Introduction:
Just a little under seven years ago, my life changed. Actually, I think every American’s life changed, whether they can admit it or not. Who among us ever would’ve thought the course of American history would be changed so drastically in a matter of moments? I certainly didn’t, and I bet most of you didn’t either. Let’s face it. We in this country have been able to lead what a great many might call insulated lives. Depending on your point of view, I suppose you could see that as “lucky”.
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Irreconcilable Differences?
Even in California, with divorce rates hovering around 50%, the dissolution of a marriage is still looked upon as a sad and tragic event – celebrity breakups notwithstanding. Most people still believe (I hope) that one should work thru their marital difficulties and use divorce only as a last resort. The question is: Does this hold true for the relationships between countries…and are we now at that point with the Arab world?
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Recently, actor Tom Hanks endorsed Barack Obama for President. He’s a Hollywood power player, so it shouldn’t surprise me. After all, The Democrats are the party of the Rich and elite, no matter what they try to tell us.
However, I was a bit shocked by it, considering Mr. Hanks last project was the HBO Miniseries “John Adams”, the biographical account of the progenitor of our nation who later became the second president of the United States.
Maybe I’m alone, but I find it a bit odd for someone to feel passionately enough about a small government conservative like John Adams to produce a 10 hour miniseries about him, and then turn around and endorse a big-government socialist like Barack Obama. That would be like me producing a Ken Burns–length epic on FDR. I’d sooner hang myself with barbed wire. I’d never do it. I’d feel so dirty.
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Apparently, the giant purple ‘5′ is to “Make it more distinguishable from other bills at a glance.”
What, the already sizable ‘5′ or the HUMONGOUS PICTURE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN on the FRONT of the bill isn’t a dead giveaway?
Seriously, if you need more help than that, you shouldn’t be leaving the house. Not without a helmet anyway. And don’t give me crap about being blind. If you’re blind, you wouldn’t see the ‘5′ if it folded out like a road map.
Maybe they figure since Canadian money is worth more, our money need to look more like theirs.
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