Heat wave

I apologize for being quiet for so long but the heat has just about fried my brain and I have not had the heart to editorialize about anything!

So, here are things that have been on mind:

Seriously, I have been so angered and disturbed over the Michael Vick fiasco. I cannot stomach the thought of anyone's mistreatment of man or beast and when it is funded by the wealthy and those who have the means to do so much good in the world, I just want to see them behind bars until they are 90 and 9! I am sick to death of reading about athletes, entertainers, and other "famous" people throwing away their God-given talents and opportunities. It just angers me so.

And the tragedies in Minnesota and Utah and the tragedies in Iraq and Afghanistan every day. The loss of life and the billions sunk into that hellhole while our Gulf Coast is still in disrepair for the last two years. As an American and a Southerner, that one really sticks in my craw!

Then, I read ads in newspapers where people can be paid more to "demonstrate dog food" than a teacher is paid in the state of Alabama and I just want to scream! Why can't we give an honest day's pay to the educators, peace officers, and firemen? What does that say about our country? Our state? It is shameful!

And the illegal alien situation. Why can someone who is not a citizen of this country reap the benefit of free healthcare, and other Government handouts, when we have our own citizens who are below the poverty level? Why does it take 30 years for one to become a citizen? Why can't you come into these United States, register as a noncitizen, get your green card and take citizenship courses and become a legal citizen? At least we would be able to know who is here, where they are, what they are doing. My lands, 12 million people that we can't track and we still can't protect our borders?

Oh, and did anyone just happen to notice how fast FEMA got to the state of Texas at the first sign of Hurricane Dean? Duh!