reclaim our pride

What does the Democrat folk have in mind for us now? Let's see now, we finally have the amount of troops into the Baghdad area that General Petraeus called for. Troops now are at the level asked for and they have been there for only about three weeks. Yep, time to gather up the boys and girls call it quits and lets go home. Hell of a plan there Senator Harry, yes indeed a hell of a plan.

What is wrong with these people up there in congress that are supposed to be taking care of this country? Do they honestly think that when they, "draw down the troops" that Bin Ladens' boys are just going to sit back and say oh boy we won, now we can close up shop and call everything good. I don't think so people! There is that thing about wanting to kill the infidels, and then there is that little matter of the reestablishment of the Caliphate. Just think of all the bragging that will be done and all the nut jobs that will flock to his cause should we be voted out of Iraq with our tails between our legs. Not a good deal I think to go off and leave these folks with all those ideas still bubbling in their heads, it may just boil over and cause some problems.

Why not spend some time trying to figure out a way to put some backbone back into the decisions being made up there in Washington? What is wrong with wanting to win? What's happening here is the pride in our power has been broken or is being broken one. Either way it isn't a good thing what is taking place here now. For our representatives to be standing in the halls of Congress, this great debate center, spouting great and flowering words while doing nothing more than seeing who can outrun the other one to the white flag is sad for me to see.

People, remember this, from the beginning Bin Laden has preached to his followers,"Black-hawk Down", and all they had to do was to hold on long enough and cause a split in the government by killing some number of our soldiers. Bin Ladens' teachings to his men were that the USA would not stand together long enough to achieve victory. Will he be right? I sure as hell hope not.

We were told in the very beginning how difficult this process would be, in men lost, in money spent, and in the pain and suffering the people would go through amongst ourselves. These things all have come to pass and there is still more of the same that awaits us in the coming years. That is regardless if we stay or if we leave. Believe me, should we leave before there is a resolution found in Iraq there will be people making their way into this country and they will do here in the US what they are doing there in Iraq. The plan in progress in Baghdad now is showing signs of success. Finally some of the people of Iraq are beginning to give help to the troops by pointing out the insurgents and where some ied's are buried.

The Democrats want to leave Iraq and go look for terrorists. What kind of nonsense is that? The terrorists are there and this will go on for a long time and during that time I would just as soon see a bunch of terrorists killed right there in Iraq rather than here in the streets of the United States. We need to reclaim the pride of our power in this great country.

The fight isn't over

The battle of the illegals into this country has been brought to a halt for the time being. The votes were cast and with the input of many people with strong convictions the voices of those opposed to amnesty was heard. Some senators and congressmen were none too pleased form the outcry of concerned Americans who said no to the attempt to grant amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. Finally our voice was heard and although this will not be the end of this debate it will for the time being stop this madness of giving away citizenship like kupee dolls at a fair.

I would compare this bill to a merry-go-round where individuals try for the brass ring to win the prize. The illegals are on the ride without a ticket regardless if they grab the ring or not they are already riding while others with tickets stand in line, and those are the ones playing by the rules. For now we may take but a short pause before we have to prepare for the next round because if a Democrat gets into the White House you can be assured the provisions offered in the amendments to this bill will never hold back the flow of more amnesty seekers into this country.

It's Amnesty Folks

Lots of illegals are in this country now and the president is saying those in his party that reject his policy for letting all these people in are not being good Americans. This statement pisses me off to no end. I stand by the president for many of the actions he has taken in the past and still support the fight in Iraq but this situation with the illegals has really gotten under my skin. There will be a virtual meltdown when the full impact of allowing this bill before the house and senate comes in to effect. There is this false argument that people who want the amnesty use when they say you cannot deport 12 million people. How about deport five hundred a week? How about start fining the hell out of these people that do the hiring of illegals. This argument about separating families is ridiculous, if the parent is any parent at all they sure as hell would not go off with out having their child with them. We didn't force these people to cross the border and stay over here and we don't owe them anything because they broke the law and now want us to feel sorry because their child was born here.

Yes, I am disappointed with the stand Mr Bush has taken with this immigration issue. I hope people pull together before it becomes too late and send enough voice to our representatives that they do the right thing. I say once again that this position the president has taken is one I cannot back. Newt Gingrich has taken a strong stance against this process being pushed and I hope that perhaps he can deliver some information to the public that will cause outcries in a volume loud enough that will create some sort of stand down and will kill the possibility of this bill making it into law.

memorial day

Memorial day and I give thanks to all the troops that have served in this latest war and those that have served in all the wars this country has ever fought in. Giving thanks to all those that have given so much by serving and those that gave their lives brings some sadness to this day. We must not forget our fighting forces and we must keep them in our prayers and we must not forget the family of these brave individuals and the sacrifice they make with sharing their loved one with this nation for that period of time they serve in keeping this nation safe.

Today was a very good day for me. I had company from friends and the visit was good even if it may not have been long enough it certainly was good to have them stop over and spend the night. Vick and Sherri live across the state from me and although I still have not gone there, "Las Cruces", to visit them, I will be making the trip later this year.

Tomorrow we plan to make a short trip out to a lake about 12 miles from Hobbs. Years in the past many hours were spent by Vick and I doing our damnedest to catch every fish in that hole and down a couple beers in the process. That time is the past and the lake has lost all its former glory as a fishing hole because now the banks are covered with cat-tails and blocking access to where you can't even cast your bait into the water.

Perhaps some day the state will come to the aid of the lake and make it useful to the fishing public once again. That is the hope but I honestly don't see it happening any time soon. Tomorrow I will go and enjoy the trip and enjoy the time I get to spend with my old friend and hope some day somebody in government manages get the lake back in shape. Who knows perhaps one day one of those soldiers or individuals now fighting overseas will return to find this old lake in good condition, Just a thought...

McCain

McCain has decided to toss into the ring a hat that may not fit. Some in the conservative party tend to shy away from McCain because of his view on immigration. There are other differences but this one seems to have really stirred the ire of many in his party. I will go through more of the issues later in the day if I am able to get back on line before I hit the sack tonight. I will check in later and see if I can get some of my thoughts out and get back to writing.

I'm Back

How long has it been since I jotted anything in my blog? I thought about that today as I lay trying to take a nap this afternoon. I can see from the date it had been some time since I put anything down in my blog. This is only a sign of laziness rather than something profound which was holding me from all this. In the future I hope to write more. I need to do this to be sure of what I go through each and every day.

I figure there has to be some way to get thoughts running around in my head and maybe even crash into one another. When that happens, maybe then some of those words will gather enough momentum and propel them forward into more writing. I hope so because I do need to stir the brain juices. For now I will close my eyes in the hope that tomorrow will bring something I want to write about.