It has been some time since I visited this blog. Jen's mother died and I was to ill to attend the funeral. This was the second funeral I was unable to attend, the other being Elizabeth Lowe in Minden.

Just a few notes on some thoughts I have been having. Why can not even Obama see that his stimulus plan has not created jobs and is wasting money, increasing the nation's indebtedness?
Every dollar given in ear marks and to favored companies and individuals and to create public service jobs is a dollar taken from a private sector worker. Why can we not have a cross the board tax cut instead of tax breaks for special programs and subsidies for others? Now the president is talking about a government loan forgiveness program for college students that must be paid for by others. Quit subsidizing programs such as green energy. Let industries and companies make it on their own.

On another subject,
I imagine people in the east are wishing today that global warming is real.

It would be comical if the economy was not so bad --three Obama advisors gave different estimates of jobs that could be credited to Obama's Recovery Act.Valerie Jarrett was the most conservative, saying "thousands and thousands" of jobs were created or saved. David Axelrod said the act created or save more than two million jobs. Robert Gibbs came in between with 1.5 million jobs. Jarrett added that school teachers, firemen and policemen were among those with jobs because of Obama. These are government jobs --that is what the Obama administration loves. More federal jobs have been added during this past year. What about the private sector--how many jobs were created or saved? Obama people have attempted to compare Obama's decline in polls to what happened to Ronald Reagan. Reagan withstood criticism and held to his progam of cutting taxes which resuled in years of prosperity and job growth. Obama's policy of spending and getting the nation into more debt is opposite to what worked under Reagan.

Pastor Tom Howe preached this morning on asking questions and the answers given on why disasters happen. He read scripture where Jesus answered this referring to a tower that fell killing 18. Those people were no more wicked than others who were spared. Bad things happen and they are not because people did something to deserve them. I know this makes for a random world when we say God is in control. However, we do not want to be robots and want to have free will to make of our lives what we care to, good, bad or indifferent. There are no easy answers that completely satisfy.

Effect of Brown's election

For the entire day I have been reading and hearing a variety of opinions as to what the election of Scot Brown to the senate will have on the health care bill, cap and trade, elections this November, and about everything else under the sun. My opinion certainly does not matter but I'll give it anyway. This will make passing the health bill as it now stands difficult if now impossible, but it could result in a bill that has some popular features, such as insurance policies being sold across state lines, coverage of preexisting conditions, and even tort reform.

Above all, I hope this will delay if not kill cap and trade and avoid wrecking the US economy.


As for effect on elections, much could happen before November.

The nation awaits results of the Massachusetts senatorial election tomorrow (Tuesday between Coakley and Brown. It will be interesting to see the fall out if Brown wins the seat held so long by Teddy Kennedy. We who are so concerned about the way the Obama administration is taking this nation will take comfort for any victory and hope it is an indication of better things to come.

More doctor stuff

Received a stack of forms to be filled out for my appointment with Dr. Mody February 10. He says he does not prescribe pain killers for back pain except for operations. He sends patients for pain management. I already have that and I want something more effective and permanent.

I have an appointment with Dr. Singh, cardiologist, at 11 tomorrow.

Jon called this morning about going to funeral services this morning for Elizabeth Lowe, wife of
Cecil Cherry. I could not go because of my back. I think the last time I saw them was the funeral for Terrel, about three years ago. Cecil was practically blind at that time.

I"m getting better.

I have not posted in several days. I have not wanted to post much personal information and the principal thing on my mind lately has been the back pain I suffer and my recent illness. The pain has not lessened but I feel better even thought my throat is sore and I'm hoarse. I could not teach
Sunday school and did not attend church.

I have an appointment to see another back doctor but not until February 10. If it takes a month now to see a doctor how long will be a patient wait after obamacare takes over?