In Memoriam - Senator John S. McCain III

 

With the passing of a patriot like John McCain

My hopes for the country that he loved went down the drain.

No one else has shown the courage he showed 'til the end;

Few have tried to reach across the aisle and make a friend.

(My dad shared a room at the Academy with John

And the stories of the escapades those two went on

Kept us entertained and made me love John even more...)

Would have made a better President than Bush or Gore.

Sixty years of service to the country he adored;

I'm sure heaven has already welcomed him aboard.

He was an example to us all throughout his life.

Praying for his friends and family and lovely wife.

Student Loan Debt Reform - I Think I Have A Thought

 

If you ask a college student what's the biggest thing

They think that their higher education's gonna bring

I'd be more than willing now to offer you a bet;

10 to 1 their answer is a huge amount of debt.

(My 2 sons are fortunate 'cause we can help them out.

Lucky them, because with recent grades I sorta doubt

They'll be getting scholarships to any decent schools.)

Congress passed a compromise, but I don't think it fools

Students into thinking all their problems have been solved.

As the problem grows, my own position has evolved.

Had a driveway moment and I think I have a thought...

Let's expand Academies where Sciences are taught.

I was in the Navy and my father is a grad...

(Room-mate of McCain's - back in the days when he was bad.)

I am here to tell you that the brightest of our best

Choose to serve their country and give pocketbooks a rest.

Why don't we train scientists and doctors in this way?

Give them educations and use services to pay?

Industries are begging for some well trained engineers.

We are wasting talent.  We've been doing it for years.

Families who can't afford to pay the soaring cost

For a college education - don't... Their kid gets lost.

Think of all the minds that languish in the talent pool.

Time that we recruit them to a U.S. Service School.