Happy New Year!

Sorry to have dropped off the radar again. Just wanted to give my best to all, and share some quick thoughts.

Last week, Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell opined that the NFL's canceling of an Eagles game because of concerns over fan safety getting to and leaving the stadium showed that the United States has become a nation of "wusses". Well, thoughts on the appropriateness of commissioner Goodell's decision aside, I find Rendell's statement deliciously ironic.

We have become a nation of wusses, and it is the policies and beliefs of his own Democrat party that have directly caused it. It is the constant bombardment of liberal policies such as not keeping score during sporting events, passing students just for "giving effort", and suspending kids who stand up and fight back against bullies that has created a generation of dependent whiners in constant need of therapy or drugs - or a combination of both - to deal with traumatic events such as going to work every day.

On another note, I got Tom Clancy's latest book - Dead or Alive - for Christmas (that's right, not a "holiday present", a Christmas present) and it was good as usual. It took some serious (and quite valid) shots at Obama, though of course not directly. As is normally the case with Clancy's works, actual sitting politicians and public figures are not directly mentioned. Instead, the target of derision is the fictional President Ed Kealty.

This character, introduced in earlier books and well before Obama even became an Illinois senator, seemed to be a composite of a Bill Clinton, a dash of Al Gore and decent amount of Kennedy arrogance and entitlement. However, the narcissism of Kealty, his horrendous and unconstitutional policies, and most importantly his sycophantic and unqualified cabinet and high-level appointees left absolutely no doubt as to whom Kealty now represents. Good job Tom!