HOW DID WE GET IN THIS "AWFUL" MESS? -- Just A Minute Radio for Monday 120723

Here we are starting off another merry-berry week of national fussing and fighting.

 

The President may well have utilized his right as the CEO [or more accurately CAC,] for American war planes, and flew himself and all his entourage out to Colorado for a proper, non-political, expression of amazement and condolence to the relatives and others who are traumatized by the absolute wickedness expressed by the actions of Mr. Helms who has killed and/lo wounded over a dozen victims in a midnight film showing. We don’t begrudge him that – it is what the President of ALL the people should do.

 

What was interesting however was a “Notable & Quotable” item in the weekend edition of the WSJ publication – which went on as usual that attempted to paper over the “un-American” effect of the criticism of the WALL STREET Journals’ weekend editorial broad sheet edition. The op-ed piece appearing on the Saturday-Sunday edition of the Wall St. Journal pointed out how far off base was the Friday 13^th speech made in Roanoke, Virginia by the President continuing to try and make an argument that “the government” (or in the case of this rather weak and soppy pointing at teachers) and others who have been a big part of contributing to others successes.

 

It’s rather like pointing our how much fishermen in the southside Virginia owe to the taxes that have gone into building the water impoundment there. It’s like giving a fishing medal to the U.S. Corps of Engineers when the whole thing is not due to fishing or other recreational goals, but rather side effects of the need to prevent erosion and foster good land use etc. Fishing would go on in rivers and farm lakes regardless. Nice side effect but nothing to break your arm while patting yourself on the back about.

 

It’s just another claim by an incompetent administration to take credit for the sun coming up each morning and going down each evening and seeing if they can’t figure out a way to raise your taxes on electricity in the bargain.

 

Let’s have recreation and conservation and all the other things that happen with *good* but not greedy government. When the emperor struts around without looking in his mirror – we have a re-play of THE EMPEROR’S NEW CLOTHES – a comedy.

 

Cordially, IN HIM

 

Jack & Barbara Buttram

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“JUST A MINUTE”

HOW DID WE GET IN THIS “AWFUFL” MESS?

     Just a Minute: I’m listening to economists who seem to speak “economese” relying on odd ball signposts to tell us if we’re in a recession or are “driving the car off the cliff”? -- I’ve come to the conclusion: “None of the experts are experts.”

     Forget our metaphors -- let’s agree: “You can’t take more water out of the bucket than you put in -- including interest.” We know we’ve ‘borrowed’ our own money – now it’s got to be paid back somehow and we need a guy to steer who knows how this bucket system works. So -- let’s hire him and fire the guy who got us into this mess in the first place.  Pretty simple!

     Jobless claims rose again by 35,000 last week. Not good. However it does show if you're unsuccessful in this country, you didn't do it on your own. You had help. Now we’ve had help. Our current President racked up more debt in one term of office than all the preceding Presidents put together. Can you figure out who gets the pink slip?

          <> I’m Jack Buttram (END)

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