What a weekend! It started with a fish fry at Precious Blood. Let me say that their food was wonderful and at a good price! Blessings to the workers who made it all possible. Americans have a great work ethic, especially for charities! I met some wonderful people and many fellow Veterans. I heard about your concerns for attracting a variety of new jobs here for our children's future, about the spending of so much money for the downtown redevelopment project, and about the debt crisis of our nation. With your help, I believe we can solve these problems with limited government and controlled spending. We will need to rely on each other, our families, our churches, and our community family to prosper in the bull and bear cycles of our economy. Strong local government and a less intrusive central government will allow us to usher in an era of self reliance and success like our founders enjoyed.
Saturday I attended the Farm/City Breakfast at Apollo High School. Our farmers have performed better than expected this past year considering the weather not cooperating. I love living in a rural area for many reasons, but the fortitude of farmers and their fine character are top of my list! Rep. Brett Guthrie was the speaker, as amicable as always. Besides our farmers, there were many candidates, public officials, and prominent businessmen present. One person I spoke with had a unique idea for creating lasting jobs and revitalizing downtown: a canal like San Antonio! Crazy? Have you been to San Antonio?! Boats, shops, dining, events. The real question is how far down the path of no return are we concerning downtown? I see no value in temporary jobs of destroying existing buildings to create open public use spaces. Where's the revenue? The unique attractions? In a recession, why this?