Letter to President Obama

The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Dear President Obama:

I am concerned for the future of the United States of America.  My comments below are based on many years of experience as a manager and problem solver.

I did not vote for you four years ago because you were not qualified to run the Office of the President.  The status of our Country right now proves this to be true.  I did not vote for you this election because your policies have been failures as demonstrated by the unemployment rate, the increased number of citizens that require Government assistance, the national debt, decline in average household income, and the very slow overall economy. 

You now have an opportunity to prove to all Americans that you are worthy of the Office of the President of the United States and are ready to lead this Country back to where it rightly deserves to be.  In order to do this there are certain things that you need to do.

First and foremost, forget about being politically correct.  You cannot run for the Presidency again so you do not have to please the voters, but you should do what is determined to be best for them.  As an engineer, I was taught to make decisions by getting the facts, analyzing the facts, brainstorm possible solutions, choose and implement a solution, and if that solution did not work, go through the process again and try another solution.  No one should take blame for failure and the group should get credit for success.  Using the political process of doing what will get me reelected is an insane method of problem solving and is one of the reason we are where we are today.

You need to be above the political rhetoric.  You should avoid all talking points such as “tax the wealthy” and “the wealthy should pay their fair share.”  Money that is taken away from the wealthy is money that will not go to create jobs or invest in the future of the USA.  It does not take a PHD in economics to understand this fact.

“Redistribution of wealth” should be erased from your agenda.  Your progressive agenda has not worked in Europe and will not work in the USA.  This country was founded on the philosophy that if you work, you eat and if you do not, and are able to work, you suffer. 

There are so many regulations that businesses and potential startup businesses are afraid to venture out because of all the restrictions and Government regulations.  Ride along any street and road and see buildings that have been locked up and no longer are being used by a productive business.  This is not only true for industry but stores and restaurants as well.  Another reason that this is happening is the uncertainty in the tax requirements.  If I am successful, will the Government take the fruits of my success as increased taxes?  Why should I take the risk?

How do you establish bipartisanship?  You should involve both parties in solving all problems.  You should assure that all proposed solutions do not have a party stamp on them.  You may have to take some individuals to the woodshed (In the rural area where I grew up that was where you were taken for a whipping.) and convince them that there are no excuses, and they will work together in a rational manner.  Lobbyist should only become involved in problem solving when at least one individual from each party requests it.

The USA was founded upon Judea Christian principles. History shows that our founding fathers were strong believers and their writings (Bill of Rights and Constitution) are examples of this fact.  Somehow we need to get back to this practice.

Call a spade a spade.  We are at war with Islamist terrorists.  Actions to fight these radicals should be with all the power and resources at your disposal.

If you go shopping at WalMart, Target, ACE Hardware, and about any department store, it is almost impossible to find an item that is not made in China.  The quality of these items is so poor that it will not function very long, if at all.  Not only is China taking away American jobs, they are depriving the consumer of the possibility of purchasing a product that is worthwhile. 

Even though I did not vote for you, you are my President and I will support and defend you to the maximum. Also if I can be of assistance, in a nonpolitical manner, please call on me.

May God Bless you and yours and may God Bless the USA.

Sincerely

Shermon E. Roberts

Copy furnished:

Senator Richard C. Shelby

304 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Senator Jeff Sessions

326 Russell Senate Office Building

Washington, DC 20510

Representative Robert Aderholt

2264 Rayburn House Office Building

Washington, DC 20515

 We arrived home yesterday. After leaving Thermopolis, WY, we stopped in Conway, AR and Grenada, MS to visit relatives. It was a great, once in a lifetime trip, but it is nice to be home. We have multiple chores to do around the house; therefore this is short. Hope that you have enjoyed the photos. That is all for now.

We are in Thermopolis, WY where WIFI and cell phone service are excellent and we can update the blog. These services were almost nonexistent at Yellowstone.

Yellowstone National Park is a beautiful phenomena of the results of  God created forces of nature. Yellowstone sits on the top of a volcano that is about 40 miles in diameter. The extreme heat from the volcano, which is some 5 miles down, creates the thermal activity that is prevalent throughout the park. One disappointment was that we did not see any bears or moose. There were thousands of bison.

Entrance Marker

 Colorful Thermal Activity

 Mammoth Hot Springs

Old Faithful

 Upper Falls 

Bison

Mineral Dome at Thermopolis, WY

More Tetons and Jackson Hole, WY.  We spent some time at the Farmer's Market around the square in Jackson Hole.  They have all kinds of prepared food, veggies, flowers and meat.  The pan of biscuits caught Nell's eye.  The pan was a cast iron skillet that the biscuits were cooked in.  This area is organic crazy.  They advertise vegetables, even milk, as being organic.  Everything is very pricey, even a ride in the stage coach!  Enjoyed watching the Tide roll on Saturday night.  Went to church this am.  The music was great, to include a piano duet.  The pastor was from GA and preached an excellent challenging sermon.

Falls near Laurence Rockefeller Preserve

Jenny Lake in the Tetons

 Ham and Biscuits at the Farmer's Market

 Nell among the Flowers at the Square

Stage Coach Rides

Spent one night in Evanston, WY and then on to Jackson, WY where we started to explore the Tetons.  Temperatures are in the 40’s at night and 80’s during the day.  The scenery has been beautiful.  Every house that you  see along the way has a travel trailer.  The Tetons just rise up all at once.  There are no foothills.  There are several lakes at the base of the mountains. We found one with people swimming in it.  There was a forest fire within 30 miles of the Tetons that made the news.

Grand Teton National Park Marker

Nell and Antler Arch at Jackson Square

Nell and Flowers

 Forest Fire 

Teton Panarama

Glacer on the Mountain

 

People Swimming in the Tetons

In Provo, UT today to fix the blow out.  Provo has all the shopping accommodations of home, WalMart, J C Penney, Cracker Barrel, etc.  J C Penney was the store of choice.

Too hot here; will move on to cooler climate tomorrow.

A prayer before undertaking a selection

Hope this fits

This is the one. Thank goodness the blowout is a thing of the past.

Spent two days at the next stop which was Bryce Canyon National Park. It was the opposite of Zion.  At Bryce you are looking down at the formations from above and at Zion you are looking up at the rock formations.  Hoodoos are the main attraction at Bryce.  They are rock formations formed when the surrounding surface is eroded away.  We went on a bus tour with a driver who was very informative about the park and also gave a dissertation on the life of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Temperature this am was 53.  There have been some showers. No longer have to run the AC at night.

Entry Monument

 Hoodoos

More Hoodoos

 Bridge

 Colorful Formation

180 degree panarama

Us among the hoodoos

There was one major blowout – my tennis shoes.  Was able to stay under control and not have an accident.  Nell kept saying that this event was going to happen. With the proper application of surgical tape it was possible to continue.  New shoes are at least 100 miles away from any type of shoe store.  I can hardly wait to go shopping!!!!!!!