Merry Christmas. It's less than 24hrs away. Then all the fun is over. Personally, I like Christmas Eve best.
Bush made the news for carrying on the tradition of Christmas Presidential pardons. Here is the list. Some of them seem like odd choices, but who knows the whole story. Funny how they can point out the RNC contributions of one recipient of a pardon. Stupid MSM. It's Christmas. There worse than the Grinch sometimes.
On a happier note, here is a positive story that made the news. Guess not all of them are Grinches.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
There ought to be a Rule...
In the spirt of "there ought to be a rule...." I suggest the following 4 guidelines listed below.
1. No Nazi/Hitler comparisons unless millions have been murdered in the name of racial purity by a dictator who wants to rule the world and controls his own country with fear and secret police. No, the CIA don't qualify as secret police and the dead in Iraq are not similar to the 6 million dead Jews during WWII.
2. No Vietnam comparisons shall be used without first understanding what the failures and successes of the war were. One must also have a good grasp of current success in Iraq, or wherever, before any comparison shall be made.
3. All Americans who say they "hate America" will be exchanged for one grateful individual still waiting to legally immigrate to the U.S. Said self-loathing American will be given to China, Cuba, Iran, or any third-world country. After three months, they will be allowed to legally immigrate back to America if they so chose.
4. The names of all murder victims shall be read off at the execution of any prisoner on death row, lest we forget why the state is taking a life.
1. No Nazi/Hitler comparisons unless millions have been murdered in the name of racial purity by a dictator who wants to rule the world and controls his own country with fear and secret police. No, the CIA don't qualify as secret police and the dead in Iraq are not similar to the 6 million dead Jews during WWII.
2. No Vietnam comparisons shall be used without first understanding what the failures and successes of the war were. One must also have a good grasp of current success in Iraq, or wherever, before any comparison shall be made.
3. All Americans who say they "hate America" will be exchanged for one grateful individual still waiting to legally immigrate to the U.S. Said self-loathing American will be given to China, Cuba, Iran, or any third-world country. After three months, they will be allowed to legally immigrate back to America if they so chose.
4. The names of all murder victims shall be read off at the execution of any prisoner on death row, lest we forget why the state is taking a life.
The things you mean to do
I started this blog right before the November elections. I was annoyed about all the Bush bashing and hysteria over Iraq. I did not think about the time involved in blogging. I wrote another post in April and left it at that.
Blogging was one of those things that I meant to do. That's become the story of my life these past two years. So now at 11:00pm I have decided to solve this problem, not just with my blog but all the other things I think about doing and don't. One post a week until I get some serious traffic on the blog. Links to other blogs will be upcoming. Eventually there will be pictures. All post will typically be shorter than the first two. (As a side not I apologize for the spelling/grammar errors I will make and not catch. I can edit everyone's work but my own.)
Blogging was one of those things that I meant to do. That's become the story of my life these past two years. So now at 11:00pm I have decided to solve this problem, not just with my blog but all the other things I think about doing and don't. One post a week until I get some serious traffic on the blog. Links to other blogs will be upcoming. Eventually there will be pictures. All post will typically be shorter than the first two. (As a side not I apologize for the spelling/grammar errors I will make and not catch. I can edit everyone's work but my own.)
Saturday, May 28, 2005
Remembering the Fallen
I love Memorial Day weekend, and not for the standard reasons. Sure, the three day weekend is great, and yes I love cook-outs. However, the reason I love Memorial Day is because of what it stands for, remembering the fallen who paid the price of Freedom.
There are many ways to pay for Freedom. Soldiers risk or give their lives for it. Immigrants, Pilgrims and Pioneers left everything they knew behind to help forge a nation. Many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence lost their fortunes, health, and family. Firefighters, Policemen, and Paramedics take risks everyday to defend the life, liberty, and happiness of their fellow countrymen. And let us not forget the often unsung sacrifice of the family members of every soldier, policeman, paramedic and firefighters. They pay for our freedom in sleepless nights, missed birthdays, and a million memories that cannot be shared because their spouse, brother, sister, mother, or father is putting it all on the line. They deserve a special thank you and place in our hearts. The price of freedom is paid in so many ways, yet the greatest payment is that of blood.
On Memorial Day we stop to remember those who loved their country, freedom, and families more than themselves. For the past couple of years we have added to the collective list of the fallen, those who are killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are a special group. While the soldiers of the past usually died on battlefields where uniformed armies clashed, the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan face an enemy with no uniform on the streets and in the shops and homes of innocent civilians. The soldiers of Vietnam experienced this horror. And like the soldiers of the past, often they are more than patriots.
To be a patriot is a truly noble thing, but to love the liberty of others requires a special devotion. Our history is full of men and women who not only died for the freedom of their people but for the freedom of foreigners. From the Nazis to the modern global villain, the Islamo-fascist, our finest are giving their lives for the freedom of other to secure a world where the freedom of their loved ones is not in jeopardy.
From the minute men to the fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, let us taken this Memorial Day weekend to remember why we are able to barbecue and swim. We are free not only because this country has no short supply of Patriots, but also because we have more than a few who will give it all for the freedom of others. Thank you. Thank you for sacrifice, your devotion, and your love.
There are many ways to pay for Freedom. Soldiers risk or give their lives for it. Immigrants, Pilgrims and Pioneers left everything they knew behind to help forge a nation. Many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence lost their fortunes, health, and family. Firefighters, Policemen, and Paramedics take risks everyday to defend the life, liberty, and happiness of their fellow countrymen. And let us not forget the often unsung sacrifice of the family members of every soldier, policeman, paramedic and firefighters. They pay for our freedom in sleepless nights, missed birthdays, and a million memories that cannot be shared because their spouse, brother, sister, mother, or father is putting it all on the line. They deserve a special thank you and place in our hearts. The price of freedom is paid in so many ways, yet the greatest payment is that of blood.
On Memorial Day we stop to remember those who loved their country, freedom, and families more than themselves. For the past couple of years we have added to the collective list of the fallen, those who are killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are a special group. While the soldiers of the past usually died on battlefields where uniformed armies clashed, the soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan face an enemy with no uniform on the streets and in the shops and homes of innocent civilians. The soldiers of Vietnam experienced this horror. And like the soldiers of the past, often they are more than patriots.
To be a patriot is a truly noble thing, but to love the liberty of others requires a special devotion. Our history is full of men and women who not only died for the freedom of their people but for the freedom of foreigners. From the Nazis to the modern global villain, the Islamo-fascist, our finest are giving their lives for the freedom of other to secure a world where the freedom of their loved ones is not in jeopardy.
From the minute men to the fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, let us taken this Memorial Day weekend to remember why we are able to barbecue and swim. We are free not only because this country has no short supply of Patriots, but also because we have more than a few who will give it all for the freedom of others. Thank you. Thank you for sacrifice, your devotion, and your love.
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