Contrast

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John F. Kennedy and Barack H. Obama

Lets start with military experience since the President is after all the Commander in Chief.

Barack-None, Kennedy-U.S. Navy, skipper PT109, hero-saved human life, served in WWII.

Sorry Barack-you are no Jack Kennedy.

Ft Worth, TX

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Parked for a few hours at the Ft. Worth stockyards. An earlier photo and

as it looks today. Much of the area has been built over into a tourist mall.

The stores and cafes are uniquely Texan and Cowboy. Ernest Tubb Record shop here as

CW music you have always wanted and had no idea how to get it. Complete box set for instance of Carl Smith hits. Signed (thats right-autographed) photos of Ranger McCrae. One store sold a deck of Texas holdem cards with bulletholes through the deck. A must see for any western enthusiast. A trip into Billy Bob's saloon - large night club honky tonk complete with rodeo arena. If that arena is too small for you-the Coleseum is next door.

Driving through Colorado back roads...

Driving the back roads of Colorado in the winter presents itself as extreme driving.

The run from Montrose to Dallas and back goes to Gunnison, then South on Colorado 114 to Saguache, then across the San Luis Valley to tackle LaVeta Pass, then Raton Pass. With these passes behind you put her in the wind for the downhill dash across the corner of NM into the TX panhandle and into Dallas for delivery. Hawks has been in trucking in Montrose for near on 100 years. I am proud to be a part of the team .