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North Carolina Now Center Stage?
Apr 29, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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North Carolina Now Center Stage?

SO I am left to wonder, where would we be if it were not for this tight knock down drag out going on in the Democratic Party ?

I do not think for a moment that any of the so called Presidential wanna bes gives a nickel for the sufferings of the people of North Carolina. I do not think a parade of well paid political mouthpieces would change my mind.

It was the Clinton machine that loves to brag about how wonderful things were during their eight year reign. All I remember were all our industries, (textiles, furniture), going wholesale to China. Clinton's Tobacco goons forcing newer taxes anything connected to the industry, citing how bad it is and how it kills so many people. I seem to remember drinking and driving being much worse, but no one seems to want to discuss that.

Funny I remember our good governor here in North Carolina, raising our gasoline taxes for "road construction", making ours the highest gasoline tax in the nation. Here we are again sixteen years later, and no the governor wants to enact new taxes to pay for road construction. Go ahead, we all have so much money burning our pockets.

Now to be fair more recent history has seen more and more of our jobs go overseas...(we must compete in the global economy)...if you believe that I have some beach front property I want to sell you in Los Vegas Nevada. The sad fact is my personal income is $16,000/year less than 1983, and my dollars buy nothing, above that for the basics, and just barely at that.

I seem to remember during Bush's first term, nearing re election time, when gasoline prices spikes, the President spoke to the Saudis, and to the Oil Companies, and asked them to hold the line on gas prices. Now that he is on the way out, is seems that our dollars are all fair game. The White House is as silent as a tomb.

Right now we are hearing all about Obama's pastor, and how Bubba is stumping around the state, tell folk how his wife is the best thing to ever come down the pipe. What we are NOT hearing is what any of the wanna bes are going to do to improve the lives of North Carolinians. Nothing about how they are going to restore the lives of a proud hard working group of Americans. Nothing about stopping the flow of illegals across the border... nothing about taking care of all our wounded troops, and their families...

What is it with these people, do they think we just fell off the produce truck?

From a earlier Presidential Race of the 1980s, I have to ask:

"Where's The Beef " !
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HankHill read my blog
Apr 30, 2008 | 12:29 PM

Good question.

The answer is the beef is on a slow train to China.
Oh no! The politicians did not realize the tracks were not there to get the beef to China until it was too late. It is now soaking wet at the bottom of the deep blue sea.
Bothers me now what Bush said just yesterday - there is no magic wand to wave to make gas prices come down.
Excuse me I think I found a turnip leaf in my hair.
Yep. Fed up with the whole bunch of them
caddyboy read my blog view my photos
Apr 30, 2008 | 1:29 PM

Mad Cow disease is the rule of thumb.
HankHill read my blog
Apr 30, 2008 | 4:10 PM

yep
LNunn
May 2, 2008 | 9:12 AM

the answer to how these problems arose and why the cant fix them is GREED.greedy politicians in raleigh and in washington . my answer is let some average joe run the country fo only four years and you would see gas prices comedown and the economy get a swift kick in the butt to get it jump started again .
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I am many things, and have done many things in my life. I was a musician in my early life, and later a manager of a machinery mfg. company. My politics, well lets just say that my leanings are toward that of the Whigs of the American revolution. I am thinking that if one's government does not serve one's interest, then you are to do your civic duty, and get get a new government. The folks in office work for "We the People", and not the other way around. My passions, I love the out of doors, fishing, and Photography. Come view my photos that are posted here.

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