Kids first: Cassie's ear infection doesn't appear to be improving. We've got an appt. w/our ped tomorrow--I'm sure she'll get another round of antibiotics. Thank God she likes Amoxicillian, unlike her big brother. Giving meds is so much easier when they are willingly taken (as opposed to force-fed). She's quite happily polishing off the pasta and veggies from my bowl of minestrone right now and will go down for her nap shortly.
Chase is still too smart for his own good and mine. He had a playdate w/a neighborhood friend last night. We walked over to get the friend and walked him home. That's an easy way to get a few walkies for Sherman in. ;) I picked up his Halloween costume this morning--he's going to be Obi Wan Kenobi. Since the baby Yoda costumes are all sold out, I think I may wind up dressing Cassie in her Tigers cheerleader outfit and wearing my dad's old football uniform and the two of us can be a cheerleader & football player. I'd love for Jamie to be Darth Vader...we'll see. I picked up a t-shirt for Sherman this afternoon--I figure we'll take him trick or treating w/us. Woody was always "Snoopy the Flying Ace" w/a pleather bomber jacket for Halloween. I doubt this shirt will fit Sherman after this year, but he's going to be the cutest little athlete doggie ever...
For the politics thing, I'm copying an email I got. Yes, it's lazy but it's also relevant and sums up my feelings well! Enjoy!
Wise Words.
During this political season let us be reminded of these words:-
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.-
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.-
You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.-
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wagepayer down.-
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.-
You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and
independence.-
You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and
should do for themselves.
The above was credited to Abe Lincoln. Apparently he's the anti-Obama. ;)
Seriously though, as I plow through Liberal Fascism, I'm starting to realize that like everything else in life, politics is a cycle. And with the fall of the Soviet Union now 20 years in our history, I realize that many of those who are most gung-ho for Obama don't remember the communist-bloc countries. They simply can not grasp that socialism has already failed numerous time throughout history. Our own country's "experiments" with socialism are failures. Look at the social security system, arguably Roosevelt's crown jewel of the New Deal. Generations of people neglected their own retirement savings expecting the government to support them in old age. So much for accountability and personal responsibility. The system is a shambles and the baby boomers will undoubtably bankrupt Social Security. Yet according to Gallup, 52% of Americans want to elect a man running on a Robin Hood platform promising MORE government entitlement programs. Sure, he calls them "tax cuts" but research into his so-called "tax cuts" reveals them for the entitlement programs that they are. And as Hawaii axes it's universal heath care program after a mere seven months b/c the costs spiraled out of conotrol, we're going to elect a man promising universal health care on a national level. Fabulous. Because the US Government has such a strong history as responsible stewards of our tax dollars.
I've steeled myself for the inevitable four years of an Obama presidency. The fact of the matter is, even the biggest morons over age 18 in this country can vote--and I guarantee those morons are voting for Obama. The general mood of the country is a sense of frustration with the Republicans. And even though Democrats have had control of Congress for two years, their blame Bush tactics are working. So I'm trying to be optimistic. I figure after four years of Pelosi, Reed, and Obama, in 2012, we'll see a Republican Revolution similar to what we saw in 1994. And that is the only silver lining I see to four years of higher taxes, more ridiculous entitlement programs for those who won't do for themselves, and craptastic national security. We survived the 30s and that "experiment" with socialism. God-willing, we'll survive the next four years, too.
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