Just a Holiday Observation

When I came to the US and hooked up with other members of my extended family here, Thanksgiving was always a big deal.  A deal almost as big and in some ways bigger than Christmas. It was a time when we could still travel easily and not have to battle the snow in the mountains.  The weather was still warm enough we could be outside. And it was a time of gathering the family together.

I understand the story about the Pilgrims and all that.  My nephew put that story straight when he said,  "After the first terrible winter, the pilgrims enjoyed a bountiful harvest.  Then held a big feast and invited their Indian neighbors.  Everyone sat down for a wonderful dinner and for the comradery.   Then after dinner the Pilgrims murdered the Indians and stole their land."  That version does compress history a bit.

But the point is this year and over the past several years Thanksgiving has become more and more less important. A few years ago the stores began opening the day after Thanksgiving early.  Then they stayed open late for the early Christmas shoppers. This year they are opening right after the turkey is devoured on Thanksgiving evening.

I was in the stores two weeks ago and found NO MENTION of Thanksgiving, but all the Christmas trash was predominately displayed. I suspect in another 8 or 10 years we will go directly from July 4th to Christmas shopping.  Am I the only one who thinks this is sad?

The Buck Stops Where??

Obama's apology yesterday was more of the same old horseshit piled higher and deeper.  It was amazing to watch Obama take "full responsibility" for this fiasco then blame you, me, the insurance companies and every
Republican who ever lived - especially the Tea Party.

I came away from his "apology" with the idea that he did nothing wrong, has never done anything wrong, will never do anything wrong and there is nothing wrong with Obamacare.  It's that's so then why are the 11 Democrat Senators  up for reelection next year running for cover?

As Morsi trial about to open, anti-US sentiment running high in Egypt

Here we have another example of the incredible incompetence of the Obama Administration. First, Obama ignores U.S. Law and feeds the Egyptian military millions in aid even though the law says that would be illegal after a military take-over. But, of course, he had to do that to battle the Muslim Brotherhood (not really since Obama is one of them).  But after the dust clears and it obvious the Muslim Brotherhood is not going to get power back anytime soon, Obama pulls the aid at a time when the Egyptians most need it.

Once could not dream up a worst foreign policy.