Yesterday there were about 400 police cars as a brave young officer who lost his life in a high speed chase was buried. People lined the streets in respect for this brave young officer Whittaker - who was chasing someone down Michigan Highway 52 and lost his life in the chase. There were helicopters in the air buzzing around.
I am so thankful for our police. While some may say there are problems, and maybe there are some things to work on - I know I don't want to live in a lawless society. The saddest part is when someone who is so near my middle daughter's age life is cut so short. I don't know or didn't know him, but I do know the person he was chasing was not caught.
Can you imagine? Running from the police, having a police person die and you now have to walk around for the rest of your life waking up every morning and looking in the mirror and remembering what you did. I hope this Person, whomever, turns themselves in and does not continue to act in a cowardly fashion. Face what you did.
Interesting how the media doesn't pick up on stories like this.
Saturday, December 13, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Where Is It All Going?
We live in very frustrating times. I wanted to pre-apologize to all of my good international friends (one of my best is from Portugal) and tell them a few things about what you might be seeing on the media.
First of all, there is going to be released a report on torture the CIA did after the 9/11 terrorism act. This report seems to be politically motivated by our president and Senate who want to take a leaving shot at the in-coming conservative controlled congress we will have. I cannot believe this report is going to be released, and I believe it will cost lives both American and otherwise - so just be prepared for it. Me personally, I do not condone torture in any way shape or form and I believe most responsible americans don't. However, I must say if I was in a room with a guy who knew where my missing 8 year old daughter was and I knew he knew where she was - I don't know what I'd do as a Dad to make my children safe. I think it is irresponsible and just shows how out of touch Washington is with the rest of the country.
I'm going to admit something. I voted for Obama. I believed he was going to change things and was as excited as everyone else at the promise shown. However, with each day, I become more and more dissappointed in this man's approach to what was the most powerful position in the world. I believe he's made us even more of a laughingstock, and realized all the promises he made could not be fulfilled because it's simply impossible to fulfill everything he said. Unions are now suing him over Obamacare, saying this plan will bankrupt them in no time at all.
Let's review a few of the things I felt I've been lied to about:
1. When Benghazi happened, he said it was from a video knowing full well it was a terrorist act. He watched as 4 brave Americans died, worrying about the election rather than what was right.
2. Promise of lower healthcare costs when I know my friend in a company is now paying 30% more in premiums. Good theory, get the young to pay for the old, but the young are finding it cheaper to pay the penalty.
3. I can keep my doctor. The plans are so bad and don't create competition, it is impossible to keep your doctor if you switch to a cheaper plan.
4. The way in which this president and his inexperienced cronies have inserted themselves into issues should be illegal.
First of all, there is going to be released a report on torture the CIA did after the 9/11 terrorism act. This report seems to be politically motivated by our president and Senate who want to take a leaving shot at the in-coming conservative controlled congress we will have. I cannot believe this report is going to be released, and I believe it will cost lives both American and otherwise - so just be prepared for it. Me personally, I do not condone torture in any way shape or form and I believe most responsible americans don't. However, I must say if I was in a room with a guy who knew where my missing 8 year old daughter was and I knew he knew where she was - I don't know what I'd do as a Dad to make my children safe. I think it is irresponsible and just shows how out of touch Washington is with the rest of the country.
I'm going to admit something. I voted for Obama. I believed he was going to change things and was as excited as everyone else at the promise shown. However, with each day, I become more and more dissappointed in this man's approach to what was the most powerful position in the world. I believe he's made us even more of a laughingstock, and realized all the promises he made could not be fulfilled because it's simply impossible to fulfill everything he said. Unions are now suing him over Obamacare, saying this plan will bankrupt them in no time at all.
Let's review a few of the things I felt I've been lied to about:
1. When Benghazi happened, he said it was from a video knowing full well it was a terrorist act. He watched as 4 brave Americans died, worrying about the election rather than what was right.
2. Promise of lower healthcare costs when I know my friend in a company is now paying 30% more in premiums. Good theory, get the young to pay for the old, but the young are finding it cheaper to pay the penalty.
3. I can keep my doctor. The plans are so bad and don't create competition, it is impossible to keep your doctor if you switch to a cheaper plan.
4. The way in which this president and his inexperienced cronies have inserted themselves into issues should be illegal.
- Devastation of the coal industry. You think the Democrats lost the south because of anything but destroying their economy, don't fool yourself. We have the largest coal reserves in the U.S. but we aren't going to use them, we're just going to ruin economies and destroy people's lives.
- The office of the President must be "above" any other office in the land. By continually inserting himself in making comments on race and police - he's brought the entire office down to a level we've never seen before.
- My favorite - assigning an ambassador to Peru who cannot speak spanish and assigning an ambassador based on her giving $1.4 million dollars to his campaign - and her qualification is she was the producer of a soap opera.
- There is no interest in having a race dialog. They are right, we are wrong. Forget my ancestors fought for the Union Army to free slaves, I'm an evil white man.
- Golf golf golf. Playing golf when a man's head is being chopped off.
We can go on and on and on. I'm truly scared for this country and have a message for the Republicans I voted in. You'd better not do politics as usual. You'd better get changes done. You politicians need to start worrying about the "us" out here and not the big corporations and interest groups. Business cannot go on as usual.
So again to my international friends, we are not what our media portrays. We are just like you. We have families, we have jobs, and we have hopes - and we have to change so those hopes can be realized into the future.
What do you think?
Saturday, December 6, 2014
December 6, 2014
I have not blogged for a long time, but I just read something in our local paper. Seems the town over from us - smaller than Stockbridge - voted down the renewal millage on police. Wow. I can't believe it.
Before Stockbridge had it's own police department, we became a mecca for meth. Local police found a meth lab about 200 feet from the elementary school. One guy was driving around in his car using it as a lab, again, it was ousted by our own department. Once the department was established - the meth guys moved on. Now I guess the Unadilla residents might discover the meth trade moving into their area because not only are they losing a department - but also the decommissioning of 40 some odd part time cops who could fill in and help. Again, wow. Please understand I'm not trying to be mean or disrespectful - but having been a person see a town get cleaned up I don't understand why you'd vote down the $15k it takes a month to create a secure safe area where you live.
Life is pretty good and quiet in Stockbridge, and I give a lot of credit to the Council and to our wonderful and caring Chief of Police. Our only problem is the "bad guys" know what hours the police are around and a few weeks ago basically ravaged the local pharmacy we all depend on so much for our drugs.
So I hope for our sakes, we don't make the same mistake and rather than cutting back we actually get more hours so we can feel safe and know when 911 is called there won't be one of the 2 patrol cars rolling from the other end of Ingham County.
I have not blogged for a long time, but I just read something in our local paper. Seems the town over from us - smaller than Stockbridge - voted down the renewal millage on police. Wow. I can't believe it.
Before Stockbridge had it's own police department, we became a mecca for meth. Local police found a meth lab about 200 feet from the elementary school. One guy was driving around in his car using it as a lab, again, it was ousted by our own department. Once the department was established - the meth guys moved on. Now I guess the Unadilla residents might discover the meth trade moving into their area because not only are they losing a department - but also the decommissioning of 40 some odd part time cops who could fill in and help. Again, wow. Please understand I'm not trying to be mean or disrespectful - but having been a person see a town get cleaned up I don't understand why you'd vote down the $15k it takes a month to create a secure safe area where you live.
Life is pretty good and quiet in Stockbridge, and I give a lot of credit to the Council and to our wonderful and caring Chief of Police. Our only problem is the "bad guys" know what hours the police are around and a few weeks ago basically ravaged the local pharmacy we all depend on so much for our drugs.
So I hope for our sakes, we don't make the same mistake and rather than cutting back we actually get more hours so we can feel safe and know when 911 is called there won't be one of the 2 patrol cars rolling from the other end of Ingham County.
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