Depressed

Johnson City has once more sunk to the bottom of health food-chain; an article in today's local paper describes findings that JC is the most depressed city in the USA! Other people are realizing what I've been saying in this blog for years is factual; the only happy people here are wealthy--or at least well heeled--retirees from New Jersey and Florida, along with business crooks, politicians, and big-church preachers who prey on the rest of us. No jobs except in low paying service industries and retail stores, with no prospects for better in the short-range or long-run future. How exciting can a city of 55,000 people be? One-fifth of the population is college students and when they are listed as being depressed, you know my little berg is in deep spiritual and emotional trouble. A New Jersey city has the least depressed folk; I suppose they are happily scheming to retire to JC where they can further ruin the lives of we natives. Welcome to the heart of the Bible Belt! Phooey!
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Wouldn't Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump together make a great ticket for the Republican run to the White House in 2012? Sarah Palin could be Secretary of State, John McCain as defense secretary, the Koch brothers could be Secretary of the Treasury and Secretary of Labor, and Pat Robertson would make a fine Secretary of Homeland Security. Mitt Romney would nicely fit as Secretary of Circuses, Carnivals, and White House Entertainment.
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Have a non-depressed weekend, dear friends.
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