"I'm Back!"

It seems like I haven't written anything for years, although it has only been two weeks. Quite a bit has happened since we last met; Barack Obama is blaming everyone on earth for oil prices sky-rocketing, except himself. Joe Biden proved what a great speaker Obama is by falling asleep during a Barack speech. Joe, try to look like you're paying attention! Donald Trump certainly looks as if he's ready to toss his hat into the "presidential ring", and quite a few Americans seem happy about that. Glenn Beck and Mike Huckabee are at odds with each other over the First Lady's commitment for healthy diets; come on guys, is this something worth fighting over? NATO is screwing up royally in Libya; what a surprise that is! Everybody seems to think the "Royal Wedding" should be the number one news story; can somebody tell me why? It looks as if Ron Paul may take another White House run; this time, Americans may think a little more of his policies. Obamanomics is still not working, and WIKILEAKS is leaking more secret information.

The most exasperating story recently seems to be 450 members of the Taliban have escaped from an Afghan prison. Yes America, 450 people dug a tunnel and crawled out of a "secure" prison. How many troops do we have there? What a great ally the Afghans must be to allow this type of incompetence in security? Who runs the prison system there? Is it Moe, Larry or Curly?

Is there any good news out there, anywhere? World bodies aren't worth anything; "too many cooks in the kitchen", certainly seem appropriate today.

The President of the United States used to be "The Man", when it came to world leadership, but it seems today, not so much. Barack Obama wants America to be a nation happy to be on the "back burner" in world issues. Libya is the mess it is today because of Obama's half-hearted leadership, and fear of making a decisive statement when this situation began. Only when it appeared that the rebels had the upper hand in Libya, did Obama call for the ouster of Qaddafi. What will he do if the rebels fail? Barack Obama has kicked off his re-election campaign, and it is a poor re-run of 2008. The Bush administration has been resurrected as a "whipping boy", oil companies are, once again, demonized and the TEA Party is again described as racists.

America is a nation in crisis, economically, defensively and ideologically. We continue to receive ambiguous statements and blame to others from Barack Obama. It is now two-and-a-half years since we've entered the "Era of Hope and Change"; all, most of us now have, is little hope and only "pocket change". We have to get a bank loan for a tank of gas, and tomatoes cost as much as t-bone steak; this is a change no one needs! I hope the Republicans can provide America with a real choice in the next election; and I hope America is better informed than it was before the last presidential contest. I hope, come November 2012, I can wish Barack Obama a healthy retirement. He's certainly done enough!!