The Royal O

Loopy leftist Congressman Conyers is rather well known for saying what ever loony thing pops into his head, even if if it "demeans" His Obamaness. And when the President reacts with a telephone call to the Detroit congressperson and orders him to stop "demeaning" him, we have something to worry about.

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Mr. President:

George Washington (you can Google him if necessary) turned down dozens of proposals to refer to himself as "Your Excellency" or similar royal appellations. He thought the chief executive was entitled to a "Mister," just like any other citizen, deserving of a generalized respect, personal courtesy, and, during office hours, an effort by all to establish good working relationships. I doubt that the American citizenry will be well served if you continue to insist on all that plus the sacredness of your person.

Cordially,

Jim

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Retro beauty

I left the television set on as what ever I was watching segued into an ancient episode of "Maverick" in black and white. He's macho, she's lovely, but the ecstasy is the picture itself. Even on my antique low-def electric teevee I can almost count her individual eyebrow hairs, and the cinematographer, a genius, captured every possible shade of the gray scale.

Color pleases the eye. Black and white reveals the soul.

The Cash Culture Dooms America

Nothing threatens orderly government and citizen safety like the great wads of cash increasingly carried by largely untrained Americans. Wouldn't it be a fine public service for the Bloomington (Indiana) Herald Times to identify dangerous persons who surreptitiously carry dozens of unregistered bills -- some of them valued at fifty dollars, some even more?

All authorities agree unregistered cash facilitates crime, from prostitution to drugs to tax evasion to moronic instant gratification. It should be reserved for trained experts, bankers, mortgage brokers, and members of the Congress of the United States.

I mention the Bloomington newspaper because, as Caleb reports, it has shown bold leadership in publishing the whereabouts of dangerous citizens, and I foresee much good if it expands it effort to those who refuse to limit themselves to credit cards, debit cards, and a few emergency coins for the pay toilets.

Imagine, a map of Bloomington blocks with several of those scuzzy little google-map location icons marking the vicinity of houses known to harbor folks who keep the most cash around.