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We don’t own a TV. That’s proved to be an assist over the past few years.

This weekend I happened to view a bit of what is offered by the way of that venue. Where in the world are Ozzie & Harriet, Jack Benny, the Honeymooners, Gun Smoke, Paladin? Replaced by garbage. OK. But where is the news? After a glimpse at CNN it’s easy to understand why this outfit resides in the cellar. Fox is better, but even there a lot of noise, a lot of words, a lot of entertainment. Ok, sure, the $ dictates the menu. But it’s not enough.

So for those of us who may be serious about our citizenship something more is required. Thirty years ago - that meant trips to the library. Now it means the keyboard. It’s all there folks.

Example: Our blogs have been prescient, past years, months. We have predicted public reaction to 1) Obama, 2) health care, 3) “stimulus” and 4) business reaction to this new environment. We don’t have a crystal ball, only a curiosity.

We don’t know any insiders, at least not anymore. But we knew Obama was not one of us before it became the catch phrase in conservative journalism. We knew that Obama was simply a savvy (and gutless) politician disguised as a messiah, that earlier he was a detached academic who believed in abstract notions he'd picked up in the faculty lounge, none of these American and all devoid of pride of ownership.

It’s easy to criticize after the fact. Better to get there early.

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Robert Craven