Old Mother Drucker

Random Thoughts...

I kept trying to think of one thing to blog about...one issue that I had alot to say on but there was too much. So, I thought I would simply list my thoughts and let you, dear friends ponder them yourselves.

I offer the following thoughts for your perusal:

-Most importantly: Happy Birthday Don Dillon!  If I cannot sing the praises of my family on my own blog, I don't know where I can!  Love you Dad!

-Congratulations to Eric Wargotz! The lone Republican to be elected to our county commissioners. He will serve us well as President. Eric is a good man, with a good ear for his constituents. I couldn't be more proud of him for a campaign well run!

-I need to take a moment and congratulate all the winners of the local races, especially in the Commissioners races.

-Though Republicans lost most of the commissioners seats, we did deliver the county OVERWHELMINGLY SO for Ehrlich/Steele. I was so sad that they lost but proud to have been a part of the team that got out the vote for such principled and upstanding men.

-Speaking of principled and upstanding, my dear friend Andrew Langer will be speaking on December 5th at the Centreville Library at 7:30. He will offer his thoughts on what happened in this election and what we as conservatives can learn from it. Andrew is a very interesting and charismatic man and while I have never heard him speak, I expect that he will be equally so in a public forum. Come, decide for yourself!

Now for my current "grix":

-The Chairman of the Centreville Parade is Norman Pinder. Under his leadership, there is a new rule-- "no throwing candy". The throwing of candy has been a tradition in our parades as far back as I can remember. The children love it and there has never been a problem, that I know about, in all the years that candy was thrown. The floats don't go faster than 3 or 4 mph and frankly my four year old can run faster than the floats go at some points in the parade. I think it is absolutely ridiculous to take candy from babies when there is no reason to.  Talk about the Grinch Who Stole Christmas. This committee needs to be reminded that the parade is supposed to be for the children primarily.

I propose that the float organizers follow the letter of the law...don't THROW candy. Hand it out. Most floats have adults walking alongside...let them hand out candy. Its ashame that you can't give candy to the kids on the floats but until someone gets across to the committee that we are not happy with this "anti-child" rule.

What is the penalty for this anyway? It's not like its a law....

More as it occurs to me.

Until next time.....

Four days and counting...

OHHHHHH! I am so angry, I could spit nails!

I don't know how many of you watch WBAL TV but the hatchet job they are doing on the Republican party really ticks me off!

I watched the late news last night and saw all the "anti-republican" stories they ran! To hear them tell it, the Democratic Party is so abused and picked on and Republicans are the Devil Incarnate!

First of all, for those of you that have asked or have wanted to ask, I don't know what the deal with Ben Cassell (local Commissioner) is. They intimate that he doesn't have the degrees he says he does.  I have not spoken with  Ben but I just can't believe that anyone would be so stupid about something  so easily checked.  Of course, if you listen to the words they use, they don't say he is lying. ADD to this that UMD says that just because he isnt in his alumni files, DOES NOT mean that he didnt graduate from there. So....hmmm the story is...what? That someone who doesnt like him couldnt get proof that he graduated from UMD and he can't find his sheepskin in the middle of an election? Please! I have two degrees and I am not sure I could find mine without some serious HOURS of searching!

Seems to me, if the folks who are making an issue of it were on sure ground, they would have brought it up during the primary where they could have used the help. I don't know the true story---I am waiting patiently as you are to find out. I do know that his opponent never got back to me on what her issues were, when I emailed her several times. Seems to me, if you cant respond to me when you want my VOTE, you won't respond if you are elected.

So, I am still backing Ben Cassell. I don't always agree with him but you can bet your bottom dollar that he's the best candidate for the job.

And about the RNC supposedly disenfranchising voters....the real story is that the RNC is saying "if you don't know you birthday, we would be suspect of your right to vote". That makes sense to me. How many people do you know who don't know their own birthday. They should be given provisional ballots and scrutinized heavily. The DNC is trying to say this is an issue especially for those living in the inner cities. 'SCUSE ME? I spent 6 years teaching in the ghettos of DC and I can assure you, poor or rich, everyone knows their birthday! Anyone who claims otherwise is full of it OR shouldn't be voting in the first place (because they are not of sound mind).

Please take the time to listen to what words the media is choosing. They work so hard to give you an impression that they don't actually say for fear of being sued.

The upside of all of this is, they must be worried or they wouldn't be attacking so vociferously.  This is the product of a party who has admitted that NATIONWIDE if they are elected they WILL be raising our taxes.

Remember this when you pull those levers on Tuesday.