Tuesday, September 6, 2011

BloggeRhythms 9/6/2011

As I mentioned yesterday, I learned long ago to evaluate people by what they actually do, not by their words or promises. And over the years I've found that it's sometimes amazing how many folks try to con you into believing whatever they tell you while simultaneously doing the opposite or something else.

But, one thing that's always been absolutely true throughout is: People are generally consistent. And that means that whatever they say or promise, it's almost a certainty that their behavior and actions won't change from what they've done in the past.

And, naturally, this leads into the president's modus operandi. Because on Sunday he took a trip to New Jersey, to personally view the carnage from tropical storm Irene. His purpose was to insure folks there that the federal government would step in and help by sending them money although its coffers are just about empty.

Now, ordinarily a presidential trip like that might be viewed as an indication of executive concern although, as a practical matter, the visit has no real value at all. But, in times like these, maybe the trip might have been given a bit more thought. Because, the distance from DC to Paterson, NJ is 207 miles, yet the president went there on Air Force One.

So, out of curiosity, I went to the web and found out that, according to the U.S. military in 2010, it costs $181,000 per hour just to fly the presidential plane. Who knows how much more expense is piled on when you get through with personnel, an entourage and all the other bells and whistles of an executive trip, but it's likely hundreds of thousands of dollars more.

What all this says to me is, that very little regard is shown by the elitists in DC whose whole life is talk and hype and smoke and mirrors. Because, if the president really cared a whit about budgets, expenses or costs, he would have gone the short distance to NJ on a bike or by car, or perhaps, even walked. And then he could have sent NJ a check for what he didn't spend on his worthless trip.

That's it for today folks.

Adios.

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