The Mississippi Way

Watched the Republican debate last night. I listened to the President talk about his Jobs Bill. Much talk is coming from D.C. about fixing the economy. I’m sure eventually a solution will come from Washington. Eventually

But I’m not waiting for it. That’s not the Mississippi way. Did we wait for the cavalry to come after Katrina? No.  We (as the Governor said) “Hitched up our britches.”  We figured out a way. It’s time to do that again. Me?  I’m getting smarter. I’m reading books about new career opportunities.  I’m working harder. I’ve bought a few thousand gallons of midnight oil.

I hope the Federal Government gets their act together and stops making it harder on small business owners. On the people who will start hiring again. But this recovery isn’t coming from D.C.  It’s coming from us. It’s coming from the innovators. The creative people. And Mississippi is full of creative people.

Things will turn around. And it’s up to us to make it happen.

That’s the Mississippi way.