Different

I realize I see many things differently than others but this veteran stuff at the shows and now at church I find a bit demeaning of the veterans. The last time anyone fought/died or were wounded to protect our freedom was WWII. All wars or conflicts or police actions since have been political and our freedom was never in question. Thanking them for our freedom cheapens all those who died for our freedom such as the men and women who died in our Revolutionary war and wars where our freedom was up for grabs. If we want to honor the veterans we should stop wasting the lives of our military. When they come home stop calling them heroes and help them and pay them a decent wage. But how could that compare with applause from a bunch of strangers who didn't volunteer and were able to avoid the draft. Veterans are being applauded by a group of people who were unwilling to help in time of war. At least some of those veterans had no intention of being a veteran. In Viet Nam I know of cases where some were sent to war as punishment because they screwed up.

Stop Wasting Lives

This Memorial Day if we are to truly honor our military we will bring them home and stop sacrificing their lives. We do not need thousands of military bases in hundreds of countries. The last time any member of the military services died protecting our country was WWII. Every war since has been a Republican or Democratic war. Stop wasting the lives of those you want to honor. 

Middle of the Road

To govern this country you must govern as a moderate from the middle of the road. You cannot govern this country from either the right or the left as either Conservative or Liberal. The problem is you cannot be elected as a moderate or as a middle of the road.

Why Politicians Cheat

Politicians cheat because they can. They are rich and believe themselves different and above the law. Laws, ethics, morals that apply to the rest of us do not apply to them. AND then there are the possessors of "part B." If it were not for them there would be no place for the politicians to insert their "part A." Possessors of "part B" appear to have a thing for politicians.

Maria Shriver is a millionaire on her own so she could afford to leave. Think of all those women who cannot. If a commoner were to have sex with a foreign domestic employee his ass would be in jail for sexual harassment. His child support would be considered a payoff, obstruction of justice and bribing a witness. As it is Arnold will hardly notice.

Anyone Seen a Good Wiggery?

Trump made the only move he could. He could not have won the election but he could have been hurt by any baggage he carries with him. Now all he needs is to find a good wiggery.

No Clue

Republicans have no clue. If they had been wise they would have chosen different leaders in Congress thus showing the voters the Republicans have changed. Instead they chose the old and will give Obama a second term.

 

Federal Spending

All this talk about the need to reduce or stop government spending is ignoring the main point. We the people have to stop enjoying the benefits the government spending provides to us. Anyone wanting the government to reduce spending should say what they will stop receiving from the government. Until we do it is all talk and nothing will change.

 

Dogs for Diabetics

I was reading a magazine at Dollywood the other day, there is an organization Dogs4Diabetics that trains dogs to identify and act upon the scent changes that low blood glucose creates in body chemistry. The dog in the article was trained to bring a stuffed animal to the owner when the dog detected the scent letting the owner know they needed to take some sort of action. A trained dog costs $12,000 but the organization will attempt to train the family dog. I had read that dogs could be trained to detect some types of cancers and other unique situations but I had not heard about this.

Release Soldiers and Police who are in prison for doing what Delta Force Did

Osama Bin Laden was murdered. How much resistance could one unarmed prisoner present to our elite Delta Force? At the moment Delta Force entered the room bin Laden was their prisoner. Instead of wounding him in the legs they shot him in the head and chest. Unless the first shot was a kill shot they shot wounded, unarmed prisoner of war. Point being we have soldiers and police officers in prison for doing the same thing. Release them.

 

Lesson Learned by Our Friends

One lesson friends of the United States has learned from this Osama Bin Laden caper is the United States will "out you." All this secretive stuff and now the world knows Pakistan turned on the Muslim community by helping the United States kill their hero. Tsk Tsk. The United States has got to learn how to keep a secret.