When President Harry Truman quietly told Soviet Premier Joesph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference that the USA had an atomic bomb, Stalin replied, "Yes, I know." Of course he knew, with his vast web of subversion operating here. American atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1952 for delivering our bomb secrets to the Soviets. The traitors' Communist friends said they did it to insure a balance of power between East and West.
In the world of nations and in the community of individuals, the little guys need an equalizer. Granny walking to her car at night can feel equal to a mugger if she is packing heat. Her equalizer can be of small caliber, and she will feel and be safer as will all of us by the protection it provides. Only the perpetrator is at risk.
The same goes for nations of the world. The weak ones are intimidated by the bullies and giants who threaten them and tell them how to live. They need equalizers to feel comfort and self-respect when confronted by potential perpetrators.
Nine nations of the world are packing heat (that we know of) and only one of them has ever pulled the trigger - Great Britain, France, Russia, China, Pakistan, India, North Korea, USA, and Israel. Interesting that Israel developed the bomb in total secrecy. The revelation aroused no horrified reaction from Washington as was the case with the others.
Guns and other weapons are equalizers which make crime and violence less likely and individuals and nations safer.
We all need to pack heat to be safe.
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Hot Stuff* Fidel Castro, Cuba's Maximum Leader, says he feels much better and realizes he didn't take care of himself. That's a surprise because he took care of so many others.
* The State of Utah reveals its cost figures for schooling illegal immigrants. Are you sitting down? $85 million. Statistics can lie, so you'd better watch out on this one. If these dear little ones are to be future citizens, the funds are well spent. On the other hand, they might go home, by choice or deportation - then it's not a good investment. Close the borders, don't let them out.
* Don't tell me again. I know. Our governor speaks Chinese, but so do a billion other people. Can he whistle Dixie? That's what counts.
* The Vatican announced that there isn't a limbo after all. Sorry about that. In Dixie, we still have Purgatory and we're not dropping it.
* I would not let Sean Hannity or Glenn Beck into my living room under any conditions. Rush Limbaugh would be welcome if he would raise his hand to speak. Michael Savage could sit on my sofa anytime, just for a conversation starter. Laura Ingram, no. Mark Levin, no. Ollie North, no.
* The State of Utah soon will establish a second liquor store in St. George. Why? If booze is bad, why does our state government sell it? If the stuff is good, then why can't it be free and sold in supermarkets or Wal-Mart? We all know the answer: REVENUE.
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Meeting & Events
* Tailgaters Anonymous at Outback tonight. Drive carefully getting here.
* Losing Coaches Support Group at Casablanca Sports Book in Mesquite, nightly.
* Police Chief Harding will answer questions about Saturday night's midnight sighting of swarms of bees in the parking lot at Only The Lonely, a popular saloon on St. George Boulevard.
Help Wanted
Iraqi language teachers, for when they follow us home.
For Sale
Will trade exercise equipment for food.
Twenty-Years-From-Now News
* "The proposed water pipe line from the Great Lakes to St. George is necessary to sustain our current population," according to new mayor Rocky Anderson. Senators Hatch and Bennett oppose the plan, preferring to use the funds for the next generation of nuclear weapons.
* The temperature is 137 degrees in St. George today - right in line with the continuing global warming. The humidity registers at 5. It's not the humidity, it's the heat.
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