Thirty years after Jimmy Carter

Back in 1977, (that is thirty years ago for you modern public school folks) we found ourselves serving in a military commanded by Jimmy Carter.

Military units did not have enough money for cleaning supplies, much less combat.
Within months there were gas lines leading away from every fueling station as folks attempted to buy the fuel required for their work commute.

As his administration continued, Central America fell into the hands of various communist juntas, Iran was overrun with Islamic radicals and Americans were taken hostage.

Here in the U.S. we had run-away inflation, big government land grabs and a new Federally imposed 55 mile per hour speed limit.

Had it not been for the release of the movie “Star Wars”, many a teenager from the late 1970s would not have known that there really were good guys and bad guys.

We still remember the immense relief during the hours following the election of Ronald Reagan, (four years later), particularly for those of us who were serving overseas. One minute our troops were not fit to frequent the streets of most third world of countries, as we were then considered cowards on the world stage. The next minute, there was a total realignment of world opinion, followed buy a couple months of anticipation.

As we all know, there then followed eight years of US national growth and the collapse of the Soviet empire.  Plus a good butt-kicking for a couple tin-pot dictators!

Now thirty years after the country embarrassed itself by placing Jimmy Carter in the White House, we have a new patch of voters who are not old enough to remember the havoc that a liberal Democratic party inflicted on the county three decades ago.

Unfortunately we also have a fair share of voters who are old enough to remember, but seem hell-bent on racking the country over the coals one more time. Some of those folks claim to belong to our party.

When you have elected officials who want to cut the food and anmo off from troops in the field, while at the same time throw our tax dollars to thousands of law breakers who have illegally invaded our country,,,,,
well,,,, we have big problems.....


A steamed Sourdough