Alright so it's been a while...

My friend Tanya, said something to me a while ago about my not having updated my blog...good point. I haven't. What a lazy person...
So here we are on Memorial day, which always makes me think as a guy in the military about a lot of things. Right now Russ and Rachel are getting their groove on with an all-day Star Wars marathon on T.V. (hi-def no less)that's got them hooked. Aim is reading a book of some sort that keeps her interest and Rowan? Well, he just gets into everyone's business, because that's his job. So now I will blog for the second time in my life.
Memorial day. For a guy that's a career military officer, this day has meaning. I don't know if anybody else is in a profession where there is a common bond such as the military, but since I enlisted in the Navy in 1991, it has shaped and defined who I am. I can't tell you how many times I've talked to someone who's turned out to be prior military. You may not have a long talk and be best buds, but there is an understanding of where that person has been and what they've done along with a respect no matter what branch of service they were in. Say what you want about war and military people, but let me tell you, to enlist or earn a commision takes big balls and a huge committment to the unknown of war. I don't care if you're a supply clerk or a front-line grunt. I stand in awe of those who've made a sacrifice that most of us will never have to contemplate and can live our lives watching our kids grow up and growing old with someone we love.
I've been on this big truth kick right now as I watch the ass-clowns on the Liberal and Conservative sides of the house smear, translate, spin and other-wise lie to people about the ways of the political world. it's funny, I never really paid attention to politics for the majority of my life, and now I know why. What an absolute farce. If you ever want some entertainment, listen to the liberal and then the conservative radio shows (satellite radio) and see how they spin a piece of news. I'm AMAZED at the ways that both parties can do it. What's even better is listening to the people who call into these shows and add their two cents. Priceless.
It leads to a question that I'd love to sit and discuss with people over a finely crafted micro-brew. Are the majority of people out there like me and find themselves somewhat in the middle of the road on politics? Or am I a flake? Rush Limbaugh (d-bag if I ever listened to one) has labeled people like me (moderates) as jello. That is to say that we just sit and wobble, never really committing to anything.
I take offense to that simply based on the fact that I think a person should take a subject and form thier own individual position on it. If it doesn't happen to conform to a particular party line, so what? How does that make me a flake? For instance, I believe in gay marriage (we don't have the right to tell ANYONE they can't marry someone they love), yet I'm a real gun nut (even though I don't own any right now). During the elections, I wasn't about to vote for Obama for too many reasons to list, yet I wasn't going to vote for McCain because he couldn't run an election campaign (so how can he be president?). Pour the beer and let's discuss...