♬The Eyes of Egypt are Upon Us♬ or Without A Doubt, The Rage HAS Come.

So thinks Plain Dealer writer Phillip Morris. For the reactionary and left-leaning readers of this blog, let me begin by saying unions were formed for good purposes. Take miners for example - paid by company script that could only be spent in company stores - where prices were artificially high. As Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, "I owe my soul to the company store."

With that out of the way I now turn my attention to the headline of today's Cleveland Plain Dealer, our only 8-( daily. I knew it would be coming, as it will come in all the major cities where the liberal Left control newspaper editorial boards.

Ohio, like other states, is attempting to bring ridiculous, runaway spending under control. We Buckeyes are attempting to create Right to Work laws in the state. This would be the end of collective bargaining for public employees - you know, the ones who are herding to state capitols across the nation. And the major city newspapers are dutifully pandering to union interests.

What are they missing here? Phillip Morris' column today headlined "Without a doubt, the rage is coming." He tries to fool us by saying it's "spontaneous rage." Oh yeah, like it's not orchestrated by unions? Talk about drawing a major premise from a minor premise...something I learned about in Chris Bunsey's English 101 class at Cleveland State University.

No, Mr. Morris, my headline is "Without A Doubt, The Rage HAS Come." That's why we elected conservatives to represent us throughout the nation. You can draw the major premise from that major premise.

So, let unions parade and Leftist writers pander to them. Have they forgotten how many people are OUT OF WORK in Ohio and elsewhere? We're not going to forget.

My First Flight

A REAGAN WHITE HOUSE STORY

This week saw a lot of splash in the media about the 100th birthday of President Ronald Reagan and his Presidency. During those years I was a Public Policy Spokesperson for him in the then-14th Ohio Congressional District (Summit County). Because of this, I had been to the White House on two occasions. The last time there the President was leaving for his California ranch.

Standing at the back door of the White House we watched the U.S. Marine helicopter descend on the landing pod. A Marine in dress blue uniform came out of the helicopter door and stood there at attention. When the President and his wife emerged from the White House they both headed for helicopter. We had been warned that no cameras would be allowed. Sheesh, at that moment all the associates with me pulled out their cameras and snapped away. I, playing by the rules, had left mine in the car. The Marine saluted as the President approached and entered the helicopter.

President Reagan turned around and waved, just as I had seen him do on evening television news on many occasions. As the helicopter took off we all chatted a bit then prepared to leave. Just then an identical helicopter hovered into view and landed in the spot where the first one had taken off from. A different Marine in dress blue uniform (different to my eyes) emerged and stood by. Soon an entourage emerged from the White House carrying various pieces of luggage and headed to the helicopter. When this occurred a female behind me who did not recognize that it was a different marine, hence a different helicopter, said, in all seriousness, “Oh, they forgot their luggage.”

EGYPT'S 'PROTESTERS" HAVE ALREADY WON

CBS News interviewed the new Egyptian Vice President today. He promised the military would not harm the protesters, just what the Obama administration wants. This, after seeing the protesters climbing all over military vehicles in Cairo. As the cartoons say, "That's all folks."

Does anybody believe this is truly "the people" revolting? It's not as if it's a grass-roots movement like America's Tea Party. If it's not organized then who's behind it? Even Fox News is taking the bait and doesn't think the Muslim Brotherhood is the impetus behind what's going on there. If that's the case then why is it also happening in Tunisia, Jordan, Yemen and elsewhere in the region?

Can we soon expect to see Iranian-style governments hostile to American interests in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and in every nation in the region? The answer, I opine, is yes. And our American government will have aided and abetted their victory. Initially we'll hear it's a democracy, a wonderful thing for Egypt after the bad, bad Mubarak is gone. And at some point in time soon afterwards the Muslim Brotherhood in some guise will seize power.

Earlier generations of Americans and Europeans, post World Wars I and II, conceived the League of Nations and the United Nations. Both concepts were ideals. Well, the League of Nations died and the UN has become a tool of those who hate us. Too bad, as the situations (read people) in Iran and Egypt cry out for intercession by the good guys, those right-thinking nations who wish to preserve the peace.

Alas, Camelot went temporarily out the window when John F. Kennedy was murdered and those opposed to American idealism, within and without, seized and began to fill the vacuum created in our shocked nation.

I hold out little hope that leftist and liberal governments like that currently in power in the U.S., will do the right thing. Rather, they are joining the chorus of those chanting the Mubarak bad guy theme.

Lead by American media's creation of "pop thought", events will follow what they are telling the American people is happening. Those who see through it seem to be few and far between. Or maybe it's just their voices are not being heard....just like in today's Egypt and Iran.