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Environment
Chicago, over the past week had three ozone alert (bad air quality) days. Chicago has never had bad air days during the winter. This is the first time ever. The temperature was in the lower to mid fifties and the threat was mainly to people with risk to unhealthy air.

Our military leaders
Marine General James Mattis in an interview regarding Iraq made statements to the effect -- It's fun shootin' the bad guys -- you got guys that are beating their wives for not wearing their burkas -- it's fun shootin' these guys. He doesn't get a reprimand or even a slap on the wrist. Feeble minds think alike.

Social Security
Wasn't social security born out of the collapse of the stock market in '29 that caused the great depression. It's kinda like trying to solve the drug problem by going to Al Capone for advice. Social security is the sure thing that you'll make it through your senior years. Or do you want to buy a lottery ticket?

Iraq
For all the hoopla over the elections -- the tally isn't in yet. You can hold an election, but until you have legitimate resuts that's all it is. Let's have a horse race. All is well and good, but until there is a winner and everyone agrees that the winner is the winner it's only a horse race. I agree that hte people of Iraq want a better life and they feel it's coming -- but it's up to us to deliver 'democracy' -- 'theocracy'? It is their call.