Who Dat

That’s how old Connor is today! He’s starting to babble a bit more, but still nothing I would call coherent communication…sorta like my dad. And speaking of my dad, the man is really really losing it at times. A number of things have me questioning how in touch he is with reality. So what happened? My dad had asked me who I planned on voting for in the election. I had stated that I was going to choose Barack Obama. While there were many qualities I had in common with McCain, I thought that the current direction that the United States needed to change. In order to effect that change, we needed someone who could effect that change. He however, would not tell me who he was planning on voting for and that it was his big secret. So after the election, I asked him again who he voted for and got the same answer. My step-mom said that he probably voted for McCain at which point dad started speaking “loudly” (he’s not yelling…really…he INSISTS he’s not YELLING!!!) about how important his vote was and how she had no right to tell me what his vote was and that she didn’t understand politics. I told him that he had already voted and that telling me WHO he voted for would not affect the current outcome so why not just state who he supported? He then started to tell me I didn’t understand politics. Fair enough…going forward, I don’t plan on telling him my choices for voting unless it’s an agenda I would strongly like for him to support, such as Prop V.

And before I forget, congrats to President elect Obama! It is indeed a time of change and accomplishment. Let’s hope that his presidency does indeed bring about needed change in America. With so many problems occurring at home, such as the mortgage crisis, deteriorating infrastructure, questions on energy dependence, social security and healthcare to name a few, it’s time we concentrated on things at home before trying to help other countries.

And last but not least, a belated “Thank You!” and “Happy Birthday!” jarheads for those in the Marines and armed forces serving domestically and abroad. People tend to forget that it was soldiers serving in the military who guaranteed the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of the United States. We as citizens CAN NOT FORGET THIS, whether we lean to the left or right, are conservatives, liberals or progressives, straight or LGBT, poor or rich, Christian, Muslim or Buddhist. That those who oppose the military shouldn’t take things out on the soldiers themselves or be the object of our complaints and scorn, but on the leadership, to try and make change happen. Let us not forget the soldiers that are serving today and those that served this country of ours and who are no longer with us now.

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