The election of Nelson Mandela singlehandedly wiped out the economic progress made in South Africa. They stole land from industrious farmers and redistributed it to nonfarmers who had no clue. Goodbye, P.W. Botha. Hello, Mandela's paradise.
And then, there's this sampling from Robert Frost:
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
( from "The Road Not Taken" )
One of my favorite quatrains by Robert Frost:
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
(from " Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" )
I sense a palpable angst amongst the EO nation. You, the economically oppressed, are ripe for radicalization according to Janet Napolitano. Anyone care to join me on a government watch list?
Desperado.... the United States has a very small navy. Less than 300 ships, I think. They are strategically placed to deal with threats all over the globe. We simply don't have enough ships to escort private vessels.
Early this morning I was driving down Main Street in my small town of 20,000. As I am enroute to our post office to mail the sports page to my son in Parris Island, I notice a large gathering of people on the court house lawn. They are smiling, waving placards and someone is speaking through a...