Gee whiz, this morning Queen accidentally paid me a great compliment. Before we left for the Ironworks, she said those trousers you are wearing look baggy on you. Since these are my summer paints, I replied Hey; they fitted snugly the last time I wore them. Ha!!
                 By this time I am sure my readers are well aware of my political leanings. I do have my opinions and since this is my forum, I express them freely. The following article I got from Queen’s cousin Bob Greenawalt, another completely unbiased person as myself. <Cough, Harrumph, and chortle> my theory is that there is always the delete button. Ha!!

  “Worst president in history?

The following appeared in the Durham, NC local paper as a letter to the
editor. Please forward to all on your list as this will put things in
perspective:)

Liberals claim President Bush shouldn't have started this war.
They complain about his prosecution of it. One liberal recently claimed Bush
was the worst president in U.S. history. Let's clear up one point: President
Bush didn't start the war on terror. Try to remember, it was started by
terrorists BEFORE 9/11.                                                                                       
Let's look at the worst president and mismanagement claims.
FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us: Japan did. From
1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost, an average of 112,500 per year.
Truman finished that war and started one in Korea. North Korea never attacked
us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost, an average of
18,333 er year.
John F. Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962. Vietnam never attacked
us. Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975,
58,000 lives were lost, an average of 5,800 per year. Clinton went to war in
Bosnia without UN or French consent. Bosnia never attacked us.
He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing.
Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions. Over 2,900 lives lost on 9/11. In the two years since terrorists attacked us,
President Bush has liberated two countries, rushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea withoutfiring a shot, captured terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.
We lost 600 soldiers, n average of 300 a year. Bush did all this abroad while not allowing another terrorist attack at home. Worst president in history? Come on!
The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking, but... It
took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch
Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records. It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick. It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida!!!!
Our military is GREAT!


Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:22 AM 34 deg at LVIA and 33.8 in the bus stop
 It looks like a good day ahead. I shall be heading outside to check for myself. This morning the weight was 201 and the blood glucose 147.
    Golly, I was sitting outside on the park bench nostalgically thinking about our small world and us. Oh in these days there is much to worry about, but there is also much to be thankful for.
    We sit here in our own little world shielded from some pretty horrible stuff, but I think back to how it must have been when my Grandfather, my Dad’s Father, came to this country. I don’t know when, but my Dad was born in1880. Grandpa certainly didn’t arrive at Ellis Island with any family because he was a sailor in the British navy. When his ship docked in some port here in this country Grandpa must have liked what he saw and went “over the hill”. I assume the British naval authorities have stopped looking for him. I do owe him a debt of gratitude. Had he not departed the British navy, I would not be here.

It may have been somewhere about the time of the Civil war. Things were tough then as well. Hard times are nothing new. Every generation has them, but somehow we muddle on.

I am sure any geezer of my age recalls the entire hullabaloo over Pearl Harbor. Everyone in authority knew something was coming. No one suspected Pearl Harbor would be the target. Nevertheless, talk about previous knowledge, an army radar man that Sunday was familiarizing himself with his new equipment and saw the formation of Japanese aircraft approaching Pearl Harbor.      

 I was watching Dr Rice’s testimony under oath of the 911 hearing committee. I do think she acquitted herself very well. Admittedly, I am prejudiced but at least, I admit it. All the innuendo and mean spirited stuff is to me utterly appalling. It was moving and touching to see those folks in the audience who were either survivors or relatives of survivor of 911 with their photographs of loved ones. However, I wonder how someone like Ray Carazo would feel about leaving his arm on the tarmac at Hickam Field at Pearl Harbor. In those days, there were inquiries also but nothing like the vituperation, we hear today. Some of those Democrats should hold their heads in shame!! This country is at war.

There was no television then and communications was primitive as compared to today, but the similarity is astounding. Funny, no one mentions that I believe there was a Democratic sitting president then. Golly whiz!!

This morning Queen and her friend were out cleaning out the flowerbeds. She said she found a big long earthworm in her cleaning. She said it was a big one. That is a good sign. Things are finally getting better in Palmerton, if that is the case.