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Thursday, August 28, 2008
A REAL CHOICE?
This year's choices for a President presents a real quandary. I have been saying that we have the worst choice(s) I have ever seen for what will be my twelfth Presidential election.
Up until now, I have been loyal to the Democrat Party, but I'm disappointed that they are acting like Republicans. Voting for either candidate doesn't seem to be an option, and I've never seriously considered voting for a third party candidate, which would seem to be a futile gesture, as would a write in vote.
The average voter does not have a choice of who is picked to run for President. The Democrat Party has embraced blacks and now they are acceptable Presidential Candidates, but they still do not (like the Republicans) accept that a woman is capable of being President. I I think it was the power brokers of the Democratic Party, Te4d Kennedy, Howard Dean, et.al., that promoted Obama at the expense of the best candidate (Hillary Clinton). They are just like the power brokers of either party; they cannot accept that a woman can do the job from which they have been excluded for over 200 years. Look at other countries throughout the world, England, Germany, The Netherlands, Israel, India, Indonesia, The Philippine Islands, to name some who have had women leaders, and it doesn't seem to have hurt them at all, and may have even enriched them.
I have at times accused the Republican Party of having a mindset that is entrenched in the Nineteenth Century, but I realize that they are not the only ones. Sex is an accident of birth, and doesn't determine a person's capabilities. The little boys of both parties need to grow up!
And no, I am not a woman!
Up until now, I have been loyal to the Democrat Party, but I'm disappointed that they are acting like Republicans. Voting for either candidate doesn't seem to be an option, and I've never seriously considered voting for a third party candidate, which would seem to be a futile gesture, as would a write in vote.
The average voter does not have a choice of who is picked to run for President. The Democrat Party has embraced blacks and now they are acceptable Presidential Candidates, but they still do not (like the Republicans) accept that a woman is capable of being President. I I think it was the power brokers of the Democratic Party, Te4d Kennedy, Howard Dean, et.al., that promoted Obama at the expense of the best candidate (Hillary Clinton). They are just like the power brokers of either party; they cannot accept that a woman can do the job from which they have been excluded for over 200 years. Look at other countries throughout the world, England, Germany, The Netherlands, Israel, India, Indonesia, The Philippine Islands, to name some who have had women leaders, and it doesn't seem to have hurt them at all, and may have even enriched them.
I have at times accused the Republican Party of having a mindset that is entrenched in the Nineteenth Century, but I realize that they are not the only ones. Sex is an accident of birth, and doesn't determine a person's capabilities. The little boys of both parties need to grow up!
And no, I am not a woman!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
OPPORTUNITY MISSED!
I have been less than excited about the choice the Democratic Party has made for their Presidential candidate.. Make no mistake, the decision for Obama to run for President came from the (Chauvinist) powers that be.
Ted Kennedy and that bunch will not allow a woman, any woman to run for President. It was OK for Geraldine Ferraro to run for vice President with Walter Mondale, when the Party knew they were just the sacrificial lambs, because it was a foregone conclusioon that Republicans would win that year. It says something about the flaws in Democratic leadership that they have embraced blacks, but still consider women inferior. Even Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi is just a token, and the real power of the Democratic Party still belongs to a handful of the "Good Old Boys", such as Teddy Kennedy and Howard Dean
This must be some kind of rebellion, because all their lives men and boys have been dominated by women, their, mother, girlfriends, wives, daughters, and Mistresses, and until they (we) have the maturity to admit it, it will be the same old, same old.
Hillary's speech last night clinched it! THAT was a real President talking! Too bad that opportunity has been lost, and I can see nothing but confusion and chaos in the future.
There is, however, a higher power dominating all of this, and it may be that He is letting all this happen (is this theologically correct?) and has chosen not to intervene. There are some that will say that we are living in the last days according to the book of Revelation, because men's minds and actions have become confused.
I fear thisa action has cost the Democratic Party the chance to regain the Presidency. There may never be another opportunity as good as this one.
Ted Kennedy and that bunch will not allow a woman, any woman to run for President. It was OK for Geraldine Ferraro to run for vice President with Walter Mondale, when the Party knew they were just the sacrificial lambs, because it was a foregone conclusioon that Republicans would win that year. It says something about the flaws in Democratic leadership that they have embraced blacks, but still consider women inferior. Even Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi is just a token, and the real power of the Democratic Party still belongs to a handful of the "Good Old Boys", such as Teddy Kennedy and Howard Dean
This must be some kind of rebellion, because all their lives men and boys have been dominated by women, their, mother, girlfriends, wives, daughters, and Mistresses, and until they (we) have the maturity to admit it, it will be the same old, same old.
Hillary's speech last night clinched it! THAT was a real President talking! Too bad that opportunity has been lost, and I can see nothing but confusion and chaos in the future.
There is, however, a higher power dominating all of this, and it may be that He is letting all this happen (is this theologically correct?) and has chosen not to intervene. There are some that will say that we are living in the last days according to the book of Revelation, because men's minds and actions have become confused.
I fear thisa action has cost the Democratic Party the chance to regain the Presidency. There may never be another opportunity as good as this one.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
An Empty Life
Anyone who has ever served in any branch of the military has a feeling that those who have not served will never have. We're not super patriots, and damn few of us are bona fide heroes. I don't believe any of us draftees or enlistees, entered service with the idea of becoming a hero, and at the same time would not shirk from their duty, and if part of that was to be a hero, it was something expected from him as part of his job.
Before I get too far into this, let me give you my qualifications and credibility for writing this.:
I enlisted and served eight years in the United States Army from June, 1955 to May 1963, The first three years active duty, and the remaining five in the reserves. I spent over two years of my active duty in the Federal Republic of Germany, not with occupation forces, since the occupation was ended a few months before I was assigned to Germany. We were part of the NATO Peacekeeping forces, which at this time was quite large, because of a still divided Germany, and the Cold War under so much tension it could have snapped at any time.
During this eight years, I saw Soviet forces go into Hungary to try to crush the Hungarian Revolt, British and French planes bombing the Suez Canal, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Any of these events could have triggered another conflict, and possibly World War III Fortunately, (or maybe because we were there?), none of these events escalated to major conflict, and some twenty years later, the Berlin Wall came down, Germany was reunited, and the Soviet Union broke up. Truly, we who served during that period were eyewitnesses to a major part of world history.
Recently, I have been looking back and asking myself what my life would have been like had I not served in the military.. I really think that there would have been something missing from it. Maybe a hollow place.
I've never talked about this to anyone that I served with, but I feel reasonably sure they feel the same way. It's something that is to me priceless. It is not something that took those years out of my life, but something that added much more to living and enhancement to my life. I have a much better appreciation for and a strengthening of my love for my country, family, and friends. It still is so rewarding, and like learning and knowledge, it's something no one can take away from me.
The Army I served in was like nothing you can imagine. Hollywood makes good movies, but they have not yet captured the essence of what the Army (or any branch of the military) is like. It is not as portrayed in a John Wayne movie, or a Rogers and Hammerstein Musical, i.e., "South Pacific". As good as these movies and Musicals are, they do not capture the full essence of Military service. There is no intent to put down any of these attempts to capture the real military, but truly it has to be experienced before you really know.
Before I get too far into this, let me give you my qualifications and credibility for writing this.:
I enlisted and served eight years in the United States Army from June, 1955 to May 1963, The first three years active duty, and the remaining five in the reserves. I spent over two years of my active duty in the Federal Republic of Germany, not with occupation forces, since the occupation was ended a few months before I was assigned to Germany. We were part of the NATO Peacekeeping forces, which at this time was quite large, because of a still divided Germany, and the Cold War under so much tension it could have snapped at any time.
During this eight years, I saw Soviet forces go into Hungary to try to crush the Hungarian Revolt, British and French planes bombing the Suez Canal, and the construction of the Berlin Wall. Any of these events could have triggered another conflict, and possibly World War III Fortunately, (or maybe because we were there?), none of these events escalated to major conflict, and some twenty years later, the Berlin Wall came down, Germany was reunited, and the Soviet Union broke up. Truly, we who served during that period were eyewitnesses to a major part of world history.
Recently, I have been looking back and asking myself what my life would have been like had I not served in the military.. I really think that there would have been something missing from it. Maybe a hollow place.
I've never talked about this to anyone that I served with, but I feel reasonably sure they feel the same way. It's something that is to me priceless. It is not something that took those years out of my life, but something that added much more to living and enhancement to my life. I have a much better appreciation for and a strengthening of my love for my country, family, and friends. It still is so rewarding, and like learning and knowledge, it's something no one can take away from me.
The Army I served in was like nothing you can imagine. Hollywood makes good movies, but they have not yet captured the essence of what the Army (or any branch of the military) is like. It is not as portrayed in a John Wayne movie, or a Rogers and Hammerstein Musical, i.e., "South Pacific". As good as these movies and Musicals are, they do not capture the full essence of Military service. There is no intent to put down any of these attempts to capture the real military, but truly it has to be experienced before you really know.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Leadership Vacuum
Did you see Anderson Cooper last evening on CNN? (7/18/2008) He had insightful articles about both McClone and Obamma. They just strengthened my contention that this year we undoubtedly have the worst choices for President that we have had in at least the past 50 years, and confirms my resolve to vote for neither.
They have no apparent leadership qualities or anything that distinguishes one from the other, and haven't shown that they have any ambition other than wanting the office.
This office is not a do it yourself as you go along. Do they have any specific ideas what they will do? They both have lists of the standard generalized mouthings politicians are wont to do, What are they going to do their first full day in office? It wouldn't surprise me if they (either one) took a "vacation' to recover from the rigors of the campaign.
Neither has given any indication they can fill the leadership vacuum we have experienced the past seven and one half years. Will theirs be a leadership of folding under pressure and knee jerk reaction to the crisis of another September 4, 2001?
That day brought forth unneeded changes that this country doesn't want or need, and it will take many years to recover and return to some form of normalcy. We are not the same people that lived before 2001, but a quivering huddled mass of frightened beings who are wandering around without the benefit lf any leadership and no direction to our lives.
Consider your vote very carefully, and you're likely to come to the conclusion that there is no one running for the office of President of the United States that is qualified or capable of providing the kind of leadership that has been missing in recent years.
With inflation raging, and the specter of depression looming ever larger, it's imperative, if we are to survive as a nation, that we find the kind of leadership we need. The clock keeps running.
They have no apparent leadership qualities or anything that distinguishes one from the other, and haven't shown that they have any ambition other than wanting the office.
This office is not a do it yourself as you go along. Do they have any specific ideas what they will do? They both have lists of the standard generalized mouthings politicians are wont to do, What are they going to do their first full day in office? It wouldn't surprise me if they (either one) took a "vacation' to recover from the rigors of the campaign.
Neither has given any indication they can fill the leadership vacuum we have experienced the past seven and one half years. Will theirs be a leadership of folding under pressure and knee jerk reaction to the crisis of another September 4, 2001?
That day brought forth unneeded changes that this country doesn't want or need, and it will take many years to recover and return to some form of normalcy. We are not the same people that lived before 2001, but a quivering huddled mass of frightened beings who are wandering around without the benefit lf any leadership and no direction to our lives.
Consider your vote very carefully, and you're likely to come to the conclusion that there is no one running for the office of President of the United States that is qualified or capable of providing the kind of leadership that has been missing in recent years.
With inflation raging, and the specter of depression looming ever larger, it's imperative, if we are to survive as a nation, that we find the kind of leadership we need. The clock keeps running.
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