Round 1 to the good ol boys

Well, round 1 in the political arena goes to the good 'ol boys, with Mitt Romney's announcement that he is bowing out of the race. To "Mormon, conservatives, It boils down to " we'll take your money, we'll take your votes but we won't back your candidate!" I admire him for recognizing and being willing to do this for the good of the conservative movement and for the American people!!!. I don't know if any of ya'all got the chance to listen to his speech just a few minutes ago, I did and my admiration for the man(not the Mormon) grew by leaps and bounds. I'm thinkin' that if he made this speech a month ago when he was still in the campaign, it may not have come to this today. He is a very brilliant, insightful, unselfish leader. I'm not sure where the conservative wing of the republican party is going to find their man because McCain is way to quick to side with the liberals to be called a true conservative and Huckabee has not shown me any reason to call him a conservative other than his Christian faith. I have to ask myself, what if, what if Sean Hannity and some of the other talk show hosts would have thrown their endorsements to Romney a month ago instead of so recently? What if Mitt Romney was a Methodist, or a Lutheran or even an agnostic? What if more of the "conservatives in America" would have supported what most political experts call the best man for the job, when looking at qualifications, experience, ideas and most of all values..What if.........

Willy Akers

All around Good Guy
Mid-Utah Radio / SanPete County Broadcasting
Cell---- 435-979-9801   or    willyakers@yahoo.com

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The 10 Commandments-Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan once asked what the 10 Commandments would have been like if  God had run them through congress! rather than Moses..
Mr. Reagan had a way of making one think about life. There would have been way more than 10 and there would have been "attachments" and they would have been called "suggestions" rather than commandments. After all, the word "Commandments" just isn't politically correct. The golden image would have been of the elephant and the Mule.Maybe end to end like a Minotaur and would be called the "mulephant."
Looks like "Popeye" McCain has the leg up on Mitt and the rest of the republicrats.McCain seems to be saying the right things but his history speaks for itself.  Conservative? Not hardly but he is the atypical politician. McCain/ Fiengold -- just a quick reminder. Campaign finance or campaign restrictions. doesn't sound like freedom and the American way to me. Where's superman when we need him. He rode of in to the sunset and all that remains is the darkness! Thank God for Joe Lieberman to balance things out in congress.I like Mitt Romney and then maybe Joe Lieberman for VP. I think 'ol Joe is the most honorable politician in congress right now. (just my personal opinion) but that will be my write in if Mitt doesn't get the nod. The choice between Obama and Hillary. How about spinach and Castor oil. Ya, you get the picture now. I do appreciate Popeye's service to this country but i think the torture he received in the jungles of Vietnam have had a lingering effect. (besides that his wife isn't a real blond!)..

I have to admire Sean Hannity. He has finally endorsed the man that he feels is best qualified to lead this country. No, he didn't jump on the front-runner bandwagon-he trusted to his conscience and jumped on Mitt's wagon. Mitt has the horsepower, but the road ahead is rough and muddy and gettin' muddier each day. Next Tuesday will be the line in the sand.
I'll get off my soapbox and close with another one from Mr. Reagan:
'The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'
Happy Trails, y'all...................................

Sorry, no pictures this time around.

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Winter itch

Dear bullpen blogspot ( a relative to dear diary):
Thanks to one of my Missouri relatives for today's subject. Winter itch. It's one of those age related illnesses that you don't find in all the medical journals. I have the itch for spring to be sprung upon us. I have the itch for a 30 hour work week and to have the day after thanksgiving declared a national holiday, at least a state holiday. Thank god for those Mormon pioneers, we have another holiday and a heritage to be proud of and something to look up to and to put our easy livin' in perspective.Other people itch for other things. Some for money and fame, some for a second chance, some for happiness and contentment. I'm content with life at this point in time, but I will be glad when the political stuff is all behind us for a year or so. Oh ya, I do itch for more time to spend with the wife and grandkids. Come to think of it, winter itch may be a brain disease. The more we dwell on what we don't have, the more the itch bothers us! Mind over matter (and it really doesn't matter that much!)  I think true happiness is being content with less! Some would say that that makes me a simple minded man, I think I'm just a simple man, so the rest of ya'all can think what ya want!!!!!!

Willy Akers

All around Good Guy
Mid-Utah Radio / SanPete County Broadcasting
Cell---- 435-979-9801   or    willyakers@yahoo.com

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Back-up retirement plan

Here's the back-up plan to plan A for my retirement. Hopefully the investment in all that learnin' will pay off for pops in the future. If not I hope to live long enough to spend there inheritance!

Retirement Plan

Here's my new retirement plan. #1 grandson likes Johnny Cash and he does a really hot kareoke version of Walk the Line and Ring of Fire. I'm prayin' that he develops this talent and will take care of gramps when his ship comes in! #2 grandson is his #1 supporter and a pretty good dancer. could be a big act in the future..

Runnin' for somethin'

After watching last nights primary election in New Hampshire I feel kind of like Will Rogers when he said we ought to "Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for." The political scene really is a dis-heartening part of American government. The fall of the ancient Roman Empire was blamed on "the senate". We have a house and a senate, where does that leave us? I feel that it is way to early for any trends to be determined, but the media's way seems always to be to try and shape the outcome of the process. (whatever the process may be) Hillary isn't a very good actor, so I hope she drops the teary eye stuff! I wonder if John McCain and popeye are related. Have you ever compared a side by side photo of the 2. Very interesting. Put a little hat on McCain and ......Don't get me wrong, I haven't decided who I will vote for because so far we dont really know what anybody stands for. Mitt Romney has come the closest to setting out any kind of platform. Everybody else seems to be content to attack him. Oh well, i guess even bad publicity is publicity! I think I'll just cast my vote for number 2 grandson seen here on the beaches of Mexico about 2 eeks ago. He's runnin' for somethin'.....And doin' a mighty fine job of it! Austin, Austin, Austin.......

Gettin' off on the right foot.

A thought from a gentleman that I truly admire-Ben Franklin:
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man."
Fix what needs fixin', make peace where necessary and do whatever it takes to be a better man in the coming year!

 

Willy Akers

 

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