During a critical battle between the British and Napolean's forces, the Duke of Wellington was sent a message that unless his troops withdrew they would lose. He gave the order to "Stand firm!". His Officer replied, "But we shall all perish!", to which the Duke replied once again, "Stand firm". His forces followed his orders and miraculously, they were the victors.
This is the advice that I would give members of Congress who are being pressured to accept a political fix to the United States Budget crisis. You know what is right so 'stand firm'.
It is wrong to engage in out of control spending, borrowing and taxing. It weakens our Nation and harms its citizens. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, I listen to our Prophet and he and those before him have always counseled us to: 1. Get and stay out of debt. 2. Live within our means. 3. Be self-reliant 4. Adhere to moral principles of right and wrong.
This is the advice I give Congress, if they truly want to see the United States of America thrive and prosper:
1. Help us get out of debt--not just on paper, but for real. Propose and support real debt reduction plans, even if you believe they don't have a chance of passing. If you stand firm to your principles and take seriously your oath, you'll forget about party politics, elections and do the job you were sent to Washington to do, "though all Hell rage against you".
2. Help us as a nation live within our means. Help us balance the budget and not spend beyond what we take in. We are in a precarious position because of these dangerous practices and they need to be stopped.
3. Help us be self reliant by not borrowing from others and by limiting our dependence on other nations, especially foreign ones who might use our dependence to control us and take away our liberties.
4. Help us get back to the principles which made America the greatest nation ever to exist. Uphold our Constitution and the principles of government it promotes. Help us get out from under a bloated and ballooning federal bureaucratic government which slowly erodes our freedoms and destroys the American Dream for future generations.
If you'll do this, America will be the victor.
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday, July 15, 2011
Betrayal by a loving(?) husband;Joshua Powell
Joshua Powell, the husband of missing woman, Susan Cox Powell published a letter written by a friend he'd found in Susan's journal from her teens. He did it to 'show the world' that her mother was emotionally abusive. Now he's going a step further; he is planning to publish her journal. These are not the actions of a loving, grieving husband. These are the actions of a dark, vicious person who would hurt his wife's mother and invade her daughter's privacy, all in an attempt to evade obvious suspicion.
Joshua Powell has been and still is THE BEST suspect in the case of his missing wife and through the bungling actions of him and his father, he remains the prime suspect. Joshua and his father behave in such a spiteful, desperate way that it is clear that Joshua was involved in his wife's disappearance and his father is complicit in trying to divert attention away from the facts. What they seem to be unaware of is that their actions speak much louder than their words. We see the vindictiveness, the bitterness and the seething anger that is hidden behind the facade of 'concern' for Susan.
My heart goes out to Susan's family and I am amazed by their dignity in response to the appalling behavior of Joshua and his father. I hope that the father and son will realize that in this threat, they have gone too far. Publishing his wife's private journals for their own personal gain is offensive, if not disturbed. It tells more about the man she married as well as her father-in-law than all their platitudinous statements.
I will end with a word of advice for Joshua; This doesn't make you look good. It doesn't make you look less guilty. It makes you look like an abusive, cruel, controlling, jerk--someone who strikes out blindly without thinking of consequences. It makes you look like someone that might be capable of killing his wife in the heat of passion, covering the crime up and then putting forth a story that she ran away. It makes you look desperate to try and give support to your side of the story that you would stoop to besmirching you wife's reputation and character and invading her privacy by publishing her childhood journals.
But she wasn't just your wife--she is the mother of your two sons and though they may be young now, one day they will be able to see what you did, how you acted and what you said about their mother and they'll have to face the question of whether you were capable of killing her.
Joshua, if you want ANYONE to believe you had nothing to do with Susan's disappearance--as well as her death (sooner or later they will find her remains).... stop acting guilty.
Joshua Powell has been and still is THE BEST suspect in the case of his missing wife and through the bungling actions of him and his father, he remains the prime suspect. Joshua and his father behave in such a spiteful, desperate way that it is clear that Joshua was involved in his wife's disappearance and his father is complicit in trying to divert attention away from the facts. What they seem to be unaware of is that their actions speak much louder than their words. We see the vindictiveness, the bitterness and the seething anger that is hidden behind the facade of 'concern' for Susan.
My heart goes out to Susan's family and I am amazed by their dignity in response to the appalling behavior of Joshua and his father. I hope that the father and son will realize that in this threat, they have gone too far. Publishing his wife's private journals for their own personal gain is offensive, if not disturbed. It tells more about the man she married as well as her father-in-law than all their platitudinous statements.
I will end with a word of advice for Joshua; This doesn't make you look good. It doesn't make you look less guilty. It makes you look like an abusive, cruel, controlling, jerk--someone who strikes out blindly without thinking of consequences. It makes you look like someone that might be capable of killing his wife in the heat of passion, covering the crime up and then putting forth a story that she ran away. It makes you look desperate to try and give support to your side of the story that you would stoop to besmirching you wife's reputation and character and invading her privacy by publishing her childhood journals.
But she wasn't just your wife--she is the mother of your two sons and though they may be young now, one day they will be able to see what you did, how you acted and what you said about their mother and they'll have to face the question of whether you were capable of killing her.
Joshua, if you want ANYONE to believe you had nothing to do with Susan's disappearance--as well as her death (sooner or later they will find her remains).... stop acting guilty.
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