Real World Issues

Oct 12, 2009 - Sitting with friends for coffee this morning I posed this question "What are the REAL world issues?"  It was interesting the answers that followed in that conversation.  My friends are a really diverse group of people.  We are not a group of "oh yeah- we all agree on everything" bunch. I gleaned from our conversation about REAL world issues...and they are as follows: Americans are tired, angry, frustrated, and getting impatient.  Many of those from the religious right who voted for Obama because of a desire to be part of history in the making...are now frustrated and suffering buyers remorse.  Sure he just got the Nobel Peace Price but as all will agree, he himself said he didn't deserve it.   The liberal groups are giddy as children who have consumed too much sugar, beaming with pride that their savior that finally has had an undeniable accomplishment.  They feel they are finally making all the rest of us see the brilliance of a man who many others feel has simply been riding a rainbow to a pot of gold.   Speaking of rainbows, lets now consider that bold announcement that Obama's newest goal is to end the "Don't Ask-Don't Tell" era within our military.  Seems he has realized that with so many gays within our military it would not be cost-effective to bounce them out of there after paying so much to train them.  I believe he stated something to the effect that "we need these people to fight" so in a way we can possibly say he implies that "they should have an equal opportunity to die" so that is a Hmmmm...moment. - 0 Comments