MEET the DEPRESSED

On Meet The Press today with David Gregory, one of the guests was Dee Dee Myers of Clinton Administration fame. There is no one more Democrat than she. The word "TRIAGE" was used by her when describing what the DEMS can do to stave of a bloodbath in the upcoming November elections. Triage, in the medical sense, is the process of dividing incoming wounded patients into categories depending on their likelihood of survival. You spend no time on those who haven't got a chance and just tag'em and put them in a room. You pull out all the stops and spend your resources on the probable survivors.

Dee Dee Myers got it right. The President will campaign and the DNC will direct money to those Congressional Districts where their candidate has a "Chinaman's Chance" of winning. The rest are tagged and placed in the room where they get nothing but a cold compress and some pain meds.

Do not assume that your present DEM politician who isn't representing you or anything you stand for in your district will be left to perish. You have to make sure that he is down for the count. VOTE early and often. His or her only chance is that REP voters will be complacent and take victory for granted and stay home on election day. Hit'em when they are down and administer the coup-de-grace. Or, like Freddy Kruger, they will rise and get you.

The WILL to WIN

Whether it is in self-defense or war, the will to win is the most important factor in survival. No matter how many fancy weapons or martial arts skills you possess, if you are unwilling to win at any cost, your enemy will prevail. We have the strongest military on the planet and the latest in technological gizmos. My friends who served in various armed forces constantly e-mail me photos of the latest stealth fighter or bunker buster that our military-industrial complex has invented and sold to the Department of Defense. I usually reply something to the effect "then why are we making such little headway against a bunch of stone age idiots riding camels?" It is my opinion that though our individual soldiers are the best, the will to win or lack thereof begins in Washington, D.C. Our national resolve resembles being attacked by a rapist in a hardware store, having a shovel and a ball-peen hammer at your fingertips and not using them because it wouldn't be fair or you can't bring yourself to hurt someone else even if that someone else was without a conscience and harming you beyond belief.

If you are in a street fight, and all war is, the Marquis of Queensbury is irrelevant. It is your life that is at stake. There are no rules and the only goal is to win and survive. A lifetime of training in how to submit and hope you can survive long enough for the legal system to help you has not done you any favors. So many things go through your mind that have no business being there. Just as in war...Is our cause justified? Is there a peaceful solution? Is my response proportional to the attack?

Forget all that crap. Your enemy/attacker is not asking himself the same questions. You place yourself at a disadvantage when you do. If you do not have the will to win when confronted by someone who wants to kill you....stay home and hide. The president will protect you just like he protects our borders, our banking system, and our housing market. Wait. He isn't doing any of that. Maybe it's up to me to protect myself? Do I have the will? Do we need stronger leaders who are willing to do whatever it takes to protect us and allow us to protect ourselves?

9-11 and RELIGION

This photo of the World Trade Center towers collapsing after the Islamic Terrorist Attack of 9-11-01 evoke different feelings in each of us. If you're a radical islamist you are dancing in the the streets today and filled with determination to make Satan (the US) suffer some more, and cut more heads off the snake. This is in stark contrast to the memorial events of today where were are re-attending the death of our American peace of mind. It is an almost Jewish revisitation of Shiva and annual memorialization rather than a "We're mad as Hell and we are not going to take this anymore" attitude. Fine, lets have our moments of silence and laying of wreaths but then it is time to reclaim our national testicles and reflect on the fact that the people responsible for this attack on our soil are still out there alive and well while our citizens are dead and buried. They attack us anywhere they wish and we follow unrealistic rules of engagement in their rat infested prehistoric countries. They shoot at our troops and then run and hide in the sanctuary of one of their sacred mosques. Or they hide among school children and the sick while our American sensibilities prevent us from chasing them into schools and hospitals because we fear collateral damage and world opinion.

Our enemies do not understand weakness and understanding, they understand only violent response to their violent acts. It's the core of their belief system. They think we are weak little children and women and they have neither fear nor respect for our half-hearted national resolve. And now on this national day or mourning and remembrance we show even more weakness in their eyes by our KUMBAYA concerns about some guy who wants to burn a Quiran in Florida and another who wants to build a Mosque next door to the site of the destroyed World Trade Center. They capitalize on our weakness by their threats to do something really bad if we don't allow them to build or let what's-his-name in Florida burn their book. And we fold like a house of cards. Our leaders are more concerned with political correctness than destroying our enemy.

I don't think Teddy Roosevelt would have been so concerned about whose toes we step on in far away lands populated by enemies who are sworn to destroy us. If we continue to be weaker that our enemy, by choice, we will soon be living under Sharia Law. Or you can choose to believe "Everything is OK, I can go back to watching American Idol."

THE PARTY'S OVER

This street sign says it all. June 1 to Sept 30 is the SEASON up here in Nantucket. They are real fussy about parking during that time. After Sept 30, they no longer give a damn because everyone went home except the 7000 locals that live here all year. As I look back on the past 3 1/2 months I ponder "what have I learned?" Among many things, I have come up with my TOP 10 list for the island for places to eat and a couple of other things. You should print this and save it in case you ever come up here for vacation.

THE ORACLE'S TOP TEN

1) Best sandwich on Nantucket: Something Natural on Cliff Road. Right in the heart of one of the islands Ritziest neighborhoods. Sandwiches stuffed to overflowing with whatever you want and the bread is yummy. You only need a half...about $6.

2) Best Thai food: Siam to Go inside the Ice rink on Bacchus Road off Surfside, near the High School. It is the snack bar at the ice rink and is a real SHOCKER as to how good it is considering that the other customers are carrying hockey sticks. Strictly take out.

3) Best Bike Shop: YOUNG's on Broad Street. There are no bad bike shops but this one rivals any you would find in a big city. Harvey Young, the owner is on site 6 days a week and runs a tight ship. Brand new bikes...Trek and Cannondale. And their map is the best on the island.

4) Best Hand Made furniture: Stephen Swift on Main Street. Run by Louise Swift and Brad Fair. Their stuff is found in the finest homes on Nantucket and they ship to anywhere.

5) Best Breakfast and some great lunch items: Like their Philly Steak and Cheese sandwich, go to Downyflake on Sparks Avenue near the Rotary. Can be crowded but the food is worth it.

6) Best Jamaican Food: What? Yes, you heard me, Jamaican. There a lots of Jamaicans on the island and they have a place to go and you should too. It's the ROTARY Restaurant on of all places, the Rotary. #1 on my list is the Jerk Chicken and Rice and Beans, with a side of fried plantain. Hey, mon, it good nuh ras.

7) Best typical New England Burger/Lobster roll/Bar joint: Brotherhood of Thieves on Broad Street. They have a historic first floor, modern second floor, and an outside dining room too.

8) Best Bar that's too crowded to enjoy: LoLa 41 on South Beach Street about a block from where we live. Even New Yorkers would like this but leave your all black Gothic outfit at home, it's still Nantucket.

9) Best Chinese food: The Harbor Wok at the Jared Coffin House at the corner of Broad Street and Center Street. I recommend the General Gao's Chicken. They serve 22 ounce cans of Saporo Beer. They have real asians working there.

10) Best Pizza: Sea Grille near the Stop and Shop. It is a great sea food place that has an unfortunate institutional atmosphere. Their pizza is way better than what they try to sell you at Pi Pizza or Sophie T's. They do not sell any bad food. Reservations needed for a reason.

11) Best place to meet real characters who are the fiber of Nantucket: The Wharf Rat Club on the Old North Wharf. It is a block away from the busiest spot on Main Street but 1000 miles away spiritually. They enjoy guests. Bring your best jokes and stories and a bag of Pretzels. Leave your political correctness at the door.

INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS not COLLECTIVE RIGHTS

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government,"

Our president, Mr. Obama, the constitutional scholar and former editor of the Harvard law review speaks often on the collective rights of human beings. The Declaration of Independence, which began the whole process of the formation of the United States spoke of individual rights that came from our creator and not from our government. THIS ENTIRE PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN PERVERTED BY OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT. They think that they grant us our rights to do everything and without their permission we have no rights. I REJECT their philosophy and so should you. If you are a believer in God and salvation, ask yourself if it is the acts of your race or your gender or your nation that will grant you admission to Heaven, or is it the actions or faith of you yourself. So it is with your existence in the here and now. You are an individual with rights from your creator and they do not depend upon your membership in a subset of American life. Think about this as you enter the voting booth this fall. Will you vote for someone who believes that you are only a member of a group and only that group has rights which you partake of, or someone who believes you are an individual whose rights do not come from Washington as Mr. Obama believes. Tell the Socialists in power to go to HELL. You get your rights from your creator. Listen attentively to your candidates. If you hear about collective rights, RUN the OTHER WAY. Collectivism is SLAVERY.

PUTANESCA from the word PUTA

Though this is not strictly speaking "Putanesca" it is derivative. Putanesca refers to the dishes "women of the night" would make in Europe out of whatever they had left in the kitchen. This delicious dish is from Casa de Kitty's kitchen. Chicken from Stop and Shop, Spicy stewed tomatoes with Parmesan cheese and spinach tortellini. Mmmmmm. After many nights of dining out in the best restaurants in Nantucket, it is great to look forward to a home cooked meal. The main course was preceded by a walnut vinegarette salad with cranberries and goat cheese and followed by a home-made banana bread. Quite scrumptious.

FIRST LADIES of France, Spain, and the USA