THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW THINGS GOING AROUND IN MY MIND THE PAST FEW MONTHS THAT I FEEL I WILL GIVE WORDS TO IN THIS POST. AT LEAST A FEW OF THEM.
1. I will start with a current one. A news article this morning said that a retired marine saved two young people who were caught in a strong current, but he drowned in the process. That is sad, in and of itself, but the sad part is that one of the teenagers had walked across a dam in the San Antonio, Texas area, illegally and she and her companion were caught up in the rushing water at the dam. The Marine that jumped in to save them did so, but then couldn't survive the fast water and was swept under and drown. What he did was heroic, but the focus should be on the illegal act of the teenager. Will she be charged? The article didn't say, but she should be.
2. Several months, in the pacific northwest, a group of teenagers were on a bridge, illegally. It was apparently a common practice for teens to gather on this bridge and jump into the river some 60 feet below. It was illegal to do so but they did it any way. One young girl was out on the ledge and then got scared and did not want to jump, so one of her friends pushed her off, resulting in serious injury. The girl who did the pushing has been charged and convicted. Why was nothing said or done to the girl that was pushed. She was there illegally. As were the rest of the group. All should have been charged with criminal trespass, at the least.
3. There are other incidents like this that I will not mention or this post would go on and on and on. So I will leave this idea here and hope that any one who reads my mutterings will think of this when you see news articles on something happening and realize what they did was illegal to start with.
4. Well, you know I can't end a blog with out some type of political view. I didn't watch the Democratic Presidential debate last night and I won't watch part two tonight. However, NBC has been profiling one candidate each evening in the evening news broadcast and giving them a chance to say what their big idea would be if they were elected. Each one of them has some big idea that would not benefit most of the people and each one would cost millions or billions and when ask how to pay for their idea they all said they would raise taxes. Of Course. Well, except one. A candidate from Hawaii. Her name is Tulsi Gabbard. I don't know how things will play out over the next many months, but if I were to be in a position to vote for a democrat, she would be my choice. Her big idea was peace with foreign country's and to pay for the things she wants to do she had ideas that did not entail a large tax increase on the populace. She has served in the military and has been deployed twice and is currently in the reserves. She is a representative to congress from Hawaii.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
AFTER MUCH THOUGHT
I HAVE GIVEN THIS POST A LOT OF THOUGHT. THE REASONING FOR THAT IS TWO FOLD. ONE, TO BE ABLE TO WORD IT IN A MANNER TO BE UNDERSTOOD, AND TWO, FOR ANY WHO MAY ACTUALLY READ THIS TO THINK ABOUT IT A BIT. SO HERE GOES.
First, I will repeat my opinion of President Trump. I did not vote for him initially. I think he is a proud, egotistical person. I don't think he has a high moral standard. I do think he has higher morals than a lot of those in politics these days, but that is not the focus of this post. The Democratic Party, and some in the Republican Party, stated the morning after Trump was elected that they would do whatever they could to bring him down. And they have spent the last two years doing just that. Some of the things they have done. They have spent two years and millions of tax payer dollars trying to tie him to a Russia obstruction of justice scheme. Although in that two years, they found something, it was apparently not enough to bring charges. Although the Democratic party is trying to do so any way, in spite of Pelosi saying no. Not at this time, any way. They said that who ever he nominated for the supreme court they would not sustain them. They tried not to the first time and went all out the second time. Even though Kavanaugh may be squeaky clean ( and I didn't say he was) he will have a cloud over his head for the rest of his term in the supreme court.
They tried many things to bring down Trump. They even came up with a law suit filed by a porn star from several years before Trump even ran for office, much less after he was elected, like Clinton. While I have an idea myself about Trump's affiliation with the porn star, that is what she is, she sells her self to men for money. If she sold her self to Trump and he paid the price, that sure doesn't make him an uplifting person, but please people, lets not elevate her to something that she is not.
The Press. I have the utmost respect for the first amendment. I had a lot of respect for Walter Cronkite and Huntley and Brinkley. I actually met Huntley and Brinkley one time, back in the 60's. I watch NBC news. I have tried to watch other channels but found them all lacking. Including NBC. However, the first words out of Savanna's mouth the morning after the election was Donald Trump won the election. What did we do wrong. HMMM that seemed to me to place her opinion. And that is fine. She is a human and she is entitled to an opinion. However, she and many others have spent the last two years trashing President Trump for whatever he may have done. And I will admit he has given them plenty of fodder.
Now, I am going to mention a few things that Trumps has done and wants to do. He has brought up the economy and down the unemployment. He wants to, and has done some of it, change the environmental regulations. He wants to bring back the businesses that have moved over seas. Where does the fault lie with that? In several past administrations. Starting probably, in the 1970's. The environmental groups bring up a rule they like and the tics pass a law and the next thing you know, businesses shut down and move out of the country. Lets look and good environment regulations and then open the steel mills and the textile mills back up. Bring those company's back to the U.S. The government, under the auspices of saving the environment, wants to get rid of all coal fired power plants and go wind and solar. That is an admirable thought. But it is not sustainable. It takes huge amounts of land to put in solar or wind farms. It takes huge amounts of money to build and support them. And it takes a huge amount of electricity to keep this country running and when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine, the battery backup is not large enough to store the electricity needed to power us. And the environmental groups want to shut down the mining industry. They don't realize that the solar panel and the grid items that go with them and the wind chargers and the grid items that go with them come from items mined from the earth.
So, to wrap this up, I would like to see our Senators and Representatives spend the next two years working with the administration for the good of the country. They have spent the last two years fighting him and accomplished relatively nothing. If they don't like Trump, so be it. If he comes up with a radical idea that is not good for the country, vote against it and say why. If he has a good idea, one that will help the economy and the country, then support it. And if they want someone else to be president in a couple of years, campaign for who they want. BUT, do what ever they do for the good of the country, not the git rid of Trump focus that they have been on for the past two years.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
POSSIBLY PART ONE
First, I will repeat my opinion of President Trump. I did not vote for him initially. I think he is a proud, egotistical person. I don't think he has a high moral standard. I do think he has higher morals than a lot of those in politics these days, but that is not the focus of this post. The Democratic Party, and some in the Republican Party, stated the morning after Trump was elected that they would do whatever they could to bring him down. And they have spent the last two years doing just that. Some of the things they have done. They have spent two years and millions of tax payer dollars trying to tie him to a Russia obstruction of justice scheme. Although in that two years, they found something, it was apparently not enough to bring charges. Although the Democratic party is trying to do so any way, in spite of Pelosi saying no. Not at this time, any way. They said that who ever he nominated for the supreme court they would not sustain them. They tried not to the first time and went all out the second time. Even though Kavanaugh may be squeaky clean ( and I didn't say he was) he will have a cloud over his head for the rest of his term in the supreme court.
They tried many things to bring down Trump. They even came up with a law suit filed by a porn star from several years before Trump even ran for office, much less after he was elected, like Clinton. While I have an idea myself about Trump's affiliation with the porn star, that is what she is, she sells her self to men for money. If she sold her self to Trump and he paid the price, that sure doesn't make him an uplifting person, but please people, lets not elevate her to something that she is not.
The Press. I have the utmost respect for the first amendment. I had a lot of respect for Walter Cronkite and Huntley and Brinkley. I actually met Huntley and Brinkley one time, back in the 60's. I watch NBC news. I have tried to watch other channels but found them all lacking. Including NBC. However, the first words out of Savanna's mouth the morning after the election was Donald Trump won the election. What did we do wrong. HMMM that seemed to me to place her opinion. And that is fine. She is a human and she is entitled to an opinion. However, she and many others have spent the last two years trashing President Trump for whatever he may have done. And I will admit he has given them plenty of fodder.
Now, I am going to mention a few things that Trumps has done and wants to do. He has brought up the economy and down the unemployment. He wants to, and has done some of it, change the environmental regulations. He wants to bring back the businesses that have moved over seas. Where does the fault lie with that? In several past administrations. Starting probably, in the 1970's. The environmental groups bring up a rule they like and the tics pass a law and the next thing you know, businesses shut down and move out of the country. Lets look and good environment regulations and then open the steel mills and the textile mills back up. Bring those company's back to the U.S. The government, under the auspices of saving the environment, wants to get rid of all coal fired power plants and go wind and solar. That is an admirable thought. But it is not sustainable. It takes huge amounts of land to put in solar or wind farms. It takes huge amounts of money to build and support them. And it takes a huge amount of electricity to keep this country running and when the wind don't blow and the sun don't shine, the battery backup is not large enough to store the electricity needed to power us. And the environmental groups want to shut down the mining industry. They don't realize that the solar panel and the grid items that go with them and the wind chargers and the grid items that go with them come from items mined from the earth.
So, to wrap this up, I would like to see our Senators and Representatives spend the next two years working with the administration for the good of the country. They have spent the last two years fighting him and accomplished relatively nothing. If they don't like Trump, so be it. If he comes up with a radical idea that is not good for the country, vote against it and say why. If he has a good idea, one that will help the economy and the country, then support it. And if they want someone else to be president in a couple of years, campaign for who they want. BUT, do what ever they do for the good of the country, not the git rid of Trump focus that they have been on for the past two years.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
POSSIBLY PART ONE
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
A POTPOURRI
I HAVE TWO OR THREE THINGS TO MENTION, ( MAYBE 4) AND THEY AREN'T ALL NECESSARILY RELATED, SO I CALLED THIS A POTPOURRI. GUESS WE WILL SEE IF IT REALLY IS. I WILL EVEN GO BY NUMBER.
1. Are we losing our history? I have a couple of things to comment on this. Last year a lot of statues were taken down because they offended someone. So even though someone found them offensive, they were a part of history and should have been treated as such. It seems that people in the modern times are being blamed for something someone did over 100 years ago. So, lets destroy history.
2. I guess this is kinda related. Church's, mostly in the south, but in various places across the country are being burned down. fires set by arsonists. If you don't like a church, don't go there, but don't burn down someones church just because you don't like them or what they are teaching. Even if that church is a Mosque and being run by Muslims, you don't burn it down. If they are doing something illegal, then handle it through the law.
3. Driverless cars. Need I say more. Probably not, but I will. tesla has announced that they will have driverless cars on the road soon. If fact their cars will not have any pedals or a steering wheel by 2022. If that is not something that scares the whatever out of a person, I have to wonder just what you are thinking. Makes me want more and more to just hole up somewhere far away from the populace of the country and let them self destruct.
4. A border fence? Well, this post is not exactly what you may think. Not Exactly. It seems that there have been a half a dozen sightings of a Jaguar Cat in New Mexico over the last 20 years or so, but they are more common in Mexico. So, Mexico has agreed to take the lead on a conservation program to save these large cats. BUT, it has been decided that there will be a few openings left in the border fence so these cats can move back and forth between Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico. UH! two things. First, there is not currently a border fence between Mexico and these two States. And if a fence or wall is even built, you can bet that any opening left for these cats will be used on a regular basis by illegals coming into the country, probably with back packs filled with illegal drugs. Who knows, the Jaguar cats may even use them from time to time.
5. And last. We are losing our rights. Do the young people even realize how much of their rights they are losing? Read the amendments to the Constitution. They list rights that the people have. And they state, These rights shall not be infringed. I will mention the 2nd amendment here, just for the heck of it. It states.......The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. It does not say the right to keep a pistol, or a rifle or a shotgun. Just the right to keep and bear arms.
So, when congress, Republican or Democrat, wants to pass a law to change something, pay attention. Are they infringing on a right given to the PEOPLE by the constitution? If so, fight it with every thing you have. The more rights you lose, the less freedom you will have. Stay alert and pay attention.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
1. Are we losing our history? I have a couple of things to comment on this. Last year a lot of statues were taken down because they offended someone. So even though someone found them offensive, they were a part of history and should have been treated as such. It seems that people in the modern times are being blamed for something someone did over 100 years ago. So, lets destroy history.
2. I guess this is kinda related. Church's, mostly in the south, but in various places across the country are being burned down. fires set by arsonists. If you don't like a church, don't go there, but don't burn down someones church just because you don't like them or what they are teaching. Even if that church is a Mosque and being run by Muslims, you don't burn it down. If they are doing something illegal, then handle it through the law.
3. Driverless cars. Need I say more. Probably not, but I will. tesla has announced that they will have driverless cars on the road soon. If fact their cars will not have any pedals or a steering wheel by 2022. If that is not something that scares the whatever out of a person, I have to wonder just what you are thinking. Makes me want more and more to just hole up somewhere far away from the populace of the country and let them self destruct.
4. A border fence? Well, this post is not exactly what you may think. Not Exactly. It seems that there have been a half a dozen sightings of a Jaguar Cat in New Mexico over the last 20 years or so, but they are more common in Mexico. So, Mexico has agreed to take the lead on a conservation program to save these large cats. BUT, it has been decided that there will be a few openings left in the border fence so these cats can move back and forth between Mexico and Arizona and New Mexico. UH! two things. First, there is not currently a border fence between Mexico and these two States. And if a fence or wall is even built, you can bet that any opening left for these cats will be used on a regular basis by illegals coming into the country, probably with back packs filled with illegal drugs. Who knows, the Jaguar cats may even use them from time to time.
5. And last. We are losing our rights. Do the young people even realize how much of their rights they are losing? Read the amendments to the Constitution. They list rights that the people have. And they state, These rights shall not be infringed. I will mention the 2nd amendment here, just for the heck of it. It states.......The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed. It does not say the right to keep a pistol, or a rifle or a shotgun. Just the right to keep and bear arms.
So, when congress, Republican or Democrat, wants to pass a law to change something, pay attention. Are they infringing on a right given to the PEOPLE by the constitution? If so, fight it with every thing you have. The more rights you lose, the less freedom you will have. Stay alert and pay attention.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, April 20, 2019
JUST CAUSE IT'S BEEN A WHILE
THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A SHORT POST. I JUST FEEL LIKE MAKING A COMMENT OR TWO CAUSE I HAVEN'T FOR A WHILE. SO, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE POLITICAL.
1. I want to make a statement about President Trump. My opinion... He is not a moral or particularly virtuous person. I know that. I voted for him for reasons stated in past posts and so far will vote for him again. WHY? you may ask. Well, I'll tell you why.
2. He has spent the past two years fighting the establishment. Many in congress and in the country were in shock when he won the election. And they don't like him cause he is not one of them and so far can't be bought. At least not by any one in congress.
He has lowered corporate taxes and regulations so company's are bringing back jobs and industry to the country, thus unemployment is down. He realizes the importance of coal and oil and gas and mining and drilling in general. Things which keep our country running and the jobs that are in those industry's. He recognizes that there is a crisis on the border and is trying to do something about it, all the while telling congress to do their job and fix the crisis. Members of congress hate him and there was talk of impeachment almost before he had taken the oath of office. Now, some of the more level headed of members in congress (like Pelosi, I can't believe I said that) have said impeachment is not on the table. The members of the democratic party vowed to take down who ever he nominated to the supreme court. Even before he nominated them. And they almost accomplished it on his last pick.
3. If they had spent the past two years working with him,and him with them, just think what could have been accomplished. Will he win again in 2020. I really don't know, but I do know that many of those running for president still don't realize the mood of the populace and that was the downfall of Hillary and may be the downfall again in 2020. Time will tell.
4. There is a move in the country to eliminate coal fired power plants and go to wind and solar. Wind and Solar are great and they work, but the technology is just not there yet to sustain the power needs of this country with wind and solar. I am sure it is coming, and may be here some time in my younger children's time, but it is not here yet. The sun has to shine and the wind has to blow to sustain these energy sources. And even the experts have said that the battery power is not available to accurately distribute power when the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow. A couple of things with regard to that. Many who are against mining don't seem to realize that the materials to make wind and solar viable have to be mined from the earth and manufactured in plants or factories somewhere. These items don't just appear form thin or thick air.
5. OK so this is a longer post than I intended. But just two more comments. Why is it that the people who want people to have clean air live in the areas with the dirtiest air but it always affects those that already have clean air.
6. There must be a lot of hog farms somewhere. Have you noticed? It is just not bacon and eggs for breakfast, but it is bacon and whatever you want. Bacon in your hamburger, bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon wrapped meat loaf, double bacon on your sonic burger, bacon in your burrito, chocolate covered bacon for a snack. Man, that is a lot of committed pigs.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
1. I want to make a statement about President Trump. My opinion... He is not a moral or particularly virtuous person. I know that. I voted for him for reasons stated in past posts and so far will vote for him again. WHY? you may ask. Well, I'll tell you why.
2. He has spent the past two years fighting the establishment. Many in congress and in the country were in shock when he won the election. And they don't like him cause he is not one of them and so far can't be bought. At least not by any one in congress.
He has lowered corporate taxes and regulations so company's are bringing back jobs and industry to the country, thus unemployment is down. He realizes the importance of coal and oil and gas and mining and drilling in general. Things which keep our country running and the jobs that are in those industry's. He recognizes that there is a crisis on the border and is trying to do something about it, all the while telling congress to do their job and fix the crisis. Members of congress hate him and there was talk of impeachment almost before he had taken the oath of office. Now, some of the more level headed of members in congress (like Pelosi, I can't believe I said that) have said impeachment is not on the table. The members of the democratic party vowed to take down who ever he nominated to the supreme court. Even before he nominated them. And they almost accomplished it on his last pick.
3. If they had spent the past two years working with him,and him with them, just think what could have been accomplished. Will he win again in 2020. I really don't know, but I do know that many of those running for president still don't realize the mood of the populace and that was the downfall of Hillary and may be the downfall again in 2020. Time will tell.
4. There is a move in the country to eliminate coal fired power plants and go to wind and solar. Wind and Solar are great and they work, but the technology is just not there yet to sustain the power needs of this country with wind and solar. I am sure it is coming, and may be here some time in my younger children's time, but it is not here yet. The sun has to shine and the wind has to blow to sustain these energy sources. And even the experts have said that the battery power is not available to accurately distribute power when the sun don't shine and the wind don't blow. A couple of things with regard to that. Many who are against mining don't seem to realize that the materials to make wind and solar viable have to be mined from the earth and manufactured in plants or factories somewhere. These items don't just appear form thin or thick air.
5. OK so this is a longer post than I intended. But just two more comments. Why is it that the people who want people to have clean air live in the areas with the dirtiest air but it always affects those that already have clean air.
6. There must be a lot of hog farms somewhere. Have you noticed? It is just not bacon and eggs for breakfast, but it is bacon and whatever you want. Bacon in your hamburger, bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon wrapped meat loaf, double bacon on your sonic burger, bacon in your burrito, chocolate covered bacon for a snack. Man, that is a lot of committed pigs.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Friday, March 22, 2019
OH! What a tangled web
I ASSUME YOU HAVE ALL HEARD THE EXPRESSION; OH! WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE, WHEN FIRST WE PRACTICE TO DECEIVE. SEEMS TO ME THAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW.
I have a lot to get to today so bear with me. Or not. I may even get tired and turn this into two posts. We will see. This will be a post of things on the news; political and just because I am old and have observed life for a long time and formed an opinion on things. Rightly or wrongly as it may be. We will see on that also. So, by the number and in no particular order.
1. The girl on the bridge. You know the one. She was 16 years old at the time and she, along with some of her friends were on a bridge 60 feet above a river and apparently it was the practice for teenagers for some time to go there and jump off the bridge into the river below. This girl was perched on the ledge and then got scared and didn't want to jump, so a friend pushed her into the river and she broke several ribs and punctured a lung. She spent some time in the hospital. Now the friend has pleaded guilty in court and given a punishment. No jail time. The girl that was hurt wants revenge, as it were. She wants the friend who pushed her to spend as much time in jail as she had to spend in the hospital. My thought. If I remember correctly, ( this has not been mentioned lately) there was a law or ordinance that prohibited them from even being on the bridge to start with. So, shouldn't the girl that was pushed be punished also for even being there and contemplating jumping? So, she was hurt by someone else's choice, but still it was her choice to be there and contemplating to do that. She should bear some responsibility for those actions.
2. For over two years Robert Muller has been investigating President Trump and a Russia connection or collusion. What will he come up with. I don't have a clue, and it will be interesting to see. One thing that has been mentioned was the possibility that Trump, prior to the election, was discussing with Putin or Russia about building a Trump tower in Moscow. Trump even mentioned that pre election day and said that the talks fell through. Seems to me he was up front about that. What else will there be???? Don't know, but I have seen two separate news reports that said this came out of the Muller investigation. One was that Greg Craig, I think that is his name, a white house advisor to President Obama is now under investigation for something doing with Russia. Also coming out is that the Ukraine did some collusion of some kind against Trump in favor of Hillary Clinton pre election and that is also being investigated. Seems like a lot of collusion was done and not all of it on Trumps side. Is Trump innocent? Probably not, but then neither are a lot of those in politics. Did I vote for Trump? Yes. Did I vote for him because of Russia Collusion? Nope. Never heard of Russia collusion until after the election. I voted for him for the same reason most others did who voted for him. I was tired of the Clintons and there shenanigans.
3. Now, the next election cycle is starting to heat up and there is much being said on social media and in the news about who is running for President and speculation by Democrats and the TV talking heads about who can beat Trump.So all these many months before the election here is my opinion. For what it may be worth. Of all the Democrats currently running for President or rumored to be considering a run for the Presidency, only two have a possible chance of beating Trump. One is Bernie Sanders. While I admit he has a chance, I think it may be slim at best. For what it may be worth, there are some negative things that are coming out in social media about Bernie that are not good. I said, For what it may be worth. I take most posts on social media with tongue in cheek for the most part any way. The other one is Biden, if he chooses to run. He may not run, and he may not beat Trump, but I think he has the best chance of doing so if any one does.
4. One more observation then I will stop for now. There is one issue that will possibly sink Trump's bid for reelection. And that is his ongoing feud with the late John McCain. John McCain is considered by many to be a war hero. I am not disputing that by any means. I feel that he did a lot of good for the country and I feel that he loved his country. I have friends that live in Arizona and I know that he was falling out of favor by many in the later years of his term in office. Many felt that he was getting a little off track. All that aside, many in the country feel that McCain was a good Senator and was well liked and this continuing feud will turn off many Trump voters if he continues it on the bird site, AKA Twitter. Trump did admit a couple of days ago that he didn't like John McCain and he never had. He also admitted that he (McCain) was liked by many and was considered a hero. And Trump said, that is fine. They can like him, I don't but that is alright. Now, if he will leave it at that, he may be alright. If he won't, he may be sunk. Again, time will tell.
5. I had more I was going to post, but will end it for now with this one more post. My wife and I don't watch most of the popular TV shows but chose to watch the DIY and Food channels. Watching the people cook on the food network, we have noticed that they waste a LOT of food. When fixing a dish for three judges and FILLING three plates for them to take just a taste, we have to wonder, what happens to the rest of the rest of the food on that plate. Surely someone does not eat after them to clean it up. And a lot of it is scattered around the kitchen while they are cooking. I bet they don't have to clean up behind themselves. My wife and I could eat mostly for free on just what they waste. Well, except we wouldn't eat most of the dishes they cook up any way. Gosh, we haven't even heard of half of the things they use to cook with. Guess the old fashioned food is the best for us any way. It do get entertaining at times, at least for us.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
I have a lot to get to today so bear with me. Or not. I may even get tired and turn this into two posts. We will see. This will be a post of things on the news; political and just because I am old and have observed life for a long time and formed an opinion on things. Rightly or wrongly as it may be. We will see on that also. So, by the number and in no particular order.
1. The girl on the bridge. You know the one. She was 16 years old at the time and she, along with some of her friends were on a bridge 60 feet above a river and apparently it was the practice for teenagers for some time to go there and jump off the bridge into the river below. This girl was perched on the ledge and then got scared and didn't want to jump, so a friend pushed her into the river and she broke several ribs and punctured a lung. She spent some time in the hospital. Now the friend has pleaded guilty in court and given a punishment. No jail time. The girl that was hurt wants revenge, as it were. She wants the friend who pushed her to spend as much time in jail as she had to spend in the hospital. My thought. If I remember correctly, ( this has not been mentioned lately) there was a law or ordinance that prohibited them from even being on the bridge to start with. So, shouldn't the girl that was pushed be punished also for even being there and contemplating jumping? So, she was hurt by someone else's choice, but still it was her choice to be there and contemplating to do that. She should bear some responsibility for those actions.
2. For over two years Robert Muller has been investigating President Trump and a Russia connection or collusion. What will he come up with. I don't have a clue, and it will be interesting to see. One thing that has been mentioned was the possibility that Trump, prior to the election, was discussing with Putin or Russia about building a Trump tower in Moscow. Trump even mentioned that pre election day and said that the talks fell through. Seems to me he was up front about that. What else will there be???? Don't know, but I have seen two separate news reports that said this came out of the Muller investigation. One was that Greg Craig, I think that is his name, a white house advisor to President Obama is now under investigation for something doing with Russia. Also coming out is that the Ukraine did some collusion of some kind against Trump in favor of Hillary Clinton pre election and that is also being investigated. Seems like a lot of collusion was done and not all of it on Trumps side. Is Trump innocent? Probably not, but then neither are a lot of those in politics. Did I vote for Trump? Yes. Did I vote for him because of Russia Collusion? Nope. Never heard of Russia collusion until after the election. I voted for him for the same reason most others did who voted for him. I was tired of the Clintons and there shenanigans.
3. Now, the next election cycle is starting to heat up and there is much being said on social media and in the news about who is running for President and speculation by Democrats and the TV talking heads about who can beat Trump.So all these many months before the election here is my opinion. For what it may be worth. Of all the Democrats currently running for President or rumored to be considering a run for the Presidency, only two have a possible chance of beating Trump. One is Bernie Sanders. While I admit he has a chance, I think it may be slim at best. For what it may be worth, there are some negative things that are coming out in social media about Bernie that are not good. I said, For what it may be worth. I take most posts on social media with tongue in cheek for the most part any way. The other one is Biden, if he chooses to run. He may not run, and he may not beat Trump, but I think he has the best chance of doing so if any one does.
4. One more observation then I will stop for now. There is one issue that will possibly sink Trump's bid for reelection. And that is his ongoing feud with the late John McCain. John McCain is considered by many to be a war hero. I am not disputing that by any means. I feel that he did a lot of good for the country and I feel that he loved his country. I have friends that live in Arizona and I know that he was falling out of favor by many in the later years of his term in office. Many felt that he was getting a little off track. All that aside, many in the country feel that McCain was a good Senator and was well liked and this continuing feud will turn off many Trump voters if he continues it on the bird site, AKA Twitter. Trump did admit a couple of days ago that he didn't like John McCain and he never had. He also admitted that he (McCain) was liked by many and was considered a hero. And Trump said, that is fine. They can like him, I don't but that is alright. Now, if he will leave it at that, he may be alright. If he won't, he may be sunk. Again, time will tell.
5. I had more I was going to post, but will end it for now with this one more post. My wife and I don't watch most of the popular TV shows but chose to watch the DIY and Food channels. Watching the people cook on the food network, we have noticed that they waste a LOT of food. When fixing a dish for three judges and FILLING three plates for them to take just a taste, we have to wonder, what happens to the rest of the rest of the food on that plate. Surely someone does not eat after them to clean it up. And a lot of it is scattered around the kitchen while they are cooking. I bet they don't have to clean up behind themselves. My wife and I could eat mostly for free on just what they waste. Well, except we wouldn't eat most of the dishes they cook up any way. Gosh, we haven't even heard of half of the things they use to cook with. Guess the old fashioned food is the best for us any way. It do get entertaining at times, at least for us.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, March 9, 2019
THE FROG HAS AWOKE
I ASSUME YOU HAVE ALL HEARD THE STORY OF THE FROG. You know the one where a frog put in a pot of boiling water will just jump out but if put in a pot of cold water and then when the heat is turned on and the water gradually heated up, the frog is boiled alive without realizing what is happening. I would liken the people of this State and this Country to the frog. Most of us are like the frog in the pot of cold water. We are just going along enjoying the sensation, as it were, and then we wake up and realize we are being boiled alive and by then it is too late to jump out.
Fortunately, I believe, many of us have came to the realization of what is happening and are jumping out of the pot. We can just hope that a majority of those who were there with us jump out in time to be saved, as it were. Confused yet? Some of you are and probably some aren't. So just what am I getting at. Well, it political, of course. And the politicians in Washington and in the State house of this State are passing laws that are infringing on our rights and freedoms. They didn't just start this with the current administration either nationally or in the State, but this has been going on for decades, slowly. Like a pot of water being gradually heated up, our freedoms have been gradually eroded without our noticing it. And so often laws are passed that sound good on paper and as it is reported by the talking heads on TV or the reporters in print, but in actuality it is just an eroding of what we call freedom.
And then along comes an election year and all of a sudden the frog, er the people, realize, hey, the water is getting hot and I need to get out. And so we have. This past election a governor of this State was elected that has caused an uproar like I have never seen in all my nearly 80 years of life. The people of this State has turned against her en mass. Even those that belong to the same political party that she does. There is a lot of talk about removing her from office and how it can be done. There is a lot of talk about politicians in the three most populated areas of the State trying to pass laws that don't concern them but concern the populace of the rural areas, which is most of the State. And those are the frogs, er people, that are rising up and jumping out of the pot and taking notice what is being done in the State house and rebelling against it.
Many, maybe even most, of the politicians in Washington have not yet realized that the people of the country are in that same position. They are like frogs realizing that the water is getting hot and are jumping out. They started jumping out 2 years ago and are still jumping. They, the politicians, along with some of the self important "movie stars" and "sports figures" think that they can tell the people what to do and they will just blindly follow them. Nope, not happening.
So, what will happen in two years during the next election? I don't know. I am not a prophet. BUT, if the current steam of things keeps up, Trump will be re elected and many of those in office in Washington will not be and our current Governor and many of those now serving in the legislature will be out and a new crop will be in. And if that happens, will things improve? Why, yes they will, until a new pot of cold water is provided and the frogs, er people, calm down and then the water will begin to heat up once more. And the cycle will continue until the Lord says it is enough and makes His triumphant return. And that will happen, of that I testify.
AND THAT IS THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Fortunately, I believe, many of us have came to the realization of what is happening and are jumping out of the pot. We can just hope that a majority of those who were there with us jump out in time to be saved, as it were. Confused yet? Some of you are and probably some aren't. So just what am I getting at. Well, it political, of course. And the politicians in Washington and in the State house of this State are passing laws that are infringing on our rights and freedoms. They didn't just start this with the current administration either nationally or in the State, but this has been going on for decades, slowly. Like a pot of water being gradually heated up, our freedoms have been gradually eroded without our noticing it. And so often laws are passed that sound good on paper and as it is reported by the talking heads on TV or the reporters in print, but in actuality it is just an eroding of what we call freedom.
And then along comes an election year and all of a sudden the frog, er the people, realize, hey, the water is getting hot and I need to get out. And so we have. This past election a governor of this State was elected that has caused an uproar like I have never seen in all my nearly 80 years of life. The people of this State has turned against her en mass. Even those that belong to the same political party that she does. There is a lot of talk about removing her from office and how it can be done. There is a lot of talk about politicians in the three most populated areas of the State trying to pass laws that don't concern them but concern the populace of the rural areas, which is most of the State. And those are the frogs, er people, that are rising up and jumping out of the pot and taking notice what is being done in the State house and rebelling against it.
Many, maybe even most, of the politicians in Washington have not yet realized that the people of the country are in that same position. They are like frogs realizing that the water is getting hot and are jumping out. They started jumping out 2 years ago and are still jumping. They, the politicians, along with some of the self important "movie stars" and "sports figures" think that they can tell the people what to do and they will just blindly follow them. Nope, not happening.
So, what will happen in two years during the next election? I don't know. I am not a prophet. BUT, if the current steam of things keeps up, Trump will be re elected and many of those in office in Washington will not be and our current Governor and many of those now serving in the legislature will be out and a new crop will be in. And if that happens, will things improve? Why, yes they will, until a new pot of cold water is provided and the frogs, er people, calm down and then the water will begin to heat up once more. And the cycle will continue until the Lord says it is enough and makes His triumphant return. And that will happen, of that I testify.
AND THAT IS THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
Saturday, March 2, 2019
THE OLD GREY MARE
IT'S AN OLD SAYING. THE OLD GREY MARE SHE AIN'T WHAT SHE USED TO BE.
I feel the same about politics in general and the Democratic party in particular. Now, before you get your back up about this, read on and see what I have to say. Then any one reading this, if anyone actually does, you have my permission to get your back up. As if you needed my permission.
When I was a youngster and hardly knew any thing about politics or political parties, there were two of them. Political parties, that is. The Republicans and the Democrats. My father was a Republican and my Mother was a Democrat. Some of my fathers family were Democrats and some of my mothers family were Republicans. Many of the people who my future wife belonged to were also members of these two parties. The parties were distinctive in what they espoused. Democrats were traditionally more liberal and Republicans were traditionally more conservative.
However, they, for the most part, were not radical about their liberalism or conservatism. They were mostly just different in their approach to resolving a problem or a situation. And for the most part they were for the people who elected them and whom they served and they were staunch Americans proud of the Flag and the Constitution. Somewhere along the line that has changed.
Now, you have people elected to office and they make a career of it. Or want to. And they seem to think that they are the boss of the people, not the other way around. They seem to have forgotten that this is a government of the people, for the people, by the people. You often hear the expression that some program is government funded. UH! no it is not. It is people funded through taxes on the people.
Eight years ago the State of New Mexico, which has more Democrats than Republicans, elected a Republican Governor. She said that she would not raise taxes and she vetoed most every bill that crossed her desk that would do that and made it stick, in spite of the legislature being mostly Democrats. When she left office at the end of 2018, due to an increase on the price of oil and gas, on which the State is dependent, the State had a 2 billion dollar surplus. Governor Grisham, a Democrat elected as governor salivated at the thought of that surplus. Also, the Republicans lost several seats in the State house and senate and now the legislature is highly democrats, and many of them were also salivating over that surplus. In the first two months of her (Governor Grisham) reign as governor of the State, she and the legislature has managed to spend half of that 2 billion dollar surplus and in order to keep up their spending spree, they just last night, March 1/2, passed the largest tax increase in the history of the State. One legislature (a democrat) stated that they needed to do this to keep up revenue in case the price of oil and gas went down. One legislature ( a republican) said the only reason for passing this tax increase was because the State didn't want to live within its means. There has been a great awakening among the people of the State, of both parties. There are things going around to impeach the Governor since there is not a recall method in this State. She may be Governor for 4 years, but I don't think she will be reelected. Nor will many of those currently serving in the legislature, including the Lieutenant Governor. Those in the legislature are trying to pass California style gun legislation. There is a great uprising among the people, again of both parties, against these bills. County Sheriffs, many of them Democrats, went to Santa Fe' protesting against the bills on gun legislation. Many of the representatives in the out lying counties, who have few representatives, also are against these bills. They are being controlled by the populated areas of Santa Fe' Albuquerque and Las Cruces, where the highest population is and they have higher numbers of representatives in the Legislature. Governor Grisham states that she will sign these bills and ignore the "pity party" that the sheriffs and the people are having. Nuff said for now.
On the national scene, the same thing is being played out in the form of Nancy Pelosi. In a news article I read this morning, she is chastising some Democrats for breaking ranks and voting with some republicans on some things. She is upset because they are not voting like she tells them to. Representative Ocasio Cortez, in that same news article, delivered a veiled threat to any Democrat who broke ranks and voted against the party line and went with Republicans.
Me thinks that the members of the Democrat party of old would be ashamed of some of the antics and policy's of many of the current group of Democrats. I'm a Republican and will stay that way, but I can't say I'm a staunch Republican and will vote my conscience regardless of party. Right now, being an Independent is looking more and more attractive, as neither party is acting like they are for the people, but are looking out for themselves first and the party second and Oh Yes, maybe we need to remember the people, cause they vote and an election year is coming up.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
I feel the same about politics in general and the Democratic party in particular. Now, before you get your back up about this, read on and see what I have to say. Then any one reading this, if anyone actually does, you have my permission to get your back up. As if you needed my permission.
When I was a youngster and hardly knew any thing about politics or political parties, there were two of them. Political parties, that is. The Republicans and the Democrats. My father was a Republican and my Mother was a Democrat. Some of my fathers family were Democrats and some of my mothers family were Republicans. Many of the people who my future wife belonged to were also members of these two parties. The parties were distinctive in what they espoused. Democrats were traditionally more liberal and Republicans were traditionally more conservative.
However, they, for the most part, were not radical about their liberalism or conservatism. They were mostly just different in their approach to resolving a problem or a situation. And for the most part they were for the people who elected them and whom they served and they were staunch Americans proud of the Flag and the Constitution. Somewhere along the line that has changed.
Now, you have people elected to office and they make a career of it. Or want to. And they seem to think that they are the boss of the people, not the other way around. They seem to have forgotten that this is a government of the people, for the people, by the people. You often hear the expression that some program is government funded. UH! no it is not. It is people funded through taxes on the people.
Eight years ago the State of New Mexico, which has more Democrats than Republicans, elected a Republican Governor. She said that she would not raise taxes and she vetoed most every bill that crossed her desk that would do that and made it stick, in spite of the legislature being mostly Democrats. When she left office at the end of 2018, due to an increase on the price of oil and gas, on which the State is dependent, the State had a 2 billion dollar surplus. Governor Grisham, a Democrat elected as governor salivated at the thought of that surplus. Also, the Republicans lost several seats in the State house and senate and now the legislature is highly democrats, and many of them were also salivating over that surplus. In the first two months of her (Governor Grisham) reign as governor of the State, she and the legislature has managed to spend half of that 2 billion dollar surplus and in order to keep up their spending spree, they just last night, March 1/2, passed the largest tax increase in the history of the State. One legislature (a democrat) stated that they needed to do this to keep up revenue in case the price of oil and gas went down. One legislature ( a republican) said the only reason for passing this tax increase was because the State didn't want to live within its means. There has been a great awakening among the people of the State, of both parties. There are things going around to impeach the Governor since there is not a recall method in this State. She may be Governor for 4 years, but I don't think she will be reelected. Nor will many of those currently serving in the legislature, including the Lieutenant Governor. Those in the legislature are trying to pass California style gun legislation. There is a great uprising among the people, again of both parties, against these bills. County Sheriffs, many of them Democrats, went to Santa Fe' protesting against the bills on gun legislation. Many of the representatives in the out lying counties, who have few representatives, also are against these bills. They are being controlled by the populated areas of Santa Fe' Albuquerque and Las Cruces, where the highest population is and they have higher numbers of representatives in the Legislature. Governor Grisham states that she will sign these bills and ignore the "pity party" that the sheriffs and the people are having. Nuff said for now.
On the national scene, the same thing is being played out in the form of Nancy Pelosi. In a news article I read this morning, she is chastising some Democrats for breaking ranks and voting with some republicans on some things. She is upset because they are not voting like she tells them to. Representative Ocasio Cortez, in that same news article, delivered a veiled threat to any Democrat who broke ranks and voted against the party line and went with Republicans.
Me thinks that the members of the Democrat party of old would be ashamed of some of the antics and policy's of many of the current group of Democrats. I'm a Republican and will stay that way, but I can't say I'm a staunch Republican and will vote my conscience regardless of party. Right now, being an Independent is looking more and more attractive, as neither party is acting like they are for the people, but are looking out for themselves first and the party second and Oh Yes, maybe we need to remember the people, cause they vote and an election year is coming up.
AND THAT'S THE VIEW FROM THE DITCH BANK
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