So Long San Diego! Grand Canyon, Here I Come!
I had several choices this summer of where I wanted to spend my vacation dollars. Part of the money will be going to plane fare to visit my youngest son and his beautiful wife when they welcome the birth of their first child, a girl. Any minute now!
So would I take my family to Utah again? Maybe we’d consider wine country. How about taking a really long car trip to Colorado? Hmm. So many choices!
My primary choice, however, was to take my mother, my aunt, and my cousin to someplace cool – and I thought that considering the current state of the economy, San Diego might just offer some slammin’ deals. I’ve always loved San Diego, but let’s face it. It’s kind of pricey there. Although I hadn’t made reservations just yet, I figured that late July - just before my scheduled knee surgery – would be the ideal time to get out of the oppressive Las Vegas heat and spend some time in the beautiful summertime climate of the San Diego area. The hotels are great, and I so miss the fun restaurants there. We would also have the opportunity to see my daughter and kids who live in Riverside. The plan was perfect.
Then along comes the San Diego City Council and decides that they are shocked – shocked! – at Arizona’s efforts to put a stop to the illegal bleeding wound at their borders. Horrors of horrors, apparently. So on May 11, they followed Los Angeles’ suit and put economic sanctions on Arizona. And like Los Angeles, they decided that the desire to have water and power from Arizona in times of need was exempted from the “boycott” of the Grand Canyon State.
Both city councils, by not going all the way with their boycotts, demonstrated what ideological cowards they really are. Go long or go home, I say.
So what’s the result of this?
We’ve never seen the Grand Canyon. We will this year and will gladly spend our money in Arizona to boot. We’ll let them know that we support their efforts. However, I do wish they had a beach.
And yes, if the Las Vegas City Council or the Clark County Commission decides to follow the example of L.A. and San Diego, you can be sure that your happy bartender will be there to make some decidedly pointed comments. We have better things to do than to kiss the collective asses of the illegal alien supporters.
And there’s more.
Because their actions so enraged me, I finally had to let loose on them with the following diatribe, posted through a form on the City Council portion of the City of San Diego website. And here it is:
Because of your incredibly offensive decision to boycott a state for looking out after its own sovereign borders from those who enter this country illegally, I’ve decided against a long-planned vacation with my family to San Diego. My mother is 89, my aunt is 70, and along with the kids and grandkids (oh yeah … and great-grandkids) were looking forward to spending great family time in San Diego this summer for a short vacation. A great respite from the famous Las Vegas heat. We’re going to see the Grand Canyon instead. I’m spending my hard-earned money in Arizona, not San Diego. You say the motion was symbolic. Well consider my spending my money in Arizona “symbolic.”
If you’re interested in doing the same, the date was May 11, and the item was RS400.
I feel better! Hope to see y’all in Arizona!
Glad you are coming to AZ. We are a friendly state & I’m sure you will enjoy the Grand Canyon. You will feel the ‘welcome’ the moment you enter the state. We welcome people who are legal Americans. Those who we don’t care about are the illegal aliens. They want to come here so that they can be ‘given’ everything without actually working for it!!
Bravo, have a grand time!
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