Old King Coal

Yesterday, Obama railed against the coal industry with his plan to destroy it and save the world from global warming It is a dumb issue as there has been no change of any note for the past 19 years. Changes have been cyclical through the centuries only due to solar activity. The entire issue is political and phoney.
When I was young in the 20's and 30's most of the homes and buildings in my Columbia County were heated by coal. Several thousand chimneys emitted smoke from the coal fired furnaces that kept us all warm during the winter months. Factories had coal furnaces and the hundreds of passenger and freight trains that crossed the county had coal fired boilers to produce the steam.. We filled the skies with carbon. Now if Obama is correct, back then the Columbia County apple orchards could have been orange groves and pineapple plantations. Queechy Lake could have been a year-round vacation destination and the two ice houses could have been resort hotels. Obama wants to destroy our business society and have the government take control of all aspects of our lives. There is no global warming and we are the fools if we believe there is. The coal gray mare she ain't what she used to be. Golly what folly!------Grandpa Gordon

Mopping Up

Immigration and Amnesty. We were promised that there would be no amnesty or pathway to citizenship until the borders were closed and secured. A similar plan was tried under Ronald Reagan, The promise wasn't kept. the borders weren't sealed  and we have millions of more illegals because of it. We CAN'T let this happen again. The borders MUST be sealed first. Try this.----You have a leak and your basement floor is covered with water. You have to mop it up. First you must stop the leak and then do the mopping. If you start mopping before stopping the leak, you will be mopping forever. Pass that on to your senators and congressmen. --------Grandpa Gordon