In Search Of The Week Where Nothing Happened - October 29, 1949
(Laying the Cornerstone for the UN Building October 24, 1949)
Further evidence it's impossible to find a week where nothing happened. I've tried. Sixty years ago this week we had deaths, inquiries, strikes, political aspirations and the laying of the cornerstone for construction of the United Nations building in New York. President Truman added his two cents.
Pres. Truman: “I should like to speak of one other problem, which is of major concern to the United Nations. That is the control of atomic energy. The establishment of the United Nations Atomic Energy Committee . . . Commission was one of the first acts of the first session of the General Assembly. That commission worked for three years on the problem. It developed a plan of control which reflected valuable contributions by almost every country represented on the commission. This is a good plan. We support this plan. And will continue to support it unless or until a better or more effective plan is put forward.”
All in all - just another week that wound up on October 29th. And we somehow survived.
This article brings to the front the point that even on slow years, weeks, or days, government still moves on. This is a good thing. I am for health care reform and definitely a public option, but also look forward to a spirited and FACTUAL debate. And FACT based the debate needs to be, or else it is simply taking rhetoric and giving it new meaning. That makes debate useless at that point.
That would be a big breath of fresh air, wouldn't it? Frankly, I am so tired of "he who screams loudest wins". It just throws noise over the issues, and these issues are crucial to us as human beings.
Thanks for your comments - they're always appreciated!
Gordon
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