Joe McIntosh wrote:
"Jeff" wrote in message --plus many others about
Obama's dilemma--I have tried to follow and understand the questions,
opinions, answers discussed without much understanding and a real lack of
knowledge about the opinions offered. Puts me in a bad position to form an
opinion about the said dilemma and even worse to GUESS what is going to
happen to our world in the future.
I guess like many Americans we blame Bush for getting us in the current war,
and don"t see any of the current presidential hopefuls with a plan to get us
out. I have had a good nation to live in for 77 years and am afraid my two
grandsons will not have the same.
So I went up to this lady standing behind me in the check out lane at the
library today--she had dark skin and a towel thing wrapped around her head.
She did not look dangerous and I was not armed so I said hi and ask her what
she was reading.In a slightly accented voice she offered that her current
interest was our future national shortage of water and the ensuring water
rights wars we could expect in our country. Both books she way s checking
out were by Wallace Stegner. I offered that I'm very concerned about the
Artic area where last summer a Russian mini-sub dropped a flag on the sea
bottom and stated "The Artic is Ours"! She said a U.N commission of
scientists has started to analyze Artic claims.The Arctic's wealth
may include 25% 0f the earth's oil and gas reserves---but a group of our
senators have blocked our joining into a U.N. treaty . Sen. David Vitter
( R,La ) says it would "hand a portion of our national security matters to
the U.N.
The lady at the desk said next, so I hurried forward to check out my
selection--"55-LOVE-DOUBLES STRATEGY FOR SENIORS."


as cogent, insightful, and brilliant a comment as i've read in a while.
thanks. g

jeff (of course, i'm currently listening to the cryptkeeper a/k/a mccain
deliver a phony, lame, and flat speech in louisiana, utilizing the
creepiest of grins i've ever seen on national teevee.)