Retired is GREAT!

Working people frequently ask retired people what they do to make their days interesting. Well, for example, the other day I went downtown and into a shop. I was only there for about 5 minutes, and when I came out, there was a cop writing out a parking ticket. I said to him, 'Come on, man, how about giving a retired person a break'? He ignored me and continued writing the ticket. I called him a 'Nazi.' He glared at me and wrote another ticket for having worn tires. So I called him a 'doughnut eating Gestapo.' He finished the second ticket and put it on the windshield with the first. Then he wrote a third ticket. This went on for about 20 minutes. The more I abused him the more tickets he wrote. Personally, I didn't care. I came downtown on the bus, and the car that he was putting the tickets on had a bumper sticker that said, 'I ♥ Obama.' I try to have a little fun each day now that I'm retired. It's important to my health.

Thank you Mr. President...

Thomas Jefferson was a very remarkable man who started learning very
early in life and never stopped.

� At 5, began studying under his cousin's tutor.

 � At 9, studied Latin, Greek and French.

  � At 14, studied classical literature and additional languages.

 � At 16, entered the  College of  William and Mary.

 � At 19, studied Law for 5 years starting under George Wythe.

 � At 23, started his own law practice.

  � At 25, was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses.

 � At 31, wrote the widely circulated "Summary View of the Rights

of  British America" and retired from his law practice.

 � At 32, was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

 � At 33, wrote the Declaration of  Independence.

 � At 33, took three years to revise 

 Virginia’s legal code and

wrote a Public Education bill and a statute for Religious Freedom.

 � At 36, was elected the second Governor of Virginia succeeding

Patrick Henry.

 � At 40, served in Congress for two years.

 � At 41, was the American minister to  France and negotiated

commercial treaties with European nations along with Ben Franklin and

John Adams.

 � At 46, served as the first Secretary of State under George Washington.

 � At 53, served as Vice President and was elected president of the

American Philosophical Society.

 � At 55, drafted the  Kentucky Resolutions and became the active

head of Republican Party.

 � At 57, was elected the third president of the  United States.

 � At 60, obtained the  Louisiana Purchase doubling the nation’s size.

 � At 61, was elected to a second term as President.

 � At 65, retired to  Monticello.

  � At 80, helped President Monroe shape the Monroe Doctrine.

 � At 81, almost single-handedly created the University of Virginia

and served as its first president.

 � At 83, died on the 50th anniversary of the Signing of the

Declaration of  Independence along with John Adams

     Thomas Jefferson knew because he himself studied the previous

failed attempts at government.  He understood actual history, the

nature of God, his laws and the nature of man.  That happens to be way

more than what most understand today.  Jefferson really knew his

stuff.  A voice from the past to lead us in the future:

     John F. Kennedy held a dinner in the white House for a group of

the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made this

statement: "This is perhaps the assembly of the most intelligence ever

to gather at one time in the White House with the

 exception of when

Thomas Jefferson dined alone."

 “When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe,

we shall become as corrupt as  Europe.”  -- Thomas Jefferson

 “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those

who are willing to work and give to those who would not.”

   -- Thomas Jefferson

  “It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it

goes.  A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of

the world.”

    -- Thomas Jefferson

  “I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the

government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of

taking care of them.”  -- Thomas Jefferson

  “My reading of history convinces me that most bad government

results from too much government.”  -- Thomas Jefferson

  “No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.”

  -- Thomas 

Jefferson

  “The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep

and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against

tyranny in government.”

    -- Thomas Jefferson

  “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the

blood of patriots and tyrants.”  -- Thomas Jefferson

  “To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of

ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”

    -- Thomas Jefferson

  Thomas Jefferson said in 1802:

   “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our

liberties than standing armies.  If the American people ever allow

private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by

inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will

grow up around the banks will deprive the people of all property -

until their children wake-up

 homeless on the continent their fathers

conquered.”

 

    Will you help get this out to everyone!!!

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MA addresses a liberals letter

""You cannot strenghten the weak by weaking the strong" Honest Ab"

A rising tide lifts all boats!

I want no one weak--the goal, dear one, is to strenghten our country![MA]  People do this, not Government

I don't know what business you are in, but I think I heard you sell farm/ranch equipment.  Well, if your neighbors are not successful, then they won't be able to buy new tractors.  If you are in the cattle business, you need consumers to purchase your product. [MA] I Know a little about my business, but thank you for your input, you make my whole point for this blog Your writings seem to suggest that you think success and policy should be based on what is best for YOU...ME, ME, ME...[MA] No one can read that into what I say, or write about in my blog. I will always take care of myself and not rely on what you or government can do for me that is what you are worried about.   Let there be no mistake, I'll defend my family and my country to end of my days[MA]  I understand your thoughts but to defend your country you need to go back and read what made your country great and, what is was that the founding fathers feared--but somehow through spending time with my grandparents, I have a deep, and abiding love for my fellow man.[MA]  I love all people and wish only the best for them. That is why a government nanny state is soooo appalling to me. It destroys people, always has, always will  We am not in this world alone.  I need my country as much as it needs me to be productive, healthy and CONTRIBUTING (which means paying my fair share of taxes and no more.) [MA] But you think that financially successful people owe more that you or me?  I think the corporations that were too big to fail were bailed out[MA]  That is to bad. No one and nothing in this world is to big to fail…just a fact. The other part is that those business or governments fail for a reason. GM should have gone under and others would have learned from those mistakes and risen to take their place. The government (in it’s over stepping) demonstrated that they (large evil money makers) don’t need to show responsibility…bad, very bad idea to promote --and I actually thought that had we not done that, then the country would be in a depression.[MA]  almost 10% unemployment, real unemployment at just under 20%, currency that is lacking in value, government at the brink of bankruptcy, weak world presents and you think this is a better path? The people who lived through a real deep depression understood personal responsibility. We have very little of that now. People have been conditioned to rely on the government and not their own actions It was tough and I don't like the deficit and I don't like paying more taxes than my share. [MA] no one does. But what is your share? How much does the government need to operate? What is the basic responsibility of government? Is it to regulated school bake sales? To sue a state for trying to protect its boarders? Is it to provide retirement and health care for its citizens? Is it to make certain meats are illegal to eat? (yes, you can go to jail for eating horse meat, even if it’s a common dish in Europe. Because it is so healthily, it was a staple for our military for years, it’s just not politically correct now days. I wonder, what is next?) Is it to tell us what car to drive or light bulb to use? Is it to condone, promote and fund killing of unborn children?  Is it to take 50% of your personal wealth when you die? Or is it to regulate news (freedom of speech act) What is the role of Government? Funny, with all the information we have available to us, many people do not know what the views of the founders of this nation said about the role of government. They were not so concerned about what a big government could do for you, but what it would do to you! However, now that the corporations [MA] Nice to hear all is well with them now are strong again as evidenced by the stock market and the salaries they are paying their CEOs,[MA]  Only a liberal would consider a salary as a means to measure a company’s solvency. Perhaps it shows something very different?   then now is the time for them to step up and pay their fair share of taxes.[MA]  Ha ha, what is their fair share? Who says what a fair share is? If we all and I mean every American paid 10% in taxes, would this not be fair?  Remember, by eliminating the top 1% tax cut approved during Bush's time, will still leave these 1% with lower taxes then when Reagan was in the White House. [MA] Why would that bother you and what does that have to do with fairness?   You can't have your cake and eat it too,[MA]  What cake??? I will make my own cake and eat it anytime I please thank you. I don’t need the Government giving me cake, telling when, or how much of, or what kind I can eat if you are serious about the deficit--and you should be--then the revenue and the expense side have to be addresssed.  Just like your home budget. [MA] I pretty much make a set amount and I don’t see that changing very soon so, I keep my spending in line with my income. This is very much different than the government that will not be responsible about its spending and will raise its income by raising taxes on those who are taking responsibility with their personal spending. And, do so in very hard economic times.  I can't wait to see how the John Boehner plans to cut spending.  I'll hope he means it, because it does need to happen. [MA] Me too, but with any cuts (just like not going out to dinner as often) people will complain…because they have forgot how to cook for themselves Take that tea and steep it.[Bruce]  Hmmm, good tea today

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