Rumors of my early demise are somewhat exaggerated. Those readers who are happy for me can thank Dr. Tom Wharton and the wonderful doctors, nurses, and registered cardiovascular technicians’ of the Exeter Cardiovascular Associates and the catheterization lab at Exeter hospital. Dr Wharton and his team performed a procedure known as "angioplasty" on an artery that was 99% blocked then installed a couple of "stents", and in two days I was feeling 100% better.
To Dr. Wharton; May GOD not only bless you and all your associates, may HE always smile down on the work that you do.
Now for the politics.
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Immigration: I’ve spoken with a number of military people in the last year and they all agree that when you are being “invaded", the first thing you have to do is stop the invasion. You don’t make plans for an occupation, and you certainly don't form a strategy for how to get along after the invasion is complete. Washington has it all wrong. Whether it be amnesty, a guest worker program, deportation, or shoot on sight, the first step in solving the problem is to stop the invasion. Anything less is only compounding the situation.
By the way, someone should inform Washington that we already have a guest worker program. It'’s called a GREEN CARD. When I mentioned this to Senator John McCain at a function the other night, his response was that we needed this "exchange of ideas and discourse”. I then commented on the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 and how many conservatives feel this was the beginning of our problem. What makes his legislation different? Senator McCain then promised to send me a letter outlining his views and requested that I critique and return it in order to continue the “exchange of ideas and discourse”. I responded that I will do such, however, "first close the border”.A point I failed to bring up was the guest worker program that allows immigrants to pay their back taxes and a two thousand dollar fine in order to be on the path to citizenship. If Joe Average American refused to pay his taxes and got caught, the fine would be a lot more than two thousand dollars. The chances are very possible that we would be sharing a cell with a three hundred pound roommate named Bubba and eating off metal plates.
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Iraq; You read it on these pages over a year ago. After getting rid of Saddam "Insane” our job would be to write a constitution and let the Iraqis form a democratic government that had a chance to live in peace. Much as General MacArthur did for Japan.
We've done that and now its up to the citizens of Iraq to pick up the ball. Our young men and women have died so that Iraq could be free of a brutal dictatorship not witnessed in the world since Hitler. It is getting really close to the time for the Iraqi people to determine their own future.
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IMHO radio; I have received another positive endorsement from the station concerning the IMHO radio program. I have been assured the final approval will come within the next 24 hours. We are planning a three hour talk program geared to all ages and political affiliations to be aired on Saturday morning. Stay tuned.
2 comments:
Angioplasty was developed in a state supported medical school in Houston with money by taxpayers! You guys need to remember things like this when you get on your high horse over education spending. Those pointy headed university liberals sometimes know what they are talking about and sometimes know what they are doing.
"More importantly, educators who feel that they have the authority to restrict parental rights to make decisions as to what they may or may not feed their children is just plain dangerous. In our household our daughter is fed what we feel is best for her and if my wife and I feel she deserves an Oreo or Chocolate chip cookie from time to time, she’ll get it. Even in her school lunch bag."
http://imho-nh.blogspot.com/2005_09_01_imho-nh_archive.html
Maybe? If someone had taught you to eat better, you might not have such clogged arteries.
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