"All You Can Do Is All You Can Do. Right"

Art Williams coined the phrase "all you can do is all you can do but, all you can do is enough." That became his motto, his avatar, his feel good mantra, etc. He sold his company to Primerica and became a motivational speaker.

You may have guessed by now that Frankie is a bow tie conservative and never even turns left even in his truck. He has been called a "racist," an "anarchist" a "patriot," "a great American," and other things which he chooses not to quote. It depends on who is making the call as to whether or not it is hurtful or disappointing.

Frankie takes the position that anyone who just sits and sulks or sits in the background and snipes at the people who are trying make a difference have very little, IF ANY, legitimate right to complain if things are not as they would like them. It is not necessary to become vituperative to be heard, but it is necessary to at least take a stand on something.

The problem with the constituents in every district and political area is a lack of interest. "I don't get involved in politics," is a sentence I hear a lot. People don't get involved until they have a real leader get involved and to lead the way. Then, they decide that maybe I need to take a stand one way or the other.

Frankie wants you to get involved and to represent what you stand for and let other people know about how you feel and how you perceive things to be and how you believe they should be. Some of Frankie's best friends are left wing liberals and they have their right to be that way. Frankie just hopes they are correct.

Sure, you will be called names such as "artificial turf" instead of "grass roots." You may be called "unpatriotic" or "un-American" by some the elite media or even by representatives like barney frank or arlen specter who was conservative until he became a left winger in order to get reelected. That is the very first and most important task of a politician, to get reelected.

If the U.S.A. does wake up one Saturday morning and discover that we are no longer a capitalistic government, but rather have slipped socialism without realizing it, you should be concerned when one day your children want to know what you did to keep the "change" from happening. One of their favorite stories they will want to hear is about the days when the world was free and you were allowed to choose how you would make a living and how you could see the doctor of your choice and might not have to wait but a week or so.

We received a note from a good friend, Sheila, who lives in the United Kingdom telling me about the wait for medical tests:

"Subject: Healthcare

I have been reading your posts with interest on the latest healthcare proposal. We had a program over here on the TV which was showing the comparison that is being made to UK and Canada as a sort of how not to do it. I do think the US needs healthcare which is like ours but from what I am to understand those who can get private healthcare still must. I am not sure that will work though cause you will have a two tier system again and then will the government spend enough to provide public care to those who cannot afford it. Over here the biggest problem is waiting time especially for test results. I had to wait 4 weeks for results of tests that in the US took a week and that was because they were posted to me. It can be life and death waiting for results. It is quite a hot button subject as I see from other friends who are also posting their opinions. Good luck with whatever is adopted over there."

You don't have to be right, but be involved. Frankie