• Politics

    Let’s not get too distracted!

    Before I even get started, allow me to make a couple of things clear: Yes, I agree that, from a global perspective, there are wrongs that need making right. The world does indeed have many ‘bad eggs’ that we all might be better off without. …And most importantly: I have always been, and will always be, proud of our troops who put themselves in harm’s way. It is their duty -a responsibility that they knew would require difficult decisions. They all knew that, when called, they would have to answer that call; even if only in answer to what someone else believes is “the right thing to do”. Despite the…

  • Politics

    “…Great Again”

    An Opinion… As a citizen of these ‘United States’ I’ve always seen myself, politically speaking, in a very specific and I fear unique position. As I write these words I do so, not as a Republican nor a Democrat. I am not left-wing or right-wing. I am neither conservative nor liberal. I have been accused of having the proverbial fence post right up my middle, but I can’t honestly call myself a moderate nor independent or nonpartisan. Giving myself a label such as these means that I am, in fact, just a member of another political party. Because I offer this political opinion as… A citizen; an American! I am…