Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell's political comments enlivened a dull National Football League game this past week. The governor, upset by the league's postponement of a Philadelphia Eagles home game due to a blizzard, questioned the decision. He wondered openly if the league's action was an indication that the United States had become a "nation of wussies" incapable of handling inclement weather or presumably other forms of adversity.He pointedly compared our citizens to those of China, asserting that the Asian country's people were tougher, smarter, more competitive than ours are.
The truth of his assertion is unknown. What's much more interesting is the fear the governor expressed. That's the fear that comes with diminished power. It's on peoples' minds, but the solutions are not.
Surely, this cannot be a nation of "wussies." I can hardly wait to tell my future grandchildren (if they ever do show up) about how I once trudged a mile and a half through deep snow drifts, fighting for walking space with the cars on the not-so-very-plowed and extremely slippery roads, just to get to Starbucks! On second thought, maybe this really is a nation of "wussies." The walk back was ever so sad because Starbucks and every other place in town was closed, since the "wussies" did not dare to venture out.
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Exercise for me - 10.
Medical experts highly recommend winter exercise to exorcise that "wussie" feeling. "10" score highly merited!
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