Bright
sunlight highlights a lone white seagull as it flies between blue sky and blue
water. Geese are hidden but their honking lets you know they are there. The
docks, boats and lifts have been removed from the scene and quietness fills the
air. Purple martins are long gone but the last rose of summer is still here.
Autumn leafs surround the lake with accents of color and are starting to fall.
The first frost of the season has arrived but my tropical plants have been
moved into the safety of our sun porch.
The season
is perfect for long walks in the country and pot roast dinners. Applesauce is
simmering on the stove and has a sweet fragrance. Sunsets are spectacular but
now I prefer to watch them from in front of the fireplace. Some hot mulled
cider tastes pretty good. All and all, it is a lovely time of year. Oh give me
a home where the ducks roam, and the fish and the turtles play. Where seldom is
heard a discouraging word and I am happy all the live long day.
My worry is
the unbalanced budget of our government and our increasing national debt. These
two serious problems should be a concern for all of our citizens. The best way
of attacking these problems is to vote republican. It is not a perfect solution
but it is our best shot at making the pendulum swing back towards fiscal
responsibility. Democrats want to take care of the poor and give benefits, such
as universal health care, but they want to do these things with borrowed money
and the redistribution of wealth. Republicans want to protect us from outside enemies,
provide opportunities to prosper, and give us freedom from government control.
Neither platform is perfect but the Democrats platform is a recipe for disaster
such as they have in Ireland, Greece and Spain. The Republican platform is a
step in the direction of past success. As a nation, we cannot continue to spend
money we do not have.
Dear Lance: You sneaked a political message into the end of advertised bucolic imagery. Are you sure you aren't a Democrat plant, a Michigan Candidate (i.e., Manchurian)?
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PS: The Tsar, as usual, will split his vote trying to ensure a split government incapable of action. We're safer that way.
Ah, my dear Tsar,
ReplyDeleteYou can split an infinitive, you can split a meal, but if you split an atom you get a bomb and if you split a government you eventually get an explosion that results in anarchy. But then, Tsars no longer exist because they did not know how to govern a country. Your split idea is obsolete!
Be careful what you wish for, dear Lance. A government under Republican sway might well take away your right to an abortion should you miraculously become pregnant, or force you to become a Mormon. On the other hand, an all Democrat government will refuse your head transplant while insisting that you hire illegal aliens to tend your tropical plants. Better a government that just leaves us alone because it can't agree on how to screw us.
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Yeah, well, I'll take my chances. I been screwed before and still not pregnant. And one religion is as bad as another. My tropical plants don't check for green cards and I ain't trading heads with nobody. You can ride the fence but I am riding to the right until things get right!
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