The Eagle

I saw a trailer for the movie "The Eagle" the other day. Looks great! I read the book it's based on, "The Eagle of the Ninth" by Rosemary Sutcliff, to my girls years ago. The book is awesome. After watching Bill Whittle's review, I can't wait to watch the movie.

UPDATE: We did, indeed, watch the movie. Although it didn't follow the book exactly, (much to my daughter's chagrin), it did stay true to the message and bring the characters to life. It's available via Amazon if you missed it in theaters or just want to watch it again.

Time for the Mean Mom

Harry Reid is calling the GOP 'mean spirited.' Frankly as a 'Mean Mom,' I'd take that accusation as a complement. Oh - you don't know the 'Mean Mom?' - Let me tell you about her.

Mean Mother

A mean mother never allows candy or sweets

to take the place of a well balanced meal.

A mean mother insists on knowing

where her children are at all times,

who their friends are and what they do.

A mean mother breaks the child labor law

by making her children work. . .

washing dishes, making beds, learning

to cook and doing other chores.

A mean mother makes life miserable for her offspring

by insisting that they always tell the truth.

A mean mother produces teenagers

who are wiser and more sensible.

A mean mother can smile with secret delight

and pride when she hears her own

grandchildren call their parents "mean."

What the world needs now are

more "Mean Mothers."

Harry Reid is acting like a spoiled child - so are millions of liberals across the country. It's time they had a Mean Mom cut off the candy, make them do a few chores and tell the truth.

General Welfare

Didn't the Founding Fathers say something about 'for the general welfare' meaning that Federal intervention should treat the entire country, i.e., all the states, in the same way? It appears that someone forgot that when they started 'exempting' groups from ObamaCare. Now it's Maine's turn.

Building Up or Tearing Down

I don't understand why so many of the current administration's policies appear to be geared to tearing down our country. Less oil, less electricity, less food, less transportation, less education and more dependence. If this keeps up we will no longer be the shining city on the hill. I don't understand why some people don't want us to be that shining city anymore. I guess the lack of understanding I have comes from the basic difference between two different groups of people. If I could be in charge of a country, I'd like that country to be outrageously successful. The more successful the country, the more I'd have, right? Those currently in charge seem to prefer ruling over a desolate wasteland - I just don't see the pleasure of that. It does remind me of when I was little and a friend's mom was picking on me. My mom told me that some people find it easier to pull others down than to build themselves up. Too, bad. If we worked together, we could help each other up.

On Tuesday, in Boston, Obama said we need more money and more reform in education. Sure he wants to give more money to his union buddies - it's not like they're not skimming enough off the top as it is. Oh, wait, they are skimming off plenty, just check out what's going on in Wisconsin now. Or check out where your own local school funding is going - mostly not to the students.

I do agree that we need more reform - but I'm pretty sure Obama and I disagree what form that reform should take. I'll go with a Martin Luther type of reform - take the power and money from those that would rule over you and give it back to the people. I believe it's a local responsibility to educate our children. It is your (yes, I'm looking at you) responsibility to actually get out there and do something. Passing the responsibility on to government is shirking your duty. It's not about the money - it's about actual accountability and high expectations for our teachers and our students. I'm continually shocked at how lax we as a society are in that area. Homeschoolers are a great example - most do it on a shoestring budget and the children still excel.