"By Robert A.  Hall

 
 
I'm70.  Except for having 4 children  with only a 6 week maternity  period , I've worked, hard, since I was 17. Despite some  health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and  seldom called in sick in seven or  eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't   inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy,  retirement is hard, and I'm tired. Very tired.              
 
I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread  the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of   being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if  necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.              
   
I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of             stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for  their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't             "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah,  because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to.              
   
I'm tired of being told that out   of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia use our             oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic schools to preach   hate in America and Canada , while no American nor Canadian group  nor Australia is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia to teach love and tolerance.              
 
I'm tired of being told I must lower my livingstandard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate.

I'm tired of being told that drug  addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark  alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses while they  tried to fight it off?
 
I'm tired of hearing  wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of both parties  talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful   mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting  caught. I'm tired   of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.  
             
I'm real tired of people who don't take responsibility  for their lives and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their  problems.  
 
Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 70. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to  see the world these people are making. I'm just sorry for my  grandchildren..  
 
Robert  A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the  Massachusetts State Senate.

There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it  on!
This is your chance to make a  difference.
" I'm 70 and I'm  tired.” 

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