Originally written December 21, 2007
The ornaments on a Christmas tree,
Will almost take your breath.
Until you stop to realize, they beautify and hide,
The tree’s oncoming death.
I’m not exactly a Grinch at Christmas,
But one thing I can’t see.
With so many things we have to use,
Why kill a growing tree.
A plastic tree will look the same,
And when the Christmas seasons gone.
Can be dismantled and packed away,
To be used once again on our next Christmas day.
The seeds were planted, a tree was born,
Branches reaching to the sky.
When Christmas season a time of love approached,
The young tree had to die.
That young tree was not alone,
There were thousands side by side.
There was a million dollars in profit,
The tree farmers announced with pride.
There is a lesson her for our young,
Christmas used to be a beautiful time,
That happened once a year.
Now Christmas has become,
A time of greed and fear.
That the merchants won’t show enough profit,
With their import toys this year.
We no longer celebrate the Savior birth,
There are too many versions of religion.
So if you want to decorate a tree,
That is strictly your decision.
The only thing I hope you do,
Is decorate a plastic tree.
And open up your window,
And let your neighbors see.
That Christmas can be celebrated,
Without killing a living tree.
Monday
Saturday
Open letter to President Elect Barack Obama
Considering what you are facing in the years ahead I don’t know if I should say congratulations or not, Time will tell.
My first question;
Leaving the existing oil and gas wells in the hands of the companies which own and operate them.
Why couldn’t the U.S. government nationalize the future wells that will be drilled on government property and offshore and use the profit to pay the national debt and the mandated programs like Social Security and healthcare (Medicare and Medicaid)?
When I sent this question to a friend,
I received this reply;
“I could not agree with you more. Enough is enough. Let’s put this country back on the track it used to be. I still think taking the $65 Billion that the A.I.G. is to get should go to every American over 18, that would be $714,000.00 per person, then tax that to the tune of $130 grand each, so the government gets some money back. Then watch how fast we spread the wealth around paying bills and buying necessities!”
To those who would say Socialism, I say why not? Gov. Palin in Alaska is receiving a windfall profit tax from the oil companies in the amount of $3,500 per citizen. I say to hell with the name, let’s put the people first for a change.
Today the oil and gas prices have come down. I hope the American people realize the only way to keep them down is alternative fuels and power sources and change from oil to natural gas.
The news today tells the A.I.G’s higher echelons are to receive over $500 million in bonuses.
If the stock holders or our government officials allow this to happen, I believe you will see a reaction from the public that will put Al Qaeda to shame. Remember Marie Antoinette.
In this day and time the public will be kept informed when men who have allowed their company to go “belly up” and thousands of people to lose their life savings, receive a reward. This will light a fuse that will be hard to extinguish.
About the war, I can only say that as long as there are any men in the countries we are at war with who are willing to die to drive out our troops, we will never win. To win this war we would have to kill everyone over there and this we don’t want to do. Let’s negotiate.
They say when Columbus left on his voyage he didn’t know where he was going, when he got there he didn’t know where he was, and when he returned he didn’t know where he had been. And he did all this on borrowed money. Kind of like this administration huh? Better luck with your administration.
My first question;
Leaving the existing oil and gas wells in the hands of the companies which own and operate them.
Why couldn’t the U.S. government nationalize the future wells that will be drilled on government property and offshore and use the profit to pay the national debt and the mandated programs like Social Security and healthcare (Medicare and Medicaid)?
When I sent this question to a friend,
I received this reply;
“I could not agree with you more. Enough is enough. Let’s put this country back on the track it used to be. I still think taking the $65 Billion that the A.I.G. is to get should go to every American over 18, that would be $714,000.00 per person, then tax that to the tune of $130 grand each, so the government gets some money back. Then watch how fast we spread the wealth around paying bills and buying necessities!”
To those who would say Socialism, I say why not? Gov. Palin in Alaska is receiving a windfall profit tax from the oil companies in the amount of $3,500 per citizen. I say to hell with the name, let’s put the people first for a change.
Today the oil and gas prices have come down. I hope the American people realize the only way to keep them down is alternative fuels and power sources and change from oil to natural gas.
The news today tells the A.I.G’s higher echelons are to receive over $500 million in bonuses.
If the stock holders or our government officials allow this to happen, I believe you will see a reaction from the public that will put Al Qaeda to shame. Remember Marie Antoinette.
In this day and time the public will be kept informed when men who have allowed their company to go “belly up” and thousands of people to lose their life savings, receive a reward. This will light a fuse that will be hard to extinguish.
About the war, I can only say that as long as there are any men in the countries we are at war with who are willing to die to drive out our troops, we will never win. To win this war we would have to kill everyone over there and this we don’t want to do. Let’s negotiate.
They say when Columbus left on his voyage he didn’t know where he was going, when he got there he didn’t know where he was, and when he returned he didn’t know where he had been. And he did all this on borrowed money. Kind of like this administration huh? Better luck with your administration.
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