Who's sorry now . . .?

On more than one occasion, our current president has apologized for the United States. I don't know if he thinks this will make friends and influence enemies but he certainly doesn't do it in a humble way. It now looks like he should be doing the apologizing.

He made a much-heralded trip overseas to demean himself by asking for and expecting the next Olympics to be bestowed on the United States because HE wanted it that way. I think the powers that be enjoyed calling out in the FIRST round that Chicago was in no way going to get the Olympics. There were more pressing events going on at the time yet the president made this special trip over specifically for receiving this expected 'gift'.

The anniversary of the end of the Berlin Wall was today. Although my mother wasn't in Berlin, at the time, she was visiting in German when this happened twenty years ago. She wept because many relatives she hadn't seen since the Wall went up, were now free to go about their lives as they chose to do so. My grandmother died in East Germany. I have many cousins I never got to meet because they lived behind the Wall. It certainly meant something to my family when this event played out so dramatically. Definitely one for the history books!

Our president turned down an invitation to be there for the occasion! Travel for an olympic beg-fest, yes. Travel to honor the fall of communism, no. And, what good is a vice president who doesn't take up the reins when the president is too busy?

This president owes the German people an apology. He owes all the people who lived without family during the time of the Wall, an apology. He owes the United States an apology for embarassing us in front of the world.

Mixing ideas with your own . . . quotes!

I especially liked the last one as you meet so many people who are just passing through this life without any ambition, original thoughts, and real hopes for the future. They seem to live for the moment without any quality. Kind of makes death a highlight of their life when God provided us with so much to enjoy and be thankful for in this world. It isn't always easy and you can make it worthwhile! : - )

"I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience."
-- Mitch Hedberg

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody."
-- Franklin P. Adams

"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius."
-- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Is there life before death?"
-- Graffito