past year.
From what I saw- both of the
shops I stopped at were hard working guys/kids.
They treated me with respect-
they did not rip me off [I know mechanics somewhat- I ‘diagnosed’ the initial
problems and all- right away].
And they did it all under a ‘for
profit’ venture- yet they met a vital service- - one that serves the community
well.
And not just their local
community- I was just one of many road travelers that have used them- and they
do a real good job.
Okay- this week I will try and
hit on some of the major news stories of the last few weeks- there are some
important things to cover.
Last week I read Hebrews 2
[Psalms 128 and Gen 2]- this week lets read Hebrews 4- Psalms 90 and Mark 10.
I will try and comment on them at
the end of the week.
Okay- that’s it for now-
remember- pray for one another- if you disagree with people about stuff [often politics
or religion] try not to demonize them- they are also created in the image of
God.
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