Our National Anthem

I received the video of these young girls singing our National Anthem in an email and was so moved that I thought I would share it with you all here.

I found out that they are called the Cactus Cuties and they range in age from 6 to 9 years old (at the time of this recording) and someone that knows music would tell you they have perfect pitch, range, tone, etc. or whatever technical terms. I'll just say, they sing beautifully.

Please enjoy:



The Cactus Cuties are normally 4 girls and here they are on the 700 Club with a short interview after they sing The Star Spangled Banner:



And if you would like a little more, here they are singing Amazing Grace:



If they don't warm your heart, nothing will.

Here's their website http://thecactuscuties.com/index.html

Sarah Palin

I found an interesting commentary on Sarah Palin the other day. I was a little dumbfounded with what happened to her during the election. I couldn’t believe how quickly and ruthlessly she was attacked even by the political opposition but even the Republicans started attacking her too.

I couldn’t figure out why the people didn’t accept her. I knew why the political establishment attacked her. It was because she was just a regular person. She didn’t come from a pedigreed background, she wasn’t rich, a minority or a political insider. She was just a regular, everyday person.

Anyway, this commentary says it much better than I could so give it a read.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/24/navarrette.palin.smalltown/index.html

SOLD!

This guy is unbelievable. Illinois’ insult to the office of governor, Rod Blagojevich effectively gave America and our political system the finger by appointing someone to Obama’s vacated senate seat.

Can you believe the arrogance of this jerk? I can’t believe that he actually thinks he has even an ounce of credibility left. He doesn’t. He’s done. He’s a piece of crap on the bottom of society’s shoe whether he wants to admit it or not. It’s absolutely disgusting that this walking turd is still in office. Too bad we don’t hold to the old tradition and give him what he deserves, to be tarred and feathered and thrown out on his ass.

In reality, what he has done is to further disgrace his office and now bring disgrace to the senate. There is no way that anyone appointed by him would not be subject to doubt. How can anyone not think that there is some sort of backroom deal connected with it? Especially when you see the two of them standing up there with big fat grins on their faces like everything is perfectly fine. I'm surprised Blago didn't just haul out a gavel at the podium, slam it down and yell, "SOLD!". That would have been appropriate I think.

I don’t know anything about this guy he chose, Roland Burris, but in my opinion, it doesn’t say much about his character that he would even accept the tainted appointment from someone that is clearly trying to profit from it. Anyone with any honor and integrity would have refused the appointment as did at least one person that was offered it before Burris.

Mr. Burris however, has stated that "The governor has the constitutional and statutory authority to make the appointment. We are certainly going to make contact with the leadership of the Senate to let them know that the governor of Illinois has made a legal appointment, and that I am currently the junior senator for the state of Illinois."

He impresses me as being totally unconcerned about how he gets to the senate, as long as he gets there. He wants it so badly that he will get it any way he can, even if it brings shame upon him or to the senate. He doesn’t seem to care.

The leaders in the senate have said that they will block any appointment by the soon to be indicted governor so there’s still a chance that they will be able to maintain a shred of integrity in this whole mess. A very small chance.

We’ll see…