Now that we are into a new year, it is time to get back to doing what ever we do. The holidays were great, saw all the family at one time or the other, and enjoyed Christmas with my Mom. But now it is the regular humdrum of winter and must do other things.
I have had a few thoughts cross my mind, mostly they are on issues of the day or issues that I think should be discussed. I will start with a few observations. The first of which is political views. It seems that there has been no let up on the failures by President Obama and his corrupt administration. There also seems to be a continuing attack on the Democratic controlled Congress. Secondly, we have a few issues around athletes. Tiger’s tomcating around, Gilbert Areneas’ gun incident and a National Championship Football game that was less than anticipated. I certainly am not qualified to voice opinions on all these, but as a private citizen, I can express my views.
All of the aforementioned items with the exception of the football game are really centered around one thing. The lack of believing in the values and morals of a Christian. Our values have swung so far to the left that we now have a San Francisco City Council member who has even said he will use profanity in every meeting. The President is spending our money on foolish vacations, is not addressing our national security issues in a timely manner, and Congress is about to pass a Health Care bill that is against the wishes of the American majority. Not only does the bill approve of abortion, but has so many riders that the corruption in them would make the Mafia look like choir boys in comparison. Will the Tea Parties have enough impact to prevent the continued deterioration of the underlying principles that made this nation great?
Then why does a talented, athlete have carry a gun, unless he is prone to visit places that are not considered safe. A well conditioned young man should be able to protect himself without having a gun. If he were to evaluate his lifestyle, he would not place himself in a position of needing to carry a gun anyway. Do not get me wrong, I do advocate the right to carry a concealed weapon, but along with that right comes a responsibility to handle it properly. When a person is being paid millions of dollars, then I would think it would change his circle of friends, visit classier places and avoid places where he may be harmed. This is just an observation, as is the lack of morals by Tiger. Bret Hume mentioned that if he become a Christian, he could be forgiven his sins. If he were a good Christian to start with, he would not be losing his image, his family or his great income.
As far as the National Championship game, I was so looking forward to having each team at their best. With the injury to Colt McCoy, it placed a cloud over the victory by Alabama. I will admit I was rooting for Texas, but win or lose, the game was changed by not having both teams at their best.
Now I don’t even know what the year will bring, we can only pray that each of us will have a good year.
God Bless