You Gotta Admit, It is a bit weird.

No candidate needs the homosexual vote to win. But all candidates need the anti-gay marriage vote to win. Do the math. Homosexuals may make a lot of noise but they are irrelevant as far as politics is concerned. Most heterosexuals are tired of being "called" homophobic because they do not agree with the "life style" where one is attracted to one's own gender. You gotta admit it is a bit weird.


But, have you considered why is government involved in a decision between two people who have decided to commit their life to the other regardless of gender? It may be time to get government out of the marriage business.

The United States Needs to Stay Home

We the People of the United States are a warmongering people. We are willing, even anxious to go to war in other people's country. We do not see ourselves as others see us. We see ourselves as the protector, helping underprivileged peoples to raise their standards of living. Others see us as a meddler, on occasion a ruthless meddler, in the lives of nations. While we offer a helping hand too often we exploit the people we claim to be aiding.  How many wars have we fought since our War Between the States fifteen" twenty? How many have been within our own territory? We go to war often to the detriment of the people we claim to help while living in peace within our borders. We need to stay home. Today we are building or rebuilding the infrastructure of countries we have destroyed while the infrastructure of our country continues to disintegrate. We are nation building while our own citizens suffer. We are a warmongering people and we need to stop.  

 

Curious

Working at Dollywood I have noticed the parents of mentally and/or physically disabled children appear to actually love them. While many of the parents of "normal" children appear to be annoyed with them. Curious don't you think?

Middle East; Get Out Now

The United States must leave the Middle East now.

Reducing the number of troops will not work. When the level gets low enough number those remaining will be destroyed like Custer's Last Stand.

Whenever we leave, now or in 100 years the bad guys will rise up and take control.

As long as our military is in the Middle East the host country should pay the expenses of having the troops there.

 

Rep Weiner Resigns

Where is the surprise? The idiot thought laws of morality and ethics the rest of us follow do not apply to him. He was wrong. The only question remaining is when will his wife divorce him.

Lebron James Has a Long Way to Go

Lebron James has a long way to go before he can be mentioned in the same sentence with, in no particular order,  Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Bill Russel, as well as many others. Lebron is a high school graduate who due to an accident of nature is the size to play the game of basketball. In high school most likely he received little coaching. When he was drafted he came into the NBA as a star before he did anything. He most likely received little instruction from his professional coach. He has learned OTJ. He is not a smart basketball player, nor a clinch basketball player, nor a go-to-guy nor a finisher. He is just big and fast. If he ever receives and accepts coaching he might one day be a very good player. Until then no one will win a championship with him as the main guy. As the coach of the Celtics said many years ago you build your team around a big man. Lebron at best will be #2 and most likely #3.

NATO must Go

NATO was not created to decide who should govern other countries. If Muammar Gaddafi  is a "legitimate target" of NATO what does that make the leaders of the NATO countries? NATO must be dissolved.

No Clue

As Timothy McVeigh had no clue neither did bin Laden have any idea his plan would result it such massive destruction. Bin Laden did not dream the WTC buildings would collapse. Neither did McVeigh dream his bomb would wreak so much destruction.

Bin Laden was a financier he was not a fighter nor was he "the brains" behind terrorism. Anyone could come up with the idea and plan to use airliners as bombs but they needed money to execute the plan. Bin Laden provided the money. We should be ashamed of ourselves for not realizing the potential. When I worked in DC the airline I used flew pretty close to the Pentagon. I wondered 20 years ago why someone did not land right in the middle of it; a small plane with a dirty bomb right in the middle of the Pentagon. We do not understand security. People not raised with Judeo/Christian ethics and morals think differently that those who were. The Chinese may look like us but they do not think like us. Piracy is not immoral. Chinese have no morals. Muslims have no limits. Their religion encourages them to kill anyone who does not believe the way they believe.

What the United States must learn is these so called terrorists have their agenda, they are not crazy. They do not hate us because we call ourselves Christian. They hate us because we leave our military in their country. If someone did that to our country we would have our own version of Al Qaeda. Remember Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys? The colonies considered them heroes and defenders the British considered them terrorists.

The United States cannot win in the Middle East!!!!! The bad guys will out wait us!!!!

Bring all of our troops home NOW!!!!

Learn Quickly

The United States should be careful how they criticize Pakistan. Pakistan is caught between the United States and Al Qaeda/Taliban. The United States gives money to Pakistan to help us. Pakistan gives some of that money to Al Qaeda/Taliban to be left alone. We are providing some of the funds Al Qaeda/Taliban use to fight us. It is the only way Pakistan can survive. It is the only way Pakistan can continue to help the United States.

 

Pakistan arrested informants that helped our CIA locate and kill bin Laden. To save face Pakistan must look tough otherwise Al Qaeda/Taliban will bring vengeance on Pakistan.  The United States had better learn quickly or all of our alleged friends in the Middle East will turn away from us.

 

Bad Things Happen to Good People

On the subject of bad things happening to good people: people ask "Why?" when bad things happen because they are taught that bad things will not happen to them if they are good enough, if they have enough faith. We take a verse here and a verse there and build a belief. If what James was telling the folks to do was meant for anyone other than those of that time surely we would have seen an example in the other books and letters. Surely Paul would have called for Elders and healed Timothy instead of leaving him sick. He could have healed him himself.



We live in a world regulated by natural law. This suggests a certain amount of suffering is inevitable. We benefit from the laws of nature and we suffer the consequences when they are violated. Imagine a world where God suspended the laws of nature whenever someone "prayed." But we teach them he will and when he doesn't they ask "Why?" Seeing their parents praying and seeing no results over their eighteen years at home might be part of the reason the youth do not continue their parents values and beliefs.

Across the country and I will guess around the world churches tell their members to ask God to suspend the natural laws, his natural laws, for the benefit of someone they care about. He will not.

Jesus said his kingdom is not of this world. It appears the church's kingdom is.