Life is good!

As I mentioned a few days ago, August is off to a good start. The Monster Movie Fan's Guide To Japan is selling, despite the worsening economy and the lingering problems of the Japanese travel industry in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.







I received news from my Nebraska farm tenant on this year's corn crop:

Crops look okay, not a bumper yield, but price will offset yield loss. Can't seem to get a rain, haven't had any since first of July.

Thank goodness we've a good on-site well for plenty of irrigation water!

Also, two claim assignments have come in since the first of the month. That's good sign! The latest one is to do a scene investigation on a sheriff vehicle vs. a big rig collision. We're still down in claim file count for the year (so far), but any work that comes in is welcome.

A quick note on last night's GOP presidential debate. I think Romney did well and didn't do anything that would endanger his "front-runner" status. Pawlenty came off like a petulant high school kid. I was most impressed by Bachmann.

On the home front, my "roomie" made a great middle-eastern dish that was delicious last night for dinner. It is great to have more regular home-cooked meals and a fully-stocked refrigerator and a woman in the house again.

Life is good!

Bachmann and Romney Top Iowa Poll

The Des Moines Register Iowa poll has two GOP presidential contenders almost tied for the top spot:

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann sit atop the standings in the year’s first Des Moines Register Iowa Poll on the Republican presidential field.

Romney, the national front-runner and a familiar face in Iowa after his 2008 presidential run, attracts support from 23 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers. Bachmann, who will officially kick off her campaign in Iowa on Monday, nearly matches him, with 22 percent.

What will be interesting is how well organized both campaigns are in getting their supporters out to the caucuses.

For more, go here.

Pelosi Slime Machine Targeting Rep. Michele Bachmann

The Nancy Pelosi slime machine has targeted Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

Bachmann appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews and had her comments viciously distorted by the Democrat slime machine. Nancy Pelosi appeared in Bachmann's district and said Bachmann "dishonors" the office she holds.



Since Bachmann's appearance last week, the Democrats distorted Bachmann's comments on Barack Obama (claiming she called him "anti-American") and raised over a million dollars for her defeat from sources outside of Minnesota.

According to Minneapolis Star Tribune:

Matthews on Friday asked Bachmann whether she believed that Obama may have anti-American views. Bachmann replied: "Absolutely, I'm very concerned that he may have anti-American views."

But in her address to the Rotary in St. Cloud, Bachmann said: "I did not, nor do I, question Barack Obama's patriotism ... I did not say that Barack Obama is anti-American nor do I believe that Barack Obama is anti-American."

Bachmann has been a good member of Congress and deserves re-election. To help her out, go to Michele Bachmann.com