When you retire you have a lot more time to think about the world around you than when you're working, and boy has a lot taken place in the last 12 months. First, you need to know that I was in broadcasting for forty-one years - the last 37 years were in TV news. It's fair to say I'm a news junkie - politics are my passion.
It's hard to describe what we have all seen on the American political scene this last year, but I think you can say it has been earth shaking. Then again, maybe it hasn't been. The volume is just louder. The question is... does anybody listen to what the other person is saying? Are we really making progress in this country and what kind of country will we have in five, 10, or 20 years from now? I really don't think anyone has the answer. But I know this - unless we can at least agree on how we talk to each other - nothing will go forward. I have always told my kids "it's not what you say, but how you say it". I think that is a key to calming the waters right now.
So, as I go forward with this blog I will be pointing out what I see as examples of the absurdity of some of the things taking place right now. You may not agree, but that's okay. Let's just not scream at one another.
Bill Ratliff
Welcome back; it's about time.
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