Name that President

Below is a quote stated by a President, your job is to guess which one. Those who guess correctly will win $5 from George:

"Heavy as they are, the costs of action must be weighed against the price of inaction. If Saddam defies the world and we fail to respond, we will face a far greater threat in the future. Saddam will strike again at his neighbors. He will make war on his own people. And mark my words, he will develop weapons of mass of destruction. He will deploy them, and he will use them. Because we are acting today, it is less likely that we will face these dangers in the future.


Name that Prez! Good Luck!

Preschool Obesity.

According to this article, preschoolers are getting too much sugar based juices, such as Kool-aid.

This makes sense. I also think that vending machines should not be in schools until the high school level.

Bush + Omaha = Long Day for Matt

Well, after pulling some strings at the NE GOP office, I got 5 tickets to see Bush on Friday. Very EARLY Friday.

3:30 AM Wake up.

4:15 AM Arrive at Qwest Center.

5:35 AM Gates open. We were hearded like cattle through screeners, and ticket takers. I couldn't understand why they had 70 year old women with arthritis trying to tear off the ticket stub, when 10,000 people are trying to get in.

6:00 AM Get seated.

6:30 - 7:45 AM Listen to some mediocre local choir, and the UNL swing choir (they were terrible, and a little too peppy for those up at 3:30 AM).

8:00 or 8:30 President enters the stage just 20 feet away from us. Incredibly cool! Not a big guy either.

Bush had 4 people with him on stage, one was a social security expert, and three were local people that were concerned about the future of social security in one way or another. Bush started about by summarizing the State of the Union, and greeting the elected officals. When making his case for revamping social security, Bush made it clear that he was open to all plans, not just his own, and that he looks forward to working with Congress. He was then interupted by a guy that called him a "bleeping..Liar, who is lying to the people." His fifteen minute of fame came to an abrubt end. I'm sure he had a better idea for social security, he just couldn't find the words...lol. As for the 300-350 protesters, I only saw 10-12, but they may have been up the street a bit and I didn't see them all.

On a lighter note, Fortenberry and Nelson rode with Bush to the airport to discuss social security, and upon his return, Nelson's crew left without him and he didn't have a ride. He hitched a ride with some guy at the Home and Garden show.

I commend Bush for wanting to do something about Social Security now, opposed to waiting for it to become a crisis.

Humor Time

One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut
he asked about his bill and the barber replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot
accept money from you; I'm doing community service this week" The
florist is pleased and leaves the shop. Next morning when the barber
goes to open there is a thank you card and a dozen roses waiting for
him at his door.

Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill
the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money; I'm doing
community service this week." The cop is happy and leaves the shop.
Next morning when the barber goes to open up there is a thank you card
and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.

Later a Republican comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his
bill the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from
you; I'm doing community service this week." The Republican is very
happy and leaves the shop. Next morning when the barber goes to open,
there is a thank you card and a dozen different books such as "How to
improve your business and becoming more successful".

Then a Democrat comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his
bill the barber again replies: "I'm sorry, I cannot accept money from
you; I'm doing community service this week." The Democrat is very
happy and leaves the shop. The next morning when the barber goes to
open up, there are a dozen Democrats lined up waiting for a free
haircut.