AT LEAST IN IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN
There stands a statue 52 feet tall weighing 18,000 pounds. He's been there since the 60's. He's probably politically incorrect in these changing times. He's Hiawatha and he's holding a peace pipe (not a peach pie as my daughter thought I said.) He was brought in feet first on some kind of huge flatbed according to my bro-in-law Dave who witnessed the event.
He's not the only thing that's changing. When we went to Ironwood, I expected to see a bear. No luck. Even though my sister-in-law told me she hadn't seen any all summer,I thought I would catch a glimpse. Maybe that country western singer got to Ironwood, too. You know, the one who shot a 600 pound tame bear for his trophy. And he's crying foul, too, saying that it wasn't caged; it had a whole acre (a football field with the end zones knocked out) to roam. He didn't shoot it in a cage or anything.
I also didn't see a W bumper sticker or a Viva Bush sticker like I still see in Arizona. I saw some anti-Bush stuff; one bumper sticker stated "Proud to be from a blue state". Oh, well, it's been said there's no accounting for taste. Poor GW gets blamed for everything and credited for nothing. As a passenger on a flight from Phoenix to Madison, Wisconsin, on 8/10, the day after the thwarted plot to blow up American planes coming from England, I know I appreciate the effort of the President and the Homeland Security Team and Scotland Yard and other Allies. What I don't appreciate is some federal judge from Michigan who rules against the President trying to protect us. It's one thing to be liberal and another to be stupid. Well, it's a little different.
Back home again, I'll have to wait for another time to see my bear. Hey, I had to wait years to see a javalina. I hope I won't have to wait long to see a W '04 sticker.
There stands a statue 52 feet tall weighing 18,000 pounds. He's been there since the 60's. He's probably politically incorrect in these changing times. He's Hiawatha and he's holding a peace pipe (not a peach pie as my daughter thought I said.) He was brought in feet first on some kind of huge flatbed according to my bro-in-law Dave who witnessed the event.
He's not the only thing that's changing. When we went to Ironwood, I expected to see a bear. No luck. Even though my sister-in-law told me she hadn't seen any all summer,I thought I would catch a glimpse. Maybe that country western singer got to Ironwood, too. You know, the one who shot a 600 pound tame bear for his trophy. And he's crying foul, too, saying that it wasn't caged; it had a whole acre (a football field with the end zones knocked out) to roam. He didn't shoot it in a cage or anything.
I also didn't see a W bumper sticker or a Viva Bush sticker like I still see in Arizona. I saw some anti-Bush stuff; one bumper sticker stated "Proud to be from a blue state". Oh, well, it's been said there's no accounting for taste. Poor GW gets blamed for everything and credited for nothing. As a passenger on a flight from Phoenix to Madison, Wisconsin, on 8/10, the day after the thwarted plot to blow up American planes coming from England, I know I appreciate the effort of the President and the Homeland Security Team and Scotland Yard and other Allies. What I don't appreciate is some federal judge from Michigan who rules against the President trying to protect us. It's one thing to be liberal and another to be stupid. Well, it's a little different.
Back home again, I'll have to wait for another time to see my bear. Hey, I had to wait years to see a javalina. I hope I won't have to wait long to see a W '04 sticker.
posted by TQ @ 7:07 AM
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