TO RULE THE WAVES

Just finished a book by Arthur Herman, "To Rule the Waves". It is a version of history that should be read by people who may have only a passing interest in ships, and sailors, but, more importantly, by people who want to understand the almost certain future (and demise) of the US. The real story of this book is not about the rise and fall of the British Empire, of battles won and lost by great Navies, or the heroic figures in British history; But about how a Nation may be led into relative obscurity by not paying attention to HISTORY. The British did not understand how history can teach, and now, the US is following the same path. It appears that we (the US) are allowing our leaders(?) to send us into obscurity by thinking that our treasury is an unending source of riches and that we can and MUST afford to keep the world propped up and our citizenry safe and well supplied and that no one may be allowed to fall by the wayside. And, by the way, we must be the example for the world for fairness, and consideration.

Somehow we need to wake up and see the dangers in the path that we are following (and have been following since the messiah of the last great Depression, FDR, was elected President). Social conscience and welfare does have practical limits, and we are at that limit NOW. Health care, environmental concerns, fairness, and consideration needs to be reevaluated for the sake of this Nation.

Read the Constitution and let us return to its requirements and start to evaluate all operations and actions of the Federal Government (as well as the States Governments) and correct the mistakes and errors in light of what is written and not what some politically motivated judges say. Maybe the Judges need to be reeducated as well.