thanksgiving

Yesterday was the yearly celebration of being thankful for our blessings. We all have so much in our lives to be grateful for, but we really need to look at these things more often than one day a year. I keep telling myself this almost every day of my life. Now, all I have to do is pay attendtion. Hope it works for you too.

One of things that made the United States so great was immigration. Almost all of our citizens here now are the result of our ancestors coming here from around the world. They wanted the opportunity to better their lives, and move forward. Therefore, they learned the English language, and made every effort to become first class citizens in their new environment. I do not blame foreigners for wanting to come here to improve their way of living, but when you do come here, do it legally and obey the rules and become law-abiding citizens. I have been at the motor vehicle dept. and witnessed a “non-citizen” who brought an interpreter so that he could get a driver’s license. Will this help to prevent accidents when a driver cannot read the language to obey the traffic signs?
If congress had enforced the law put in years ago requiring businesses to report to the government the citizenship of their employees, perhaps there would not be such a problem, but congress has a habit of passing laws, and not enforcing them. Building miles and miles of fences will certainly not solve the problem. Anyone can climb over, and many tunnels have been dug, even some with amenities like food and water.
Come on Congress, get with the program and come up with a sensible and workable solution. HAH!

Today is supposed to be the senate vote on the new health bill. My first question is how can members of congress vote on something they have not even read? Yes, I realize they have done this many times before, and not always with favorable consequences, and that is one of the things that is scary. Why does it take thousands of pages to explain what it is really about? I just heard on the news that views and advice from medical professionals was not even welcomed or used. So, where are they getting their ideas and plans?
Do you really want people who goofed up on information they had for years about the levees off the coast of New Orleans to be involved in your health care? Look back on the devastation that caused a huge number of people who lost their homes and businesses during that tragic time. Much of the damage may have been averted had congress paid attention to the warnings they had received and taken the proper action. Do you have confidence in this group?
This is what is really scary about their plans –cutting back on medicare-social security, and fining people who cannot afford health insurance. If you don’t have enough income to afford insurance how are you going to pay a penalty? Of course, congress does not have to worry about their medical plans. Have you ever had a look at their medical coverage and benefits? I doubt they would want us to have that information, and compare it with what they are trying to do to us.