OCTOBER 1. HAPPY NEW FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, PARDS.

So. We've discussed the national debt. And the trade deficits. Year after year. A debtor nation do not be the ancient advice. But we are.

Maybe that's what's ailing our economy. Or maybe it's not. What's wrong in our economy? People not making enough money. A lot of people not making enough money. A lot of bad decisions, like recently the Wells Fargo thingy. Corruption? Sure, there's that. People not acting right. We take it on case by case.

What's ailing our country? The constant neverending war. There's always a war. In my lifetime it was the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, Watergate, the war on inflation: Whip Inflation Now, the war on Carter's malaise, then the Iran hostages, Granada, Beirut, Central America communists, Panama, Gulf War I, and the rest you certainly know by now. Our lives are constantly under attack. But, thank GOD and our government, we our pretty darn well protected.

And now it's Republicans v. Democrats again. You'd think we would get tired enough of that. And when I talk to my family and friends there's political discussion. But we laugh about it. Or seriously examine things. It's not the hate like up there on top in the news or even on Facebook or Twitty. It's not hate at all. We're family and friends, for GOD sakes.

I guess the point is we're a lot better off than we were in '08. '08 was scary. '16 is not so much scary. '01 was really scary. Not as scary now. So. We've done pretty well all of us together getting to here. Compared to other parts of the world. And I'm still thankful to GOD that I was born in the USA. Luck of the universal draw, pards. Appreciate it.

PS. O yea, Iraq asking for more of our troops to help attack Mosul.