Letters to the Editor

After all I have written promoting the Constitution, Penny Fattig thinks I am “discontented with our governing system.” Clearly, it is people (liberals/progressives/socialists) in the system that I oppose.
New faces in Washington will need to have their feet held to the fire to prevent them from becoming part of that “corrupt system.” Penny is oblivious to how socialism has been creeping (now boldly running) into our lives. She writes “we still have private ownership of property and everyone still has the right to vote.”
Speaking about the fairness of redistributing wealth (Oct. 18), Nancy Pelosi said, “Disparity is not just about wages alone....disparity is about ownership and equity.”
As part of the government takeover of banks, home mortgages are being underwritten by Barry and his co-conspirators. What could possibly go wrong there? Blue states have somehow been unable to get ballots to our overseas military in time for the election. Apparently they have the “right” to vote, they just don’t get the chance to.
The word “amenities” does not appear in the Constitution. The federal government has no authority (and obviously no ability) to “take care of our elderly,” “educate our young people” or “feed us.” Promises made through Social Security and Medicare (Advantage) are being broken.
I thought schools were paid for by property taxes. Still, Democrats gave $26 billion to favored states whose teachers’ pensions are underwater. Unions were allowed to offer pensions at 70-90% of wages for life. Can’t figure out how that became under-funded. The Department of Education educates no-one. Democrats bail out the unions, the unions vote for Democrats, etc.
When the healthcare bill was passed, it also included takeover of the student loan program. Government intervention in what school you attend, what classes you take and what job you get? As of July, 41.8 million are on food stamps. How’s that hope and change working out for ya?
I have not met Rebekah Davis, but from looking at her website, she appears to be a Democrat in the traditional sense. She claims to be a fiscal conservative and seems to be on the right side of some issues. I think she should aim higher and run against Ben Nelson. I do not think she will have much luck defeating Adrian Smith, who is entrenched in leviathan. The Department of Agriculture doesn’t grow anything but it’s own bureaucracy.
No-one should oppose equal rights for women. The Ledbetter Act made discrimination claims retroactive to the Magna Carta (against employers who may be dead and companies no longer in existence). With attorneys being major contributors to the Democratic Party, it is not surprising that all Democrats voted for this litigation bonanza. Adrian Smith and most Republicans didn’t vote for the act, because their votes weren’t required to pass it.
Be sure to get out and vote, to counteract the Democrat slogan “vote and vote often.” Vote to cancel out their votes by dead people and Disney characters.

No. No. No. That about sums up Adrian Smith. He voted no to about every bill presented to him. Is he really for the working middle class people of Nebraska?
The average annual income is around $50,000, one-percent in Smith’s district earns over $200,000. Why would Smith vote against mortgage assistance to homeowners who are working? Well, he did! It allowed restructuring mortgages to be repaid, not a bailout.
Smith also: voted against expansion of affordable health insurance benefiting Nebraska’s children; accepts special interest money; and caters to the wealthy 1.2 percent.
Mr. Smith, the people voted for you to represent all 100 percent. Shame on you, Mr. Smith, for betraying the other 98.8 percent. We need someone in the Third District to represent all the people, and that person is Rebekah Davis.
Rebekah is not your typical politician who accepts special interest money. She will not cater to just special groups. She has done research in over 60 countries and in depth studies of foreign and local affairs and issues. Rebekah is a strong advocate for informing and educating the people about the issues based on facts, not lies. She is: fiscally conservative and promotes a balanced federal budget as a common sense pay-as-you-go; supports fair, free trade allowing our domestic free enterprise system to be competitive with other countries while keeping quality jobs at home; supports legislation for improving benefits for veterans like access to health care, education, and services including Adaptive Housing Act for disabled veterans; supports preserving social security and believes a comprehensive solution to its long term financial challenge is necessary; supports upholding the second amendment, the right of citizens to carry firearms for recreation and personal protection; believes equality in the workplace for all, equal pay for equal work; strongly supports current efforts to allow affordable coverage in middle class Americans. As a dedicated hospital chaplain she has held the hands of too many patients who did not have to die, but did so because they lost the battles with their health insurance companies.
When it comes to economic development and agriculture, Rebekah believes and understands values and needs for strong, vibrant, profitable farm and ranch families based on agriculture that drives our rural economy, believes in fair, competitive markets, with strong enforcement of anti-trust legislation, and knows strong and diversified production based agriculture is the key to building sustainable rural economic development.
Smith received almost a million dollars from a group wanting to abolish the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Smith’s voting record is proof in the pudding. Do we want Mr. No! No! Smith who caters to the 1.2 percent of the people in the Third District and leave the rest of us 98.8 percent out in the cold, or vote for someone who will do a good job of representing all 100 percent of us in the Third District?
Smith is proud of his record of No—vote for Smith and get nothing for the middle class.
Vote for Rebekah Davis to work to re-instill integrity and common sense in congress.

I know nothing about the reason for Tenneco’s closing and my information about Husqvarna’s closing because of a shortage of reliable laborers came from a relative of mine who is a good friend of an executive in the Beatrice Husqvarna plant.

Whatever the reason or reasons (I still think “efficiency” can cover a pretty wide spectrum), both closings were a real hit to Nebraska’s economy.

I thought that was a clever story in last week’s “Letters” about Dr Quinones-Hinojosa, an illegal immigrant who became director of the Johns Hopkins Brain Tumor Surgery Program, taking an American Joe’s college grant so he had to work in a lawnrnower plant instead of becoming a surgeon. I really doubt that he took any deserving American’s grant away.

Dr Quinones-Hinojosa started his life in America as a migrant field worker before he was encouraged by an English teacher to go to college and eventually to become a surgeon. He is now spending money in our country and paying into our tax system. I would imagine his patients couldn’t care less that he came here as an illegal immigrant.

Maybe we all should try picking beans for a week or even for a day or work in a packing plant to appreciate what immigrant workers do. Believe me, one row of beans in the garden to pick is more than enough for me.

I am writing to encourage all of you to attend one of this weekend’s performances of “Tom Sawyer”. Our community has been blessed with strong talent and young actors and actresses that will provide you with an evening or afternoon of great enjoyment. They’ve worked extremely hard in a very short time and have the ability to offer a superior performance. The directors, the students and the school sincerely hope that you support the music department in its performances on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. or Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at both banks, the school and at the door prior to the productions.