I love how these people just laugh at him. Indeed, some of them even seem VERY unprofessional. I wonder how crow is tasting?

...or can it?

Did you know that there were other automakers in the United States that failed and did not receive a bail out by the U.S. government?

Well go figure…

Look, I will admit that half of the problem within the auto industry of the U.S. is all the silly government mandates and regulations ranging from fuel economy and safety to who knows what else. But the way to fix it is to remove the government from the equation it doesn’t belong in, not MORE government intervention!

And there it is! The tower that has improved my quality of life!

I can’t actually see it from my house, but that’s just because of the trees. It’s less than a mile the way the crow flies!

I’ve had a cell phone for over five years now, and today I saw the first evidence that cell providers are actually expanding their coverage!

You see, as far as I can tell coverage has been more or less the same for the last five years with the exception that I got significantly better coverage in Fairview when I switched to AT&T;. And around the country I’ve seen some places where AT&T;is better, and some places where Verizon is better. But I have not personally seen any change or progress on either network until today.

Previously, signal was scarce at our house, and couldn’t be had at all further into Lyles. We limped along by holding the phone a certain way in certain places of the house, though my wife’s junky Samsung is considerably worse at picking up signal than my iPhone...

Well that changed today! As I was getting out of my car I noticed that, quite unusually I had full signal strength. Carrying the phone around the house, under the bed etc. I could not get signal to drop by even one bar. Apparently someone flipped the switch on a new tower.

So there you have it! Hurrah for cell coverage!

Where do the bailouts end??? How come the government gets to decide which companies receive bailouts? A bigger question, such as in the case of the automakers, is why do we bail out companies who are obviously so big, bloated, and mediocre that they can’t make it anymore?

I guess capitalism works too well, when you let companies fail, so that other, more efficient companies, with higher demand and better products can step up and fill the void, therefore we must interject the government into it! Problem is, this just makes the mess bigger, the clean up longer, and prolongs inevitable failure!

/soapbox

Edit: A post on the “Give us Liberty” blog started this rant of mine… (there, is that better John? )

Dear Readers,

I want to let you know about a most heinous piece of legislation called “The Freedom of Choice Act” (FOCA).

FOCA has many sponsors in both the senate and the house, notable (and telling) are such sponsors as Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator John Kerry, Senator Joseph Lieberman, President Elect Barack Obama, Representative Rahm Emanuel, and many many more in both the senate and the house.

FOCA would establish abortion as a fundamental right (like the right to free speech) and wipe away every restriction on abortion nationwide. It will eradicate state and federal abortion laws that the majority of Americans support and prevent states from enacting any protective measures in the future.

I encourage you to contact your representative, and your two senators and ask them to oppose this heinous, God despising bill! I believe there are many more people against this than for it, but the problem we face now is the same problem we have faced on many occasions, which is apathy and inaction by Christians. There are many liberal activists for this bill, but many more who should be actively opposed to this bill that need to take a stand! Let your representatives and senators know (liberal or not) that if they vote for this bill that you, their constituents, will not re-elect them! Or if you know they are opposed, thank them, and affirm your support against this bill.

Our voice needs to be heard!

Contacting your representative and senators is very easy, and can be done online. I know they pay attention to these forms of communication because I have received acknowledgement on more than one occasion.

Here is the form for contacting your representative: https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml

And here is where you go to contact your senators: http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Please also visit http://www.fightfoca.com, to sign their petition and find out more information.

And please pray for our country!