Let me put to rest any theory that one may have, that I am TOTALLY against the Republicans and TOTALLY for the Democrats. I, unlike some conservatives and FOX news, am able to think for myself and make judgement for myself. One, which happened the week ending July 31. Some Democrats this week, in my opinion, offended the intelligence of the people of this country by using their position for personal gain. Rep. Rangle- (D) NY and Rep. Waters (D) CA. were brought up on Ethnic charges and without placing judgement on these two people, I for one am totally disappointed in them. They, along with how many other both Dem. and Rep. represent people of their districts but have used this trusted position for personal gain. All the more reason to have term limits. These problems do not occur within the first term or even the second term of service but are established over longer periods. I can not, believe, for any amount of money, that our forefathers meant for the positions of lawmaking, to be for lifetime........but.........we the people are the only ones that can change the system. Unfortunately, we apparently find it very easy just to keep the same old folks around just for the hell of it. We have no one else to blame except ourselves for allowing these people to represent us in making laws that they apparently feel they are not bound by. How stupid do they think I am. I recall several occasions where, I had contact with Senators, not necessarily from my state tell me that they were not bound by a certain requirement since they were a US Senator.............WELL.......A hole...........you are bound by this requirement because you happen to be on a foreign airline.......we are required to present you to the Federal inspection area. We are responsible for you until you are processed and out the door. The ego these people have about themselves and the.......IMPORTANT...........job they have is over the top, and the longer they have the job, the more important they are..........to themselves. With this ego and their IMPORTANCE....comes in both Democrats and Republicans..........who to the largest, I have never really compared. I found out though, just today, that 14 Republican and 4 Democratic house of representatives just in their first term, have had known extramarital affairs.........the 4 Democrats admitted to them..........the 14 Republicans denied these charges..................since they ran on the platform of having very high morals. (all were eventually proven correct). It's never ending .............but I guess it takes a certain type of person to do this job. My dad, was so right to compare politicians with used car salespeople. I would never have raised them to that high of a job.
ON THE LIGHTER SIDE............................................(sent by a good friend)
New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60!
I am over 60 and the Armed Forces thinks I'm too old to track down terrorists. You can't be older than 42 to join the military. They've got the whole thing ass-backwards. Instead of sending 18-year olds off to fight, they ought to take us old guys. You shouldn't be able to join a military unit until you're at least 35.
For starters, researchers say 18-year-olds think about sex every 10 seconds. Old guys only think about sex a couple of times a day, leaving us more than 28,000 additional seconds per day to concentrate on the enemy.
Young guys haven't lived long enough to be cranky, and a cranky soldier is a dangerous soldier. 'My back hurts! I can't sleep, I'm tired and hungry.' We are impatient and maybe letting us kill some asshole that desperately deserves it will make us feel better and shut us up for awhile..
An 18-year-old doesn't even like to get up before 10am. Old guys always get up early to pee, so what the hell. Besides, like I said, I'm tired and can't sleep and since I'm already up, I may as well be up killing some fanatical son-of-a-bitch.
If captured we couldn't spill the beans because we'd forget where we put them. In fact, name, rank, and serial number would be a real brainteaser.
Boot camp would be easier for old guys.. We're used to getting screamed and yelled at and we're used to soft food. We've also developed an appreciation for guns. We've been using them for years as an excuse to get out of the house, away from the screaming and yelling.
They could lighten up on the obstacle course however... I've been in combat and never saw a single 20-foot wall with rope hanging over the side, nor did I ever do any pushups after completing basic training.
Actually, the running part is kind of a waste of energy, too... I've never seen anyone outrun a bullet.
An 18-year-old has the whole world ahead of him. He's still learning to shave, to start a conversation with a pretty girl. He still hasn't figured out that a baseball cap has a brim to shade his eyes, not the back of his head.
These are all great reasons to keep our kids at home to learn a little more about life before sending them off into harm's way.
Let us old guys track down those dirty rotten coward terrorists. The last thing an enemy would want to see is a couple million pissed off old farts with attitudes and automatic weapons, who know that their best years are already behind them.
HEY!! How about recruiting Women over 50...in menopause!!! You think MEN have attitudes??
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh my God!!! If nothing else, put them on border patrol. They'll have it secured the first night!
