[pianotech] [OT] State of the union

[Ed Foote]

Rick wrote :  18 yrs. ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and Johnny 
Cash.>> Now we have no jobs,no hope and no cash.>> Rick Ucci


Greetings,
       18 years ago, little did we know that we would have George Bush 
and two mindless wars ahead of us, and we hadn't even begun to work on 
the Reagan debt that we had allowed ourselves to be saddled with.

      A political party that want to offer themselves as a savior must 
first convince us that we are in trouble, and the bigger the trouble, 
the more we need them. This, coupled with the news media's reliance on 
sensationalism, is unfortunately convincing many people that they are 
victims of the present government.  This is not so, as the only victims 
are those that can't take responsibility for themselves.

       Our corporate profits are near all time highs, the stock market 
has been rising for 3 years, gas is cheaper than almost anywhere in the 
world., and our employment rate is the envy of many.   If anyone living 
in this country right now hasn't any hope, I think the problem is with 
them, not the country.
   If you can't make it in America, you can't make it anywhere.
Regards,

Ed Foote RPT
http://www.piano-tuners.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html