I hope to express some thoughts regarding our society, politics, and the Obama administration, and perhaps even to conduct a reasonable conversation with those of other political persuasions.
Monday, January 18, 2010
The Obama Disconnect
Peggy Noonan points out the disconnect between our current president and the people of the country. It's not just a rhetorical disconnect, not just an iconic disconnect. No, these reflect a deeper disconnect, the truly problematic one, and that is over policy. Read the article here.
I was born in Medford, Wisconsin and spent my formative years on dairy farm near Cadott, in Chippewa County. I spent four years in the US Air Force after High School. Back to school, after which I was employed for thirty years by IBM. In 1968 I married Anita Dettmer. We lived five years in Rochester, MN, where our son Jefferson was born in 1971. In 1973 we moved to Cedar Park, TX, living there for thirteen years. Then came three years in Charlotte, NC and nine in Lexington, KY. I retired in 1998, and we moved to Niceville, FL where we lived for eight years. In 2006 we moved to Hamilton County, TN (north of Chattanooga). On September 19, 2007, I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now, three years later, I remain cancer-free. Thanks be to God!