Is this the end of America as we know it?

Are you shocked and dismayed by the way politicians in Washington have demonstrated a lack of common sense?  Do you believe your representatives have a total disregard for fiscal responsibility?  Who is looking out for the well-being of their constituents rather than following the will of a political party or following their own individual ambitions?  [...]

Recovery is blanketed by clouds of uncertainty

The longer bickering and hostilities rule in our nation’s capital the longer it will be before America gets down to business.  For months, the economy has tried to struggle back.  The stock market has been up, unemployment has stopped rising, consumers are starting to buy albeit cautiously.  Yet there’s something lacking as this jobless recovery [...]

Change belongs to the people

Every few years the political party not in power promises change if they get elected.  We have heard this rhetoric time and time again at the local, state and national levels.  Often the public votes for change, but when the dust settles everything reverts back to business, make that politics, as usual. 

 
The presidential election of [...]

A handshake used to be all it took.

Pre-boomers remember the time when people said things like, “His word is his bond,” and “honesty is the best policy,” or “a promise is a promise.”  Maybe we didn’t understand the ramifications of these clichés, but it turned out we were learning the concept of trust and how important this was in personal and business [...]

War is bad, losing a war is worse.

Pre-boomers have been blessed.  While many of us served in the military, few were ever involved in a shooting war except those old enough to be part of the Korean “policing action.”  However, our generation (born between 1930 and 1945) grew up with the belief that it was our duty to serve if called.  We [...]

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