Jeremy Herndon

It seems that the big news last night is that we have successfully pulled out all of our American troops out of Iraq as of late last night. They are saying that the war is over, guess we will see how that all plays out. It was pretty cool watching the last convoy leaving Iraq, good news coverage.

I have really enjoyed the new show on The Animal Planet called Whale Wars. It is amazing what these people will do in order to save these creatures that are disappearing due to the hunters that are killing them in the name of science. These folks are totally 100% committed to doing all that they can to save the whales, they have all of my respect.

I hear from a few friends that DSI Solutions is offering some good quality credit repair services. Word of mouth is still the way to go for me, with so many bogus scams going on and off of the Internet. Times are still trying for most people. So many lives have been destroyed by the economy issue that our government has gotten us all into. Most people I know haven’t seen any thing or positive happen with their lives and careers. There are still tons of “For Sale” signs all over the lawns in all the neighborhoods all across the country. The unemployment numbers are still staggering and there doesn’t seem to be a light at the end of this long dark tunnel.

If I were to take on the task of having to improve credit, I would certainly ask around before jumping in with both feet. So far I’ve managed to stay ahead of the game, but it could turn ugly at any moment; you never know these days. Each day we never know if it is our last at my place of employment. Pink slips are still showing up here and there and no one wants to be called into the manager’s office for fear that they will be walking out carrying that little pink piece of paper!

I have a few buddies that are serving our country and have found themselves doing there time in Iraq. I’m so grateful for the Internet, it has made such a big difference to our military to be able to communicate with friends and family during their time in Hell. It’s too bad that they didn’t have email back in the day of our involvement in Vietnam. It could be that more time could have been spent on the computer instead of doing all the drugs that they so many are so well known to have done.

Anyway, I try and keep up with sending them letters and emails, it is the least that I can do for them while they are doing their part in protecting us from the bad guys. One pal, who is a US Marine sent me this YouTube video along with his latest email. It is too funny and I wanted to post it here for you to enjoy as well.

Although I don’t condone the actions of the Senator, it seems to me that when the Senator asked the students who they are, the students should have told him their names and what they were doing. This does not bode well for the politician!

Some times our Federal Government does something that actually makes sense and is a good thing for all involved. It seems weird to be saying that, but I’m glad that I am honestly able to say it this time around. I’m speaking of the newest extension of the “Home Buyers Tax Credit” There is a good video on Coldwell Bankers web site that I took the time to embed here.

The more knowledge that someone is armed with, the better consumer they will end up becoming. Having something like a $6,500 tax credit available is something worth checking into, wouldn’t you say? This tax credit has made a major impact on the recovery efforts of our whacked out and extremely screwed up economy. And there are still plenty of homes on the market at “way cheap” prices that so many people could end up getting some really decent deals.

I know several people that have recently become first time home owners because of this bill and they couldn’t be happier about the tax credit. Now that it has been extended even more folks might be able to live the American Dream. It’s all about the money, always has been, always will be, sigh…….

I just read that Sarah Palin is resigning as governor of Alaska!  She had two years left to serve in her term.  She’s being very vague about the reason she is resigning, saying she can better serve America outside a government role.  I wonder what that means!  I can’t imagine that doing this will improve her odds of ever winning the Presidency!  What a shocker!

I think it is very interesting how the elementary school children in the public school system are taught one version of American history and that it takes a very long time for them to learn about all of the “skeletons” in the American closet!  Once they learn about all of the sordid details of the “bad” parts of the American history, it’s a miracle that they have any patriotism left at all!  I think it’s only natural for the college students to become disappointed and disillusioned with the country.

Which is really too bad, because even thought there have been a lot of bad things in the American past, the country IS growing and trying to improve!  The fact that the American President is bi-racial is proof of that growth!  I think that the American flag is going to be getting a lot more respect now that President Obama is making so many positive changes.

We have an American flag that hangs on a bracket attached to a post on our front porch.  It is getting pretty rough looking; I am thinking that it is just about time we got a new one.  I’d like to get a tall flagpole to install in our garden as a centerpiece and put a new flag there.  I think that would look really nice.

I read that the New York Post offered a half- ***ed apology for their very offensive editorial cartoon that depicted two police officers shooting a chimpanzee and implying that a monkey could have drafted a better stimulus package.  Their apology was sort of “if we really offended you, we’re sorry but if you are only pretending to be offended and are really just trying to stir up trouble for us because you are our enemy, then we aren’t sorry at all!”

Then they go on to claim that they were not targeting the President, but Congress in general.  Well, since WE, THE PEOPLE elect ALL OF THEM to office, then WE SHOULD BE OFFENDED that they are telling US that we are pretty stupid to be electing a bunch of monkeys to run our government!  And if we ARE that stupid, who is to blame?  The NEWSPAPERS who did not give us enough information about the candidates who were elected!  If we are to be expected to elect people to run the country, we need to have enough information about them to make SMART decisions, and that responsibility SHOULD lie with the news media!

The New York Post newspaper ran an editorial cartoon showing two policemen killing a chimpanzee by shooting him, and then saying “They’ll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill.”

I don’t see how anyone could think that was funny in the least. A lot of very smart people worked on the stimulus bill, and there has not been any time at all given to the bill to work, and already some smart-alec guy implies that a monkey could do as good a job as that? Not funny at all.

Over the past couple of days I’ve been hearing and reading about President Obama’s stimulus package, and how it passed the House but did not get any backing from any of the Republicans there. Seems the Republicans want more tax cuts and less spending. Well, I think that the plan sounds like a good one, and I hope it passes and that it brings the economy back into a healthy state. I know that there is no “quick fix,” and it is a huge mess. I’m glad I’m not the one who has to figure out how to fix it!

Where were you when Barack Obama was sworn in?  I was at work, taking my lunch break.  We all went into the lounge and turned on the television to watch the ceremony and then went back to work.  I had the VCR set up at home to tape it so I could watch it again later at home.  To be honest, I thought his speech was good, but the John Williams piece and the poem did not impress me very much.  I would have much preferred the theme to Superman or Star Trek to what was played!  But no one asked me, so there you go!  And no offense to the poet who wrote the poem, it just was not the kind of poetry that I like.  But I guess I’m just a little bit “low brow” to appreciate that kind of sophistication!  But after all is said and done, the President was sworn in and now he has a lot of work to get done!  Good luck Mr. President!

I don’t understand a lot about what’s going on in the financial disaster news, but I was under the impression that this big bail-out issue was a pretty important issue, and that if the bill did not pass we were going to have a serious economy collapse that would wreak havoc with almost everyones life.  So I was very surprised to hear that the House of Representatives rejected the big Bail-Out.  I hope this is not a result of people holding out for some pork-barrel favors!   I don’t know what the other options are to the bail out package, so I sure hope that someone comes up with a solution that prevents us all from losing our jobs, and homes, and starving to death!  This is pretty serious stuff!

I like Ralph Nader.  I really and truly do.  I was reading an article on The Washington Post website today about how there was a unity rally of third party candidates yesterday that went downhill fast when Bob Barr refused to attend the rally and essentially insulted the other candidates.

I think Ralph Nader would make a good president, but I don’t think that the United States will ever see a President elected from a “Third Party.”  The two-party system is just too strong.  I think if Ralph Nader ever really got serious about running for president and joined the Democratic or Republican party, he just might win, but as long as he stays with a Third Party I think his efforts will be unsuccessful.

I can’t believe how much the press is making a big deal about Bill Clinton not having spoken to Barack Obama since Hillary withdrew from the Presidential race.  They are acting like they think he is being a sore loser!  I think that perhaps he does not want to interfere with his wife’s chances of becoming the Vice Presidential nominee!  Maybe he is respecting Hillary’s wishes, maybe she asked him to back off for a bit.  I think that the press needs to find something more important to write about and give the poor man a break!  Like the war overseas perhaps???????