WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IRAQ?
I wonder if you really have your own opinion. You are being fed distorted information from a biased media and someone asks you how you feel. You do what most people do and that is repeat back the headlines from newspapers or leads from media shows and all are designed to get you to look at their show or buy their paper.
No one really cares what you think or if you are really informed.
If they did care they would tell you all the news and how all sides feel, not just their own input.
If you really care about Iraq read the various viewpoints about Iraq and look at the reports giving the actual happenings in Iraq. A great starting point is to visit Hugh Hewitt’s blog site and read the posting by Dean Barnett. He gives a great easy reading viewpoint of the issues. Check it out at the address below.
Dean talks about the decision of NBC to call the current situation in Iraq a Civil War. Last night on Hannity and Colmes Brent Bozell of Media Research reported that the definition of a civil war would not cover the present situation where members of the existing government are fighting.
Dean says call it what you want. It is still a problem.
Recently Kissinger said we could not win a military victory in Iraq. I think we could argue with this viewpoint. We have a very strong military, Google the military count we have and you will find over 800,000 in the military. As the Godfather pointed out the military is trained to maim and kill. If our military were turned loose in Iraq they could destroy most everything and everyone there in a few days. We could win but we are a compassionate nation. We are fighting for a compassionate peace using a police action. Our killer troops are not trained to do police work so we have to move slower and take more casualties.
Enough of my comments. Read a great article by Dean Barnett.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Fair Tax, Boortz and Congress
NEIL BOORTZ, THE FAIR TAX AND THE NEW CONGRESS
Recently Boortz disclosed on his program that a high level Democratic congressional leader is interested in the Fair Tax. It was also indicated this leader is interested in having the Democrats adopt this program in the new Democratic congress.
Until now, Fair Tax supporters have only heard that Nancy Pelosi, Democrat and the new Speaker of the House had told her group that they should not co-sponsor the Fair Tax bill.
The revelation by Boortz raises a couple of interesting issues for the hundreds of thousands of Fair Tax supporters.
Boortz wavered some on his support of those who had co-sponsored the bill in his comments about not supporting the Republican candidates. Boortz is a Libertarian and he would normally support a Libertarian candidate. However, he knows the Libertarian candidates do not have much of a chance and he often gives support for the conservative candidate as the less objectionable of his goals which is a smaller Federal Government.
This past election, he along with many voters were objecting to the wasteful add-ons to bills of pork barrel projects and many felt they wanted to teach the Republicans a lesson.
I have to wonder if Boortz decided not to support Republicans because they sat on the bill and looked more kindly on Democrats because they might adopt the Fair Tax. He wavered and had differing viewpoints at various times. If the possible Democratic support did influence him, then he was suppressing his ideals of the Libertarian Platform in favor of the concept of the Fair Tax. Boortz had difficult decisions to make.
A second issue is the support of the Fair Tax by existing Republican co-sponsors when the leadership changes. It is believed that many would support the concept thus giving the Democrats a victory in their new platform of the “most ethical congress” and the support of the working person because the Far Tax helps the low income worker.
What would happen if the existing Republican Congress brought the bill forward for a vote? What would the Democrats do? If they voted against the bill, then passed it later when they took control they could receive some objectionable publicity of playing politics. If they passed it later they could make a small change in the bill stating they had overcome some objection.
When the bill is passed, the reaction by the lobbyists will be intense. Because the presidential election of 2008 is so important for the Democrats to win, they will not want to lose the financial support of the lobbyists so I doubt if it will come up for a vote until after the 2008 election.
If it does come up the members of congress will do the usual. They will look for an issue that they want to change in the bill. An issue sponsors cannot agree to. Then they will delay their votes to see what type of support it has. If it passes they will then vote yes or no depending on their need for financial support from lobbyists. If it does not pass they can then add their vote, yes if they can gain mileage, or vote no if it does better for them financially and then in the new year they can pass it with a slight change and claim it is a different bill.
In any event, the voting decision will be made about what is best for the survival of the congressional member. Seldom is the best interest of the voter considered and that is the level of politics in our government.
What this country needs is reform of the campaign finance system and stronger restrictions of special interest group influence. All interests must be heard, but the role of congress is to protect the best long term interests of the citizens. Often this coincides with the best long term interests of commerce and that is part of the Republican philosophy. But one side cannot be granted excessive power that will corrupt the leaders of our nation.
Recently Boortz disclosed on his program that a high level Democratic congressional leader is interested in the Fair Tax. It was also indicated this leader is interested in having the Democrats adopt this program in the new Democratic congress.
Until now, Fair Tax supporters have only heard that Nancy Pelosi, Democrat and the new Speaker of the House had told her group that they should not co-sponsor the Fair Tax bill.
The revelation by Boortz raises a couple of interesting issues for the hundreds of thousands of Fair Tax supporters.
Boortz wavered some on his support of those who had co-sponsored the bill in his comments about not supporting the Republican candidates. Boortz is a Libertarian and he would normally support a Libertarian candidate. However, he knows the Libertarian candidates do not have much of a chance and he often gives support for the conservative candidate as the less objectionable of his goals which is a smaller Federal Government.
This past election, he along with many voters were objecting to the wasteful add-ons to bills of pork barrel projects and many felt they wanted to teach the Republicans a lesson.
I have to wonder if Boortz decided not to support Republicans because they sat on the bill and looked more kindly on Democrats because they might adopt the Fair Tax. He wavered and had differing viewpoints at various times. If the possible Democratic support did influence him, then he was suppressing his ideals of the Libertarian Platform in favor of the concept of the Fair Tax. Boortz had difficult decisions to make.
A second issue is the support of the Fair Tax by existing Republican co-sponsors when the leadership changes. It is believed that many would support the concept thus giving the Democrats a victory in their new platform of the “most ethical congress” and the support of the working person because the Far Tax helps the low income worker.
What would happen if the existing Republican Congress brought the bill forward for a vote? What would the Democrats do? If they voted against the bill, then passed it later when they took control they could receive some objectionable publicity of playing politics. If they passed it later they could make a small change in the bill stating they had overcome some objection.
When the bill is passed, the reaction by the lobbyists will be intense. Because the presidential election of 2008 is so important for the Democrats to win, they will not want to lose the financial support of the lobbyists so I doubt if it will come up for a vote until after the 2008 election.
If it does come up the members of congress will do the usual. They will look for an issue that they want to change in the bill. An issue sponsors cannot agree to. Then they will delay their votes to see what type of support it has. If it passes they will then vote yes or no depending on their need for financial support from lobbyists. If it does not pass they can then add their vote, yes if they can gain mileage, or vote no if it does better for them financially and then in the new year they can pass it with a slight change and claim it is a different bill.
In any event, the voting decision will be made about what is best for the survival of the congressional member. Seldom is the best interest of the voter considered and that is the level of politics in our government.
What this country needs is reform of the campaign finance system and stronger restrictions of special interest group influence. All interests must be heard, but the role of congress is to protect the best long term interests of the citizens. Often this coincides with the best long term interests of commerce and that is part of the Republican philosophy. But one side cannot be granted excessive power that will corrupt the leaders of our nation.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Help Wanted in Congress
MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE THEIR COUNTRY IN THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Salary range is $168,500 to $212,000.
A generous office budget is provided.
Generous retirement benefits, up to 80% of base salary.
Your duties will be to represent your state for 6 years as a senator or represent the citizens of your district for 2 years. You may run for reelection at the end of each term.
The citizens who elect you expect you to give their needs and safety the highest priority. If you place the wishes of lobby groups or those who offer large contributions above the voters you might not be re-elected.
You are asked to understand and believe in the constitution of the United States and support its directives and in rare cases update them.
You are expected to hold hearings and pass legislation that will remove the influence of large cash contributions and lobbying pressures on members of congress. You will evaluate the possibility of federal financing of campaigns.
You will hold hearings and find ways to reform the complex federal tax code.
You are expected to speak truthfully to your constituents and not mislead them with statements that benefit you or your campaign at the expense of constituents.
When you approve increases in your retirement above $11,000 per month remember the people who voted for you must exist on $1,000 per month.
You will show respect for the office and conduct yourself in a manner that is of the highest standards.
To apply, register with your local office of the political party you prefer. If you do not receive support from your party, help us to elect members who agree to the above principles and this will force your party to recognize your ideals.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
WHO'S CRYIN NOW?
“Who’s cryin now?”
I think President Lincoln would if he were here, so would John Rusby and Joe Rusby.
Not because we lost the election, oh no! The sadness is for the wasted opportunity!
Let me explain.
About 115 years ago John joined a group with his friends, neighbors and patrons of his small store in what is now Nutley, NJ. That grass roots group was part of a huge group who started a new political party and directed it to do one thing. That one thing was to stop slavery. His grand son, Joe became active in that party, the Republican Party and he worked as a party official organizing and helping wherever he could. I followed and served in elected offices and many volunteer projects.
There have been a number of Republican presidents since Lincoln, actually more than Democrats. But in most cases there was not the control of both houses of congress with the presidency as existed with President Bush.
This was an opportunity that Abe, John, Joe and many other active party members and elected officials would have like to have been a part of. Well, Lincoln did have both houses, so did Teddy Roosevelt and McKinley. Ike had it 25% of his time. Several Democrats had control but Ike was the only Republican in modern times and that was for a short period of his time in office. Gingrich recognized the opportunity and tried to reform the system but he was chastised.
Sure, the president pushed through policies that improved our economy and that is very beneficial. But our congress has missed a wonderful opportunity.
They inserted many special projects into the budget to please their constituency to help get re-elected. Pork barrel.
They continued to negotiate special tax deductions for special groups and accepted campaign assistance and special benefits.
Campaign finance activities continued even though reforms had been introduced. Everyone looked for loopholes.
We have held them in contempt and abandoned them at the polls.
But we stood by and let them do this. Do we have to take some of the blame? We the citizens must insist on a better way to finance campaigns.
Republicans had the chance to make changes. They could have reduced the pork barrel dipping and campaign finance abuses. They could even have done some investigations and started a new way to finance campaigns. They could have even pushed a grass roots program for meaningful tax reform with a bill that was on their desk.
Greed prevented progress. We stood by and did not demand excellence. We let them plod along and satisfy their greed.
It was an opportunity that we trashed. I am sad, I am sure Joe and John and Abe would be disgusted at us for allowing such a rare opportunity to do so much good was wasted.
Totally wasted.
Monday, November 06, 2006
The election suprise!
An inside look at campaigns…
In a few hours the polls will open and we will listen for the first results or exit polls to see what is happening. I can tell you this race is going to surprise a number of people. It is going to be very close and we can expect many legal challenges which will delay results.
It might be weeks before we know if the Republicans hold on to either house.
I think back to the years when I was very active in campaigns. The first campaign I had any connection with was when I went with my Dad to hand out flyers for Tom Dewey who was challenging Franklin D. Roosevelt. Later I worked on my own campaigns and helped others. I remember a very important lesson I learned and it hit me today that the same lesson applies now.
Here it is:
The opposition group always wins.
I am talking about people who are against something. They are anti or against. When something is proposed and a group is dead set against it look out-they will build an organization and a passion that defeats it. I call them the “anti-s” (ant-ties)
In the present election we have the Republican incumbents and the Democrats would normally be the anti-s, but they have miscued or done some things that have placed them in such a position that now the Democrats are the proposers-it is as if they have already won and the Republicans suddenly become the anti-s and have the passion to prevent the Democrats from taking over and installing their liberal agenda. I wrote this in the morning and this evening I saw a former Democratic pollster, Pat Caddell on Fox News at 9:30 PM and he referred to the Republicans who were mad at their congressmen and were going to vote Democratic or not vote. Caddell confirmed my theory by saying they decided the Democrats would not be an acceptable alternative and so they were shifting back to vote Republican. In effect, the Dems have talked so much they have stirred up the Republican base who are now going to vote to prevcnt the Dems from winning. So now, the group in power is the anti-group and is passionate about what it is doing.
This is interesting to watch as it unfolds. Polls show the Republicans moving up fast as their passion grows. Keep up your passion. Find another to encourage to vote,
Another tip for you to observe is that as soon as the election is over it is going to move into court to verify challenged votes. It may be weeks before we know the outcome. Please keep in mind that the leaders of your county control the purse strings and arrange the purchase of voting machines, hiring poll workers and so on. Most of the problems that develop are in major cities that are usually liberal and controlled by Democratic established budgets. Most of these cities have voted as expected by their leadership. When a change takes place it is a little late for the party in power to complain about the equipment they selected and installed and in some areas have used for years.
You will find a balance in votes across the nation, lose some here, gain some there and it balances out so it was not a big problem in the past. When we start fine tuning one or two dominate areas we are going to have to fine tune them all which we should have done years ago.
We can do electronic banking with safety and convenience. It is not conceivable that we cannot establish a safe and accurate electronic voting system. The banks could do it for us.
In a few hours the polls will open and we will listen for the first results or exit polls to see what is happening. I can tell you this race is going to surprise a number of people. It is going to be very close and we can expect many legal challenges which will delay results.
It might be weeks before we know if the Republicans hold on to either house.
I think back to the years when I was very active in campaigns. The first campaign I had any connection with was when I went with my Dad to hand out flyers for Tom Dewey who was challenging Franklin D. Roosevelt. Later I worked on my own campaigns and helped others. I remember a very important lesson I learned and it hit me today that the same lesson applies now.
Here it is:
The opposition group always wins.
I am talking about people who are against something. They are anti or against. When something is proposed and a group is dead set against it look out-they will build an organization and a passion that defeats it. I call them the “anti-s” (ant-ties)
In the present election we have the Republican incumbents and the Democrats would normally be the anti-s, but they have miscued or done some things that have placed them in such a position that now the Democrats are the proposers-it is as if they have already won and the Republicans suddenly become the anti-s and have the passion to prevent the Democrats from taking over and installing their liberal agenda. I wrote this in the morning and this evening I saw a former Democratic pollster, Pat Caddell on Fox News at 9:30 PM and he referred to the Republicans who were mad at their congressmen and were going to vote Democratic or not vote. Caddell confirmed my theory by saying they decided the Democrats would not be an acceptable alternative and so they were shifting back to vote Republican. In effect, the Dems have talked so much they have stirred up the Republican base who are now going to vote to prevcnt the Dems from winning. So now, the group in power is the anti-group and is passionate about what it is doing.
This is interesting to watch as it unfolds. Polls show the Republicans moving up fast as their passion grows. Keep up your passion. Find another to encourage to vote,
Another tip for you to observe is that as soon as the election is over it is going to move into court to verify challenged votes. It may be weeks before we know the outcome. Please keep in mind that the leaders of your county control the purse strings and arrange the purchase of voting machines, hiring poll workers and so on. Most of the problems that develop are in major cities that are usually liberal and controlled by Democratic established budgets. Most of these cities have voted as expected by their leadership. When a change takes place it is a little late for the party in power to complain about the equipment they selected and installed and in some areas have used for years.
You will find a balance in votes across the nation, lose some here, gain some there and it balances out so it was not a big problem in the past. When we start fine tuning one or two dominate areas we are going to have to fine tune them all which we should have done years ago.
We can do electronic banking with safety and convenience. It is not conceivable that we cannot establish a safe and accurate electronic voting system. The banks could do it for us.
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Talking to the Republican Base
CONNECTING WITH THE REPUBLICAN BASE.
In the past few years I have had the opportunity to communicate with our Congressman John Mica regarding about 3 projects I have been involved in. Congressman Mica is a very sincere person and a representative we can be proud of. He is always involved with his community and district and is thanked many times by his constituents from both parties for his dedicated service.
I am sorry to say we gave Mica a tough challenge with the redistricting that gave his an area from Jacksonville down the coast to Daytona and across the state almost to Orlando. It is a district equivalent to the distance from New York City to Philadelphia, and it is through this huge district he must campaign for reelection every 2 years and manage many offices in all the population centers he represents.
Mica does not complain and forges ahead with projects that make us all wonder how he manages to overcome all the handicaps in his way and still maintain his pleasant and friendly composure when always willing to listen to a new problem.
With great appreciation I had volunteered to help his staff with whatever I could do to help although handicapped with an aging body. This led to an assignment to make phone calls to the local Republicans from the Republican club office in Palm Coast. I was not able to work too long but in the time I was there I learned many things.
Our Republican base is strong and dedicated.
On call after call I was told they were ready to vote or had already voted in the Florida early voting program and had voted the entire Republican slate of candidates. This revelation was very encouraging after hearing our base was not going to vote. Somewhere I had heard that many independents are switching to Republican voting but I could not confirm this anywhere. However, the comment was that this increase would be offset by the Republican base that was discouraged and would not vote. I did not experience that type of response so I want to encourage everyone to keep working to get out the vote because the pollsters might have a big surprise.
It is also exciting to see the dedicated people who volunteer or work at the offices and keep the party active. I met some great people, was very impressed with the activity and dedication of the staff and I look forward to the Tuesday election with a new, hopeful spirit.
If we could all get one more person out to the polls it would be a great contribution and we are going to surprise each other.
In the past few years I have had the opportunity to communicate with our Congressman John Mica regarding about 3 projects I have been involved in. Congressman Mica is a very sincere person and a representative we can be proud of. He is always involved with his community and district and is thanked many times by his constituents from both parties for his dedicated service.
I am sorry to say we gave Mica a tough challenge with the redistricting that gave his an area from Jacksonville down the coast to Daytona and across the state almost to Orlando. It is a district equivalent to the distance from New York City to Philadelphia, and it is through this huge district he must campaign for reelection every 2 years and manage many offices in all the population centers he represents.
Mica does not complain and forges ahead with projects that make us all wonder how he manages to overcome all the handicaps in his way and still maintain his pleasant and friendly composure when always willing to listen to a new problem.
With great appreciation I had volunteered to help his staff with whatever I could do to help although handicapped with an aging body. This led to an assignment to make phone calls to the local Republicans from the Republican club office in Palm Coast. I was not able to work too long but in the time I was there I learned many things.
Our Republican base is strong and dedicated.
On call after call I was told they were ready to vote or had already voted in the Florida early voting program and had voted the entire Republican slate of candidates. This revelation was very encouraging after hearing our base was not going to vote. Somewhere I had heard that many independents are switching to Republican voting but I could not confirm this anywhere. However, the comment was that this increase would be offset by the Republican base that was discouraged and would not vote. I did not experience that type of response so I want to encourage everyone to keep working to get out the vote because the pollsters might have a big surprise.
It is also exciting to see the dedicated people who volunteer or work at the offices and keep the party active. I met some great people, was very impressed with the activity and dedication of the staff and I look forward to the Tuesday election with a new, hopeful spirit.
If we could all get one more person out to the polls it would be a great contribution and we are going to surprise each other.
Missing Gun story changes by newspaper
Example of the Misleading Press:
On Monday, October 30, 2006, about a week before the national election and as early voters in Florida were starting to cast ballots our local newspaper, the liberal Daytona Beach News-Journal ran the following page 1 headline in large bold letters.
GONE: GUNS U.S. gave Iraq
COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS
Nearly one of every 25 weapons the military bought for Iraq security forces is missing….
Comment: We believe most readers check the headlines and do not read the whole article. Buried on page 11 is that fact the number missing is 4% of the total.
The last paragraph explains that the military inventory includes weapons donated, captured or bought with other funds and not all serial numbers can be registered because some of the weapons are “foreign owned”.
We are left wondering if the weapons that cannot be registered or were captured or donated are the 4% that are missing and what significance that might have.
The Houston Chronicle ran the same article with the headline:
Audit finds many missing U.S. Weapons in Iraq
This article is credited to John Heilprin of the Associated Press and probably indicates the wording of the original article sent by AP (and changed by the News-Journal above.)
The third paragraph quickly indicates the total is only 4% and does not imply that many or all are missing as in the News-Journal headline.
The article ends with general encouragement to improve tracking of materials sent for military, medical professionals and mechanics.
It sounds like an audit was ordered by the government because of items missing (we have seen reports of black market dealings) and an effort is being made by the military to determine why that is happening.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/front/4295769
Newsday.com also carried the article. The headline was:
Weapons for Iraq Missing
Pentagon can’t account for nearly 4% of arms it began giving security forces in 2003, audit finds.
Newsday.com Weapons for Iraq missing
The issue here is that the poor accounting for weapons is not a good thing, it must be corrected and that process has already started. But the lesson is that a couple of words in a headline can alter the perception of the public and helped to shape their thinking. The power of the press is awesome.
A poll held in the Daytona Area would be influenced by this headline. The poll results between Daytona and Houston could be very different because of a subtle change in a story.
We need to alert each other not to be misleading by headlines and a press with an agenda.
Influencing the public perception and then doing a poll to build the shift in perception is fraudulent and not what the 2nd amendment had intended.
Fortunately, the public is smarter and is seeking news elsewhere such as on the internet. Newspapers are losing readership and influence and if they are to flourish they must do what is expected of the press and follow the standards set down years ago by the press editors association.
After reading the Times story I did not have the feeling the Times, in this story, was trying to capitalize on the incident. Maybe I was wrong or maybe I did not find the original story.
I have the feeling there are some in our intelligence community who wish to sandbag our Republican administration. We have seen evidence of this before, we know they were not happy with these papers being released and the work involved in their release. There was an indication of complaints prior to this that some needed to be reviewed more carefully. Maybe someone wanted pay back by dumping obviously sensitive information and then tipped off the Times. Speculation? Sure, but it has happened before.
You can Google these stories and you will see what I mean.
On Monday, October 30, 2006, about a week before the national election and as early voters in Florida were starting to cast ballots our local newspaper, the liberal Daytona Beach News-Journal ran the following page 1 headline in large bold letters.
GONE: GUNS U.S. gave Iraq
COMPILED FROM WIRE REPORTS
Nearly one of every 25 weapons the military bought for Iraq security forces is missing….
Comment: We believe most readers check the headlines and do not read the whole article. Buried on page 11 is that fact the number missing is 4% of the total.
The last paragraph explains that the military inventory includes weapons donated, captured or bought with other funds and not all serial numbers can be registered because some of the weapons are “foreign owned”.
We are left wondering if the weapons that cannot be registered or were captured or donated are the 4% that are missing and what significance that might have.
The Houston Chronicle ran the same article with the headline:
Audit finds many missing U.S. Weapons in Iraq
This article is credited to John Heilprin of the Associated Press and probably indicates the wording of the original article sent by AP (and changed by the News-Journal above.)
The third paragraph quickly indicates the total is only 4% and does not imply that many or all are missing as in the News-Journal headline.
The article ends with general encouragement to improve tracking of materials sent for military, medical professionals and mechanics.
It sounds like an audit was ordered by the government because of items missing (we have seen reports of black market dealings) and an effort is being made by the military to determine why that is happening.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/printstory.mpl/front/4295769
Newsday.com also carried the article. The headline was:
Weapons for Iraq Missing
Pentagon can’t account for nearly 4% of arms it began giving security forces in 2003, audit finds.
Newsday.com Weapons for Iraq missing
The issue here is that the poor accounting for weapons is not a good thing, it must be corrected and that process has already started. But the lesson is that a couple of words in a headline can alter the perception of the public and helped to shape their thinking. The power of the press is awesome.
A poll held in the Daytona Area would be influenced by this headline. The poll results between Daytona and Houston could be very different because of a subtle change in a story.
We need to alert each other not to be misleading by headlines and a press with an agenda.
Influencing the public perception and then doing a poll to build the shift in perception is fraudulent and not what the 2nd amendment had intended.
Fortunately, the public is smarter and is seeking news elsewhere such as on the internet. Newspapers are losing readership and influence and if they are to flourish they must do what is expected of the press and follow the standards set down years ago by the press editors association.
After reading the Times story I did not have the feeling the Times, in this story, was trying to capitalize on the incident. Maybe I was wrong or maybe I did not find the original story.
I have the feeling there are some in our intelligence community who wish to sandbag our Republican administration. We have seen evidence of this before, we know they were not happy with these papers being released and the work involved in their release. There was an indication of complaints prior to this that some needed to be reviewed more carefully. Maybe someone wanted pay back by dumping obviously sensitive information and then tipped off the Times. Speculation? Sure, but it has happened before.
You can Google these stories and you will see what I mean.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Bush got stuck,Kerry got to go Home
BUSH GOT HIGHER GRADES AT YALE AND GOT STUCK AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF BUT KERRY GOT TO GO HOME.
John Kerry has put on the Dukakis helmet and is driving the tank across our TV screens over and over. I am sure you have all seen the comment.
I went into the Navy a few years before Kerry did. Many of my friends at home were doing that. We had a choice, get drafted and be sent to die crawling through the rice fields of North Korea or enlist in the Navy. In an interview with his college newspaper Kerry indicated the same strategy when he went into the Navy during the Vietnam War.
Kerry was on a ship but heard about the “swift boats” that were to be used near Vietnam to bring out critical personnel. Kerry volunteered and it seemed he was able to imitate his hero, JFK in a safe situation. We all knew that everyone who volunteered was a hero. But if you wanted the glory like he seemed to want, at that time you would join the Marines.
While in training the boats were reassigned to more dangerous duty. Kerry provided his own video camera and managed 3 purple hearts in 3 months in Vietnam (2 have been questioned) and he came home a hero and denounced our troops before congress telling horrendous tales of atrocities he saw in those 3 short months. He is now attacking the troops again and anyone who questions him.
A trial to take place in Pennsylvania in the near future might end his charade or verify his heroism. “The truth will out” and “The evil that man does lives on; the good is oft interred in the bones.” (Or is it the other way around?)
In the meantime, Bush did get a grade point average just above Kerry. But Bush got stuck as the Commander in Chief and Kerry was able to go home.
NORTH KOREA
Let us give thanks to China for its effort to bring North Korea to the discussion table with all parties involved. Now, with any discussion there will be stronger repercussions with more countries to answer to.
OUR PROBLEMS IN IRAQ:
Are the Iraq people any worse than we were?
Frank Waters was a historian and wrote about the lives of our Native American Indians. In his “Book of the Hopi” he recorded the information about how some of our territories would stir up activity of the Native Americans in order to ask the government to send troops. This resulted in increased commercial activity for the territories and it was to their benefit to keep the activity high so that money flowed though the troops to the locals.
Is it the same in Iraq? I have mentioned this before in previous blogs.
The dogs would like you to know that they have lots of friends because they wag their tails and not their tongues.
John Kerry has put on the Dukakis helmet and is driving the tank across our TV screens over and over. I am sure you have all seen the comment.
I went into the Navy a few years before Kerry did. Many of my friends at home were doing that. We had a choice, get drafted and be sent to die crawling through the rice fields of North Korea or enlist in the Navy. In an interview with his college newspaper Kerry indicated the same strategy when he went into the Navy during the Vietnam War.
Kerry was on a ship but heard about the “swift boats” that were to be used near Vietnam to bring out critical personnel. Kerry volunteered and it seemed he was able to imitate his hero, JFK in a safe situation. We all knew that everyone who volunteered was a hero. But if you wanted the glory like he seemed to want, at that time you would join the Marines.
While in training the boats were reassigned to more dangerous duty. Kerry provided his own video camera and managed 3 purple hearts in 3 months in Vietnam (2 have been questioned) and he came home a hero and denounced our troops before congress telling horrendous tales of atrocities he saw in those 3 short months. He is now attacking the troops again and anyone who questions him.
A trial to take place in Pennsylvania in the near future might end his charade or verify his heroism. “The truth will out” and “The evil that man does lives on; the good is oft interred in the bones.” (Or is it the other way around?)
In the meantime, Bush did get a grade point average just above Kerry. But Bush got stuck as the Commander in Chief and Kerry was able to go home.
NORTH KOREA
Let us give thanks to China for its effort to bring North Korea to the discussion table with all parties involved. Now, with any discussion there will be stronger repercussions with more countries to answer to.
OUR PROBLEMS IN IRAQ:
Are the Iraq people any worse than we were?
Frank Waters was a historian and wrote about the lives of our Native American Indians. In his “Book of the Hopi” he recorded the information about how some of our territories would stir up activity of the Native Americans in order to ask the government to send troops. This resulted in increased commercial activity for the territories and it was to their benefit to keep the activity high so that money flowed though the troops to the locals.
Is it the same in Iraq? I have mentioned this before in previous blogs.
The dogs would like you to know that they have lots of friends because they wag their tails and not their tongues.
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