Meet Chris Christie

Telling the Truth the way you see it is now different... I remember a long time ago, people said what they meant and meant what they said... here's a politician who does just that. 

Meet Steven Crowder

For those of you who have never been exposed to Steven Crowder, you're really missing out...spend 8 minutes of your day and see what he has to say... really good stuff!!!!

Morning Joe gets it right.

Can a thought be Un-American?


All of us have opinions, some extreme, some reasonable. Some extreme opinions seem reasonable, to some of us and some reasonable opinions seem extreme to some of us. We all however... for the vast majority of us, have our country's best interest in mind when forming opinions. I don't know about you, but I want my employer to do well so I continue to have a job. I hope we take care of people who need us to help them. I also want a strong military to keep me safe while I work. Prisons that are difficult to break out of and well staffed, and responsible foreign aid to those who are in the most ACTUAL need. So if my opinion leads me to a point where I want certain things from my government, or less from that very same government... how can that EVER be UN-American...the whole point behind America is that we have so many differing opinions.

A cautionary tale of over-yawning.

Sometimes politics can be boring.

White men are to blame.

And one woman....
As you may be able to tell from my postings today and in the future, I have found the political discourse in this country to reach a fever pitch. I'm sure it has something to do with how old I am and that I notice it more. However, what I see is that more than ever, we are ALL far to quick to place blame. The Problem I see here is that this is not a time in our history when we really can afford to stand around and call each other names. Big problems loom and it's up to the people we elected to figure out how to get our fiscal house in order.



My point here is that I do see the need to talk and work together... it's vital. But the one thing we all have to stop is the name calling.

Chow TIme Less Free

Today it seems, more and more, like we are loosing the freedom to choose. When I was a kid, I sold candy at school. I bought pre-wrapped fireballs for about 10 cents each and re-sold them at school for a quarter. It was a mildly successful endeavour until I got the video game I was saving for, and promptly stopped buying more product. The point I'm trying to make is, no one from my school would have ever thought of banning candy all together, just to stop my candy company from existing. Case in point...

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A school in Chicago is now banning ALL outside foods, and telling parents and children alike what the kids will eat and when. Actually it's been like this for them for roughly 6 years already. But here's the thing... It's not so much that my children can't sell candy at school. But what about them choosing to eat organics only, or possibly a vegetarian diet, or vegan, or meat only. How about the fact that they LOVE the way that I make a sandwich.

Look kids are definitely getting fatter, and that's a problem. But when we remove choice, we remove consequences. even more importantly we remove freedom. Even if it's only a tiny bit at a time.