But by all accounts, I did not miss much.
The Gulf of Mexico was my playground as a child. Hurricanes have destroyed much that I loved, and condo developers have paved over much of the rest. For those of us who grew up near the "Redneck Riviera," it does not get worse than this.
I have written for years that Americans love simple solutions to complex problems. Barack Obama campaigned to fulfill such expectations. Where he rings hollow today is that he sees the moral force of his office as legislative, and the voters know that the legislative process is usually promise betrayed by higher taxes and more regulation. President Obama, however, is constitutionally incapable of being a warrior, an executive, a king, a minister, or even a fatherly figure. He hears our problems and promises... legislation, comprehensive legislation.
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Gulf Shores, Alabama, was a big part of my summertime adolescence throughout the '70s. I could take Forest Gump to court for stealing my idea of getting rich trolling for shrimp! That all ended with Hurricane Frederic in 1979. My father's Criss-Craft vanished into thin air. It was sad, but I learned to understand nature. This man made destruction makes me sad, but I refuse to understand or accept.
I wish I had known you were passing through Dixie in those days.
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