Posted by
OldRelayer on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 9:07:34 AM
Although it is hard not to do, it doesn't do much good to grip about the present, it is here and we did it to ourselves by not running the candidates that would have enhanced the country not destroy it. So where do we go from here. Of course we need to be more demanding of our candidates no more Rino's and that should be our bumper sticker "No more Rino's". My oldest grandson who I see only rarely to my chagrin, I suspect voted Democratic. How could he have done anything else, he lives in Massachusetts and has been indoctrinated for 12 years. They did a very good job of getting out the young vote because they knew that their relationship with the NEA was going pay big benefits. I was totally isolated from them and could do nothing, I thought. But in fact I could have done much more and have started to do so.
Voting in the 2010 election I will have 2 grandkids and voting in the 2012 election I will have 4 grandkids. 4 out of millions in Mass isn't going to win the day for sure, but if I can get to them, then may be they will spread it around a little and ultimately it could do some good. For me at least they won't be part of the problem, even though unless moving to another state wouldn't be part of the solution.
I had already been teaching them little bits of American History whenever I saw them, which is very little. Then I came up with a plan. I would write my own little history for them, with a splash of politics. Explain to them why Socialism doesn't work, why big spending will never improve the economy, not the difference between a Democrat and Republican because that means nothing, but the difference between a liberal and a conservative. I ordered copies of the booklet with the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration sent to them and told them what I expected them to know from the documents. My history I purposely kept lean because when I see them it will be only for a short time and I had to be very specific, it was 10 pages. Barbara thinks it is way to much and even a college grad would have a hard time learning it in the time they have, I don't see it that way. I told them they would be tested, gave them sample questions and told them a cash prize would be awarded to the one who got the most right with a bonus if they got all the Presidents(that we did on another trip).
This is America and you can accomplish great things with a little cash incentive. They received my paper and my daughter called and said they have been reading them since they got them, we can only hope that continues, it is a lot of information. One of them got all the Presidents and the others although a bit rusty got more than she did. This is the program I wrote to help them learn the Presidents, you are welcome to do whatever you wish with it,
Presidents Program
I hope this gives you some incentive to work with your kids and your grand kids and in some cases great grand kids. It is the country they will inherit and they know not what they do, it is our job to give them an alternative so someday it hits them, that old foggy was right.....