Politics

Okay, so, I don't know if I'm just particularly sensitive right now due to hormones, or if things are really this bad...

Within the past month, I've become keenly aware of the hatred some people have for our troops, not just the war, but our TROOPS! WTF? Today, while my brother enjoyed some online poker in his down time (he's stationed in Korea, fyi), another player noticed his player picture of him in ACU's holding an M4. A picture that makes it very obvious that he's military. This other player proceeded to tell my brother that he was wasting his time fighting for his country, cussed my brother multiple times, then ended all this by telling him he hoped my brother was "killed in a chemical attack". I am SOO SICK OF THIS CRAP! It breaks my heart that so many people are this cruel. This individual was completely unprovoked, he just felt he should spread his hatred just because. As most of you know, I'm hardcore Republican. By that I mean, I'm pro-life, pro-gun, pro God in schools (AND the pledge!), and most definately PRO-MILITARY. That being said, I understand that not everyone feels the same way I do, and that's okay. That's the beautiful thing about America, everyone CAN believe as they wish and that is AWESOME! But why is it okay for this person to say such cruel things to a man who is merely doing his job? Legally, the guy did nothing wrong, but I'm talking morally. Would you walk up to a random person you don't know, and just being cursing them and telling them you hope they die? NO!! Again, I understand not everyone supports this war, even I have mixed emotions at times as my husband, my brother, and my step-father are all involved. But why can't these people protest the war? NOT the men and women who are fighting it. They are following orders, they are laying their lives on the line so these idiots can blast them like that. Our soldiers are subjected to so much criticism and I just don't understand why, they're doing their job! If you don't like the military, WHATEVER! DON'T ENLIST! But stop with your crushing comments. Our soldiers do not need to be subjected to this, they need to be uplifted. I honestly feel that EVERYONE can support the troops...EVERYONE, even if they don't support this war. It's about being uplifting and encouraging to your neighbors. That's it. They don't stop and think that these soldiers would much rather be at home with their families, friends, wives, babies, etc. This takes at least a year away from each soldier and their family, but according to these jerks, all soldiers are blood-thirsty heathens who want to kill children etc. If you don't support the troops....move to Iraq or Afghanistan. We won't miss you here.

Another thing that bothers me is, if you're Republican, the press makes you out to be some gun-toting redneck without a brain in your head. 99% of my family is Republican and I consider us all well educated individuals. If you want to hear who I think is stupid, look at Barack Obama and his followers. He lies...prior to his nomination he wouldn't stand for the pledge or national anthem, definately wouldn't cover his heart during either, for the first part of his campaign he refused to wear the American Flag pin because he "didnt want to be seen as taking sides". Umm...hey guy, you're running for PRESIDENT! He also was open that he and his family were Muslim, again, that's okay because in our country, we're blessed with freedom of religion. Now, he claims to be Christian. HAH! Christian my butt. I don't know, people just strike me as naive. I feel like people are so desperate for change right now that they're looking for the polar opposite of Republican, aka Democrat, regardless of his beliefs. This guy has pretty much zero experience! All this being said, I'm not saying John McCain and Sarah Palin are perfect because they're not. No one is, but at least they're up front with us. I'll take honesty over perfection any day.

Sorry about the venting, it's just been on my mind for a while. Beau, Blaze, and I are doing great. Time seems to have stopped in these last few weeks of my pregnancy, so I'm doing anything I can to keep busy. That being said, our house is SPOTLESS....until Blaze comes home. As most of you know, he's deploying to Afghanistan in January, which is better than November like we initially thought. They finally got the 198's (a type of cannon) in, those things are HUGE!! <-- click there to see it. Anyway, that's about it, just moving right along. We miss you ALL and love you dearly! I can't wait to share Beau with y'all! :)


Shannon