PrintJanuary 1, 2010
A Bucket List for America
I have been a list-maker for as long as I can remember. My kids used to laugh about Daddy's lists: the notes written on the back of business cards or small notepads I always carried in my shirt pocket. At first the lists were just things to do, but when I started a small business, they expanded into goals. I had a bucket list -- things to do before I die -- long before the movie popularized the concept. Here's a bucket list for America. These are not things to do before dying, but things to do to keep her from dying. Truth -- the unvarnished, non-manipulative, forthcoming kind -- is no longer a stranger inside the Beltway.Contracts are once again honored, words kept, and the government stops invalidating valid contracts.The government gets off small businesses' backs and allows them to create real jobs.People go back to saving for home down payments and making sacrifices in order to own homes. Those who will not save or sacrifice go back to renting.Soldiers are no longer...(Read Full Article)
