What a great time to be in Ohio. Fairs and festivals abound. Fantastic food and fun can be found nearby. Ethnic celebrations, Homecomings and product specific events challenge the taste buds and expand our waistlines, but what a way to go.
We continue to hear murmurs of a debt ceiling/ budget deal. We hear that the GOP will allow some tax increases if the President promises to reduce spending. The rumors may be trial balloons to gauge the backlash for republicans if they were stupid enough to agree to such nonsense. My sense is that a deal will be struck, Boehner will gloat and Reid, Obama and the lefties will cheat. Our path toward fiscal disaster and social upheaval will continue unabated, and millions who naively placed their faith in GOP career politicians will be dismissed once more. Also, they’re discussing $4Trillion in spending reductions for the next 10 years, but if annual expenditures exceed income by $ 1 trillion per year, we add another $6 trillion to the debt in the next decade…if (BIG IF) they stick to the plan and keep their promises.
Personal note: If my father were still with us, he would be 92 on Sunday. I miss him.
It may seem contradictory, but I believe that politicians should be humble. Yes, they must possess a high degree of self-confidence and assertiveness just to seek office let alone hold the post. Humility is an acknowledgement that the person does not have all the answers and is willing to listen, to research and to seek better solutions. The opposite of humility is arrogance, and too many career politicians have it in abundance. Some people may enter public office as humble servants, but the time served and trappings of power seem to transform them into arrogant buffoons who will not countenance dissent. They are dangerous. Almost as dangerous is the empty-headed populist who nods and grins his way through a crowd and votes with the same level of sincerity. Every movement is a calculated political action with no consideration for principle or consequences. Both the arrogant elitist and the populist opportunist represent the type of culture that must be eliminated from our political scene, or we will not have any hope of restoring sensible Constitutional government to our nation.
It seems to me that our national economic situation continues to become more fragile. The only glimmer of good news this past week was that the printing presses at the fed were running more slowly because commercial activity had slowed. Fewer fiat dollars into the system is a good thing because our high indebtedness plus the earlier radical printing and pumping of money lead us inevitably to inflation. The stopping of the presses if only for moment does mean that fewer worthless dollars are floating around.
You may have noticed (or not) that our column is now being written and posted three times (3x) per week (M,W,F) plus the Weekender. I hope that we can maintain your interest as we go forward.
As we noted last week, we are filling our speaking schedule for August through December. Our primary topics are Liberty, Nullification and the Fair Tax, but if you prefer another topic, we can research it and deliver it with adequate advance notice. I always include humor in my presentations because I recognize it as a valuable tool for attention and retention.
The radio show, Eye on Toledo on 1370 WSPD, 6:00pm-7:00pm, Tuesdays and Wednesdays seems to be growing as I encounter people nearly every day who listen. My goal is to examine current issues through the prism of liberty. Sometimes we see a rainbow, and other times it looks like the mirror in the funhouse. As always, I appreciate your calls or your comments to the email address at the end of this column. www.wspd.com
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Went in for a root canal yesterday afternoon and had a tooth pulled instead, so the pain killers are not working so hot. Have a great remainder of the weekend. Monday’s column will be “Paying for Parties.”
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