"The most significant threat to our national security is our debt," Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, August 27, 2010


Thursday, May 31, 2018

The American fundamental


This old guy usually takes a bit longer to grasp what is going on – until recently.  The gap in America is not all that tough for this old guy to grasp – heck folks beginning 75+years ago he was taught some basics – yes, he still calls ‘em – fundamentals.

He owes a lot of it to his Mom and Dad – as well as a darn good Uncle and Aunt – and then of course many many others but he does wish to say this – he knows he is not alone in grasping what it is about this country – its founders – its many many good Moms and Dads – women and men – who built it – and then the group of Men who did everything for we the people - many who gave their their lives for us.

This old guy has a huge problem with government nincompoops – he readily labels ‘em – the 435/100/9 clowns (no disrespect to good clowns) and dopesplenty and a few other printable words but he also knows this – 435/100/9 is symbolic because they number many - MANY - now which is a very simple and understandable way to describe the top gap in our country – we the people – founded by those sick and tired of the then governmental nincompoops of their time simply told them to leave and when they didn’t …well we all learned they did what was needed to get back to basics – fundamentals.

What do we the people need?  Five groups – we need and owe them a lot.

Folks we grasp this basic – is it perfect – no, but it has done the job so far and if you don’t know why – well study it a bit –read about their basics – fundamentals – what they do and don’t do – who they draw and admit and who they take a pass on – and one more thing – no unions.   The rest – the millions costing us billions, or more – they need flushing and then after flushing we the people can once again start the process of deciding who and which ones we need hopefully based on some form of American fundamentals – competitiveness – bidding – responsibility – accomplishment – and lacking any of those characteristics – flushing.

Folks that’s it – do you get it?  If so, the least each of us can do is only vote for someone who also gets it!   Those who want to buy our vote – flush 'em!

Monday, May 28, 2018

These young men died for us...


...and we the people must always respect their sacrifice for us and our children and simply start behaving as a nation of "fundamentals" and "values" - and get about rejecting the nonsense of today.

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

A very simple attempt to pose to – we the people – this question…


…what is wrong – what is going on – in our wonderful country right now?

We offer first this recent article from a USA newspaper:

Next we offer this number that we copied from the below website:
$ 21,053,362,097,750.15

We close with two fundamental questions:

1.    What/why are we the people permitting lawyers to tell us what matters and ignore what really matters?

2.    When are we the people simply going to demand that government stop spending money on themselves – rebuild a few government needed necessities – support the military – and tax those with money to do one thing:  repay DEBT?


Monday, April 30, 2018

Freedom of the Press


Just think – many good young American men fought for and died for American freedoms including the one above.  Just think about it for a minute or two……….


Michelle WolfĂ‚  32, has faced heavy criticism for her performance on Saturday after she made barbed jokes towards White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and aide Kellyanne Conway

Friday, March 30, 2018

Rest in Peace

George "Dan" Daniel Lanphear

JANUARY 24, 1938 ~ MARCH 23, 2018 (AGE 80)

Dan Lanphear passed away on March 23, 2018 at the age of 80 surrounded by his loving family and friends. A graduate of West High School, Dan excelled in Football and Track & Field, holding the shot put record in the state of Wisconsin for many years. He went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a local football hero. In 1959, he was selected for the All-American Football team and made television appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Perry Como shows. In 1960, he played in the Rose Bowl (Wisconsin Badgers vs Washington Huskies). He was inducted into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and the University of Wisconsin Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. Dan graduated from the UW with a degree in Business and later went on to play for the Houston Oilers winning an AFL championship in 1960.
After playing for the Houston Oilers, Dan took a sales manager position for SBC, a division of IBM (later known as Ceridian) in St. Louis. He transferred to the Chicago location in 1974 as Sales Manager, then Regional Manager developing a thriving branch which became the company's largest. Dan was a legend among his coworkers, from his business expertise to his encouragement of community among the employees. He made it a fun and productive place to work and he recognized the skills and equality of all. It was during his career with SBC that he met the love of his life, Alice, his wife of 28 years. Together they enjoyed trips to Hawaii and Florida and spending time with family and friends
He was a devoted father of his two daughters, Danya (Kenneth) and Andrea (Dana)from his first marriage to Ann Marie. He was proud of his artistic grandson and his musical granddaughter. Dan was also close to his younger brother, Charles. Dan was preceded in death by his parents, George and Margaret, and his youngest brother, Philip.
Dan was famous for his football achievements but to his family and friends he will be remembered for his witty sense of humor and his generosity to all.
Visitation will be Saturday, March 31st, from 10 AM until 2 PM at Davenport Family Funeral and Crematory, 941 Old Rand Rd., Lake Zurich, IL.  His Celebration of Life luncheon immediately to follow visitation.
Dan passed due to complications related to Parkinson’s Disease. In Lieu of flowers, please send contributions to Michael J. Fox Parkinson’s Foundation at www.michaeljfox.org.