Snow on Easter!

Weather in Kansas is always a conversation. Report have it that a storm is brewing and we are in for one of those early spring time snow storms. We hear so much about bad weather global warming and other natural disasters. Everybody has an story. A few of my childhood memories go back to that Kansas spring time weather. I recall once when I was seven or so, snow on Easter. I recall going to my grandmothers house. It was after church in my home town of of Iola, Kansas. Interestingly I only lived there until I was 11 but to this day Iola brings back good memories of a town that didn't seem so small at age seven. Anyway we hunted Easter eggs in my grandmother yard, tiptoeing through a couple inches of snow. I don't recall there ever being snow on Easter again. I think Kansans need to be careful and not be easily swayed to believe that each time there is a particular weather event in Kansas it is caused by global warming and mans impact to planet earth. I have been in Kansas a good many years now. I have fished the ponds, walked in the fields played in the parks and breathed the air. With all of the pressure from population and economic demands the impact to the Kansas environment is a tribute to Kansans having the wisdom to manage our past, current and future needs and maintain our conservationist heritage.

Kansas City Speaks

The new administration is moving fast to get their priorities through congress. Some like myself have grave concerns about the Obama/Democrats spending. Yes I realize President Bush is just as guilty but he is gone and we need to have a discussion about where this nation is headed. Congress has already spend money to stimulate the economy. It is a figure that many just can't even grasp so they simply tune out any discussion about how this is going to effect the middle class in the United States. Please take the time to see what some of your neighbors are saying about government spending. They also are clear in the fact that this spending is coming from the taxes you and I, our kids and our grand kids will pay. For the most part is seems clear that we can never pay the debt that our government is saddling us with. You have been told that this spending will not effect you because you don't make $250,000.00 year. So my question to you is this; do you really believe it? Do you really believe that going into debt will get you out of debt? Please take a moment to see what others in the Kansas City area have to say about this. Simply click on this link and listen to people just like you and me finding the courage to speak up. Hear Kansas City speak! (If the link fails to open simply copy and past it into your browser) http://www.pjtv.com/video/PJTV_Daily/Braving_the_Elements%3A_Kansas_City_Tea_Party/1503/

Mexico meltdown

When do we defend our borders? Should we build a fence between Mexico and the United States? Seems as though we have talked about this for the past 10 years. My argument has always been that we fence our boarder with Mexico and militarize it if necessary to keep Mexicans from entering our country without going through the legal immigration process. The cost to the taxpayer is staggering. Seems nobody is listening to these common since suggestions. But how things are changing. The United Stated Military considers Mexico one of two nations most likely to collapse. The other being Pakistan. The drug war that is being waged in Mexico might be a real blessing to those who advocate sealing our southern border. With Mexicans dying literally just across the Rio Grande River by the thousands in the drug violence and the nation on the verge of collapse, finally the United States is going to be forced to act. But in the mean time the Mexican and American Governments are suggesting that the problem with the violence is due to Americans smuggling guns to Mexico. Such a sorry excuse considering the Mexican police and military are so corrupt that the criminals in Mexico don't need to look any further than their own police and military for all the weapons they need. Lets just pretend for a moment that those guns are coming from the United States. Seems clear that a secure border would help prevent that from happening. But in the mean time our border is still open with four or five thousand Mexicans crossing over each day. I am sure none of those are criminals but just your average every day Mexican wanting a better life in America. If you believe that you also believe that borrowing money to pay our national debt is a good idea!

I have two good friends. One from India and one from Iran who came to the United States legally. They are very proud of the hard work it took to get here. I am very proud to call them my friends and my fellow Americans. Kansans wake up and get on the phone and call your congressman and senator. Simply Google Kansas Senator or Kansas Congressman get the number and call about this topic. They are banking that you won't. You are competing with businesses who want all that cheap labor and a senator and congressman who is suppose to be representing you. Stay tuned and I will be posting all the phone numbers for the Kansas delegation in Washington.