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Thanks for the ping, my FRiend.

I haven’t posted in what seems like forever. Many, many family health issues keep me occupied with other more important responsibilities.

For many reasons I have a good feeling about this rescue of these tough, brave and strong-willed men.

Two of those reasons are American ingenuity and American workers. One, the bits used for drilling were made in good old Salem, VA, home of Morgan Griffith, who is the Republican running against democrat Rich Boucher in the hotly contested 9th congrssional district, and my home, as well. Second, the drill operator is from America, and he knows “the feel” of the drill making its way down the hard rock.

Seriously though, my God be with all the rescuers, the families of these miners and most of all, the miners themselves.

I surely hope the Chilean government and press never release the names of the miners. If so, they will be hounded for interviews and most likely book and movie deals. If their names are released I would hope they ask for as much money as possible for book and movie rights. Quite simply, they have earned the rights to all the money they can get.